Cutting Weight

[bodhisattva]

wrestlers / grapplers / boxers cutting weight

Anyone have any experience with cutting? Nowadays there are lots of restrictions on all that, but back when I was in college it was still pretty crazy sometimes.

I'm of the camp that doesn't think Wrestlers should "cut weight" in the classical sense, meaning specifically : a few days or a couple weeks before their match, they begin draining their bodies of fat and water (if they start a few weeks early) or just water (if they start a few days before.)

I think it's bad.

If you have fat to lose - lose it a few MONTHS before your fight, not weeks, in my opinion.

And I don't think a person should cut water at all. I think, since the entire metabolism of the human body is based on water as a reactant, that to drain your muscles and other cells of water is a big mistake.

I personally think a fighter should move UP in weight, if he doesn't have fat on his body.

I'm far more scared of the healthy super lightweight who moved UP to my weight class than of the guy a weightclass higher, without bodyfat, who came DOWN to my weight.

That's just me.

[jubaji]

Anyone ever employ the tongue depressor?

So that's a no?

Coffee-shitting and jerking off was also used. I guess the former was helpful, but the latter's just silly.

hey hey, lets not tread on sacred ground, the latter is something I take very seriously.

[jubaji]

Anyone ever employ the tongue depressor?

[l0rca]

We didn't do anything too crazy in wrestling. Aside from wearing trashbags/solar suits in practice, the worst I've seen is borrowing everyone's coat/sweater and running around the gym if making weight was a pound or two off. Coffee-shitting and jerking off was also used. I guess the former was helpful, but the latter's just silly.

I've seen forced vomiting as well, but only from the rare stupid. It wouldn't make sense to eat before weigh-ins to have something to actually ralph up. A few tournaments I went to though, had weigh-ins late at night, and the matches next day--a couple of regional AAU ones, and some others I vaguely remember. I made weight easy for those, despite eating well throughout the day. But I could imagine there being problems and puking up some food at the last moment. In those instances, I think I'd chance eating over my weight limit instead of not eating at all as well.

[l0rca]

ive heard of dudes getting enemas inorder to cut those last couple pounds...i think this just goes to show they are full of shit

I think this is the best pun I've seen on a forum for a long time.

Do we have an award for this?

[glendanfig]

ive heard of dudes getting enemas inorder to cut those last couple pounds...i think this just goes to show they are full of shit

[jubaji]

Anyone have any experience with cutting? Nowadays there are lots of restrictions on all that, but back when I was in college it was still pretty crazy sometimes.