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I'm not a fan of weight cutting, seems...... shady, i know a lot if not everyone does it.
Me personally i never have cut weight for any competition and never had any problems handling myself.
Do you cut weight, how much and what do you think it does for you? I just dont get it :rolleyes:
Dudes like Anthony Johnson and Thiago Alves would do so much better at middle weight walking round at 220 and cutting to 170 is just not healthy.
I cut between 2 to 10 pounds for MMA and 1-5 for jiu jitsu competitions if its a big one.
I would only consider cutting 5 pounds for BJJ and at most 10-15 for Judo.
Im debating on that right now. Im thinking about trying to lose about 8lbs for NAGA. I walk around at 190 and im thinking about dropping to 179. Not sure yet.
As long as you start cutting 2-3 weeks out it's fairly easy to make it without having to kill yourself. I usually go high protein and less than 100 carbs a day to drop weight. There's a lot of health gurus here though so I'm sure they'd have smarter and healthier recommendations that would ensure that you retained your muscle mass.
i cut 10 pounds for naga. it sucked but i felt like i had to since everyone does.
100 calories? Did you mean 1000? 100 is like half a pop tart.
100g of carbs. I usually don't limit my calories.
I cut 10 pounds for competition and it was really easy.
I have started to practice weight cutting to see how much I can safely drop and how much of a performance drop I take.
I'm loosing weight for some Nov/Dec tournys,but I rarely cut water weight. Having said that,I am a heavy sweater and can drop 5-10 lbs at a hard workout...
I never cut weight, and I always get my ass kicked...everyone always seems so much bigger than me for some reason.
i am just trying to lose weight permanently then see what weight class i fall into right now i weight 225 lbs(300 lbs with the gi....jk)
This is exactly what I do for cutting. The most I've ever cut was about 15-16 lbs for a jiu jitsu tournament... but now i usually compete at weight or cut 5-10 pounds depending on how big the tournament is.Quote:
Originally Posted by AJ Camacho
I cut 11 in about 3 weeks and have 4 more to go... It sucks, and I'm probably not going to do this again. Who knows. I think I'm sitting at about 3% body fat and every pound lost is a struggle.
I will cut down from 200 to 170 for a fight but for jj 179.9 for me I try to stay around 185 to make 170. It all depends on how long you have been cutting and how much time you have. Generally you want your body to acclimate to about 10 pounds from the weight about a week out. and leave that last ten or so for the last week and leave 3-5 for the day of weigh ins. Your body can go without food for quite a while but you cant rehydrate you muscle if you cut to much water out. I usually eat one meal a day the week of weigh ins if I have to cut a lot. But I have an unlimited amout of water. Water cuts more than five pounds arent worth it. I learned from my dad how would still be wrestling today if he didnt have 3 fused vertabre in his neck. He has it down to a science and I just tell him how much weight and how long and he tells me what to do.
Be carefully with that low of a % anything below 5% can be dangerous to your health. The level of strength, speed, etc wont matter between ten pounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by C. R. Lovitt
Yeah, the thing is - I'm weighing 159 and the weight class is 155... Hopefully I can do the sauna technique and make weight for this tournament next weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by josh passini
Cheers.
For me, I only weigh 140-145lbs, for the upcomming tournament their cut off for the weight i want to compete in is 139.9 The reason i am looking to cut down to that range is because since i'll be in the adult division i may end up going against someone who is 25 or more pounds heavier than me. idk, i guess for my circumstance personally it'd work better for me in the long run.
you might find this interesting i know i did http://www.grapplearts.com/How-to-Cut-Weight.html
There was a lot of good info in that piece but the main thing is practice just like anything else. Get your reps in I have been doing the same cutting techniques off and on for 15 years now. The more you do it the better your body will respond. I do know that if you do the cutt right you wont have any lasting effects.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dustin C.
Short bursts of body weight % that low is ok. Long term is when it gets dangerous. Four pounds shouldnt be to bad just be aware if you stop sweating and get chills etc. your severely dehydrated and the cutt will end up hurting you. Good luck at the event.Quote:
Originally Posted by C. R. Lovitt
i never tried it so do you guys feel a big difference when you do cut weight, is it worth it?
Man I cut from 215 to 199 for the NAGA MD tournament last weekend and was just pathetic. I should've stayed in the 200 to 220 weight class. Maybe I'll stick around 210 and try to get to 200 gradually so I can wrestle smaller guys AND keep my strength.
I would only cut like 5 or 6 pounds for future tournaments.
I used to have a big problem cutting weight wrestling in college and high school. It was because I waited to long before I started to cut, then I would cut up to 5 pounds the night before a match. This is really living dangerous. Now I maintain fighting weight all the time by living in condition. For me this is the best way.