Making Weight...and meet results.

[spatts]

Making Weight

Any wrestlers, lifters, etc...with last minute tips on shedding a few pounds to make weight? My powerlifting comp is Saturday, I'm normally 185-190, but need to be under 181, in clothes, by Friday at 5pm. I started carb depleting yesterday evening and have dropped 4 pounds so far. I'm looking for any last minute emergency tactics I can use immediately prior to weigh in if I'm still borderline.

My brother used to jump rope in a sauna with a trash bag over him. What were your tricks?

 

[spatts]

OK...guess I'll take this to training where it belongs.

 

[Citruscide]

I never had to be under any weight class... I have heard of several bodybuilders taking Ex-lax... although, I'm not sure how healthy it is.

Minimal water... maybe some light fiber clothes? That sucks you have to be in clothes... lol ... well, maybe not in your case.

If you want to avoid dieuretics... I don't really have any "tricks" other than the things you've mentioned... moon suits and such.

C-ditty

 

[Manu]

OK...guess I'll take this to training where it belongs.

Try also in the diet forun, i think you can get there some good input.

Good luck.

 

[WarriorPL]

Re: Making Weight

My brother used to jump rope in a sauna with a trash bag over him. What were your tricks?

Wow... that's quite possibly the funniest thing i've ever heard.... picturing it is hilarious.

 

[solidj55]

Low carbs, I mean low as in only about 50g per day also monitor sodium intake, try not to take in any salt. Starting five days out... Drink 2+ gallons of water per day, two days before the weigh in drink 1 cup of coffee with every meal(so 6-8 cups per day if thats how you eat) and the day before the meet try to maintain by eating little to no carbs. This will flush a shit load of water. Ex-lax does work as well, do it two days out if you use it so you can have time to get your stomach feeling better.

 

[t3c]

spats...this may sound crazy...but my friends who wrestle this year take a cup with them and spit into it each time they have saliva...they said it helps alot


who knows

 

[spatts]

I haven't had any carbs for over 24 hours...I'm fat fasting, low sodium, etc...got that covered. My question is more geared toward Friday morning/afternoon. If I'm still borderline...last minute emergency measures.

t3c, the wrestlers at my school did the SAME thing. I think some of them starting chewing just so they'd have something to spit.

 

[Rivaldo]

Out of interest, what is your diet going to look like between the Friday weigh-in and competition on Saturday?

 

[JDarty6173]

Go to GNC and pick up some herbal diuretics... Taraxatone and Dandelion Root together work well.. Just start it asap though...They take alot longer than the non-herbals... If you're really worried though you could use some low dose lasix if you have any available.. I have some I don't need that you can have if ya want... Just PM me.....