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My 2006 Arnold Classic Bodybuilding and Fitness Expo Review and Experience
Review of the Arnold Classic Bodybuilding and Fitness Expo Weekend as well as my experience in it and the bodybuilding, fitness and figure contest results.

Bodybuilding Training - Bodybuilding Pre-Contest Carbohydrate Depletion Training
This bodybuilding pre-contest training depletion routine is designed to assist the carbohydrate depletion process that competitive bodybuilders undergo a week before a contest.

Bodybuilding Training - Bodybuilding Pre-Contest Training Routine
Learn what my periodized pre-contest bodybuilding training routine looks like at 10 weeks out from a bodybuilding show.

Bodybuilding Pre-Contest Diet
This diet is one that my bodybuilding pre-contest nutritionist Tim Gardner put together for me back in 2001 when I did my first bodybuilding show, the 2001 Drug Free NPC Typhoon Bay. This diet has always seemed to worked well for my individual metabolism so every time I compete we use it with minor changes here and there.

Stay Lean in the Off-Season
In the off-season your focus should be to gain some muscle weight and work on your weak points. One of the most common mistakes people make in bodybuilding is gaining way too much weight. In this article, IFBB Figure Pro Pauline Nordin sets the record straight on how to have a successful off-season.

My First Bodybuilding Contest Experience
Learn about my first bodybuilding contest experience and see what it takes to compete on a bodybuilding show. If you are planning to compete in a bodybuilding show, this article will be helpful in making you understand what to expect.

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