BC and competing

[tammyp]

i am helping a girl do a figure show, nattie. she cannot drop the butt. she is using the ring that secretes estrogen. i think this may be the problem. any input here would be awesome.

[Manavs]

Im prepping a girl currently who was on the pill.

put her on 25 mg of dhea (check with organization) to get her fat burning test up
50mg b-50 complex 2x's a day

3 hours of slow aerobics / day

and most importantly - BEAT THE F&^! OUT OF HER LEGS!
every night i have her do ankle weight work. about 10 exercises per leg 3 times round.

in one week her ass fold cut down in half, and now - 3 weeks later - she's ready

[GirlyMuscle]

I'd ask Dave or Colette.

I do believe it's a low dose in those things but still, I think it will have a bearing on her training/look.

[Suzanne]

birth control hormones are the root of all evil!

I believe being on them for an extended length of time age 14 (severe cramps) to age 25 contributed to messing with hormones and partially contributed to my weight gain

I think best to remove all homrmonal based bc during prep

[GirlyMuscle]

If I'm not getting too personal, Suzanne, what do you use for BC now?

[sassy69]

Nuvaring does have incredibly low levels of hormones, but its still dependent upon the person.

FWIW, has she been doing enough cardio and for long enough? For a first timer it can be very hard to train your body to do different than it normally does. I found it matter that I only did 4 days of 2 hrs /day and 3 additional w/ 1 hr / day. I.e. it wasn't enough & for me I NEED the consistent 2 hrs/day.

[figure_22]

I started using the Nuvaring as soon as it came out years ago. I loved it because you could actually control your periods, the timing anyway. I competed for the first time last year. After 3 weeks of dieting I decided I would stop using the Nuvaring and see if it made a difference. I should have taken pictures, I lost 8lbs in a week and a half. Tons of waterweight I'm sure. I haven't gone back since.
I notice more cramping, crabbyness and bloat during my period without it but I'd rather put up with those issues during my period than have the extra estrogen.

[tammyp]

MY HUBBY is fixed, but many friends use the iud that compete. thanks figure 22 i sent her the link to this thread. im sure shell go off after she reads your post!

[figure_22]

She may need to take the afternoon off of work when she gets her first and possibly second period without the ring. I felt nauseous, was super bloated, had a giant headache and was in pain from the cramps. It was not fun! But again, was more happy the weight was gone.

[Suzanne]

If I'm not getting too personal, Suzanne, what do you use for BC now?

for a long time used diapragm

but nothing now Chase is fixed

[Sunshine]

I've been using the Nuvaring for several years and never stopped using it for comps,no apparent issues with water retention. I've used Lyle McDonalds Stubborn Fat Protocol and have had good results as far as getting rid of lower body fat. His book also has a lot of great info on the physiology of stubborn fat as well.

[RealLilSwole]

Not that I am trying to get too personal here but how many of you still get periods. I hadn't had one in five years until November of last year.

[tammyp]

Not that I am trying to get too personal here but how many of you still get periods. I hadn't had one in five years until November of last year.

years ....i cant remember actually...maybe like 6 years...maybe more.

[Suzanne]

Not that I am trying to get too personal here but how many of you still get periods. I hadn't had one in five years until November of last year.

i do including all through prep sometimes it skips one at end i was do day of prejudge both jr nats and nats got all the symptoms but didn't actually come then next month was right on scedule

[Allifit]

Not that I am trying to get too personal here but how many of you still get periods. I hadn't had one in five years until November of last year.

I still get mine...but oh is it a mess. I lose my period for nearly the entirety of my prep and when it comes back it comes back with a vengenance. I get premenstrual sympytoms for like two weeks BEFORE my period and my period lasts anywhere from a week to two weeks. Then it tends to regulate itself after that.