weight cutting
Dropping pounds fast
Weight cutting is the practice of rapidly losing weight before a weigh-in, common in combat sports and wrestling where competitors must meet a weight class limit.
Athletes typically dehydrate themselves through sweating, restricted fluid intake, and saunas, then rehydrate before competing.
The practice is controversial and potentially dangerous: He dropped fifteen pounds in two days through weight cutting.
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- saunaHeated room for sweating
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- weigh-inOfficial mass verification
- fighterOne who engages in combat
wrestling · MMA · spit · water · pounds · scale · diet · fasting · sodium · electrolytes · grueling · sweat suit · rubber suit · hot bath · draining · rehydrate · cardio · starving
- wrestlingbody slam, wrestlers, takedown, pinfall, suplex
- combat sports medicinecauliflower ear, mat burn, injury prevention, concussions, sprains
- combat trainingbasic training, boot camp, combat drills, drills, drilling
- sports cheatingmatch fixing, doping, point shaving, steroids, cheating
weight cuttingbulking
Gaining size intentionally
weight gain · gaining weight · rehydration · muscle building · lean bulk
weight cuttingintuitive eating
Diet-free body-responsive eating
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