Peak week isn't about one trick—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.

0:00 Peak Week Training & Glycogen Depletion

1:20 Support Our Sponsors

2:20 How Should You Train During Peak Week?

6:00 Keep Training Similar During Peak Week

11:00 Creating Supercompensation Through Glycogen Depletion

20:00 How Long Does a Carb Load Last?

25:45 Improve Muscle Contractions Through Posing Practice and Visualization

27:45 How Depleted Should You Get Before Carb Loading?

29:10 Why You Should Practice Your Carb Load Before Show Day

33:20 Why Water, Sodium & Potassium Drive Carb Loading

36:00 What Really Causes You to Spill Over?

39:30 Fat Loading: Using Intramuscular Triglycerides

48:30 Nutrition After the Carb Load

54:00 Creating a Natural Diuretic Effect

1:00:00 Coaching & Consultations with Scott Stevenson

1:05:45 Can You Successfully Coach Yourself?

1:07:30 Why Most Bodybuilders Don't Need Diuretics

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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