6. Don't Be Afraid To Mix Up Your Workouts

6. Don't Be Afraid To Mix Up Your Workouts

The end goal of a contest prep is fat loss, right? It doesn't matter how you do it as long as you're doing what you need to build the body you need to win onstage. That's why DeCosta recommends switching up your workouts when your brain is feeling burnt out.

"Regardless of how you do it, the fact that you're working the muscles at all is the good thing. So, if you're not enjoying your training, switch it up. But keep the intensity high and hit all the muscle groups," he advises. "I think the fun you're allowed to have on the training side and not being as regimented there makes it easier to be more regimented on the nutritional side, which ultimately is the most important."

Albonetti points out that this doesn't mean you should try a whole new style of training from what you've done in the past. Mixing in the higher reps, as mentioned above, is still weight training, but don't toss out what has been working for you.

"You need to keep doing what you've been doing the past few months—you know, what has been helping you build size—and just let the cardio and the diet be what gets you leaner," he says.

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