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Cutting Help and Questions

Powerlifting
#1

I’ve been cutting weight consistently for the past month and have had some great results. I’m moving down for the weight class 110kg to the 105kg class (usapl) I want to cut down to 100kg and the fill out the extra 5kg. This has how my progress has been going, I’ve been experiencing some days where I would weigh in 1-1.2 pounds less than the day before but I eat the same thing everyday (serious)

Starting weight 241.6 (8/9/2017)
(8/13/17) 240.8
(8/14/17) 240.8
(8/15/17) 240.8
8/16/17 240.8
8/17/17 240.4
8/18:/17 240.0
8/20/17 240.2
8/21/17 240.4
8/22/17 240.4
8/23/17 239.6
8/24/17 239.8
8/25/17 239.4
8/26/17 238.0
8/28/17 236.4
8/29/17 237.4
8/30/17 237.2
9/1/17 236.0
9/3/17 236.2
9/4/17 234.8

#2

You’ve lose about 7 pounds in 8 weeks. That’s steady, if a little slow, progress.

So… what was the question?

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#3

Did you also drink the exact same amount, sweat the same amount, and breathe the same amount? Probably not. It’s normal for weight to fluctuate by a few pounds due to changes in water weight. Look at the average weight for the week to see what sort of progress you are making.

#4

+2 What above said.

All kinds of things going on. Lots out of your control. Keep the daily weigh ins under the same conditions and use weekly averages to give you a better idea of whats going on without all the day to day fluctuations. If the trend is going the direction and rate you are after you’re golden