Kedric Kwan is a PhD student at the University of Auckland in New Zealand studying weight cutting under Dr. Eric Helms. He also has his Masters in Sports and Exercise Nutrition, and is a coach with The Strength Guys and handles 74kg World Champion Powerlifter, Taylor Atwood's nutrition. In this podcast, we talk about weight cutting strategies for powerlifting and how to know if you should just move up a weight class.
Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 2:12 - Kedric's data collection from IPF Worlds regarding weight cutting 10:21 - Why do the majority of powerlifters at the elite level cut weight? 14:52 - How does muscle vs fat mass impact weight cutting? 18:46 - Who would be a good candidate for rapid weight cutting? Who shouldn't perform a rapid weight cut? 21:33 - What strategies Kedric uses to cut weight. What strategies does he prefer to implement based off how much bodyweight an athlete has to lose? 37:33 - Summary of weight cutting strategies 38:12 - How long does it take for glycogen to deplete when you substitute energy from carbohydrates in exchange for fats? 41:45 - How to properly water load and cut 46:20 - Does it make sense to practice water loading outside of a meet? 49:42 - Differences cutting for a 2-Hour vs 24-Hour weigh in 53:27 - Reconstitution strategies after weighing in 1:08:40 - Is cutting out creatine a viable strategy to acutely cut weight? 1:11:57 - How to move up a weight class properly 1:19:21 - Outro and where people can find Kedric
Kedric's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kedrictsg/ Contact Kedric - kedric@thestrengthguys.com
