boxing and supplements

[Sharla]

I remember it but from memory is was only one third of a Mars bar that helps you work and I'll be damned if I can buy a Mars bar and eat only one third - it's all or nothing because if I know it's there it just calls to me!

To keep protein up and weight down in last few days making weight I find tuna/fish is good. Other meats seem to be heavier somehow and can't eat them at all on the last day but for some mysterious reason tuna doesn't add any more weight in the digestive system than veggies would.

Still here I'm talking strictly about short term weight as opposed to body composition just to make the weigh in.

[FeuerFrei]

Mmmmmmm.....Mars Bar.

[Dizaster]

If you only have 'a bit' of fat on you then you're not going to be able to loose that fat and build muscle whilst coming down in weight...

Muscle has a weight you know? :P.... infact it's roughly 3 times the weight of fat

But you get the samebounce back factor from creatine wether or not your doing aerobic or anaerobic excercises
Its all a matter of what your training towards,not what you put in to your body

When you say 'Bounce back' factor are you talking about it helping to reduce DOMS?

Creatine will supply more energy to the ATP-CP system so yeah... he could possibly train harder on it... but if he cuts on fat and particularly carbohydrates then Anaerobically, at least as far as the Lactic system is concerned he's not gonna be getting quality training in... Aerobically to an extent too... your fat reserves aren't enough.

He doesn't need to go on any low carb diet and force weight off himself... if he was training purely for fat loss... aesthetics etc then yes... but as soon as those carbs go... his [u]boxing[/b] training will suffer... the quality will go... it's not just quanity he needs to develop.

I'd never recommend any athlete go on a low carb diet... especially in the middle of the season. He's an amatuer boxer... no need to drasticly cut weight... just train hard and smart and eat sensibly... you can supplement Creatine, Protein, L-Carnitine etc... what ever... anything that helps you to develop... but avoiding carbs just so you can loose some fat?

Plus if he avoids starch then his S*** is gonna wreak... :P

This is always such a touchy subject and it seems their is a lot of mixed opinions on weight loss and all that sort of thing. But I really liked what you said about the carbs. The NUMBER one thing for a boxer is his training, and cutting out carbs will MIGHT assist in the weight loss a little, but having the carbs their to fuel powerful and productive training sessions will be a LOT more benificial and will most likely equal great weight loss anyway.
Someone else mentioned about ALWAYS staying hydrated which I also 100% agree with. Don't worry about water weight AT ALL until a day or maybe 2 before the weigh in. Having your body topped up with water at all times keeps all your organs, muscles, cells and just about EVERY part of your body running and working as efficiently as it possibly can. The moment you start to get dehydrated, your body won't be working the best it can (and that includedes working to burn calories and lose weight to it's highest potential). If you are really struggling to get down weight on the last day you can lay off the water for that, but until then, stay hydrated fully!
Protein shakes are a good source or protein that is easy to control and easy to measure exactly what your body is taking in. Obviously most of the time you think protein shake = body builder. But your muscles need protein to repair. full stop. No matter what training you do. Without it they will just eat themselves after training sessions and you'll just be training to lose muscle. Not good obviously. So the protein shakes are a good source that won't fill you with a lot of calories or fats at the same time.
Umm, yeah, I think that's all i've got to add at the moment.
Just basically be smart. Most of the time a little common sense is all that's needed to guide you in the right direction.

GOOD LUCK !!

[Scrap]

Good sensible post Diz cc

[AdamGB]

I'll second that cc