How is it done? How can they manage to lose so much weight through just water then the next day they can gain an extra 20 pounds through rehydrating?
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
How do boxers lose so much weight at the weigh-in then put on like 20 pounds?
Collapse
-
Tags: None
-
-
-
-
"Most fighters refrain from liquids. That's why they say in boxing terminology that they're "drying out." But they are so dehydrated by weigh-in time that after the weigh-in they re-hydrate by taking lots of liquids----since their body retains these liquids that the body craves, their body weight baloons overnight. Good example of this was Arturo Gatti. He would re-hydrate and put on 20 llbs. overnight thus giving himself a perfectly legal advantage. That's why many state boxing commissions now demand that the weigh-in take place on THE DAY of the fight. They won't thus have enough time to pack on so much weight in so short a time. But to answer your question on the reverse side, steam baths and saunas as well as taking laxatives and lots of spitting ( honestly ) is a common practice for losing weight overnight. But truth be told, I believe that it is far more common for boxers to pack on weight overnight than it is for them to lose it overnight."
Comment
-
Originally posted by SkillspayBills View Post"Most fighters refrain from liquids. That's why they say in boxing terminology that they're "drying out." But they are so dehydrated by weigh-in time that after the weigh-in they re-hydrate by taking lots of liquids----since their body retains these liquids that the body craves, their body weight baloons overnight. Good example of this was Arturo Gatti. He would re-hydrate and put on 20 llbs. overnight thus giving himself a perfectly legal advantage. That's why many state boxing commissions now demand that the weigh-in take place on THE DAY of the fight. They won't thus have enough time to pack on so much weight in so short a time. But to answer your question on the reverse side, steam baths and saunas as well as taking laxatives and lots of spitting ( honestly ) is a common practice for losing weight overnight. But truth be told, I believe that it is far more common for boxers to pack on weight overnight than it is for them to lose it overnight."
Comment
-
Originally posted by p4pking_2007 View PostThanks man great info. Akways wondered how they do it. Great sig as well. You get it by andre berto by any chance? Or the song by his record company?
Comment
-
Comment