
How To Prep For A Female Bodybuilding Contest By Karen Sessions NSCA-CPT Author of "The Competitive Edge - Female Bodybuilding Contest Secrets" More and more ladies are venturing to the competitive stage, whether it is in figure competitions, fitness competitions, or female bodybuilding contests. There is a desire to display your hard work and dedication. The sport of physique competing is growing by leaps and bounds, but it's not limited to just a pristine few. Competing is for everyone who has a willingness, desire, and a positive attitude. So now the golden question is, how to prep for a female bodybuilding questions? If you don't know, let's go over a few key aspects. Have you been training more than a year? Is your body fat 25% or lower? Can you eat strict? Can you resist temptation? Can you be true to yourself? Can you set and achieve goals? Are you willing to put in the necessary time for training and dieting? Can you manage the stress of contest preparation? Can you prepare yourself or do you need a trainer? These are just a few of the basic questions to get you started. There is an entire different field to contest preparation which involves body assessment, training, cardio, dieting, mental preparation, and much, much more. How to Prep for a Female Bodybuilding Contest Tip #1 - Attend a Contest It would be in your best interest to attend a local bodybuilding competition in your area to see what real competitors actually look like. You may be surprised to discover that many female bodybuilders may not be huge with bulging muscles and ripped to shreds. Most are average in great condition and the added skin dye and bright stage lights create an enhanced illusion. Too many people have pre-conceived idea that bodybuilders, or any other competitors, must be completely flawless. Let me tell you, everyone up there has their weak body parts and strong body parts. The job of the competitor is to hide their weak areas and enhance their strong points. Take notice of each category competing, and how they walk on stage, how they pose, and their rapport with the judges and audience. Take your own personal judging sheet and see how you score each in relation to the judges. In addition to attending a local contest, you will be less likely to compare yourself to professional levels athletes and create unrealistic expectations of yourself. How to Prep for a Female Bodybuilding Contest Tip #2 - Know Your Body Type First, take a look at your body type. Are you an ectomorph, mesomorph, or endomorph? Determining your body types serves as a guide in creating a dieting, training, and cardio plan. Notice I said guideline and not the determining diet and training factor. If you are an ectomorph you are a hard gainer, like myself. You will benefit greatly from more calories from clean food, training approximately 3 to 4 days a week, using heavy poundage in the 4 to 8 rep range. The idea is to build muscle on that small frame. Keep a close eye on cardio to ensure you are not over doing it. If you are a mesomorph, I envy you. You are genetically gifted and muscle gains come easily. Keep eating clean and train about 4 days a week varying sets and reps, as well as exercises. Constant shock works well on this body type. Cardio need not be too taxing, perhaps crank up the intensity about eight weeks out. An endomorph gains weight easily and has a hard time losing fat. Diet is most important. This body type needs more training and cardio sessions to kick the metabolism up and keep it there. Training should be about 5 times a week and cardio 5 to 6 times a week. How to Prep for a Female Bodybuilding Contest Tip #3 - Take Stats and Watch the Mirror Taking stats (weight and body fat percentage) is another guideline in the road to the competitive stage. While having good and accurate numbers are effective in getting you into contest shape, don't get too hung up in them. I have seen ladies literally stress themselves out over their numbers to where the stress they create ceases results. Many people, knowing better, watch the scale so intently, and when it goes up in weight, they fail to realize that it's an increase in muscle weight. This is a GOOD thing. I don't care what you weigh on stage, that doesn't matter. Your goal should be to get your body fat down, not just scale weight. Physique shows are the sport of illusion. With that said, you need to also put focus on the mirror, how clothes fit, and comments you receive from a trained eye. I have competed at 106 and placed third before, 122 and placed second, and 115 and 117 and placed first and won overall. It's not about how much you weigh, but it's how you look and how low you get your body fat down, without looking drawn-out. There is a lot to cover when it comes to taking your body to the competitive level, but you can do it. You just have to have a willingness to do it. How bad do you want it? Look... If you are tired of getting bits and pieces of information all over the Net and the gym, and are still confused about how to prepare for your female bodybuilding contest, I recommend getting a copy of "The Competitive Edge - Female Bodybuilding Contest Secret". It's the EXACT same female bodybuilding diet and training system used by top-level female bodybuilders. Check it out right here >> http://www.Competitive-Edge-Ebook.com Karen Sessions NSCA-CPT About the Author My name is Karen Sessions and I am a nationally qualified life-time natural female bodybuilder, multi-certified fitness instructor, specialist in performance nutrition, and success coach. I teach people Just Like You how to transform their bodies, get in shape, and compete in figure and bodybuilding competitions. It's a fact that when you have the CORRECT information you can have total confidence and turn your dreams into reality... and I can help transform YOUR body and take it to the competitive level. I have helped THOUSANDS of clients reach their female bodybuilding contest goals and I can help you, too www.Competitive-Edge-Ebook.com. Home \| Articles \| Testimonials \| About Karen \| Online Training Free Chapter \| FAQ \| Lessons \| Order \| Links \| Help Desk

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How To Prep For A Female Bodybuilding Contest

By Karen Sessions NSCA-CPT
Author of "The Competitive Edge - Female Bodybuilding Contest Secrets"

More and more ladies are venturing to the competitive stage, whether it is in figure competitions, fitness competitions, or female bodybuilding contests. There is a desire to display your hard work and dedication. The sport of physique competing is growing by leaps and bounds, but it's not limited to just a pristine few. Competing is for everyone who has a willingness, desire, and a positive attitude.

