By Alex Ariza,
Alex Ariza- Educating the boxing Analysts (minus Roy Jones JR. who knew what he was speaking about)
The reason I am addressing hydration right now is, I have heard reports that have stated, “Julio Cesar Chavez Jr” weighed in at 180 LBS. during his fight against Zbik, because of rehydrating him.
On June 4th 2011 Julio Cesar Chavez Jr entered the boxing ring against Zbik weighing 180 LBS. This was 20 LBS. heavier then he weighed the day before when he made the middle weight cut off limit at 160 LBS.
Now critics/analysts are saying that I had Julio cut 20 LBS. to make weight and are curious if this is healthy for Julio Cesar Chavez JR.
These critics/analysts have no clue about what they are talking about and it should be the fighter or the coach that speaks on what really happens.
The truth is Julio’s natural weight was around 170-172 pounds the day of the fight. We hyper-hydrated Julio Cesar Chavez JR. immediately after the weigh in, throughout the day of the fight, and all the way up to a specific time before the fight. The reason was so he would actually have more fluid in his body then the body technically needs.
Ingesting water in excess of immediate requirements before exercise in a hot environment offers some protection against heat stress and it improves cooling by increases sweating while delaying dehydration. The result of this has the biggest effect on the heart. This will produce a lower heart rate, which leads to more energy during the fight. Or not gassing out.
Most people do not take into consideration the lights above the ring put out a lot of heat. This heat alone causes you to sweat more. It can be 90 degrees in the ring.
If you lose two percent of your bodyweight through transpiration, your performance declines.
We all know the boxer is going to sweat in the ring. We purposely over-hydrate him, so he is running at optimal levels throughout the entire fight.
The process of hyper-hydration really begins during training. We get the fighters used to is, so it is not an uncommon feeling when they enter the ring.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. weighed in at 169 pounds after the fight. So he lost 12 pounds of water during the fight.
Now all this being said, this has to be done by and expert. I am not recommending fighters start hyper-hydrating themselves. The reason?
Too much water can cause water poisoning. When you consume too much water the normal balance of electrolytes in the body are pushed outside the safe limits, which is potentially fatal.
This is not something someone wants to experiment with. You must have a trained person who has the education behind them to understand what they are doing.
Alex Ariza
18 Comments
Comment by matthew — June 15, 2011 @
2:16 am
Hey alex, what do you think about weight lifting squats militiary presses, I read in a newspaper you dont give youre fighters these exercises and i was just wondering why, And is it possible to lift heavy weights if youre still working on all the explosive training like plyometrics core training sprints,
Comment by O Sydney — June 15, 2011 @
5:30 am
sounds excellent to me Alex! Sounds new, too and yet very sensible and smart! keep it up Alex…rbb
Comment by Goodweatherornot — June 15, 2011 @
6:04 am
Shoot them between the eye Alex…Good point! BAM!
Comment by RG — June 15, 2011 @
7:13 am
It was the physical conditioning that won the fight for Jr and I credit that to Alex. What works for one boxer may not work for the others…so let your conditioning coach figure it out what’s best for you.
I’m glad Manny did not listen to M Konz for trying to get rid of both Freddie and Alex.
Great job Alex!
Comment by RJC — June 15, 2011 @
8:14 am
Once again, excellent job Alex!
Although you will get a lot of props and prolly calls from prospective clients, you are exposing the secrets of your trade man!
Now the wannabes will be imitating every thing you divulge in here and act like they know it already…
Keep it up.
Te next step is writing a book!
Kudos!
Comment by pcraw — June 15, 2011 @
10:19 am
hard to read because writing is poor. you need to work on grammar and sentence structure. all the knowledge you have in training is wasted when you communicate in writing because it’s difficult to understand what you are trying to say. can we get an editor for this site please and bring the professionalism up a notch? thanks.
Comment by JaVa — June 15, 2011 @
11:04 am
Alex please Educate the Mayweathers and Ben Thompson too. They have alot a questions and doubts about this guy who used to fight at 106lbs and was able to retain speed and power at 147lbs. Thank you!
Comment by Christian — June 15, 2011 @
12:59 pm
Very good writing Mr. Ariza. I have only heard of water poisoning or water intoxication a few times and that was when i was studying as a doctor and also in the news when teenagers were playing a water drinking game that caused death.
Comment by vpacalypse — June 15, 2011 @
1:14 pm
I’m guessing that’s why we sometime’s see Julio training(aerobically) with his red jacket on.
Preparation for Hyper- Hydration come fight night?
I’ve also noticed he wasn’t training with it in some of his earlier videos, more so only his more recent training days.
So I’m guessing Hyper Hydration preparation would be for the latter part of the training camp?
Comment by Timothy James — June 15, 2011 @
2:28 pm
What an IDIOT PCRAW is. Alex Ariza takes his time to write this and this guy bashes him. How did all these people understand the article, but not PCRAW. Maybe someone is just stupid like the Mayweather. I have read this article twice and I understood every word of it. Who cares if there is a missing comma or a run on sentence. Just read the damn thing and enjoy it. Fools Like PCRAW just like to hate- miserable people probably related to Koncz!! LOL.. hahaha- Thank you Alex! Great Job! Good Writing skills to for a professional trainer! We Thank you for all you do! P.S. I could have understood this writing if I was only in the 1st grade. Maybe PCRAW NEEDS TO GO TO READING CLASS.
Comment by pete — June 15, 2011 @
3:10 pm
PCRAW youre a asshole, Probably mummy and daddy payed for a higher education than the rest of us so youre fussy with little things like comma’s and stuff, Get a life. Appreciate (Did i spell it right) What alex and the team are doing and grown up
Comment by TontonPapaTV — June 15, 2011 @
3:38 pm
Hi Alex! Great Article. Very good info. from the start, i knew you’re an essential asset to Roach’s fighters. – TontonPapaTV (Boxing correspondent from the Philippines)
Comment by wahehe — June 15, 2011 @
11:14 pm
but why is the same technique not being applied to pacquiao?
Comment by John Var — June 20, 2011 @
9:57 am
@ wahee- they don’t wanna loose pac’s speed. they are taking advantage of chavez’s size.
@ matthew- that’s what u call specificity of training. you don’t wanna go too low (squats) when you fight. you don’t throw punches upward (military press). It’s like for a tennis player, you shouldn’t give him back strokes in swimming exercises. if your killer punch is left hook, then do left hooks a million times. that’s what you call SPECIFICITY in training.
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