In this special bonus episode, George Lockhart fields questions on weight cutting, new rules, having seven athletes on one card and more
Welcome to this special episode of the Three Amigos Podcast with featured guest, George Lockhart of FitnessVT. George worked with seven fighters from last night’s UFC St. Louis card, so we decided to snag him for a Q & A session about all things weight-cutting.
Ordered Listing of Topics:
Here is a summary of the topics Iain and George discussed. As always, we hope you enjoy listening to the show as much as we enjoyed recording it.
- What it’s like having seven athletes on one card
- Biggest vs. smallest weight cuts
- Working with Tyler Minton
- Early weigh-ins discussion
- George’s new DVD
- Rash of missed weights since the early morning weigh-ins were instituted and impact it’s having
- Thoughts on California pushing to keep cuts below 10% of body weight
- Take on the “diet gurus” that have come and gone through the sport
- Thoughts on the IV ban and impact to athletes
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