like i read once that a ufc fighter had his weigh in in 48 hours and he was something stupid like a stone and a half over the weight he needed to be.
and within 24 hours or maybe more he lost nearly all of it and only missed the target by 3 or 4 pounds.
how is it possible ?
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10-18-2010, 07:41 PM #1
How is it that UFC fighter or high fitness people lose like 10 pounds in 24 hours.
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10-18-2010, 07:41 PM #2
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10-18-2010, 07:57 PM #3
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10-18-2010, 09:27 PM #4
Why would you want to dehydrate yourself? It isn't fat loss - fighters/wrestlers are doing it to make weight, and they are typically already very lean.
You can bet that as soon as the weigh-in is done, they are busy regaining as much weight as possible if not all/more by mainlining fluids and glucose. If they didn't they'd be weak as hell, smaller than the other guy, and probably get their butt kicked.Way more Xtreme Fitbitter than MissLadyJ or kureransu
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10-18-2010, 10:58 PM #5
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exactly, look at boxers weight at the weight in and their weight at ring side, some go up almost 15lb in that one day.. a boxer friend of mine failed to make weight once and the 12 hours before the weight in were so intense and he was so dehydrated, they threw him in to the sauna for extra sweating, well, his body absorbed the water in it and actually gained water weight lol
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10-19-2010, 07:17 AM #6
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10-19-2010, 07:40 AM #7
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10-19-2010, 10:37 AM #8
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10-22-2010, 12:53 AM #9
They also dont eat lol or they eat very little surprisingly that makes a huge difference when your trying to make weight. Trust me its not fun when ur 200 pounds and you have to drop to 185 you try everything you can possibly imagine to cut that 15 pounds for example, Laxatives, dehydration, starvation, sweatsuits etc. When you sauna for like 45 mins at a time its seriously no fun at all.
If ur trying to lose fat I dont recommend it but i mean if your trying to drop weight for a fight depending on how much weight hit the sauna stay away from actually drinking the water, just wash ur mouth with water when ur thirsty.
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10-23-2010, 09:42 AM #10
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Only the bigger guys can lose that much weight in a 24hr period. Most of the fighters start off 10-20lbs overweight a week going in and that is when they begin their cut. They start a strict nocarb diet and do nothing but cardio for several hours each day. By weeks end they have usually made weight. If they aren't within a couple pounds the night before weigh ins they cut food and water out completely and workout in a sweatsuit for a few hours to encourage dehydration. If that doesn't work they cycle between the sauna and working out until they have made weight.
After making weight they immediately rehydrate with pedialyte. They also eat a lot of carbs to replenish their blood glucose and muscle glycogen. By the time of the fight they have put back on 5-10lbs.
The reason people don't do it is because it isn't a fat loss plan. It is a weight loss plan.04/2010 - 295 Fattest
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10-24-2010, 10:31 PM #11
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10-25-2010, 08:33 PM #12
By now you know it's WATER weight only, not fat. Bodybuilders and figure competitors do this too, but with us it's a little slower process over a few days to draw out the water in order to show off your definition. It's NOT healthy and you feel like **** afterward. You cramp heavily and it's extremely painful. Are you trying to cut body fat? If so send me an email and I'm happy to help!
ps....staying properly hydrated by drinking a lot of water each day aids in the fat burning process. Drink up!!!Pain Don't Hurt
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10-25-2010, 08:39 PM #13
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10-27-2010, 07:27 PM #14
By forcing some of that water weight out you can also lose fat quicker because your body doesn't have to be deplete the water molecules deposited in your fat cells, however you can't build muscle without the water, in fact you might actually lose muscle mass.
Anyway, bulk up first and then cut so you actually have some muscle tone to show off.
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10-28-2010, 08:59 PM #15
As a wrestler we have to do the same techniques. It's called "cutting weight" you pretty much sweat out water weight and barely intake water and very little food and do many things to sweat, sauna with layers of clothing and a garbage bag under / sweat suit, workout, cardio. If you're young my coach doesn't like us cutting unless it's for nationals or a higher caliber competition so don't do it for no reason. Oh and the weight comes back after you start drinking and eating properly again so it's not like they do it and it stays off or else they'd lose a big percentage of strength/ endurance
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10-29-2010, 10:32 AM #16
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10-29-2010, 10:48 AM #17
If you've ever wrestled in High school/college or participate in combat athletics then you would hear about 'making/cutting weight' more often.
(Your training up to this point should already have cut the majority of your body fat down)
If you want to learn how to do it
1. weigh yourself
- If you're too heavy then
2. restrict foods and fluids
3. get on a bike and pedal until you make weight(not limited to biking).
imo, i dont think you will gladly do it once you've tried it
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10-29-2010, 01:13 PM #18
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10-29-2010, 01:25 PM #19
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10-29-2010, 02:22 PM #20
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10-29-2010, 03:03 PM #21
I think some of the leagues currently weigh in the night before the fight, and so the competitors have time to rehydrate/carb-load/whatever and are often fighting at 10 lbs or more above the weight class. And it's pretty amazing how fast this "repletion" works in terms of restoring energy/strength. So the guys that start out being safely within the weight class are often at kind of a disadvantage vs. the bigger guy that dehyrated/depleted then loaded back up.
Where the weigh-in is only a couple hours or so before the fight/match, dehydration and depletion can be a pretty big issue/disadvantage.Way more Xtreme Fitbitter than MissLadyJ or kureransu
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10-31-2010, 07:41 AM #22
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11-03-2010, 10:16 PM #23
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11-11-2010, 09:32 AM #24
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11-12-2010, 10:42 AM #26
I had to do LISS cardio everyday during Christmas break last year to make weight for wrestling. Everything went to crap quickly, especially my squat. It's one thing if you're a combat athlete, but if you're not, do not do that **** for any reason. That's the worst part about combat sports, in my opinion.
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11-12-2010, 10:48 AM #27
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11-12-2010, 10:05 PM #28
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11-23-2010, 08:06 PM #29
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11-24-2010, 12:48 AM #30
This. My friend boxes professionally and dropped 2 weight divisions in a week coz he wanted to fight a really good fighter in the area who was about 8kg lighter than him. I saw his fight, he was sluggish, and he copped his first professional loss coz he was so depleted/dehydrated. Not a healthy thing to do.
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