Since 1994 we have been using a certain “unconventional” meal plan for many wrestlers who needed a daily meal plan when cutting weight…

We realized long ago that wrestlers are very concerned about the “weight” of the food being eaten, and don’t often care about what kind of nutrition they are getting.

So, we came up with a simple system that worked like a charm. It helped guys who needed to cut their weight down, didn’t have a lot of time for food prep, and wanted to eat foods that wouldn’t weigh a lot.

But it was controversial…

It even had some guys challenge if we knew what we were doing…

It caused some arguments…

But it worked!

What was it?

The Weight Gainer Weight Cutting System

Let me explain…

You get a weight-gainer powder.  (We always recommended “Heavy Weight Gainer 900″ by Champion Nutrition).  Then you mix a serving of it in water.  You then split the serving into 3 smaller, equal servings.  This gives you approximately 300 calories per serving instead of 900.  These 3 mini-servings are consumed throughout the day along with a small meal.  The small meal is usually a turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread, with lettuce and tomato.

The reason we started doing this was because there are a lot of nutrients in a good weight-gainer powder.  It is only food remember.  It becomes lethal when consumed in full serving sizes at once.  However, when split up into mini-servings it winds up giving you just the right amount of calories, with a perfect ratio of protein to carbohydrates.

Basically, you get a high nutrient/calorie ratio when you use a weight-gainer to cut weight.

To many wrestlers and coaches who haven’t thought “outside the box” this method is too much to handle.

But believe me, it works.  It’s worked for all sorts of wrestlers.  Obviously, with different weights (heavy weight vs lighter weight for example), there would need to be some tweaks.

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Also… as with any other nutritional or training changes that you may want to try, do this when it “doesn’t matter” first.  In other words, try it for a couple of days when you don’t have to weigh in.  Get an idea of how YOUR body reacts.  Then curtail your plan to suit your needs.  BUT… you have to eat when you cut weight.  You have to drink water when you cut weight.  Don’t EVER let anyone tell you otherwise.  It’s not like a mixed martial artist who weighs in the day before a fight, once every 6 months.  Wrestlers do this multiple times each week for months at a time.  You MUST be smart about it:)

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