I’m a pretty a small dude and weigh 140 lbs. Wanted to get some amateur matches in while I can, and was thinking "no problem I can cut weight to 135 for lightweight" since I’ve lost 3 lbs of water before just with cardio workouts. My coach then told me I had to fight at 132 or 141 since amateur weight classes are different from professional boxing. For 8 lbs, is it even possible for me to lose this in water weight or will I have to start dieting and losing fat/muscle?
start dieting. that’s way too much to lose in water weight
if you lost that much in water you would never be able to properly rehydrate in the hours before the fight. You just gotta suck it up and diet
Or you can go in at 141 and fight a guy who is bigger AND has more discipline than you (cause he can diet)
what you need to do is cut weight and do it properly. weeks before the fight start dieting, no eating after 6pm being a big part of this. I ate a lot of bread, plain, fruit, and for protein i would eat a can of tuna after i flushed all the salt out of it.
lots of roadwork too! this will help you lose the weight plus when it comes to a match between green fighters the better conditioned fighter usually wins. Worst case scenario it’ll make losing suck less
You wanna aim to have your weight down to 132 a week or so before the fight because this way you can up your calorie intake. when you’re cutting weight you have to burn more calories than you consume but once you reach your weight you can up your calorie intake to match what u burn in a day.
this will have you at the proper weight without any last minute drastic weight cutting measures plus it ensures you’ll be energetic and ready come the fight
oh and don’t use the professionals as a guide line. the pros weigh in about 30 hours before a fight while an amateur is more like 3 hours before a fight. comparing the 2 is ignorant
At your present weight of 140, losing 8 lbs.is a big chore and would take a lot of energy from you IMO. I’d go for the 141 class.
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start dieting. that’s way too much to lose in water weight
if you lost that much in water you would never be able to properly rehydrate in the hours before the fight. You just gotta suck it up and diet
Or you can go in at 141 and fight a guy who is bigger AND has more discipline than you (cause he can diet)
what you need to do is cut weight and do it properly. weeks before the fight start dieting, no eating after 6pm being a big part of this. I ate a lot of bread, plain, fruit, and for protein i would eat a can of tuna after i flushed all the salt out of it.
lots of roadwork too! this will help you lose the weight plus when it comes to a match between green fighters the better conditioned fighter usually wins. Worst case scenario it’ll make losing suck less
You wanna aim to have your weight down to 132 a week or so before the fight because this way you can up your calorie intake. when you’re cutting weight you have to burn more calories than you consume but once you reach your weight you can up your calorie intake to match what u burn in a day.
this will have you at the proper weight without any last minute drastic weight cutting measures plus it ensures you’ll be energetic and ready come the fight
oh and don’t use the professionals as a guide line. the pros weigh in about 30 hours before a fight while an amateur is more like 3 hours before a fight. comparing the 2 is ignorant
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well…
top fighters lets say… victor ortiz for example.
what he does is lose water weight. but much more than than 3 lb’s because over night he gained 16 pounds against andre berto.
you can lose 8 pounds.
but the amateurs is about fighting at your natural weight so i say fight at 141
where you comfortable, k??
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losing weight is really hard, i’m still trying to move back the the welter weight and its not easy
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