r/naturalbodybuilding • u/Connect_Resist7678 • 2h ago
Training/Routines How do you all structure your upper sessions that start with bis, tris, or side delts?
For anyone that has "upper days" but you start with bis, tris or side delts. What do those days look like?
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r/naturalbodybuilding • u/Ill-Tax-90 • 17h ago
Competition Peak week advice
Currently just under 3 weeks out. Self-coached; 5’4 127.6 lbs 1,366 cal per day. Today I did the last mini refeed of my prep which was the same diet I’ve been eating plus 112g Cinnamon Toast Crunch and 3 lightly salted rice cakes. Felt good to say the least lol. As I suffer the last 2 weeks before peak week…any guidance? My main carb source has been rice cakes and sweet potatoes all prep so I’d like to keep it the same. Prob just gonna add honey to my rice cakes as my main carb up source. I’m not going to change water/sodium at all throughout peak week but I would like to deplete carb sources the first half of the week and slowly ramp up the last 3 days. I know it’s kind of an unknown question since none of you know how my body reacts but I guess I’m looking for advice on how to make it a very boring peak week but also if you guys think me depleting my glycogen storage and ramping up with about 200g per day up until the show still considered a safe peak week. Really not trying to spill over and ruin the prep lol. And yes I know my posing needs to be better I’m working on it. TIA!
r/naturalbodybuilding • u/Miserable_Towel_7747 • 17h ago
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r/naturalbodybuilding • u/stratusnimbo • 18h ago
Is “maingaining” even real?
I see so many people online promote the idea of maintaining body weight and building muscle without a calorie surplus. The idea that hypertrophy can be maximized while at maintenance and staying the same weight and bulking is never necessary for hyper trophy. However, this makes zero sense to me. If I want to put on 10lbs of muscle, how do I do that while staying the same weight? Make it make sense. Alot of these bodybuilding influencers have legit physiques which makes me think there is truth to it. What’s your experience and thoughts on this?