#58 ENGL: The Science of Making Weight - with Dr. Reid Reale

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In this episode, we speak with Dr. Reid Reale, who is the Head of Performance & Nutrition at the UC Performance Centre in Shanghai, about the science of cutting weight for combat sport and his experience of working hundreds of fighters:

• Does “cutting weight” really provide athletes with an advantage over their opponent?
• Acute weight-cut techniques:• What are the pros and cons of the different methods?
• What errors do you see fighters making regularly?
• What weight-cut techniques are most dangerous and why?
• What is the maximum weight (in kg or %) that an athlete can lose for a fight that is considered safe?
• Do you have any safety protocols in place to avoid health concerns at your UFC performance institute?

• Do you see “big difference” between smaller camps/amateurs and fighters from larger and more experienced fight camps?
• How many athletes work with a weight-cut expert (nutritionist)? And are they any good?
• How much weight cycling do you observe among fighters between fights
• What are the potential harmful side effects of continuous weight cycling?

Info about Dr. Reid Reale:

• Reid Reale - Instagram account (instagram.com/reidreale/?hl=en-gb)
• Mentorship programme for upcoming nutritionist working with combat sport athletes (docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfv_KDFtm5BnJ…)
• Study - Waterloading (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29182412)
• Study - Knowledge and practices of MMA fighters (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38871343)
• Review 1 - Nutrition for combat sport athletes (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28316263)
• Review 2 - Acute weight-loss strategies for Olympic combat sport athletes (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27347784)

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