i'm trying to cut to make weight.
I weight 203, i want to cut to 187. My diet for the last few days is already extra low carbs.
My question is: Should I stop protein supplementation to help loose water for the weigh-in?
If so, how long should before (in days) should I stop?
Will this affect strenght/performance?
Creatine makes most people retain water and takes about 4 weeks to get out of your system.
Beta alanine is probably a better supplement for weight class athletes, except it currently is more expensive than creatine monohydrate.
does that mean that stopping creatine supplementation a few days before weigh-in won't make a change?
If you stop creatine supplementation a few days before the weigh-in your body will retain slighly less water.
Lay off the Creatine for sure now if you are wanting to drop weight...The protein however is fine imo
On ways of cutting weight ask on the Wrestling forum
high protein low carb diets are good for making weight so keep the protein up. When is your fight?
weigh-in friday
fighting saturday
16lbs in 3 days that sounds tough. hows it going so far.
not so bad...
I usually cut around that much weight over two or three days. I keep my protein high up until the last day where I cut most of my food out. I found through trial and error that if I cut protein for more then a week or so I lose alot of muscle. I always thought it was a myth so I tried cutting alot of protein and went with a greens only diet for the last week and lost alot of muscle and strength. As for the creatine I try to eliminate it for the last two or three days so I'm not retaining as much water. No scientific reason thats just what works well with me. I have no problem cutting the weight while taking creatine but supposedly this is not the norm.
Just my two cents, everybody is different. Hope it helps.
Try using a fiber supplement, like Citrucel some say that can get rid of a lot of hidden weight.
arnie,
thanks for the input. I've eliminated the carbs almots totally (under 10% of my daily calories) for the past week. I eat lots of greens too. I stopped creatine intake today (2 days out of weigh-in). I've heard a bath with epsum salt was good, might try it. Do you ever use diuretics and/or laxatives?
sfbjj,
i don't take fiber supplement, but I have been adding a tablespoon of ground flax seeds (wich contains lots of fibers) to all my feeding of the past week.
Sounds like you are on the right track. I dont ever take laxatives or diuretics. 16 pounds for a guy that weights 200 pounds isnt too much plus I would be worried about screwing myself up for fight day. You never know when you will be tested either. Not to mention that I could never really recover from shitting myself in a cage in front of people lol.
Flax is a good idea...i take the flax in pill form but same idea. Never done the epsum salt thing. I have tried water loading which is good but too late for you now if you are two days out. I didnt get anything from distilled water but I have heard that works. I assume you are using a sauna to cut the weight as well. Good luck.