HarryB Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Just a broad question in relation to getting fighters down to weight with a same day weigh in and making sure they have enough energy to train in the lead up. Does anyone have any experience in this area? I have a client who's got a fight in 8 weeks needs to drop 7k to make weight. I'm interested in what people would do or recommend and why... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmybro1 Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 3 hours ago, HarryB said: Just a broad question in relation to getting fighters down to weight with a same day weigh in and making sure they have enough energy to train in the lead up. Does anyone have any experience in this area? I have a client who's got a fight in 8 weeks needs to drop 7k to make weight. I'm interested in what people would do or recommend and why... I would have thought you would just restricted calories as per normal but time bulk or calories before a training as post training. Losing weight (calorie deficit) is going to affect performance no matter what just got to try minimize effect. I would time carbohydrates before a training session. I wouldn't take a low carbohydrate approach as most bodybuilders would as carbohydrates are a much more readily available source of energy. Carbohydrate cycling might also be a good with methodical think could plan peak carbohydrate days around the more intense training sessions. When I did boxing would only manipulate water weight and stay close to contest weight throughout the year. HarryB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted January 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Well yeah essentially. The biggest thing I find with most fighters actually with most people is that unless they have a specific time frame they have no set eating plan. So I'm just using a slight deficit with some timing of simple carbs around training and whole foods predominantly. Fighter does a whole lot of cardio and is already quite lean but there's body fat to lose thank god or it would be a real shit fight. Trying to get someone who's already lean as hell down that much weight would mean them losing muscle and being weak. Thanks for the input. jimmybro1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 @HumanPerformance, you've trained fighters. What are your thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanPerformance Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Yes I was the nutritionist for Strikeforces fighters for over ten years (including numerous national and world champions)...................Harry, what time is the weigh in on the day and what time is he scheduled to fight that day (approx, like what number on the card is he) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted January 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Weigh in at 9 and he's 2nd on the card. Probably about 6 or 7 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanPerformance Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Yes a caloric deficit should do fine. I have had a lot of fighters do full keto when Ive had to (if they have to lose a lot in a short period of time). As it is I would get him to lose 3 then take out all carbs in the last week and dehydrate to a certain extent , this will take care of the other 4. Once hes weighed in start him to start taking in liquid carbs straight away in combination with easily digested simple high carb foods. In this way he will be 4 kilos heavier once he actually steps in the ring. This is standard practice in the UFC now . Although they normally weigh in 24 hours before they can regain 4-8 kilos or so over the next 24 hours. Its not like bodybuilding where you have to worry about them losing definition with the massive water intake. There is a doctor in OZ we used to get to hydrate the fighters via I.V. This works amazingly well and the fighters feel 100% when rehydrating in this way. gazza 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realtalk Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 I hear they are banning IV rehydration in the ufc if it's not already banned? sorry to derail slightly. But in Las Vegas in the casinos, usually in the lower underground floors where they have the shopping sections there are rehydration clinic with a doctor working and they hook you up to an IV drip. Will cure your hang over instantly and allow you to keep partying the next night. Legit place for fighters to go yoo after their Vegas weigh ins. one of the many crazy things I saw when over there. gazza, jimmybro1, Georg and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmybro1 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 On 28 January 2016 at 7:03 AM, Realtalk said: I hear they are banning IV rehydration in the ufc if it's not already banned? sorry to derail slightly. But in Las Vegas in the casinos, usually in the lower underground floors where they have the shopping sections there are rehydration clinic with a doctor working and they hook you up to an IV drip. Will cure your hang over instantly and allow you to keep partying the next night. Legit place for fighters to go yoo after their Vegas weigh ins. one of the many crazy things I saw when over there. Give it a go? I didnt see these could have done with it though lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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