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Post by jakesage on Jul 21, 2011 14:34:56 GMT -5
Any suggestions on dropping 5 pounds week before meet.
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Post by dbunch on Jul 22, 2011 9:27:25 GMT -5
what weight are you at now?
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Post by jakesage on Jul 22, 2011 12:16:25 GMT -5
Going for 198 by September 18, presently 208lb aiming to be 203 week before meet, Was 217 lbs in late June
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Post by dbunch on Jul 22, 2011 15:50:18 GMT -5
This should work in a 2 to 3 day period
First drink lots of water. I know it sounds crazy but it works – the more water you drink the less water you body will retain. You will want to drink 100 to 200 oz a day, At least. Don’t try to drink it all at one but spread out over the day. (Don’t drink anything but water)
Stop using salt and cut back on salty foods try to limit your intake to 500 to 1500 mg. of sodium a day
Sweating will help purge the body of sodium, so you could hit the steam room, sauna or even some light cardio. remember the point being to get rid of the salt not water so keep drinking – don’t overdo it. That will deplete your strength.
Cut back on your carbs. Carbs store water in the body if you limit your carbs you body will burn the store carbs for energy releasing the water the hold.
Lastly take advantage of the 24 hour weigh-in (if there is one) that way you can have a good dinner the night before.
This should allow you to lose 5lbs give or take without losing much strength or being miserable.
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Post by jakesage on Jul 25, 2011 11:40:25 GMT -5
Thanks for the information, cutting back right now on starches (white bread) and desserts, have been doing 6 bottles(500 ml) of water thru the day, will follow the week before schedule as you set out
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Post by 3speed on Jul 25, 2011 11:46:10 GMT -5
Just taking in 1.5 - 2 gallons of water for 3 days and then stopping the water consumption 24 hours before weighin will should lead to a drop of 5-6 pounds at your current bodyweight.
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Post by Rosario-546 on Jul 31, 2011 11:05:55 GMT -5
This is an article I found a year ago or so, and I've followed to the letter Im guess 3-4times. It's pretty much what other have suggested, just outline day by day. If you checkout my log I've kept a pretty good detail of my weight each day using this system, and how it worked each time, weights have varied depend where I was starting from. I'm actually be start this process again in a few days, starting weight 187 goal 181.5. articles.elitefts.com/articles/powerlifting-articles/4-day-guide-how-to-cut-for-a-short-weigh-in/ |
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Post by Rosario-546 on Aug 2, 2011 8:51:47 GMT -5
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Post by jakesage on Aug 2, 2011 14:48:04 GMT -5
Thanks for the information, will post after the meet how it went,
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Post by jakesage on Sept 19, 2011 9:10:31 GMT -5
The advice went great, actually better than anticpated. came in at 195 pounds
Lifts went well!
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Post by dbunch on Sept 19, 2011 14:43:37 GMT -5
Glad to hear that. how did you end up doing?
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Post by jakesage on Sept 19, 2011 19:04:37 GMT -5
Squat = 380.2 pounds done on third attempt
Bench - 275 pounds missed 286 pounds
Deadlift - 446 pounds, missed 463
now that I'm settled at this weight and staying around 200 pounds, look forward to improvements.
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