You are planning to peak at the night show? Prejudging is where all the placing decisions are made, I am sure you know that. Of course all your friends will show up for the night show. If you win your class (and you should, unless some freak comes out of the woodwork) you will have the pose downs for the overall title.

An IFBB pro told me that dialing in for the night show is best done w/ injectable lasix. Just remember that lasix only works if you run your aldosterone blocker (Spirinolactone) properly. Spirinolactons is potassium sparing, so all you need is a good multivitamin, do not potassium load. Spirin., is introduced 10 days out, then gradually titrated up. Then a Thiazide is introduced and titrated. Try and get someone knowledgeable to give you perspective on yourself.

I apologize if this is stuff you already know.

You look great. If you do not train your legs for 2 weeks, the striations will really come out. I have done 13 shows, won 2. My legs were as good as yours, but you probably have better genetics in terms of your upper body. My hams and calves were especially freaky and my gluts were striated.. I actually had a very good back (was getting 14 reps of 300 lbs. on lat pulldowns) lats insert lower that yours, although you have a much more aesthetic waist. However, your biceps are waay better than mine. Mine are short. I also have a thin rib-cage. I beat guys w/ better genetics because of my conditioning. I did 2 hours of cardio a day (everyday, if I missed I would have to make it up the next day). I ate between 3.5k and 4.2 k calories (protein at 300 ed, carbs were cycled)

What diuretic program will you run? Diuretics are the most important thing in the last 10 days. I got the formula 18.5 years ago. It is a very scientific and highly structured formula, every piece of the puzzle must be in place. I was looking at the last Olympia and noting that the current crop of pros do not have anywhere near the conditioning that they did 18 years ago.

Then I found out (I have not followed bb since I won my last show) that diuretics were banned. That is understandable, since many pros died from diuretics. The reason is they kept pushing the envelope further and further (East/North Europeans especially....many run diuretics for 30 days). However, if you stick w/ the formula, and do not add anything extra your conditioning will be on another level. You will use 3 classes of diuretics Aldosterone blocker, thiazide, and loop, but the loop is only used the night before the show, and on the morning of the show. W/ out the rest of the formula, lasix will ruin you, and possibly worse.Each item, except lasix, will be introduced and then titrated up and your response must be monitored.

In regards to your shows, yes, you will probably do better in the second one (assuming you don't take the first one as well...like I said, you must have the diuretics). All the hard posing of the first show will make you look even better for the next show.

Posing should be your main workout right now. Can you hold each mandatory for a full 60 seconds?