Advice on Making weight

Up your water in take till a week before

 

your diet looks good. try doubling up on the cardio to burn off more weight. I've always heard one ounce of water per pound of bodyweight you carry.

 

You're not eating enough.

 

You need to eat more and mix it up a bit as well.
Sounds really monotonous.

 

If working hard, 5 litres.

 

It's very simple. You need to maintain a calorie deficit to lose weight, which you haven't been doing. That means you've become used to eating too much. You need to eat less.

The very best boxers don't need to dehydrate to make weight. Their walk around weight is no more than a few pounds over their fighting weight.

 

I know you're part joshing, because of course there's no way you can know if he's eating too little without knowing his calorie balance. The fact that he weighs more than he wants to means he needs to eat less.

Dropping the protein shake would be a step in the right direction. Unnecessary protein overload and calorific. Nail the diet and there won't be any need at all to dehydrate to make weight.

 

The guy weighs 87kg. What he stated he eats would barely cover his BMR let alone somebody that trains.

 

As Dr House said "Everybody lies". :hey

If I had a buck for every fat girl that "only eats salad" I would've retired ten years ago. :good

 

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I didn't include Carl Froch in the very best, but I hear ya.

Training on empty makes no difference to weight/fat loss, and may inhibit top end performance, so no need to do it unless you feel like it.

 

But If you lose weight to near enough your fighting weight, you wont need to a) eat less to lose weight b) even contemplate any dehydrating techniques to lose weight.

Get to a weight you want/should be, eat well, train well, hydrate well and you will be strong at the weight. :good