... final week - carb depleting & loading

 Before considering a carb depletion/carb loading cycle, consult your doctor before attempting it. It can very dangerous to your health and well being. Carbohydrate depletion & carbohydrate loading is a 6 day cycle that begins 6 days out from the bodybuilding competition. It begins with the first 3 days lowering your carbohydrate intake down to as low as 50 grams per day, which is the equivalent to a small potatoe. Then the last 3 days out from the competition you will carb load. As high as 100 grams per hour right up to the event. When followed properly the process creates tremendous results that are quite amazing. Bodybuilders have come in super lean with incredible muscle fullness and vascularity. Bodybuilders want to be very careful in this process because it can have a disappointing backfire to it and some contestants have actually entered looking like a smoothly, which entails retaining water. It should be experimented with about a month out from the show to be sure it will work for you. It's not for everyone. Bodybuilders will have to purchase ketone strips to be sure they are in a state of Ketosis and sterilized plastic containers that are available at most drug stores. Simply urinate in the container or place in your urine stream while urinating and match up the color it turns into with the chart that is included with the ketone strips. This assures them that their bodies are running on nothing but the little fat left on their bodies. You should also consume distilled water help to prevent water retention, potassium, and workouts that consist of very light weights and high repetitions. You will find that the workouts are very hard to accomplish due to the effects of the depletion.