SNR #168: Powerlifting Weight Classes, Cutting Weight & Long-Term Thinking - Sigma Team Discussion

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Danny Lennon

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🗓️ 2 March 2017

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Episode 168: The Sigma coaching team sit down to discuss issues related to selecting a powerlifting weight class, progression over the long-term and the pros and cons of cutting weight.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone, welcome to Sigmundritian Radio, episode 168. My name is Gar Ben and I'm a coach here at Sigma Nutrition.
0:23.9	Today I'm joined by Danny Lennon, who everyone should know at this stage and coach Arthur Lynch.
0:29.1	Say hi guys. Hello, Gar. Hello, everyone. Right, so today what we're going to do is we're going to talk through a couple of topics within powerlifting.
0:36.6	We're going to talk about picking the ideal weight class for you and different strategies for making a two hour weigh in.
0:43.6	Danny, typically you walk around about 76 77 kilos and you have to cut into the 74 class.
0:50.2	Whereas Arthur would be 90 kilos competing in the 93 class.
0:54.2	So we've got very opposing methods of getting into their weight class here.
0:58.7	In terms of the reason that you've picked that weight class and your cutting strategies to make it in.
1:04.5	Yeah.
1:04.7	So like you mentioned, because I suppose naturally when I'm not particularly trying to keep my weight down or forcing it to go up, it seems to level in around 76, maybe drifting as high as 77, but just generally like a comfortable weight for me to walk around, train, recover, all that fine.
1:24.5	And so then if you're looking at weight classes, then the two choices become
1:28.5	74 or 83 kilos. And so then, for me, then the decision is if you're going to 83 kilo class,
1:37.9	you, there are obviously some advantage to that in that you don't have to spend any time
1:42.6	dieting or cutting weight. You can spend more time in a calorie surplus, which is going to be conducive to good
1:49.3	training and good recovery.
1:51.2	But at the same time, what would be required in terms of getting to a point where you can,
1:59.0	I suppose, go into that weight class with sufficient amount of muscle mass
2:02.6	is going to be quite a long process.
2:04.6	Because at least where I'm coming from in terms of picking weight classes is that you want
2:12.6	to go into probably the highest weight class you can whilst being relatively lean.
2:20.3	And we can talk about what relatively lean means later on because what point excessive body fat is actually
2:27.3	excessive can depend on a number of different things. First, gender is going to impact what is
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