Cutting Weight

[JediMaster420]

thanks for this good advice

 

[Escabar]

Hey what is the best way to cut 7pds for before saturday Thanks

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[ichimonji]

Im too cheap to go out and buy a plastic outfit. I personally had to weigh less than 158 on Sat. I was running about 165 - 168 range depending on the tiem of day. Starting on monday All I ate was raw vegetables and meat. No grains no fruit no sugars, and no soda (that was hte hardest for me.) I spupplemented my diet with a multi vitamins and my normal glucosim chondroiten stuff.

After the gym thrusday all I drank was the water I needed to down my vitamins. Friday at work I wore a lead vest all day (normally to protect people at the hospital form Xrays.) after work i went to the gym with a big plasitc bag full of sweats and rash guards. I wore rash guard, t shirt plastic bag and then a sweat shirt. I did 3 sets of bicycle stretch in the sauna routines. of 20 mins each. and showered afterwords. Between each routine I changed clothes and re weighed my self. I also chewed sugar free gum and spit in a cup. In less than a 2 hour period I was own to 156. (so 163 - 156 in 2 hours.) and that included a shower.

The biggest key I think is what my old BJJ teacher always said. The week of the fight never do anything new or different. I normally sweat in a sauna 20 mins each day to stretch before I work out and go to BJJ. I do a little of dehydrating all through out the month so my body is use to it. Fasting is a good way to clean your system out not just before a fight. And stretching is a good way to pass time when you are in the sauna boiling.

The hardest thing I have ever done in MMA was to sweat weight. It hurts more than a shot to the head or a kick to the shin. The people who win MMA fights are the ones who win it by training harder before the fight. Like the guy earlier said .. keep a buddy with you, if you have negative self talk lke I do you realy need someone motivating you to keep your ass in the sauna so you dont go stir crazy.

good luck.

 

[USA Fighter]

Congrats to CREATION on winning BOTH of his fights since he originally posted this.

 

[TapOutGrapler]

thanks, reading this advice has helped me a little. Keep it up.

 

[USA Fighter]

I've learned a lot here too.

 

[TapOutGrapler]

you know what...ttt

 

[Nate Pringle]

albolene in the sauna if you dry out but you probably wont need it for only 7

 

[grapplers gym**]

If your want more information on nutrition for grapplers check out this interview over on t-mag with Dr. Berardi and Grapplers Gym

http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=848351

Congrats to CREATION also...

 

[Don'tkillbill]

My buddy dropped 4 pounds in 4 hours of off and on sauna/steam room time. It was miserable for me and worse for him. The next day he was 1.5 over with 2 hours to make weight but with a sauna suit in the sauna he dropped 3 pounds in an hour. Tip... If your the buddy don't talk too much and try not to annoye your friend too much )

 

[LOGAN X]

use chewing tabacco to draw your spit out, it works better than anything else for that. if you keep some chew in your mouth through friday and saturday without drinking i could see you losing a few pounds right there. maybe all 7 pounds

I wouldn't recommend this.

 

[LOGAN X]

albolene in the sauna if you dry out but you probably wont need it for only 7

Albolene works great for cutting. Especially if you apply it then load up on t-shirts and a sweatshirt and then a sauna suit. I cut off 6 lbs. in 1.5 hrs. jumping rope and light sparring footwork.