Thread: Cutting water weight before holiday

Cutting water weight to make a powerlifting weight-class or to prep for a BB show is a very transient thing.
For what you are thinking, you might do well to simply drop your carbs a bit and drink a bit more water than usual - in other words, de-bloat a bit, but that's it. Otherwise your regulatory hormones will swing the other way before you once again achieve homeostasis.

My .02

Originally Posted by Built

Cutting water weight to make a powerlifting weight-class or to prep for a BB show is a very transient thing.
For what you are thinking, you might do well to simply drop your carbs a bit and drink a bit more water than usual - in other words, de-bloat a bit, but that's it. Otherwise your regulatory hormones will swing the other way before you once again achieve homeostasis.

My .02

you .02 is very much appreciated. i didnt think it would be a good idea, just wanted to check. i understand how we acheive homeostasis, as we are homeotherms, but what way will my regulatory hormones swing? i didnt realise that cutting water would affect my hypothalamus?

Did I say hypothalamus? LOL!

When you "cut water", you're trying to dry out your skin, but hydrate your muscles.

If you just want to dry out, period - that's easy: do low carb, do a depletion workout, and stay like that. Thing is, you'll look flat.

What YOU want to do (I shall now channel you...) is to dry out your skin and hydrate your muscles. That part's tricky - and temporary. You do it by manipulating the hormones that regulate salt secretion and water retention while glycogen is depleted and later loading up on dry carbs which will scavange water from your skin as it replenishes glycogen stores.

Selective osmosis, if you will. Sooner or later, this temporary state settles down. Mostly sooner - and you will hold extra water for a bit until your hormones figure out that you're drinking water again. Until then, you're one bloated pile of man-PMS.

Hmmm... on second thought, do it. You'll finally understand women! <evil laugh>

Originally Posted by Built

You do it by manipulating the hormones that regulate salt secretion and water retention while glycogen is depleted and later loading up on dry carbs which will scavange water from your skin as it replenishes glycogen stores.

Selective osmosis, if you will. Sooner or later, this temporary state settles down. Mostly sooner - and you will hold extra water for a bit until your hormones figure out that you're drinking water again. Until then, you're one bloated pile of man-PMS.

Hmmm... on second thought, do it. You'll finally understand women! <evil laugh>

haha, thankyou, i now understand, and it definately does not sound like something i want to do before i go on holiday

thanks

Cutting water weight and drinking alcohol in the sun is a bad idea.

cutting water and drinking alchohol.....

Originally Posted by fufu

drinking alcohol in the sun is a great idea.

Fixed.

Originally Posted by goob

Fixed.

haha you have got the right idea my friend

manipulating the hormones that regulate salt secretion and water retention

Could you explain more on this please?


B.

You bet. I helped a powerlifter make weight using this little trick of manipulating aldosterone and antidiuretic hormone - using only water and salt:
Get Built - Get Built - Q & A with the Iron Geek - Issue 6

Dr. Joe has a thing or two to say about this as well: Water on Bodybuilding Contest Day