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Muscle Minds 189 Putting It All Together for Peak Week | Training, Carb Loading & Water Manipulation
1 hour 17 minutes Posted Jul 2, 2026 at 2:17 pm.
Peak Week Training & Glycogen Depletion
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How Should You Train During Peak Week?
Keep Training Similar During Peak Week
Creating Supercompensation Through Glycogen Depletion
How Long Does a Carb Load Last?
Improve Muscle Contractions Through Posing Practice and Visualization
How Depleted Should You Get Before Carb Loading?
Why You Should Practice Your Carb Load Before Show Day
Why Water, Sodium & Potassium Drive Carb Loading
What Really Causes You to Spill Over?
Fat Loading: Using Intramuscular Triglycerides
Nutrition After the Carb Load
Creating a Natural Diuretic Effect
Coaching & Consultations with Scott Stevenson
Can You Successfully Coach Yourself?
Why Most Bodybuilders Don't Need Diuretics
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Peak week isn't about one trickβ€”it's about getting every piece to work together. Scott Stevenson joins Scott McNally for an in-depth discussion on training, carb loading, water manipulation, and the physiology behind bringing your best physique to the stage. If you're a competitive bodybuilder or coach, this episode is packed with practical contest prep insights you can apply immediately.
Scott Stevenson's Published Paper On Peak Week :
"Training Considerations for the Bodybuilding Peak Week"
https://journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/abstract/9900/training_considerations_for_the_bodybuilding_peak.230.aspx
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