What To Eat The Day Before...

[sjfou]

the night before a fight, the morning of & straight after weigh in when you have about 2-3hrs between weighing in & fighting? Im thinking 250g pasta last meal the night before & another 250g the morning of, then a shake straight after weigh-in (200g berries, 100g oats & 30g protein). Last time i followed this:

Immediately post weigh-in 1 large Mars bar 250ml bottle isotonic drink (Sip 1.5-2litres of water during the 2 hour period but do not bloat)
30mins later 6 oatcake biscuits 1 scoop whey + 2 tsp sugar in water
30 mins later Chocolate flapjack 50ml bottle isotonic drink
30mins later 6 oatcakes Kendal mint cake or Mars bar

Which i stole from this making weight article:
http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/article-...ht-weight.aspx

What are your thoughts & rotuines?

[SpeedKillz]

looks good. i always walk around at the weight i wanna fight at so i rarely had to drop alot of weight, maybe 3 pounds at the most, but it looks as if this time i am gonna have to do some slightly more drastic things to make weight, so i would be interested in reading some other replies to this as well...

[sjfou]

Just for you SK, ill go into more detail (read FRAT) (ill re-post in a sec, ive got to c&p from another forum) - BTW there is HUGE diff. between cutting for a 24hr weigh-in & a 2 hr weigh-in. I wouldnt ever recommend losing more than 5lbs before an imeadiate weigh-in & dont dehydrate unless you really have to.

[sjfou]

2 Q's:
1. How long does it take the body to rehydrate?
2. How does this plan sound?: Ive got a boxing match on next Sunday, ill probably be 5lbs over the limit (took the call on late notice) by our last sparring session on Wed. Ill hit the sauna for 30mins Thurs & Fri mornings, mainly for detox, as well as take a herbal laxative & potassium sparing diuretic to drop some waste Thurs & Fri.

I also plan to drop carbs all the way to a 250g pasta meal for the last meal on the Sat night & then another 250g breakfast on the Sun. I will continue to drink 3-5l of water every day.

According to my last notes, ill be 74.5kg on Wed & need to be 72kg on Sunday so thats about a 3.5% loss of total body weight. Its definitely not a drastic cut by any means.

Last time i messed up bad, i didnt realise my scales were out & had to lose 2kgs the day before. i was still dehydrated & lost the fight (had no chin, got rocked & the ref. stopped it), i thought id done enough to re-hydrate, i got my piss clear again but since ive read it takes 19 hours on avg. to fully rehydrate (hence my 1st Q for clarification). I also did not eat the enough the night before or the morning of the fight.

Now i know pasta aint cutting but im hoping to be under it enough to allow it - i want to fuel the machine, lol! I learnt today each 1g of carbs holds 3g of water. im going to learn about sodium loading & unloading for my next bout...

[SpeedKillz]

awesome. thanks for the info.

[sjfou]

Heres a good link too:
http://www.hyperstrike.com/my_articl...?articleid=148

[sjfou]

Ive also since learnt raw fruits & oats should be avoided to reduce bowel movements post weigh-in

[SpeedKillz]

Heres a good link too:
http://www.hyperstrike.com/my_articl...?articleid=148

thats a good site thanks man. yea i know that about fruits and oats too cool thanks again dude.

[sjfou]

i did a google search on "pre fight meal" & found some excellent stuff, especially on boxers profiles

[Malchius]

Ugh I never learn anything from these science sites which explain everything in a way never gets me into it. I just want a site that says, this good, that bad. Plus I just need a basic diet that i can eat to get slimmer and more muscle. Of course they'll be training too.