question for the competitors

[needsize]

What kind of doses of lasix would you recommend for a show, and how far out do you start it? I plan on doing a "dry" run maybe a month out from the show to get an idea how I respond to the stuff

 

[mrflexdiesel]

Personally, I won't play w/ any prescription diuretics any more. This time through I'm gonna go w/ Dandelion root or an OTC like Taraxtone. Might sound a little week, but be very careful w/ diuretics. They aren't no joke! Not this past Spring, but the one before I almost killed myself by using Dyazide. Didn't think it would be a big deal since I did Lasix before w/out much of a problem, but the shit really kicked my ass. Needless to say a couple days after the show (that I had to drop out of because I couldn't even hold a pose w/o cramping up) I was paralyzed from my neck down and every organ in my body had pretty much shut down except for my heart which was about to go into cardiac arrest also. I was lucky to get help quick enough or would have probably died w/in the next couple of hours. So what I'm saying that if you choose to play w/ diuretics please do some serious homework. And even then be VERY CAREFUL!

 

[needsize]

thanks bro, I appreciate your response. I really do intend to learn as much as I can about this before doing it, thats also why I want to do the dry run first

 

[crmdogg]

i would use a milder diuretic like aldactone or dyazide.-Josh

 

[kronk]

What kind of doses of lasix would you recommend for a show, and how far out do you start it? I plan on doing a "dry" run maybe a month out from the show to get an idea how I respond to the stuff

Needsize some people don't like Lasix and others do. Personally I would say that one way to go would be to take 40mg Lasix the night before show with 1,300mg potassium chloride. Wake up the next morning of the show and take 20mg Lasix with 1,300mg potassium chloride. It possible that you could get a little flat, but this has worked for others. Hope this works my man. I personally like Lasix and find it to be very mild, but thats me.

Another route would be as suggested above with Dandelion root or Taraxtone, both are nice alternatives if you want to go herbal, they just don't work as well.

 

[Surgical]

I used Alactone and Dyazide. 3 tabs of Aldctone ED starting Monday before the contest up until the morning of the contest. One half tab of Dyazide on Tueday night, and another half tab of Dyazide on Thursday night. I dropped 19 lbs. of water in about 5 days.

 

[BigWilly1]

I am competing in my first show this Sat...

I was contemplating lasix, but decided not to use it...yet.

I am using Taraxatone starting Wed. and also cutting water...

But I am definitely considering using lasix down the road...but will try it at least twice before actually using it for competition.

 

[needsize]

Thats why I want to try it a few weeks out, to see how I respond, if i dont like it I'll switch to something else

 

[The_Chemist]

NeedSize: I just tried it for the first time using the nethod almost identicle to kronk's and it worked well....but to tell you the truth i don't notice that much of a difference with lasix than aldactone. Doing a dry run is also a great idea, but the lower the bodyfat percentage, the more visible the results are, so doing a dry run 4 weeks out will not yield visible results compared to the night before a show. Hope this helps.

 

[gilly6993]

ever consider not using a diuretic but going with the sodium/water load Sun, Mon, Tues and water deplete/ no sodium wed, thurs, fri, sat?