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How My Body Had Changed During The 18 Months of Bodybuilding Prep and Competing in 2022-2023 #5 AMG Body Sculpt - Straight-Talking Health and Wellness Podcast
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This is a short episode where I show how much my physique had changed from 2022 to 2023 during my bodybuilding prep. I did a total of 14 bikini fitness/bodybuilding shows during those 18 months. 11 of those shows were done in seven months.
Yes, that was hardcore. As I have said in this episode, I am a completely natural competitor, I am middle aged and I really pushed my body further than I should have. But I was always someone who had previously done things to the extreme.
Not anymore though. And please do not follow my example by doing this craziness.
The reason for the weight gain during my last season of prep and the bloated/excess water weight when I competed in my final season of bikini/figure competitions, was due to me being in a deficit for far too long and overtraining.
Whilst being in a calorie deficit does aid in weight-loss/fat-loss, especially when combined with eating healthy foods and regular exercise, it can also have the opposite effect when done to the extreme for far too long, as was the case for me. But I was doing a bodybuilding/physique competition prep, and these types of preps are extreme and not healthy at all. Your metabolism can slow down a lot, making it much harder to lose weight and cause your body to hold on to fat and excess water weight. The additional stress that your body goes through can also make this worse.
So the lesson here from my experience is this: If you find that your fat-loss has stagnated after being in a deficit for a certain period of time and you are holding a lot of water weight- to either up your calorie intake or find out what else is going on in your body that is causing the weight loss/fat loss to stall such as: are you getting enough sleep (as in a proper deep sleep)? Are you over-training? Are you drinking enough water? Have you checked your hormone levels? Stress levels? Are there any underlying health issues that may need investigating?
A lot of things could factor into this and getting expert advice from a health advisor/professional can help in these situations.
Sugars Gym - Where It All Began
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amg-body-sculpt/message
The video is only available to view on Spotify!
This is a short episode where I show how much my physique had changed from 2022 to 2023 during my bodybuilding prep. I did a total of 14 bikini fitness/bodybuilding shows during those 18 months. 11 of those shows were done in seven months.
Yes, that was hardcore. As I have said in this episode, I am a completely natural competitor, I am middle aged and I really pushed my body further than I should have. But I was always someone who had previously done things to the extreme.
Not anymore though. And please do not follow my example by doing this craziness.
The reason for the weight gain during my last season of prep and the bloated/excess water weight when I competed in my final season of bikini/figure competitions, was due to me being in a deficit for far too long and overtraining.
Whilst being in a calorie deficit does aid in weight-loss/fat-loss, especially when combined with eating healthy foods and regular exercise, it can also have the opposite effect when done to the extreme for far too long, as was the case for me. But I was doing a bodybuilding/physique competition prep, and these types of preps are extreme and not healthy at all. Your metabolism can slow down a lot, making it much harder to lose weight and cause your body to hold on to fat and excess water weight. The additional stress that your body goes through can also make this worse.
So the lesson here from my experience is this: If you find that your fat-loss has stagnated after being in a deficit for a certain period of time and you are holding a lot of water weight- to either up your calorie intake or find out what else is going on in your body that is causing the weight loss/fat loss to stall such as: are you getting enough sleep (as in a proper deep sleep)? Are you over-training? Are you drinking enough water? Have you checked your hormone levels? Stress levels? Are there any underlying health issues that may need investigating?
A lot of things could factor into this and getting expert advice from a health advisor/professional can help in these situations.
Sugars Gym - Where It All Began
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amg-body-sculpt/message
20 min