View Full Version : think i can make the weight?
Executioner
03-12-2009, 08:10 PM
i am fighting next month at the beginning and i currently weigh 178 pounds. However, 178 to 200 is heavyweight. fuck that.
i was looking to get down to 156 to 165, think my chances are decent?:think
13+ pounds over two weeks? :huh
A pound of fat is about 4000 calories, that will be your daily deficit if you want to lose it in fat weight. Sounds impossible and unhealthy to me. Dehydrating is another matter, I wouldn't risk it.
Executioner
03-12-2009, 08:47 PM
22 days from today until the tournament starts. so a little more than 2 weeks, but fuck..it sucks. the division under heavyweight 165-178 seems realistic but theres no one in that division. Damn making weight, its dumb. :-(
TheRock49
03-12-2009, 09:28 PM
Whats your height and body fat percentage?
tri-pod
03-13-2009, 12:11 AM
id try my luck at heavyweight.
are you fighting open class or novice?
If it's a novice tournament I wouldn't worry about it too much. Most guys aren't in good enough shape their first few bouts for weights to matter all that much.
Executioner
03-13-2009, 02:17 PM
Rock..5'11' and my percentage is 11%
to tri-pod and amy, it'll be in the open division.
Rock..5'11' and my percentage is 11%
to tri-pod and amy, it'll be in the open division.
Hmmm. Well, what's your weight today? Maybe try for a week and if it looks like you're really going to have to crash the following week, then don't do it.
TheRock49
03-13-2009, 05:02 PM
Rock..5'11' and my percentage is 11%
to tri-pod and amy, it'll be in the open division.
Im 6' 1/2" with a % of 6.1. I fight amateur at 155. You would have better chances of winning your first fight if you made it a lower weight but like Amy said, most guys arnt in great shape for their first few fights yet making weight.
avk47
03-13-2009, 05:10 PM
Im 6' 1/2" with a % of 6.1. I fight amateur at 155. You would have better chances of winning your first fight if you made it a lower weight but like Amy said, most guys arnt in great shape for their first few fights yet making weight.
It's not his first fight - he's open class.
Executioner
03-13-2009, 09:38 PM
yup, this'll be fight #31 and my first one in 2 years.
Executioner
03-13-2009, 09:39 PM
Hmmm. Well, what's your weight today? Maybe try for a week and if it looks like you're really going to have to crash the following week, then don't do it.
stepped on the scale at the gym at 5 pm and it reads 175 even. so 3 lbs better than i thought
Kolya
03-13-2009, 09:54 PM
Just fight at 178 dude. You're right at the upper end of that weight class, close to the limit, so you shouldn't be too much smaller than anyone cutting down.
tri-pod
03-14-2009, 12:09 AM
if your really fast you could even try your luck at heavyweight. that may be too much weight to cut. especially for a tournament. that or fight fewer people at light heavyweight.
brickfists
03-14-2009, 09:39 PM
i wouldnt risk it if i was you 13lb in under 3 weeks seems a bit harsh on your body mate
Executioner
03-15-2009, 06:04 PM
Well, past two and a half days i've used the good old sauna suit for my normal workout and i am at 172.5 :thumbsup:
GPater11093
03-15-2009, 06:19 PM
a bin bag works as good
Executioner
03-20-2009, 04:02 PM
167 :good :happy
QuestionKid7
03-22-2009, 08:07 PM
I'd fight at the 165-178 division. It seems your most realistic bet. If you feel you can make lower without killing yourself, or sacrificing stamina go for it. Good luck I hope you make it.
Executioner
04-01-2009, 01:41 PM
Thanks questionkid :good Im hoping I do too Though it may be harder than I actually thought. for a few days I've been weighing 167 and it seeems my body wont go any lower than that, despite not eating very much and the weigh ins are on Friday, 9 am.
If I cant make the limit, instead of going into that deadly sauna, i decided i'll just move up in weight. Though im not sure I can do that either, when I was 13 i had to weigh 119 and i weighed 132 two weeks before, lost a bunch of weight and when i stepped on, i was 119 but 6 ounces over and all they said was "Ok, you're overweight. you're going home" and they didnt give me the option to move up a weight category.
Yeah, you have to be the weight you declare when you enter the tournament. If you don't think you can make it by tomorrow you better let your coach know where you are at so he can make sure he enters you at the right weight.
paloalto00
04-01-2009, 02:02 PM
You can make it, what you need to do is eat a big breakfast, and then smaller meals in more portions during the day. This will make your metabolism speed up. Also don't forget to run and an asauna suit always helps :D
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