The Weight Cutting Thread

[s1cgto]

Oh ya made weight and got 2nd in a jiu-jitsu tournament! Thanks guys!!

[Skid Harvey**]

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[Boston]

Awesome thread, im new to Sherdog and I have a weight problem, thanks alot. I used to think less water and more cardio with sweat and all was good.

I don't know how i'm going to work the diet plan though but i'll try, I live in a Vietnamese family so our diet is predominantly based on white rice.

[neckrow]

im 5'5 168 21% bf
i need to be like 149 lbs by the 26th is that possible

[mschatz]

Originally Posted by Boston

Awesome thread, im new to Sherdog and I have a weight problem, thanks alot. I used to think less water and more cardio with sweat and all was good.

I don't know how i'm going to work the diet plan though but i'll try, I live in a Vietnamese family so our diet is predominantly based on white rice.

Careful. The thread isn't really for weight "problems," it's for cutting a certain amount of weight before a specific date/competition. The diet part (Berardi principles) are good as a general rule, but the water weight loss isn't meant to be part of a long-term routine.

Water weight comes back, body fat is where you need to dedicate your time.

[Quest4Glory]

I have been reading a lot in regards to drinking 2-3 gallons of water about a week out from when you start sauna work in a effort to flush your system.

In here it says to drop to a gallon or so 3 days out.

Now assuming I may have to cut a few lbs I will most likely cut the night before (friday night) so should I continue drinking 2-3 gallons of water up until friday morning/thursday evening? Or should I stop 3 days out?

I have a fight in 9 days so if anyone has that answer or some info on that please share as soon as you can, thanks guys!

[Centaur]

Ok, I've been browsing through trying to find why exactly one would want distilled water.

A buddy of mine is fight on Friday and is drinking tons of water, but just regular. I asked if it was distilled, he said "No," and I knew it should be, but kinda hard to tell someone that if you don't know why.

So, why?

Edit:
Nevermind, I found it.

[Quest4Glory]

Originally Posted by Centaur

Ok, I've been browsing through trying to find why exactly one would want distilled water.

A buddy of mine is fight on Friday and is drinking tons of water, but just regular. I asked if it was distilled, he said "No," and I knew it should be, but kinda hard to tell someone that if you don't know why.

So, why?

Good question I am curious as well.


Also I answered my own question above I drank 2+ gallons for a week all the way up until Thursday (weighed in saturday) in which I switched to 1 gallon of distilled water, then friday I had no water well a sip here and there.

I followed this thread and friday 6/5 I was 180 lbs started my water the day before followed the thread didn't eat much I weighed in saturday 6/13 at a 166 lbs, I overcut only because friday night 6/12 I sat in the hot tub/sauna for a few minutes..... this thread is very good information.

[Sams0n]

Great thread. I'd like to vouch for the 2 gallons a day method. I made my diet very strict and ate very little to no carbs on my last week. I drank 2 gallons the 5th, 4th and 3rd day before the weigh in and one gallon the 2nd day before (today). I was 162 in the morning at the beginning of the week and now I'm 153 tonight with another whole day before the weigh in. I have to weigh 150 Saturday morning for my tournament which shouldn't be a problem, then compete on Sunday.

The whole process has sucked hard but it works. Luckily not many tournaments have retarded weight classes like this one so I won't have to do it much. I much prefer 160 and under divisions.

[Michael Davis]

good thread I am in middle of a weight cut for a tournament comeing up this saturday weigh ins Friday going be grand.