tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30740798.post927383665296800893..comments2024-03-22T01:17:01.667-05:00Comments on Georgette's Jiu Jitsu World: Making weight, cutting weight for a tournament.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30740798.post-20872729088426768402010-09-28T11:44:58.029-05:002010-09-28T11:44:58.029-05:00The first time I heard about "cutting weight&...The first time I heard about "cutting weight" I was really shocked. People lose 10 pounds in a week? WHAT WORLD AM I IN?<br /><br />Yeah...since starting BJJ I've been okay sharing my weight with the world. Partly because it's a motivator to lose weight, and partly because when you are 20+ kilos up on someone it REALLY makes a difference. (for the record, I'm 92 kilos and I will be THRILLED when I finally drop below 90)<br /><br />I'm just shocked that these men find it so simple to lose weight. Then again, never before have I been around so many fit/muscular people before, and I'm definitely more aware of my diet than before.<br /><br />Good article, though I doubt I'll EVER be in a position where I'll have to cut weight. <br /><br /># Medium Heavy: 163 lbs<br /># Heavy: 164 and over<br /><br />Yeah...Need to lose nearly 40 lbs to get to the next weight category. >_<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30740798.post-26681035517059861472010-05-17T05:46:49.142-05:002010-05-17T05:46:49.142-05:00Good work Georgette. Very thorough analysis.
I...Good work Georgette. Very thorough analysis.<br /><br />I've been tracking my weight and Body Fat on a daily basis since Jan first to see if the diet I'm following actually works and it has revealed MANY very interesting facts. It's amazing what statistics can teach about how to view numbers and what to make of them.<br /><br />I've also been working on my test-cut technique (the water-cut you do long time before the actual comp just to gauge how much your body can/will loose in water) and that's going very well too. I'll hopefully sit down and write up a nice report for the blog soon.<br /><br />Best of luck in all your preparations my friend.Liam H Wandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592644859626736304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30740798.post-67011300633981624032010-05-15T08:41:51.798-05:002010-05-15T08:41:51.798-05:00@Carlo: Do you mean body fat % or the % of fat in...@Carlo: Do you mean body fat % or the % of fat in my diet? Because I can tell you, at 15% body fat, I will be seriously angry at the world, and it's just not worth it to me. I'd have a rockin' body but I don't need to be that good. :)<br /><br />And as for the % of fat in my diet, I don't measure things that scrupulously. I monitor calories in and calories out. Some days, I just <b>need</b> a brownie, some cookies, whatever. I'm not going to deny myself, I'll just make sure to cut back in calories somewhere else. I know this is not long term healthy, but that's not how I eat long term-- it's just the making-weight thing.<br /><br />I'm losing 11 lbs between now and my departure date for Mundials, June 2. Though I "gained" 6 lbs in the last 24 hours (most likely water, I guarantee you it's not fat) so if I went off yesterday's weight, I'd need to lose 5 lbs.Georgettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08705282002904234217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30740798.post-80884788256912345802010-05-15T08:21:15.091-05:002010-05-15T08:21:15.091-05:00Dropping the fat % is the clue, 15% will make a hu...Dropping the fat % is the clue, 15% will make a huge difference in both your weight and the way you feel. Core cardio should make the trick (INSANITY works great for this purpose). just keep in mind that it's not just quantity wise eating but quality wise. how much are you actually planing to drop in 1 month?Carlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06112060244285756740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30740798.post-41321961073047628352010-05-14T18:04:00.219-05:002010-05-14T18:04:00.219-05:00HAHA that photo at top is hilarious, so glad I did...HAHA that photo at top is hilarious, so glad I did not open this blog at work!<br />This whole weight cutting business is amystery to me. I'm tiny as it is and I am too lazy (read: unmotivated) to actually try. But I can understand if, say a person is 1.5KG above their lower bracket, it would make strategic sense to do this. But I know guys who are trying to cut several times this...to the point of near bodily collapse.<br /><br />For the ladies here in the UK, I don't think many bother cutting weight simply because they usually get lumped together in one or two weight division (I'm talking local comps, not the big IBJJF ones) so there's no point eeking out those extra kilos.<br /><br />Anyway, good luck at the Worlds!Meerkatsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04147715586194844173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30740798.post-5426358982109654652010-05-14T17:36:33.764-05:002010-05-14T17:36:33.764-05:00www.nutritiondata.com has a resting metabolic rate...www.nutritiondata.com has a resting metabolic rate calculator. It's also pretty nifty for counting calories and figuring out different food alternatives to maintain higher overall nutritional values.Elysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10060069082138016910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30740798.post-59023065284654414562010-05-14T14:51:58.470-05:002010-05-14T14:51:58.470-05:00@Ryan: To be honest, I surfed the net and took th...@Ryan: To be honest, I surfed the net and took the average of all the RMRs I found for a woman my height, weight etc. I used "sedentary" as my activity level because, while I work out 7 days a week, it's not always the same # of hours. The Bod Pod analysis provided a number too, but it was crazy high, like 2100 cal/day. I know this is crazy high because if I ate that much I would gain weight. Smarties in the audience will say I've slowed down my metabolism. I respond "Great! Then I'll live longer!"<br /><br />@Mike: yeah, I hear Bodyrock is really good. Most of the people at my academy who do something outside of jits for fitness do either P90x, crossfit, or Sealfit.<br /><br />See you soon!Georgettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08705282002904234217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30740798.post-20078597127437506682010-05-14T12:56:01.500-05:002010-05-14T12:56:01.500-05:00Here's a great site that I'm using for car...Here's a great site that I'm using for cardio and body weight exercises: www.bodyrock.tv<br /><br />Although the girl shown is very fit, the exercises are pretty tough. I'm usually drenched in sweat and out of breath during and after. They are HIIT type of workouts usually using Tabata timed rounds (20 secs work, 10 sec rest). I've previously done a lot of the Power 90 and P90X routines, but the Bodyrock ones are a lot of fun (read work), always evolving (never boring), short (usually 16-20 mins), and make me feel great.<br /><br />Looking forward to seeing you again in a few weeks.Mike M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02244381078459927028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30740798.post-64687438390117713862010-05-14T11:09:08.148-05:002010-05-14T11:09:08.148-05:00How did you compute your resting metabolic rate? K...How did you compute your resting metabolic rate? Knowing such a value seems it would be important to cutting weight.Ryanhttp://jiujitsukit.comnoreply@blogger.com