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by Dane Fletcher

The off-season was wonderful, wasn’t it? You managed to lift like you’ve never lifted before, and added 20 or 30 pounds of mass to your frame. You are without a doubt stronger on all of the major lifts. You’ve gotten your arms, back, chest and legs bigger, and you absolutely cannot wait until you can get on your diet and finally shed this body fat, right? Nobody likes the pre-contest diet. However, even if you’re not competing in a bodybuilding show anytime soon, you are still likely going to benefit tremendously from dieting down at least once per year. It will allow your vascularity to shine through, and you will finally get an idea as to where your true weaknesses lie. It’s easy to sit back and admire yourself in the mirror when you’re a ‘huge as a house’ 260 pounds. However, when you shave down to 220, you get a much better idea if your quads are really as good as you think they are, or if your arms are really pro caliber. Often, it is the pre-contest diet which reveals many bodybuilders’ weaknesses like never before – and as a result many bodybuilders will never diet down. Dieting down is never easy. There are a ton of factors to consider. First, you will want to gradually restrict your caloric intake. Each week, you will want to shave another 20 to 400 calories off of your total intake until you reach a spot where the fat is falling off, but the muscle remains. Adding cardiovascular exercise to your routine is a must. Twenty to forty-five minutes on the treadmill, immediately upon rising in the morning, is ideal. No food should be consumed before conducting this cardio. This way, you can ensure you are burning fat cells with your efforts, and not sugars in your stomach from your morning orange juice. Finding the best fat loss supplement should be last on your list, but is certainly very important in your list of things to complete. Many bodybuilders will just opt for whatever fat burner...

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