"Competition prep" refers to the efforts and activities undertaken to prepare for a competition or contest.
Full definition
The former is a bit more involved and lasts longer, because the purpose is to reverse the longer - term negative effects of a full - fledged
competition prep diet, which can last anywhere from 3 - 6 months.
Competition prep requires athletes to achieve levels of body fat that are much lower than nature intended, and thus the body fights this process at an ever - increasing rate unless steps are taken to mitigate these effects.
In competition prep, nutrition has primarily focused around two pre-packaged ideas: clean eating and IIFYM.
As you can imagine,
many competition prep diets are filled out with the alleged «good foods» and devoid of any of the «bad foods» — unless, of course, you're having a «cheat meal.»
I take a ton of ATP products
during competition prep and some during off season too - can't say enough good things about them!
No matter if you're a weight loss client or
a competition prep client, I will periodize a plan for you and challenge you to reach «mini-goals» along the way to keep you motivated and on track to your «main physical goal.»
Diet, body composition, blood work, energy expenditure, mood, and performance of a female physique competitor during
competition prep: a case study
I personally advocate two forms of reverse dieting — the post-competition recovery diet and periodic «diet breaks» during
competition prep.
I created this recipe for Protein Brownie Cheesecake Bites for her to enjoy while she continues
her competition prep.
- Heavy weekly max outs on Olympic lifts and squats in later weeks to build towards a the next off - season cycle or
competition prep.
- Heavy weekly max outs on Olympic lifts and squats in later weeks to build towards
a competition prep cycle or another test out.
Week 2 Competition Prep Recap *
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