Becoming a light heavyweight

If you feel you can keep losing the weight comfortably without starving yourself then I'd say go for it. At the moment you are a small heavyweight and risk getting in the ring with someone who has a marginally high hight and weight difference. If you feel you still have a bit of fat that you can lose comfortable then I think you'd probably benefit better from being light heavy.

For those who recommend losing weight for the weigh in and then putting it back on for the fight, how long do you normally have before the weigh-in and your fight. Here in the UK, for amateur comps you weigh in and fight the same night and wouldn't have the time to gain back any of the weight you'd lost for the weigh in.

 

This is why I was asking why he said cut 10lb of water weight then try and fight.

 

here in the usa its also day of for amateurs, and every day you fight if part of a series of fights in a tourny.

seems training at the weight you fight is best for amateurs.

any one got any recommendations for pros as far as cutting?

 

Why would you need to know recommendations for pros cutting?

 

increase my knowledge

i can think of a few ways to prep my weight for a fight though ive never tried cutting for a fight id like to hear some ways so i can compare them to my own opinions with out having my opinions criticized for 30 mins and never actually obtaining any other opinions because all we talk about is how im wrong.

 

Me neither. Never understood the logic behind cutting large amounts of weight so fighters mentally have a size advantage. Its detrimental to your health and performance.
The OP just needs to find a weight that he performs optimally at. That could be at light heavy or heavier.

 

That settles it. Lose that mother****in weight! (I'm at 167 today, coming down from about 185).

 

Depends on your body fat percentage. I will say that it makes sense to train at the weight you intend to fight at (pro boxers do this as well. A welterweight weighs about 160 by the time he fights. He only weighs 147 for about an hour, if that.)

In the amateurs, you have about 2 hours between the time you weigh in and the time you fight, often even less. And if you'd like to know more about why fighting while dehydrated isn't a good idea...Google that ****.

Word of advice: You want your morning weight to be below the limit for your weight class by a few pounds. You want to be able to eat and drink leading up to the fight.

My opinion? Train as low as you can, fight as low as you can, but don't starve yourself or dehydrate. You don't have time to recover after the weigh-in.

 

thanks

So im at 185 17% bf im probly going to drop to 170 and train around there to fight at 175

 

Working your way down to 160-165 eventually? I strongly recommend it...

 

im 6'4" and i dont think 160-165 is easily possible.

plus i think my BF scale is off by about 3-4% so at 165 id be at about 3-4% bf unless i lose a decent amount of muscle mass on the way to 165.

though 6'4" at middle weight or super middle would be nice

 

Ah, well 6'4 is plenty tall for 178 anyhow so you'll be alright.