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Do as I say, not as I do.
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cutting weight is just another dumb American mentality, nothing more.
cutting weight is just another dumb American mentality, nothing more.
I really believe that weight cutting is overrated and a lot of people would do better to not cut.
This obviously isn't true for everyone but there are a lot of examples where people do better at heavier weight classes.
Think about it: if you don't cut, you are gauranteed to be fresher than your opponent, not just because you didn't cut the day before but because you didn't have to adhere to some scrict diet for months that has effected you mind and body even if only on an emotional level.
it also has to be good for your cardio to not cut; and even your mind (cause cutting can literally lower the amount of fluids in your brain temporarily and thus people say they feel really woozy and "dumb" when they cut weight)
Frankie Edgar at 155 and Dan Henerson at 205 are perfect examples of this. Especially dan because he is literally better at 205 than he is a 185. size be damned.
I really believe that weight cutting is overrated and a lot of people would do better to not cut.
This obviously isn't true for everyone but there are a lot of examples where people do better at heavier weight classes.
Think about it: if you don't cut, you are gauranteed to be fresher than your opponent, not just because you didn't cut the day before but because you didn't have to adhere to some scrict diet for months that has effected you mind and body even if only on an emotional level.
it also has to be good for your cardio to not cut; and even your mind (cause cutting can literally lower the amount of fluids in your brain temporarily and thus people say they feel really woozy and "dumb" when they cut weight)
Frankie Edgar at 155 and Dan Henerson at 205 are perfect examples of this. Especially dan because he is literally better at 205 than he is a 185. size be damned.
and people who cut so much to the point that it seems like they are desperate to just have a size advantage.
.....That's the whole point of weight cutting, dude. Why can't people accept that weightcutting is just dumb?
What I meant is like a guy like Roop who is going down to BW (I have nothing against the guy he is fun to watch except when he's KTFO Korean Zombie). I know the point of cutting weight is to try and be bigger than the other guy, but in reality most fighters are just cutting weight because everyone else is so many times neither guy is much bigger than the other.