New Weight Class
I started at 182 lbs thinking I was in great shape. The idea then was that I would trim down and wrestle at 174 lbs. However, I was shown the power of proper dieting and how great of shape I was capable of as within 5 weeks or so I was down to 173 lbs. The interesting thing was that it wasn’t by any means killing me to maintain that weight. I then made the decision that with 7 weeks until the tournament I would drop down to 165 lbs. We all know that the last few pounds are the hardest… however i am down to 168 lbs and about 5-7% body fat; well within the means of mild dehydration to make weight.
BUT!!! i plan to truely test my physical and mental limits. I will seek to naturally loose as much weight as possible w/o compromising my physique so that a few weeks before the tournament i actually weigh less than required and can do two things A) not worry about struggling to make weight and B) actually try to bulk up before the tournament as opposed to killing myself in the closing days.
