
Originally Posted by
GearHeaded
definitely use sodium, especially when cutting. your depleting your body of carbs and minerals and nutrients when in a calorie deficit. Sodium will help keep nutrients in muscle and help maintain muscular fullness and contractions.
guys who pull out sodium when cutting end up getting flat, weak, and looking stringy and their gym performance goes way down.
note - peak week for a show is a totally different situation. sodium and mineral manipulation for contest prep is its own unique thing (I usually sodium load guys during their depletion phase just before peak week, then I lower sodium slightly, and only pull it out completely right before the show when diuretics are brought in and water is cut)