how does someone put on 15 lbs in 1 day??

[mesthead21]

it's never mentioned on-camera, but it's supposedly a pretty common tactic on The Biggest Loser.

when someone has immunity or is reasonably certain that they're safe (such as, because of an alliance that wouldn't vote them off), they'll waterload before the weigh in. then dehydrate before the next weigh in after that when they're not safe and magically lose like 50 pounds.

ugh. I hate that show so much.

you just blew my mind

 

[JujuFish]

I must know my enemy, in all his forms. Everyone knows this.

Wow, TFP has a shit fetish. Who knew?

 

[Ninjahedge]

I heard Donald Trump gains and looses about 140lbs every 6 years or so.....

 

[Jeffg010]

Sport science did a show on this. They had some dude running on a tread mill sweating his ass off. Google "sport science dehydration" and look at you tube. It is blocked at work or I would post it.

 

[Wyndru]

weigh in once while super dehydrated and then water-load for the next?

This. When I wrestled in high school we used to do this. I remember getting really sick fluctuating so much. On Thursday I'd need to be 98, then 110 for Saturday morning's match. (Yes I was a lightweight in 9th grade).

It sucked. Going down was worse though, we would stack sweatshirts/pants, and run in the boiler room for hours, and only eat an ice cube once in a while for limited hydration.

 

[vi edit]

This. When I wrestled in high school we used to do this. I remember getting really sick fluctuating so much. On Thursday I'd need to be 98, then 110 for Saturday morning's match. (Yes I was a lightweight in 9th grade).

It sucked. Going down was worse though, we would stack sweatshirts/pants, and run in the boiler room for hours, and only eat an ice cube once in a while for limited hydration.

The part I don't get about "cutting weight" is....if everyone is doing it to "make weight" then what are you really gaining? Why not just weigh in at what you should be and not abuse the shit out of your body? Obviously somebody will go back to doing it, but it's just such a stupid thing to do to me.

 

[Wyndru]

The part I don't get about "cutting weight" is....if everyone is doing it to "make weight" then what are you really gaining? Why not just weigh in at what you should be and not abuse the shit out of your body? Obviously somebody will go back to doing it, but it's just such a stupid thing to do to me.

For us, it was about the roster on the opposing team. If they had only someone at 98 weight class and no one heavier until 125, we had to make 98 to wrestle (or gain to 125, which wasn't happening). The other teams would do the same, so we would "match" weights after the weigh-in.

 

[mb]

Wow, TFP has a shit fetish. Who knew?

Everyone, apparently.

 

[duragezic]

The part I don't get about "cutting weight" is....if everyone is doing it to "make weight" then what are you really gaining? Why not just weigh in at what you should be and not abuse the shit out of your body? Obviously somebody will go back to doing it, but it's just such a stupid thing to do to me.

Well in like MMA, if you're a natural 155 pound guy versus a 170 pound guy who cuts the day before to 155, you're probably going to smaller and not as strong as the 170 pound guy who cuts. Like I read that Chael Sonnen walks around something like 210-215 pounds but he actually fights in the 185 lb division. If he were to fight at his natural weight, he'd be in heavyweight and have to go up against some bigass mofos.

 

[slightlyhuman]

I must know my enemy, in all his forms. Everyone knows this.

9/10 times i don't like half the shit you say but this time it got a chuckle out of me, troll:beer;

 

[alkemyst]

other then Boxing/MMA/wrestling what sport does serious weight cutting that people would be familiar with? none of the major ones do

Jockeys do many times.

 

[silverpig]

When I was rowing years ago I lost ~20 lbs in 2 days. It wasn't on purpose, I just trained extra hard and didn't compensate with extra food and water. I was so tired I didn't have an apetite.

It definitely wasn't healthy and I got pretty sick. I had to take a full day off from class and training to eat.

 

[Red Dawn]

Well the weight loss and then gain obviously wasn't healthy for Margarito

 

[zinfamous]

According to BlahBlahYouToo, his girlfriend does this about every week.

you should ask him.

