Weight cutting
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Weight cutting is the practice of fast
Nutritional experts rarely give advice on how to cut weight safely or effectively, and recommend against cutting weight.[2] However, many athletes choose to do it because they wish to gain an advantage in their sport.
Weight cutting in combat sports
Weight cutting has been known as "dangerous" when losing large amounts of weight in a short period of time, by using sauna, wearing sweat suit, severe dehydration, "water loading", etc.[3][4]
In December 2015, 21-year-old Chinese
In March 2016 Scottish Muay Thai fighter Jordan Coe died in Thailand when he was trying to cut weight for a fight.[11] In November 2017 Australian Jessica Lindsay died after extreme weight cutting for Muay Thai fight in Perth, WA.[12]
Belfast-born acute care physician Paddy Golden has warned the Combat Sports Commission in Western Australia about the risks of weight cutting.[13] In December 2017, Golden stated that putting one's body through acute water loss was "very dangerous", and called for measures to tackle it across Australia.[14] In June 2018 Dr Golden stated that unless regulation is put in place to stop extreme weight cutting deaths were "inevitable".[15][16] At the end of 2017, it was reported that Golden had called for athletes to undergo hydration tests, which would dictate whether they should be allowed to participate in bouts.[17]
Some state athletic commissions have suspended fighters who have been caught cutting weight in an unhealthy manner. For instance, the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation suspended Adam Piccolotti for six months after he posted a video of himself vomiting in an attempt to cut weight prior to Bellator 274; he was also fined $2,500, although the outcome of the match was not overturned.[18]
Dieting
In addition to improving performance through
See also
- Human weight
- Weight loss
- Eating disorder
- Dieting
- Healthy eating
- Dehydration
- Rehydration
- Aerobic exercise
- Strength training
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- ^ "Teenager was trying to lose 8kg in seven days for Muay Thai fight when she collapsed and died". ABC News. 10 March 2020.
- ^ "'She sacrificed her life': Weight cutting in combat sports". The New Daily. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ Campbell, Kate (9 December 2017). "'The sense of loss is just overwhelming'". PerthNow. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ Dawes, Samantha (1 July 2018). "'She sacrificed her life for two kilos': Mother warns of weight cutting in sport". ABC News.
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- ^ Lee, Alexander K. (2022-02-23). "Adam Piccolotti suspended after sharing video that shows him vomiting during Bellator 274 weight cut". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-12-07.