best way of cutting weight before a Comp

[tremper]

I can't emphasize the importance of the recovery beforehand if you choose to go the fluid loss route. You've gotta eat small portions of carbs w/ even smaller amts of protein every 30 minutes until your match. I also used an herbal laxative which lost me 2-3 lbs the morning of.

[Luis Candelas, BCG]

i think you should take a big dump and make yourself vomit before weigh in's. don't know if this works but at least it's another option!

[Christopher Piper]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16ERc...e_gdata_player

[Carlos Camacho, BCG]

Thanks for the advice and videos dudes! I will keep everyone posted and hopefully have some dope videos from the comp...

[Scott Philips]

Are you weighing in the morning of the tournament of the night before? I'll cut a couple pounds if weighins are the night before but day of i'm showing up Al-natural. Had a horrible day of weight cutting experience, it's just not for me. A combination of eating much leaner with grill chicken and veggies, no bad carbs at night, and portion control mixed with the water trick and someone can easily loose 15-20 pounds. I'm 5 10"/160 and cut to 145 in 5 days for MMA.

[kyleAkemp]

andre galvao's book drill to win lays out a good diet plan. it basically changed the way i eat in general. if you have access to that book id check it out. it pretty just lays out what "the kza" said.

[Logan Hutchins]

Eliminate all drinks besides water, and maybe lowfat milk. Eat chicken, fish and vegetables, make sure you have enough fiber. Also chew gum between meals to keep you from snacking. Smaller portions and eat breakfast. Working out is a must of course. And I like to go and eat sushi the night before weigh ins. Its a satisfying meal that is very light.

[Luis Candelas, BCG]

stop being a puss and just compete at 180lbs with me. t-minus 2 weeks!!!

[David Stager]

Here's a great article on it. I used it for my second MMA fight, and although the weigh ins were 5 hours before my fight, I was able to cut 10 lbs easily, and felt great when I stepped into the cage. http://www.grapplearts.com/How-to-Cut-Weight.html

I especially like the part about tricking your body into pissing more.

[Jimmy Olsen]

For those interested in the hows and whys of rapid weight cutting for competition, I offer the following.

Before I start, I am not for rapid weight cutting. I am one of the few out here who think it is bad for the sport and that it is not good for young athletes to strain themselves repeatedly through dehydration. That said, it happens and will continue to happen... so people should understand how it works and how to do even extreme weight cutting safely. Plus coaches and athletes should know that HARMFUL DRUGS ARE NOT NECESSARY for rapid cutting and great results can be obtained without further risk caused by many diuretics.

DISCLAMER: Extreme weight cutting can kill you! Be smart, it's not just your performance that can suffer!

see the study at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00051388.htm

The best articles on extreme weight cutting and understanding the science behind it I have ever come across recently are by Timothy Ferris (who for the world sanshou championships who cut from 187 to 165 at weigh in and then fought at 193 the next day. That's a drop of 22 lbs in 24 hours and a gain of 28 lbs. in about 20 hours.

He does a good job explaining it so that any of you coaches out there can get a better understanding of the mechanisms of weight cutting through safe dehydration and re-hydration. Obviously you do not have to take his methods to this extreme.

http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog...to-cut-weight/

The second is the article referenced by Ferris in the above: How to Cut Maximum Weight for Competitions with a 24-Hour Weigh In -
By Matt Kroczaleski

Matt went from 250 to 219 (a loss of 31 pounds) in 24 hours and then put it all back on again in less than 24 hours while cutting weight for the Arnold 2007 lifting competitions. His method of cutting is detailed in the following article:

http://www.elitefts.com/documents/cu...t_for_comp.htm

For those of you involved in high levels of competition that justify these measures, you can engineer an extreme weight advantage for your matches.

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