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In bodybuilding shows, the best bodybuilder doesn't always win. The man with the most muscle, best symmetry, and best lines often finds himself standing with a runner-up trophy while a smaller, stringy bodybuilder with no symmetry walks away with the 1st place trophy. Why? Because in bodybuilding shows, the title often goes to the driest man the competitor holding the least amount of water on his body.
When the stage lights hit a physique, the dryer man looks better to the judges and the audience. To become dry, one must shed water from the body. Your body holds superfluous, unneeded (in the short term) water under the subcutaneous layers of the skin. Successful bodybuilders are able to draw that water out, and their muscles, veins, separation and definition look better as a result.
Many bodybuilders use substances like Lasix or diuretics to remove water from their bodies. This is a reality of the sport, and an explanation of each product and technique would go beyond the scope of this primer. For most amateur bodybuilders competing in a regional show, simple sodium manipulation through controlled levels of table salt and water are all that are required to drain most of the unneeded water from the body to display the most muscularity onstage.
Salt contains sodium, an essential mineral for life. Bodybuilders should use salt on their foods consistently through the pre-contest dieting. That's correct bodybuilders should consume salt while dieting. This may cause the bodybuilder to hold a great deal of water in the pre-contest phase, which can be frustrating. But it is the best way to go!
In addition to consuming so much salt (2-3 teaspoons daily), the body needs a great deal of water in the pre-contest phase as well. The goal is to condition the body to become accustomed to processing and filtering that much salt/sodium. It will need a great deal of water to complete this task.
Approximately 48 to 72 hours before pre-judging, bodybuilders should cut out ALL salt/sodium intake, and continue drinking some water. The body, having become accustomed to processing the high levels of sodium, and draining water out of the body efficiently, will suddenly do it MUCH more efficiently. The result will be a physique devoid of unnecessary water.
Experience is the most effective tool in sodium-depletion. Give it a trial run or three, and learn exactly how your body responds to manipulated sodium levels. Once you discover the precise salt amounts, and time frames to use, you'll be well on your way to becoming the driest man onstage!
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