FEMALE MUSCLE

QUESTION: What do you do in your last week of contest prep with your diet and training?

Zoa: Same diet as throughout prep - high protein, moderate carb, low fat. Six meals a day and lots of water throughout the week as I'm still training. Small adjustments based on what I look like but contrary to what many people expect, I don't do anything drastic. I believe if you're in shape and ready for the show a week before, there's no need to do anything crazy to try to improve something that is already working. It's important to get the 'formula' down that works for yourself and in my case, keeping it simple is what works the best. Bottom line, I don't do any drastic 'carb up' or water depletion. Just small adjustments based on what I know works for me and what we've observed over the last prep season.

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