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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
    8 months ago

    Honestly, most of the “EQ glow” girls talk about could just be clean diet + pump products. Unless bloodwork is monitored, it’s playing with fire for small gains

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  • Participant
    8 months ago

    MK’s great for offseason size runs not so much for lean looks. If you’re already running AAS it just amplifies recovery and pumps keep sodium tight or you’ll look like a water balloon.

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  • Participant
    8 months ago

    RAD gives you that alpha feel, bro.

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  • Participant
    8 months ago

    You’ll feel it more than you’ll see it

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  • Participant
    8 months ago

    MK’s solid if you can handle the hunger and bloat. GH frag? Only good for cutting. It won’t help recovery like MK or real GH will

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  • Participant
    8 months ago

    Used PQQ for focus days helps with mental clarity nt gym pumps IMO

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  • Participant
    8 months ago

    Worth it during growth phase IMO

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  • Participant
    8 months ago

    Facts. Don’t go mixing compounds if you’ve never pinned before. 300–500mg test a week is plenty You’ll blow up just from that if your diet’s tight

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  • Participant
    8 months ago

    It’s more CNS aggression than physique hardening u ‘ll feel dialed in and strong but the “hard” look depends more on bodyfat and diet

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  • Participant
    8 months ago

    Everyone’s posting recovery tools like they’re magic. Do they actually help, or is sleep and food still the real MVP?

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  • Participant
    8 months ago

    Ran MK-677 for 6 months sleep went up recovery solid but yeah bro water retention was wild. Face puffed up like I was carb loading 24/7 😅

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  • Participant
    8 months ago

    Hardening yes. Aggression also yes 😂

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  • Participant
    8 months ago

    Been seeing more guys run low-dose Primo year-round. Anyone try it instead of bumping Test higher during growth?

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  • Participant
    8 months ago

    How fast did recovery happen compared to just rest or physio? Looking for real experiences.

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