Making weight in professial boxing

Ah yeah Id say they have some mad super carb **** after a weigh in.. or maybe a lot of protein to repair them.. dunno really.. I remember when Toney wasn't a fat **** and bothered making weight he'd be on a drip to hydrate himself after a weigh in!

 

Bernard Hopkins and Floyd Mayweather are always around fighting weight.

I think this is the best way.

 

Quoted for truth

 

There are a few different methods to drop the weight.

The old fashioned way is to kill yourself in a sauna or doing cardio in a sauna suit.
One of the newer ways involves drinking a ton of water everyday in the weeks leading up to the fight and then dropping off sodium consumption the last few days before the fight and cutting out water altogether at least 24hrs before the fight.

Whichever dehydration method is used, the next step is rehydrating yourself and putting the weight back on . This is usually done with electrolyte-containing drinks like gatorade or pedialyte; in Thailand they use small vials of glucose. Food-wise, while some fighters hit the buffet immediately afterwards, it's usually a good idea to stay away from fatty, greasy food, and simple sugars. Complex carbs like oatmeal and whole grains give you energy that burns longer and won't cause a huge spike in insulin (followed by a "crash").

The hardest part before the fight is dealing with nerves & conserving your energy - or restoring it given how difficult the water cut may have been, so choosing foods that help you relax is a good thing.

 

I would imagine a mild case of dehydration 10 hours before a fight would weaken your athletic ability for a day or so. I agree, live at fighting weight. weigh too much? move up a division and beat people at your natural size.

when I was at the olympic training center they told us that dehydration and 'diets' are bull****. eat fruit/veggies 20 minutes before EVERY meal and you can live at fight-weight.

 

i thought sometimes fighters weigh in on fight night unofficaly so sometimes they wear their clothes when weighing in. could be wrong. but thought i heard it from some where

 

Why eating fruit/veg 20 mins before every meal?

 

think of the way humans evolved. hunter/gatherers ate food in various increments throughout the day when they found berries, fruits, veggis, whatever. occasionally coming across a meal.

The 'I'm full' message your stomach sends your brain is naturally delayed because humans did not develop by eating large meals at certain times in the day. It will help you feel less hungry and regulates your digestion and metabolism.

At OTC it was a rule for everyone, you do NOT eat ANYTHING without having some fruit or salad first. break the rule pay the consequences. Idk about all sports though.

 

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The food at the OTC is so good though. I lost weight there and I was eating like a horse.

 

lol same here. working out 3x a day and eating as much as I could. like 4 meals a day + snacks. my weight stayed about the same.

God I loved it there.

 

whats the OTC

 

olympic training center, colorado springs

its olympic university where most of the teams train. there are dorms, gyms, pools, tracks, awesome cafeteria and medical center. plus its elevated and the air is thin as hell.