The key to stepping on the platform at maximum strength after cutting weight is to spend as little time as possible with your body weight at less than you intend to weigh when you lift — this process is difficult and requires a great deal of desire, discipline, and pain tolerance.

I was setup better from this training cycle than any other. I easily made weight, had a coach with complete confidence in me, and a training partner that celebrated every step. But the meet had a different plan for me.

If you followed my advice from the first article and prepared for the events, there are just a few more things you need to do before kicking off the competition.

You’ve put 8-16 weeks of hard work into your meet prep. Why ruin it 24 hours before the competition?

When meet day arrives, you’ll be faced with variables you don’t see in the gym. At Monster Garage Gym, we’ve developed a way to control the most stressful of these variables: the clock.

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Dropping five or six pounds should be relatively easy for you to do the last few days prior to weigh-ins.

I think the best method for cutting weight for a 24-hour weigh-in is to get your weight down and back up as fast as possible. The less time your weight is down the less it will affect your performance.