Table 3 Frequency (percent) of MMA athletes that used a source of advice for a specific method to cut weight. N = Number of MMA athletes
Method | Source of Advice | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Registered dietitian nutritionist | Teammates | Magazines | Doctor | Social media | Prof. orgs. | Other: Friends | Other: coach | Other | |
Overall N | 19 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 27 |
Food restriction | 73.7% | 84.4% | 100.0% | 85.7% | 50.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 81.5% | |
Sauna | 68.4% | 72.7% | 100.0% | 78.5% | 50.0% | 66.7% | 25.0% | 77.8% | |
Diuretics | 1.3% | 3.7% | |||||||
Sweat-suit | 52.6% | 62.3% | 100.0% | 60.7% | 33.3% | 55.6% | |||
Increased training | 63.2% | 70.1% | 50.0% | 71.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 63.0% | |
Water load | 68.4% | 75.3% | 100.0% | 85.7% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 63.0% | |
Vomiting or laxatives | 1.3% | ||||||||
Salt bath | 21.1% | 29.9% | 50.0% | 39.3% | 50.0% | 25.0% | 18.5% | ||
Salt load | 10.5% | 5.2% | 3.7% | ||||||
Juice cleanse | 1.3% | 7.1% | 7.4% | ||||||
Sweet sweat | 5.3% | 16.9% | 50.0% | 28.6% | 50.0% | 33.3% | 25.0% | 26.0% | |
Low carb | 5.3% | 3.7% | |||||||
Colonic | 5.3% | 3.9% | 50.0% | 7.1% | 7.4% | ||||
Water restrictions | 2.6% | 7.4% | |||||||
Jacuzzi or hot tub | 7.8% | 14.3% | 25.0% | 7.4% | |||||
Other (low sodium diet) | 5.3% | 1.3% | 3.7% | ||||||
Other (ketogenic diet) | 3.6% | 3.7% | |||||||