sweatsuits

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.

 

I think there for queers.

 

Where did you buy yours?

 

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.

 

Kent.