How can boxers starve themselves in the run up to a fight yet still find the strength to train?

Question

If I miss a meal I'm struggling. How do they manage it yet still train at a high intensity?

Answer 1

It takes a special kind of person to do what these guys do, from the hard work to the willingness & sacrifices they make. Their is no other sport that requires so much dedication, the lucky fellows have someone who can give them good advice a "dietician & nutritionist". Today my fighters are lucky enough to have this, I watch every meal they eat, every drink & I keep track of every supplement they take. I do this by keeping them with me for the last 3 weeks prior to a fight. They do get cranky because the social part of their lives doesn't exist anymore. For these 3 weeks leading up to a fight they have no friends nothing. Add in the dieting & the hard work 4 hours in the morning & 3 hours in the evening & yah they get cranky but they are also very focused & all they want to do is fight..

About 6 or 7 years back some of my guys would starve themselves to make weight literally for 2 or 3 days straight before weigh ins, before I started housing them. I still see this today, fighters in really bad shape, but some guys really want this & manage because of this want.

I don't recommend it but its what they do. In most cases they have 24 hours to re-hydrate & as long they didn't struggle to bad they should be good. They eat the right meals & drink the right drinks after they weigh in which is very important.  

Good question.

Answer 2

Boxers are superfit and train hard. Through diet they reach a certain weight then cut back near the weigh in. Cut out the carbs and they reach the weight limit. In the ring they can be half a stone over the limit. A good carb blast before the fight and they are more than ready.

Answer 3

They usually have 24 hours to rehydrate.

Answer 4

they don't starve thereself's they just eat healthy and train hard if fight time comes and they are overweight they just sweat out waterweight a day or two before weigh in's

Answer 5

They train until they are super fit.