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First Figure Competition Prep — What to Expect from 16 Weeks Out to Stage Day.

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4 months ago

Preparing for your first figure competition is exciting, intense, and mentally demanding. From dialing in conditioning to perfecting stage presence, every week counts. This thread is for competitors (new and experienced) to share insights on what truly happens during prep.
Discussion Points:

•📅 How to structure a 12–16 week prep (calorie adjustments, cardio progression, refeeds).

•🏋️‍♀️ Training split changes during prep (volume vs intensity).

•🥗 Peak week strategies — carb loading, water manipulation, sodium balance.

•👠 Stage essentials — posing practice, suit selection, tanning, heels, hair & makeup.

•🧠 Mental challenges — mood swings, hunger management, social balance
•📊 Tracking progress — body fat %, photos, weight fluctuations

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  • Participant
    21 hours ago

    Tirz plus Cag was a favorite combo

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  • Participant
    21 hours ago

    The fatigue on that stack is purely brutal

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  • Participant
    21 hours ago

    Pharma shifted focus toward cleaner next gen combinations

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  • Participant
    21 hours ago

    Cag still has a future in my opinion

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  • Participant
    21 hours ago

    Feels like everyone forgot those stacks existed

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  • Participant
    21 hours ago

    Everybody chased the next shiny compound instead

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  • Participant
    21 hours ago

    CagriSema got totally smoked by straight Tirzepatide

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  • Participant
    21 hours ago

    Pharma priorities changed and stacks got shelved

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  • Participant
    17 hours ago

    For me, once I hit my goal weight I stretched my GLP-1 shots to every 10–14 days. Been holding steady for months with high protein and lifting.

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  • Participant
    17 hours ago

    Honestly I came off completely and focused on tracking calories. It’s not always easy, but it’s worked better than I expected.

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  • Participant
    17 hours ago

    I stayed on a tiny maintenance dose. YMMV, but it keeps the food noise way down for me.

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  • Participant
    17 hours ago

    Not gonna lie, I regained about 15 lbs after stopping cold turkey. Looking back, I should’ve tapered instead.

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  • Participant
    17 hours ago

    Personally I just kept walking every day and lifting 4x a week. Haven’t needed the meds since.

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  • Participant
    17 hours ago

    Lower-dose GLP-1 plus strength training has been the sweet spot for me. Results have stayed pretty stable.

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  • Participant
    17 hours ago

    I’ve run maintenance for almost a year now. Longer time between injections worked better than lowering the dose.

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