 

[waggy]

For us, it was about the roster on the opposing team. If they had only someone at 98 weight class and no one heavier until 125, we had to make 98 to wrestle (or gain to 125, which wasn't happening). The other teams would do the same, so we would "match" weights after the weigh-in.

ok that would suck. no 103/112/119? ugh that blows. wait..your varsity had a 98lb class?

hehe when i was wrestling all time (stoped at about 25 due to injuries) i could cut and then put on 10 lbs with no effects. but i was a the low end of the scale (119 was the highest i ever wrestled..even though i was 112 at most). some of the guys would do 10-15 lbs one guy had to do 25..he did not do well.

 

[SunnyD]

I must know my enemy, in all his forms. Everyone knows this.

Birds of a feather...

 

[thepd7]

I must know my enemy, in all his forms. Everyone knows this.

lol you're really on your game the last few days

9/10 times i don't like half the shit you say but this time it got a chuckle out of me, troll:beer;

this

 

[Wyndru]

ok that would suck. no 103/112/119? ugh that blows. wait..your varsity had a 98lb class?

hehe when i was wrestling all time (stoped at about 25 due to injuries) i could cut and then put on 10 lbs with no effects. but i was a the low end of the scale (119 was the highest i ever wrestled..even though i was 112 at most). some of the guys would do 10-15 lbs one guy had to do 25..he did not do well.

I was only on the freshman team (I only wrestled in 9th grade). I also went to matches with JV, but never varsity. We had a 98 (or 96, I don't remember exactly), then 112, then I thought it went to 125. There might have been a 119 in there now that you mention it. A lot of schools didn't have enough kids to fill all of the classes so we would drop/gain weight so we could actually compete.

Like you mentioned, you don't perform well if you need to lose too much weight too quickly. I remember being completely exhausted for one of my matches because of this. Basically a few steps away from passing out. I got pinned almost immediately. Not fun.

 

[moks78]

Well the weight loss and then gain obviously wasn't healthy for Margarito

Fight should have been stopped on the 10th or 11th round,

now Margarito has to undergo surgery Tuesday to repair a fractured eye socket...text.

 

[God Mode]

Start shoving greased marbles up your bum. 15lbs of it.

 

[vi edit]

I was only on the freshman team (I only wrestled in 9th grade). I also went to matches with JV, but never varsity. We had a 98 (or 96, I don't remember exactly), then 112, then I thought it went to 125. There might have been a 119 in there now that you mention it. A lot of schools didn't have enough kids to fill all of the classes so we would drop/gain weight so we could actually compete.

Like you mentioned, you don't perform well if you need to lose too much weight too quickly. I remember being completely exhausted for one of my matches because of this. Basically a few steps away from passing out. I got pinned almost immediately. Not fun.

See, that's exactly what I'm talking about. I never wrestled but what is the bigger disadvantage? Giving up 10 or 12 pounds or being completely fucking gassed and bordline unsafe to fight?

I blame coaches more than anything getting impressionable kids thinking that it's "what they have to do" rather that what they should do. It just makes no sense to me. That's coming from an athlete that did my fair share of football, basketball and cross country running. Hell in my sophmore year I was playing offensive line guard at a 5'10" and 170 pounds soaking wet. I gave up an easy 30 pounds or more to other guys but made up for in speed and skill. But if I had the choice of having the other guys going against me be 30 pounds lighter or completely exhausted I'd take exhausted every time.

 

[alkemyst]

ok that would suck. no 103/112/119? ugh that blows. wait..your varsity had a 98lb class?

hehe when i was wrestling all time (stoped at about 25 due to injuries) i could cut and then put on 10 lbs with no effects. but i was a the low end of the scale (119 was the highest i ever wrestled..even though i was 112 at most). some of the guys would do 10-15 lbs one guy had to do 25..he did not do well.

I think just my nuts weighed 98lbs in high school

 

[zinfamous]

9/10 times i don't like half the shit you say but this time it got a chuckle out of me, troll:beer;

to misunderstand the flying pig, is not the fault of the flying pig. look within yourself, and that ratio will change to 0/10.

 

[zinfamous]

I think just my nuts weighed 98lbs in high school

did you weigh them after they had been filled with cheap schwilly beer?

 

[Imp]

weigh in once while super dehydrated and then water-load for the next?

I've gained about 5-10 pounds doing this. Did a lot of strenuous work in summer heat without a meal in the morning, weighed, then ate, rehydrated, weighed again.