The primary
goals of reverse dieting are to add bodyweight (mainly muscle) very slowly and consistently, while simultaneously increasing calorie intake.
But with the
help of reverse dieting, where others normally fail — by gaining more fat than lean muscle mass — you will succeed.
This is for those who just want to incorporate more calories and be done with it — > the
process of reverse dieting can be lengthy and require discipline.
Weighing yourself immediately after your show would be pointless, since your body would be completely depleted of glycogen and will likely gain several lbs in the first few
days of reverse dieting.
I personally advocate two
forms of reverse dieting — the post-competition recovery diet and periodic «diet breaks» during competition prep.