So now the golden question is, how to prep for a female bodybuilding questions? If you don't know, let's go over a few key aspects.

Have you been training more than a year?
Is your body fat 25% or lower?
Can you eat strict?
Can you resist temptation?
Can you be true to yourself?
Can you set and achieve goals?
Are you willing to put in the necessary time for training and dieting?
Can you manage the stress of contest preparation?
Can you prepare yourself or do you need a trainer?

These are just a few of the basic questions to get you started. There is an entire different field to contest preparation which involves body assessment, training, cardio, dieting, mental preparation, and much, much more.

How to Prep for a Female Bodybuilding Contest Tip #1 - Attend a Contest

It would be in your best interest to attend a local bodybuilding competition in your area to see what real competitors actually look like. You may be surprised to discover that many female bodybuilders may not be huge with bulging muscles and ripped to shreds. Most are average in great condition and the added skin dye and bright stage lights create an enhanced illusion.

Too many people have pre-conceived idea that bodybuilders, or any other competitors, must be completely flawless. Let me tell you, everyone up there has their weak body parts and strong body parts. The job of the competitor is to hide their weak areas and enhance their strong points.

Take notice of each category competing, and how they walk on stage, how they pose, and their rapport with the judges and audience. Take your own personal judging sheet and see how you score each in relation to the judges.

In addition to attending a local contest, you will be less likely to compare yourself to professional levels athletes and create unrealistic expectations of yourself.

How to Prep for a Female Bodybuilding Contest Tip #2 - Know Your Body Type

First, take a look at your body type. Are you an ectomorph, mesomorph, or endomorph? Determining your body types serves as a guide in creating a dieting, training, and cardio plan. Notice I said guideline and not the determining diet and training factor.

If you are an ectomorph you are a hard gainer, like myself. You will benefit greatly from more calories from clean food, training approximately 3 to 4 days a week, using heavy poundage in the 4 to 8 rep range. The idea is to build muscle on that small frame. Keep a close eye on cardio to ensure you are not over doing it.

If you are a mesomorph, I envy you. You are genetically gifted and muscle gains come easily. Keep eating clean and train about 4 days a week varying sets and reps, as well as exercises. Constant shock works well on this body type. Cardio need not be too taxing, perhaps crank up the intensity about eight weeks out.

An endomorph gains weight easily and has a hard time losing fat. Diet is most important. This body type needs more training and cardio sessions to kick the metabolism up and keep it there. Training should be about 5 times a week and cardio 5 to 6 times a week.

How to Prep for a Female Bodybuilding Contest Tip #3 - Take Stats and Watch the Mirror

Taking stats (weight and body fat percentage) is another guideline in the road to the competitive stage. While having good and accurate numbers are effective in getting you into contest shape, don't get too hung up in them. I have seen ladies literally stress themselves out over their numbers to where the stress they create ceases results.

Many people, knowing better, watch the scale so intently, and when it goes up in weight, they fail to realize that it's an increase in muscle weight. This is a GOOD thing. I don't care what you weigh on stage, that doesn't matter. Your goal should be to get your body fat down, not just scale weight.

Physique shows are the sport of illusion. With that said, you need to also put focus on the mirror, how clothes fit, and comments you receive from a trained eye.

I have competed at 106 and placed third before, 122 and placed second, and 115 and 117 and placed first and won overall. It's not about how much you weigh, but it's how you look and how low you get your body fat down, without looking drawn-out.

There is a lot to cover when it comes to taking your body to the competitive level, but you can do it. You just have to have a willingness to do it. How bad do you want it?

Look... If you are tired of getting bits and pieces of information all over the Net and the gym, and are still confused about how to prepare for your female bodybuilding contest, I recommend getting a copy of "The Competitive Edge - Female Bodybuilding Contest Secret". It's the EXACT same female bodybuilding diet and training system used by top-level female bodybuilders.

Check it out right here >> http://www.Competitive-Edge-Ebook.com

Karen Sessions NSCA-CPT

About the Author

My name is Karen Sessions and I am a nationally qualified life-time natural female bodybuilder, multi-certified fitness instructor, specialist in performance nutrition, and success coach.

I teach people Just Like You how to transform their bodies, get in shape, and compete in figure and bodybuilding competitions. It's a fact that when you have the CORRECT information you can have total confidence and turn your dreams into reality... and I can help transform YOUR body and take it to the competitive level.

I have helped THOUSANDS of clients reach their female bodybuilding contest goals and I can help you, too www.Competitive-Edge-Ebook.com.

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