How Much Weight Can You Cut With Water Loading? About 0.6% of Body Mass Extra in the Only Controlled Trial, and 67% of MMA Athletes Already Do It
Oct 25
4 min read
Water loading is the weight-cutting trick that sounds too easy: drink far more than usual for a few days, then restrict, and the body is supposed to keep flushing fluid after the tap is turned off. In one survey, 67 per cent of mixed martial artists said they use it. The question is what it actually buys you on the scale, and whether it costs anything on the night.
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