Empire 2022 road to stage

Obelix wrote:

So I heard vicious rumors that you had pics out, Showing water weight vs shredded wheat.

Do we get to see?


So, Seeing as we are 6 days out, What prep changes do you make this week? Still a load on sunday and then pure salt blocks for a week? Does your diet go restrictive for the week? or just a day or two out?
 

I may have some pics floating around from 1 week out..

So this no load cos I still need to make weight, so gotta start the process 1 week out, so yesterday was first day of 0 carb, and increased sodium and water. That happens for 4 days, day 5 I bring down water and sodium to what it was the week prior to loading. Then day before I cut that in half. So cos I'm usually on 6L of water daily, 9L does suck to get down, but when you got 0 carbs, it's ok. Added in a little bit more fats to make up the small calories changes. 

I then have cut cardio down to 30mins per day, and full body depletion workouts, so 2nd full body depletion was this morning. And let me tell you doing cardio with 0 carb and depleting the muscles of glycogen, it sucks donkey dick. 

So this year I couldn't give a fuck about testing so I'm using my tried and True diuretic protocol that works to come in nice and tight..cos my skin is loose around my lower back, it holds water, even when there is like 0 fat in there. Just one of those things. 

So I will post up some pics from previous years as to how my lower back tightens up, and will post pics of what I looked like a week out then, vs now, just to show you how much leaner I am than previous years.

I weight 91.6kgs first thing in the morning and have to make that Weight at 5pm on Friday night, so not really keen on having 0 food and water on Friday  and back loading my carbs, but hey, I gotta do what I gotta do. 

 

So in the pics with the blue trunks it's 1 week out vs show day, that is how my lower back can dry out in a week. Then the pics of the black trunks compare 1 week out to 1 week out as a comparison to show how much leaner I am.

Seeing some major differences in the uppber back area. Even in the shoulders. Looking really good man



Noticed on your lower back, How do you get that definition? Just purely fat % and water loss? Or are there moves in the gym/bedroom I should be doing?

the lower back is all about being as lean as i can be for me, and then making sure i am sufficiently dry with no sub q water on my body for that skin to suck in, basically top of my glutes and lower back are showing in that picture really really well.

Empire wrote:

I then have cut cardio down to 30mins per day, and full body depletion workouts, so 2nd full body depletion was this morning. And let me tell you doing cardio with 0 carb and depleting the muscles of glycogen, it sucks donkey dick. 
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I weight 91.6kgs first thing in the morning and have to make that Weight at 5pm on Friday night, so not really keen on having 0 food and water on Friday  and back loading my carbs, but hey, I
gotta do what I gotta do. 
 

So what is different on the depletion workouts? Just the carbs? Or the actual work?


and at 91kg's, what group are you going to be competing in?

Back to classic again. Too small for over 90 or even under 90. Those dudes are short and huge.

Depletion is exactly what it says on the box. 1 exercise per muscle group, 3 sets, 8-12 reps 1 shy of failure. Every body part for 4 days. Full body depletion.

My yearly reminder pic

unbelievable, well done!

I cant see any difference between your before and afters on the yearly pic, apart from your missing underpant

Wow dude, looked peeled to the bone. Crazy vascularity and detail. Clearly way more of a 3D look with the extra muscle gained.

And I haven't had
Any carbs for 6 days to make weight.

This am I am 88.9 which means I will keep water and sodium going untill weight in and then ack load carbs to full out.

Wow! Well done...respect! 

No way that is the same person...  Major Respect Empire
How many years difference is that?

Probably 15yrs. I could be wrong.

That's  winning physique,  best you have looked by far!!

Guess insulin makes you fat...

Congratulations champ!!!!

Congratulations!

Congratulations Empire!

Wow you look insane! Seriously out of the mags 

Well done!!

Thanks, guys. can't wait for the official pics.

ok so looking back at show day, I was dry as all hell, like I think there was more water on mars. based on this show, I know I could push water a little higher on show day cos I was a little flat in the arms and upper body. so I am going to push my fluid on show day from 1.5L to 3L cos I know I can handle it.

I ate my heart out on Saturday night, Sunday I was back on track. I went down to 0 carbs and boosted my cardio to an hour a day. Cos I have been off the clen for 2 weeks, I have pushed it back in with yohimbine so that i can see if i can pull some more fat off. i feel that my lower back could have been leaner, so i am hoping i can pull some extra fat off in 8 days. I know it seems like a hard ask, but calories are down to 1800 so even more of a deficit, and the cardio, I think I should pull down some fat there.

So I am off to SA champs, I will be competing on Sunday, so all my workouts need to be done on Monday through Thursday, and I fly to JHB on Friday morning, so I need to make sure by the time I fly I am under weight, cos if I retain any fluid on an hour-long flight I am in for trouble with weight in. but I am pretty sure I will be fine.

Did you also use T3 to get so lean? Was thinking of giving it a go, but  no experience with it.