I know some of you guys out there have fights coming up and I wanted to share the water cut with you if you haven’t done it. It’s brutal but it works every time. I’ve done it so I can testify lol.
“The fighters weight cut”
So for the water cut, start the process 2 weeks out. Buy this diuretic called "Xpel", and take the recommended dosage daily. Lower your carbohydrate intake to below 100 grams, and drink 2 gallons of water a day. You will be pissing like a race horse. The second week, drop carb intake to 0-50g per day. No other fluids besides water. Still 2 gallons a day. The day before you weigh in, drink only 1 gallon, eat zero carbs, and finish it all by 4pm. This will be the last you eat until you weigh in the next day. You will be cutting that night, so the things you will need for the cut are:
4 bottles of rubbing alcohol (90% or more)
That night around 8 or 9, start the cut. The order of operations goes:
Sauna suit and draped hot towels 20 mins
Sauna suit and draped hot towels 20 mins
For the baths: put a fuck ton of Epsom salt in, and 2 bottles of rubbing alcohol. Make the water as hot as you can stand. It should be uncomfortable, but not burn. Rub your whole body (yes, even pits ass and balls) down with Abilene. Start shadow boxing so you are already a little sweaty before you start the first bath. Once its ready get in. Fully submerge your body so you only have a little bit of your head popping out. While this is happening, towels (like 5) are in the dryer so they get HOT. as soon as you're done with your bath, put on sweats and hoodie, sauna suit, then cuccoon yourself in the towels. Stay there for 20 mins. While this is happening, have a friend draw your second bath. Once 20 mins are up, do the whole thing again
The key is to start a sweat before the first bath, and keep sweating throughout the whole process. Do not let yourself cool off. Have a friend with you so you don't die (lol but seriously). If your water heater isn't the best, you may have to boil a big pot of water to put in the tub to make your bath hot enough. Again, the bath should be just hot enough to where it feels like it isn't burning you. So shoot for that.
Once you are done with the process, strip down and relax for a bit. Dry yourself off, but don't actively cool down. Let your sweat tapir off and naturally stop. Once you are done and dried off, check your weight. I had to cut another 3lbs after I did this, but I just went in the sauna for it because I was too weak to do anything else
When taking the baths, you might become delirious from the heat. This is why it is absolutely crucial to have someone there with you. Because if you pass out in the bath by yourself, you could drown. So be safe and have at LEAST one person there for you
Besides that, that's it! To be completely honest the whole process sucks and you will want to quit, but be strong and push through. Only stop if you feel that you are going to pass out or something of that nature
