It's all about metabolism. You need to train your body to process large amounts of water and you need to keep your metabolism running in high gear. Shutting off food intake is the worst thing you can do to your metabolism; it slows it to almost a stop and then even a slight amount of food is stored by the body for future use.

Increased body mass (larger muscles) will speed up the metabolic rate and thus the amount of calories burned even while you are resting.

Drinking large volumes of water is also good for weight cutting. Your body gets used to processing the water weight and then 12 hours before weighins when you stop water intake, your body will continue to process the same amount of fluids.

Joe has used this method for years and he can lose 8-12 pounds in the final 24 hours. He usually loses up to four pounds starting about two hours before weighins. This ensures that most of the weight loss is water weight and the recovery time is shorter with the least amount of stress placed on the body.