I've always thought those things are a load of ****. They're uncomfortable and all they do is make you sweat more. As far as I know that'll only count as temporary weight loss, as soon as you rehydrate you'll get the water back. They probably work as a last minute thing to make a weigh-in though.
They won't help you drop weight in the long term. But if you need to cut weight for a tournament right before the weigh in they work. I used to wear those when I was at a lower weightclass. Put it on over your skin, and then put a few warm layers on and get out your skipping rope. I'd only advise this method for very minimal weight loss. Anything serious will affect your performance. I learned this the hard way when I was cutting too much weight...
Yeah, it's a super unhealthy/unsafe way to drop weight fast. If you need to lose weight and you know it, do the long term process of losing by increased cardio, a changed diet, and then just drop the last 2-3 pounds to make your target weight, which is easier to do.
It depends, some coaches put you in a weight you wouldn't reach just by eating healthy and training hard. Other times, say you're only 400g over. I don't see a problem with sweating it off. Once it gets to kilos, that's when the usefulness is dubious.
That's what I meant. If it's a pound or two, it's ok. But when you're pushing 5 or 6 pounds, like someone I know does, it becomes less safe.
thats true ive seen people who shift 7 pound a training session and doesnt clock on that the reason its going back is because its all fluid theres a question do you think its healthy if your replacing the fluid during training whilst wearing he sweatsuit, because they say sauna's are meant to be good for you not sure how though
Do you know that i would snap your neck, then go home and eat a bowel of coco pops like nothing happened. You Geek
I think wearing the sweatsuit while training, unless it's to warm up and get a sweat going, is useless. You need to rehydrate during training, period. Dehydration, particularly during training, does nothing-so what, you lost some water weight; but you won't be training at your best. I think the dehydration at all, if it needs to be done, should be a last time thing before you weigh in to make weight, before rehydrating-and I don't think it should be drastic, not like my friend who would drop a good 5-6 pounds per DAY at a tournament.
A bowel full of coco pops? :barf I may be moving to your area soon, would you like a training partner? I'd like to train with you and Rasta Man.