After A Long Prep, Peak Week Truly Sets The Stage

There may not have been a more mentally challenging time during prep for our bodybuilding show than that last week before show time - peak week. 

After 13 weeks of prep, you are just ready to be done. You are ready to step on stage, find out your placings and then gorge on food. However, before you get to that point, you have to lock down and finish strong.

Ideally, at the start of peak week, your body looks like it is ready to go on stage. The whole week is meant to be used as one big maintenance week. You maintain a high amount of cardio, focus even more on eating properly and control your water intake in a way that gets your body looking even more lean on show day.

As a side note: for something that is as masculine-sounding as getting shredded and muscular, it really is quite contradictory to have to shave your legs, exfoliate and spray tan during peak week. But, whatever it takes to be ready for the show. 

​Anyway, once you power through peak week, Friday comes around. Its time to check in, get your tan and rest up before the main event - show time.