I weigh 189, need to weigh 184 by Saturday

[Sheriff]

I weigh 189, need to weigh 184 by Saturday

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For a powerlifting competition.

Anyone have any experience with fasting to lose water weight like this? If you do share some tips because this just doesn't seem possible.. I know I obviously could if I didn't eat all week but is there anything a bit healthier.

[Rune44]

I weigh 189, need to weigh 184 by Saturday

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For a powerlifting competition.

Anyone have any experience with fasting to lose water weight like this? If you do share some tips because this just doesn't seem possible.. I know I obviously could if I didn't eat all week but is there anything a bit healthier.

In my experience, you can drop alot of water weight in just like..two days.. So if you don't drink alot for 2 days or so you should make it

[deadforaminute]

how are you supposed to carb up before the competition? do you have to weigh in on saturday?

[Sheriff]

Do you think that by losing that much is water weight it will have an effect on my strength?

-Also open to other tips

[Sheriff]

how are you supposed to carb up before the competition? do you have to weigh in on saturday?

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[SightSeeker]

I had friends that would run with plastic trash bags on to sweat a bunch and take exlax right before. Not healthy at all I would think and they just needed to make weight. If you have to lift I think you would be pretty weak after that.

[deadforaminute]

if you have a few hrs before the lifting after the weigh in , id suggest eating carbs like crazy mixed with some caffeine to speed up the metabolism of said carbs = plenty of energy

[HungryOne]

Best case scenario you can get an early weigh-in the night before. Cut your weight then and be rehydrated by Saturday. I've dropped as much as 28 pounds over a few weeks for competitions and as much as 13 pounds the day of weigh-ins. I never lost any stregth doing this but I don't really reccomend it. Also I've always been able to weigh-in the night before. Either way 5 lbs. by the weekend is a cake walk. Limit your carbs between now and then but make sure your eating a lot of protein. No carbs after 4:00 pm and eat about every 3 hours if your not doing that already. Whatever is left come saturday lose in a sauna. Put trash bags on or just a bunch of layers of cloths. Despite what people say do not do any cardio to try to sweat it off. That WILL tire you out and kill your strength. Just do a few jumping jacks or something in the sauna to get a sweat going and then just sit there. Shouldn't take too long to cut a few pounds.

[BustaReims]

Load up on diuretics when eating to shed out the water weight in addition to the whole trashbag thing. Also, SPIT as often as you can. Sounds strange, but alot of wrestlers I knew did this with great results. Here's some foods to help you out!

Diuretic food
Natural foods with high water content such as watermelons and cucumbers help increase urination and better flushing out of toxins. Cucumbers are rich in sulfur and silicon that stimulate the kidneys into better removal of uric acid. Watercress and artichokes are also natural diuretic foods.

Asparagus contains asparigine - a chemical alkaloid that boosts kidney performance, thereby improving waste removal from the body.

Brussel Spouts help in stimulating the kidneys and pancreas. This helps in better cleansing of cells.

Beets are natural diuretic foods that attack floating body fats and fatty deposits.

Oats contain silica - a natural diuretic.

Cabbage is known to aid breakage of fatty deposits, especially around the abdominal region.

Carrots are a rich source of carotene that speeds the metabolic rate of the body and hastens removal of fat deposits and waste.

Lettuce aids better metabolism and flushing of toxins.

Tomatoes are rich in Vitamin C that aid the metabolism and release of water from the kidney to flush out waste.

Other than the other excellent properties that Garlic possesses, it is a natural diuretic food that aids breakage of fat. Horseradish, raw onions and radish speed up your metabolism.

[Sheriff]

great

any thing else

[sgermann]

great

any thing else

Try to limit your sodium intake. Salt binds water up inside your body so if you lose the salt, you can lose excess water without having a major affect on strength.

[f00t]

this will help

http://z6.invisionfree.com/Iron_Asyl...showtopic=1304

[5-8]

I weigh 189, need to weigh 184 by Saturday

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For a powerlifting competition.

Anyone have any experience with fasting to lose water weight like this? If you do share some tips because this just doesn't seem possible.. I know I obviously could if I didn't eat all week but is there anything a bit healthier.

I lost 10 in a week.

I slowly tapered the food down while lifting and doing about 55 minutes of intense cardio 3 times that week. Friday, you should starve yourself of most food and only drink a little water and have some intense cardio to sweat the weight off. Make sure someone is around unless you pass out. You will also sleep a pound off.

DO IT! It's only 5 pounds!

[De Haan]

Try eating half of all your meals

[pryme]

Take a colon clense product, some people have many pounds of impacted waste in there body, it sounds nasty but it will help and not effect stregth.

[breathingmurder]

What federation has a 184 class anyway?

[Sheriff]

what are some good foods to eat?

[breathingmurder]

How it'd go?

[wanabeebig]

Yeah man how was it.?

[meathead198]

Next time just try colonic irrigation.