Past their prime fighters dropping weight clases

[120wrestling]

Is this biologically the wrong move? The general decline for past their prime fighters like BJ Penn, Marquardt, Belfort, and Hendo is attributed to either injuries or lower testosterone levels (all those guys are either 40 or about to be 40)

Cutting weight, dehydrating yourself, and losing muscle does nothing but lower your overall testosterone levels. Since they can't take TRT, shouldn't they be optimizing their test levels as much as they can naturally? Staying at their weight class or moving up, more emphasis on heavy weight training, eating a lot of protein, etc..

The combination of old injuries, lower test levels, and dehydration has always proven to be terrible and to never work out.

 

[TheYoshiSlayer]

It always depends on the fighter even if they are older. Sometimes moving up a weight class is the right decision, but it seems staying the same weight class or moving down gets the best results.

 

[Fahcough]

Frankie looked ok (not past prime, but older fighter in div)

 

[FrontNakedChoke]

Generally speaking yes.

 

[Leinster Rugby]

They should move UP a weight class and then miss weight. Like that fucking pidgeon Hendricks did.

 

[FrontNakedChoke]

Frankie looked ok (not past prime, but older fighter in div)

He's probably one of the few exemptions here, due to how little weight he cut to get to 55.

 

[Fahcough]

He's probably one of the few exemptions here, due to how little weight he cut to get to 55.

Trying to think of others that have been dropping weight
Showtime
Thiago

 

[Erocthadon]

Trying to think of others that have been dropping weight
Showtime
Thiago

Giblert, Rashad adds to that list.

 

[LordMayorMuffSniff]

They aren't cutting more weight. Most of those fighters are naturally much smaller.

You lose mass when you reach your 40s.

 

[120wrestling]

Giblert, Rashad adds to that list.

Rashad lost to Dan Kelly of all people. The dude went from icing Chuck Lidell, stopping Forrest Griffin, working Rampage Jackson, and dominating Phil Davis. To losing to someone as stiff and slow as Dan Kelly.

Rashad should really hang it up

 

[Franklin U.]

Is this biologically the wrong move? The general decline for past their prime fighters like BJ Penn, Marquardt, Belfort, and Hendo is attributed to either injuries or lower testosterone levels (all those guys are either 40 or about to be 40)

Cutting weight, dehydrating yourself, and losing muscle does nothing but lower your overall testosterone levels. Since they can't take TRT, shouldn't they be optimizing their test levels as much as they can naturally? Staying at their weight class or moving up, more emphasis on heavy weight training, eating a lot of protein, etc..

The combination of old injuries, lower test levels, and dehydration has always proven to be terrible and to never work out.

Most important thing is not to over train.At their points of careers, there's no need- train smart and depending on your body,yes ,find the best weight they feel comfortable at from days before weigh ins and fight night.