UESTION:
What is your take on losing weight and when is enough, enough? – Drew (Lakeland, FL)
CAEL:
“Weight-cutting is a tricky subject. I am not a big fan of cutting weight, especially with kids. It is common to think that you need to go down a weight class to be more competitive. This isn’t necessarily the truth. I think you should be pretty close to your competition weight after working out and eating healthy. You need to be going to practice to get better everyday – not to lose weight.
I’ve watched several athletes go up instead of down and do much better than they were doing cutting to the lower weight class. Putting weight on will probably be a better option than taking it off. If you’re a little lighter than you’d like to be for your weight class then make up for it in different areas. Work hard – make conditioning a factor. Improve your technique. Spend extra time getting bigger and stronger. A great attitude will beat a few pounds any day – especially long-term…
There’s more! To read the entire answer, go to Cale’s site.
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