is it even possible to drop from heavyweight in the amatuers to light heavy in less then 4 months.I currently weigth aound 210 and im 5,9 or 5, 8 and a half.I want to drop weight so i will perform better.Could someone give me some ideas if possible on how to drop weight quickly like this.Would saunas help,with a mixture of running and jump roping,
yes it is possible but i think it is very unhealthy. IMO you can lose the first 10-20 lbs quickly but the last 10-12 lbs would be an uphill battle. Yes, saunas and running help. Diet should also be done. Why would you want to move down to light heavyweight? Did it ever occur to you those guys maybe faster?
35 pounds in 16 weeks ... it's possible I guess but it would require more will power than I have. A strict diet and nothing but cardio training would be the way to go. Saunas don't do **** except from dehydrating you. The moment you drink water the weight will be back on. Jump rope, run, bike, etc. or go the HIIT route.
I know that light heavys are faster,but then again i belive i can adapt to the weight class,plus heavyweights are alot taller then me.
very possible. you can even do it pretty healthy. i lost 25 in five weeks and still felt great simply by cutting calories.
If youre fighting at 210, then Im guessing youre already pretty lean at 210 so it would be mostly muscle youre wanting to loose? What about starting in the cruiser division, is it just not as many fights there that you are wanting to skip it?
Lol you can lose as much weight in any period of time you want, the only question is whether or not you do it the right way. In highschool wrestling i dropped down to 112 from 145 in a couple weeks, although now i admit it was horribly unhealthy and stupid
A lighter weight doesn't necessarily indicate faster hands. We have a super heavy at our gym who is about 210 and he is very fast for his weight class. I doubt if he lost 10 pounds he'd be any faster. He's also about 5'9". I've seen people who weigh 114 who are slower than molasses. It just really depends on the person and their reflexes. If you feel you are in peak physical condition and you don't have any extra fat to lose then I would stay where you are. If you are bulky from lifting then maybe lay off the weights and see if you go down any. If you aren't in the best shape, cut back on your calories and step up your conditioning and you'll lose weight. Are you entering a tournament where you need to declare a weight? If not, then a fight would only be a match bout and it doesn't matter what you weigh because you'll be matched with someone + or - 15 pounds. (sorry if you already knew all that)
How common are those fights where you have +- 15 lbs amy? I haven't seen any around where i'm from, but have heard about them before.
That's just USA amateur boxing rules. For the lighter weights (below 152 I think) it's +/- 8 pounds for 152-178 it's +/- 10 pounds and above that it's 15. (I THINK- Kolya can correct me if I got the weights wrong) So any bout that is a non-tournament bout is called a 'match-bout' which means you don't go by weight classes you are just matched according to the rules of the +/- window. (does that make sense? It's confusing). The only time in the ams that you really go by the weight classes is if it's an advancing tournament, like LBC or regional Golden Gloves, PAL championships, Nationals or Ringside, Silver Gloves, JOs etc....
Amy's right. But if it's abover 1 65 there can be a 15 pound difference I think...so if you weigh 166; you could fight someone who's 181. ****, it took me a while to think about that. I'm giving up a lot more than 15 pounds in sparring, that's for sure.
