CANADIAN PHYSIQUE ALLIANCE JULY || ISSUE 36 | Page 45

where a carb depleted muscle Water: That is probably one of
sucks up carbs like a sponge. the most misunderstood
This creates a fuller and drier subjects there is. Very often,
appearance. There is nothing water is being blamed for what
wrong with that approach, is fat.
but there are many shades of "Oh I am just holding some
grey. water."
I personally only do a mild Most people shouldn't even try
depletion from Sunday to to manipulate their water
Wednesday before the show intake. If your training/diet got
where my carbs drop about you in great shape the week
25-30%. Then, I do a carb before, why change it now? If
load Thursday through Friday you feel you should use any
and consume about kind of diuretic, legal or not,
150%-200% of my regular keep in mind that your muscles
carb intake. Other people go are mostly made from water
zero carb for the whole week and dehydration will leave you
and only do a heavy load on flat. Therefore, it is critical not
Friday. For me, that approach to cut water out too early.
doesn't provide enough time So what about the opposite: the
to fill out, but you have to dreaded spill over? Don't
experiment for yourselves to despair, if you feel you have
see what works. Simply take spilled, it can be fixed by doing
notes as to how many carb a light whole body pump
days and what kind of carbs it workout. This will make you
takes to make you look sweat and force the body to
awesome. You should know transport the water from under
what carbs digest and make the skin into the muscle cells.
you look the best by listening Most people don't spill, they
and understanding your were simply not lean enough in
body.  the first place.