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well...things didnt go so well for me this time around. i believe it was a result of having carbed up early. i had a hard time losing the added water from all the carbs combined with the extra water i was pushing through my system. i knew something was going wrong for awhile. it just didnt feel right. i didnt see it coming together. i continued to trust in the process and committed to it. in the end, i learned a few lessons.
my body fought me every inch of the way in the last 48 hours. the night before the show, i found myself doing cardio, covered in layers of clothes, trying to reduce the sub q fluid. i've never had to do that before. by the morning of the show, i looked "ok" at best. not good and certainly not great. i made it through prejudging, though i was still holding a layer of water. the more i posed, the better i looked. i had been trying to sweat the water out all morning. it continued to come out through the morning, but it really began to pour while on stage. i looked down and could see a stream of water constantly moving, between my pecs, being pulled down by gravity. within that time alone, i lost another 1 lb or so. i had a bad headache and felt dizzy. my hands and feet had been showing signs of cramping all morning. i went home, thinking a nap would help. i slept for 4 hours. when i got up, my dehydration was bad. dizziness had gotten worse. i felt sick and couldnt consume fluids. my heart was fluttering. i tried to pull myself together, ignoring these signs but it wasn't long before my body began locking up in spasms. these were the worst cramps i've experienced, not only during contest prep, but in my whole life. i didnt make it back to the show and instead spent the eveing in the ER getting fluids pumped back into me. within an hr of getting fluids, i started feeling ok. my BP came down to a reasonable level. it had gotten pretty high at one point 180/130. the cramping began to get easier to deal with. i was able to urinate and drink again, shortly later.
my body fought me every inch of the way in the last 48 hours. the night before the show, i found myself doing cardio, covered in layers of clothes, trying to reduce the sub q fluid. i've never had to do that before. by the morning of the show, i looked "ok" at best. not good and certainly not great. i made it through prejudging, though i was still holding a layer of water. the more i posed, the better i looked. i had been trying to sweat the water out all morning. it continued to come out through the morning, but it really began to pour while on stage. i looked down and could see a stream of water constantly moving, between my pecs, being pulled down by gravity. within that time alone, i lost another 1 lb or so. i had a bad headache and felt dizzy. my hands and feet had been showing signs of cramping all morning. i went home, thinking a nap would help. i slept for 4 hours. when i got up, my dehydration was bad. dizziness had gotten worse. i felt sick and couldnt consume fluids. my heart was fluttering. i tried to pull myself together, ignoring these signs but it wasn't long before my body began locking up in spasms. these were the worst cramps i've experienced, not only during contest prep, but in my whole life. i didnt make it back to the show and instead spent the eveing in the ER getting fluids pumped back into me. within an hr of getting fluids, i started feeling ok. my BP came down to a reasonable level. it had gotten pretty high at one point 180/130. the cramping began to get easier to deal with. i was able to urinate and drink again, shortly later.
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i guess i cant kick ass every time
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