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Old 07-09-2008, 10:22 AM   #1 (permalink)

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For those who have cut weight

I gotta fight this comming sat. and im 10lbs over weight. Ive been following this:

Fluid Restriction

The simplest and most effective way to begin the weight cutting process is to decrease or stop fluid intake. Your body is constantly losing fluid by breathing, sweating and urination. Every minute and hour that this goes by without replacing the fluid, you will lose weight. This process takes no extra energy from a fighter to complete, and you can lose up to 5-6 pounds in 24 hours without drinking. My athletes never go over 24 hours without fluid, and we usually start the fluid restriction exactly 24 hours before the weigh in. Before beginning the fluid restriction, there are some tricks to losing the maximum amount of fluid over that 24 hours.

For the fifth, fourth and third days before the weigh in, I have my athletes consume 2 gallons of water a day. They carry the gallon jug around with them so they know how much fluid they are taking in. At this time, the athlete also can be more liberal with sodium in his diet (we don’t go heavy on the sodium, but a little increase can help later as you will see). This increased water intake triggers hormones in the body to excrete more urine than usual. This response will be essential in losing fluid the day before the weigh in. Two days before the weigh in, the fighter cuts the fluid intake to one gallon of water, and cuts out the sodium from the diet. Finally, the last day before the weigh in, the fighter takes in no fluids, no sodium, and only food that I will describe later. This process is effortless, and only requires a little discipline and tolerance of a dry mouth.



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link: Cutting and making Weight for MMA, BJJ and grappling


Now im at the point where i start cutting fluid completly. However, i was wondering if i should be eating alsO? if so, what?
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that's gonna be a pretty effective strategy for the fluid aspect. I myself lose about 13-16 pounds in 24 hours. 2 nights before weigh ins i will take 2 extra strength exlax pills to flush out my intestines (Aloe-vera drinks are a natural laxative that also work) After my insides are nice and cleaned out, the day before weigh ins, I will eat only dry foods with no salt ie: marshmallow, protein wafers, toast, etc. (al in extreme moderation) and i will eat 2 meal replacement bars, one in the morining to get me through am practice, and one at night after pm practice to settle my stomach for sleep. when i wake up the day of weigh ins I sit in the sauna until I'm on weight, and everything I consume after that is weighed on the scale (I hold it in my hand, and step on). This works for me very well, I've always been right on weight when it's time to step on the scale. If you have problems making weight, and it's a last minute emergency, I always have back up diaretics just in case, but be careful with those.
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Old 07-09-2008, 11:31 AM   #3 (permalink)

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aryt...so heres my plan,,lme knw if its okay.

Tom(day before weigh-in)

8am- yogurt

10am- granloa bar

12pm- half chicken breast with wheat bread and my last glass of water.


3pm- granloa bar

6pm- 2 boiled egg whites, no salt

9pm- granola bar


DAY of the weigh-in

(try to wake up as close to weigh-in as possible)

12pm- granloa bar

2pm- check weight and if still over, go to sauna

4pm- Weighin...



BTW, here are the nutritional facts for my granloa bar..lme know if its crap

100 calories
10mg sodium (bad? or okay?)
20g carbs (10g sugar, 1g fiber)
1g protein
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Old 07-09-2008, 07:14 PM   #5 (permalink)
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10 over? You should do okay with this method. I doubt you'll have to cut much the day of.
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10 over? You should do okay with this method. I doubt you'll have to cut much the day of.
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arty cool..wait so my ,meal plan is okay? should i eat more chicken? less? is my granola bar aryt?
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arty cool..wait so my ,meal plan is okay? should i eat more chicken? less? is my granola bar aryt?
ditch the granola and replace it with an apple
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ditch the granola and replace it with an apple
orrrrrrr baby carrots.........or something other than the granola bar.
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but no chicken? would that be too filling?
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but no chicken? would that be too filling?
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