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Now I will be the first to admit that I may be biased against weight cutting due to my inability to successfully cut any significant weight as of yet. Since I have basically decidedly chose to not participate in this practice it will remain undone.
So you might be asking yourself, "what have you against weight cutting?"
Well for starters it's not the healthiest practice. Manipulation of any kind puts undue stress on your biological systems. People have hurt themselves pretty seriously in the pursuit of getting to a specific weight. While others have gotten to their desired weight, gone on to fight and died as a result. So I reiterate that through critical thought and the mistakes of others, my health is more important than getting down to any weight by this method.
I do have another reason for disliking weight cutting. I am a fan of MMA and know that the main purpose if not the only purpose, to weight cutting is to see who can cut the most weight to the desired weight then gain the most back by fight time. This is all done for an advantage over the opponent.
To put it bluntly, I call it cheating! As a jiu jitsu practitioner and someone who has fought amateur MMA, I think if you have to use a method other than that of your techniques to get the win then you are a cheater. Other people may say , "Oh, it's just part of the game," I think the game could do without it. If you train hard then that should be good enough. Til next time, good day.
And if you have any input on this subject, you know where the comment section is...
I do have another reason for disliking weight cutting. I am a fan of MMA and know that the main purpose if not the only purpose, to weight cutting is to see who can cut the most weight to the desired weight then gain the most back by fight time. This is all done for an advantage over the opponent.
To put it bluntly, I call it cheating! As a jiu jitsu practitioner and someone who has fought amateur MMA, I think if you have to use a method other than that of your techniques to get the win then you are a cheater. Other people may say , "Oh, it's just part of the game," I think the game could do without it. If you train hard then that should be good enough. Til next time, good day.
And if you have any input on this subject, you know where the comment section is...
Love the weight cutting methods..!!
ReplyDeleteDo they have weight building methods as well?
ReplyDeleteI think just weight gainer and overeating maybe lol.
DeleteI saw a documentary once about this, where boxers would go through this method right before a fight and still train like crazy. I agree with the fact that it's not healthy at all.
ReplyDeleteLike bodybuilding or other sports like this, I'm sure there are some very strenuous practices people partake in. Everyone should just know their limits and proceed with caution. I could run or bike all day though! Especially on a nice breezy day.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why anyone would use some of those methods
ReplyDeleteI wish I understood as well...
DeleteI agree with you Troy. Weight cutting can be dangerous to your health. Of all the methods I would have to say the safest would be to decrease your water weight by sweating in a sauna. The other problem is that all that weight will eventually pile back on.
ReplyDeleteRight and the concise time frame that this all takes place in is the issue too.
DeleteMy roommate use to have to cut weight a lot for Tae Kwan Doe. (probably misspelled it.)
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