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[CaMeLoT]

Ronnie,

I've been cycling for 3 months (cutting goal) with Test P. 50mg ED. Also, last month I added arimidex (0.5mg ED), proviron (50mg ED) and winstrol (50 mg EOD).

I would like to discontinue cutting, and after two weeks of deload enter reload phase.

Can you give me advice regarding bridging? Should it be the same Test P. with lowered dosage or maybe some other drug?

[Ronnie Rowland]

[QUOTE=CaMeLoT;6059692]Ronnie,

I've been cycling for 3 months (cutting goal) with Test P. 50mg ED. Also, last month I added arimidex (0.5mg ED), proviron (50mg ED) and winstrol (50 mg EOD).

I would like to discontinue cutting, and after two weeks of deload enter reload phase.

Can you give me advice regarding bridging? Should it be the same Test P. with lowered dosage or maybe some other drug? Your best choice would be test-e or test-c but since all you have is prop just do 50 mgs 3 times a week (mwf) foryour 2 week deload./QUOTE]above

[VASCULAR VINCE]

how doe...s insulin..increase effectiveness of.... gh???

[VASCULAR VINCE]

bigron.. few competitors at our gym..have composed av large list..precontest????

best to come in fuller... or.... drier???

[VASCULAR VINCE]

at what time should you be ready before a show??? 1 week out?? 2 weeks out?? day of show???

[VASCULAR VINCE]

you say keep sodium in..should it be lowered 1-2 days before a show????

[VASCULAR VINCE]

after carb load on tuesday..you said...keep sodium in..carbs back to whatever it took to get condition and small carb load on fri...n..sat??? why the mild carb load fri...n sat night????

[Ronnie Rowland]

you say keep sodium in..should it be lowered 1-2 days before a show???? I do not recommend changing sodium intake much whatsoever. I like to cut my sodium intake by half on friday (the day before a saturday show) then add sodium back in very early around 3-5 am on saturday morning before pre-judging since water has been cut off for several hours. You don't want to lose too much water through reducing sodium or you will get a puffy- wet- look, and come in flat.

Once again water would be cut off around 8-10pm before going to bed but do not taper water down on friday. Drink a lot all day friday as you have been doing the last few days after the tuesday carb load until 8-10 pm the night before the show. Sodium and fats are most important the day of the show, not tons of carbs as some preach and certainly not tons of water! When waking up on saturday morning you can take a sip of water here and there if you begin to feel dehyrated or start going flat-"same goes for some carbs"- but you also have to be very careful about drinking too much while keeping sodium high because you can hold subcutaneous water by taking in too much water and too much salt just as you can hold subcutaneous water by not drinking enough water or consuming enough salt . You need to be dry mouthed on stage but not dehydrated. It's all about water control and getting sodium levels back up to par on what they where on thursday while not allowing yourself to get dehyrated or revert to using dangerous diurectics.Too many carbs the morning of the show will surely cause you to bloat in the abs!

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[Ronnie Rowland]

[QUOTE=VASCULAR VINCE;6060486]you say keep sodium in..should it be lowered 1-2 days before a show????As stated earlier, lower sodium intake by half the day before the show then put it back in early the morning before pre-judging around 3-5 am. NOTE: Cutting sodium and drastically lowering water intake is another sure fire way to smooth out.I can practcially guarantee you that if you cut your sodium that you will after a few days still have a normal blood level of sodium, and the only thing that you will have succeeded in doing is messing up the delicate balance of your body’s water, sodium and potassium levels leaving you looking soft and puffy. Your body will start producing aldosterone in the absence of sodium to help retain sodium blood levels so nothing has changed. Some will counter with diuretics to lower aldosterone levels. Why lower water in the first place? Keeping water intake high and sodium intake high will keep aldosterone levels low and keep your muscles full and hard making you super dry on contest day. Why throw in a bunch of unpredictable drugs if you don't have too!? The body will hold water when there is not enough water being ingested. When water is running through the body on a consistent basis little water is retained if the electrolytes are in balance. When water intake is higher, sodium requirement are higher. It's just the opposite of what many have been taught!

It is important to take note that water is not controlled by manipulation of sodium levels. It is manipulated by loading with larger amounts of fats, lesser amounts of carbs and adjusting water intake to fit your metabolism. The fastest way to go flat, and we see it happen all the time, is to drop sodium levels too low while trying to get water off. It is idea for sodium levels to remain anywhere from 3 to 8 grams throughout the entire pre-contest diet right up until the show. When you understand how sodium relates to other electrolytes and how it relates to manipulating water, you will hit the stage looking the best ever. Remember, lowering water levels to extremes will always result in a soft, smooth, flat appearance to the muscles/QUOTE]above

[Ronnie Rowland]

[QUOTE=VASCULAR VINCE;6060483]at what time should you be ready before a show??? 1 week out?? 2 weeks out?? day of show??? Obviously you want to hit your peak the day of the show but you should be show ready 1 week out. Some will say you need to be show ready 2 weeks out but IMO it's more difficult to hold that kind of conditioning for 2 weeks as opposed to 1 week. [/QUOTE]above

[Ronnie Rowland]

bigron.. few competitors at our gym..have composed av large list..precontest????

best to come in fuller... or.... drier??? It is best to come in drier and a tiny bit on the flatter side than fuller.You can't have both and this is where many people blow it. They also think taking in more carbs while reducing salt and water is what makes you come in both fuller and drier and just the opposite is true!

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[Ronnie Rowland]

how doe...s insulin..increase effectiveness of.... gh??? Insulin aids in detering some of the insulin resistance build-up caused from using GH long term. Insulin increases receptor site sensitivity for igf-hence making GH and steroid more effective. Insulin also helps reduce levels of igf binding protein-1, allowing for more growth to occur by way of increasing igf-1 .

Good grief vinnie..It's going to take some time answering all these questions...LOL