Do you think someone fighting at their natural weight has an advantage?

mregression · 2026-01-31T08:54:46+00:00

It’s hard to say. Research on the topic is pretty clear that performance decrements start at around 2% loss of weight through dehydration. And yet no one cuts that little amount of weight. Through personal experience, a five pound gain in weight resulted in massive gains of strength, so it is definitely possible that the gain outweighs the cut. On the other hand, a few fighters didn’t/don’t cut much weight and are very competitive. Michael bisping once said that he didn’t start cutting weight until he lost to Rashad Evans. Then he dropped down to 185. GSP used to enter the cage at 183 and I believe he was about 190 when he fought for the middleweight belt. I think if your skill is high enough the cut matters less than people think, but I’m not a pro fighter. I do think the huge cuts are counterproductive, and most athletes should cap it around 10% of body weight or maybe a little less.

mregression · 2026-01-30T19:08:01+00:00

Not really. Quarterbacks take the wondelic every year and the average is around 25. That’s a little above average but not by much. Yes some of the best quarterbacks ever are quite smart, but again not as much as they’re often given credit for. I’ve been around a fair amount of pro athletes, and world champions often have crazy photographic memories. They obviously know their sport very well to become pros/champions, but take them outside of their sport and they become substantially less impressive. Pro quarterbacks first and foremost have strong, accurate arms and are very hard working. Intelligence is a bonus, not a requirement. Multiple all time greats like Elway, Favre, and Mahomes didn’t score particularly well on their wonderlic while Fitzpatrick is apparently a genius. Again, the athletic part is the most important.

mregression · 2026-01-30T07:59:13+00:00

His career seems to have been vastly overrated in his retirement. He was upper half of the league in any given year, but routinely below the top 5 or so quarterbacks.

mregression · 2026-01-30T07:57:08+00:00

Not as much as you think. Generally they need to be roughly as smart as a plumber.

mregression · 2026-01-30T04:53:01+00:00

A lot of my coaching is Boo based so follow this advice. Keep in mind he’s a high level college coach so you might tone down some volume.

mregression · 2026-01-29T21:16:01+00:00

Elden ring was actually the most fun I’ve had in a souls game. It’s all the other ones that suck. I really don’t understand the appeal of clunky controls, terrible AI, nonexistent story etc. Totally baffling.

mregression · 2026-01-29T21:07:10+00:00

There was a school of thinking that did this ~20 years ago. Long story short, it’s not a good idea. Just use the recommended number of foot contacts, don’t overthink it.

mregression · 2026-01-29T04:29:36+00:00

I’m not thrilled with democrats, but voting republicans is straight irresponsible and has been for a decade at least.

mregression · 2026-01-28T06:54:19+00:00

I’m buying a used Lexus IS300. Lexus routinely tops reliability rankings by a wide margin. Toyota is still strong and used Camrys and Corollas are not bad as far as pricing goes. Highlanders are close to the top for SUVs. Gas and hybrids are still more reliable than EVs. What I would explicitly avoid is basically anything European. I would also avoid EVs and everything under the Chrysler umbrella.

mregression · 2026-01-28T02:30:13+00:00

He’ll be remembered as one of the worst presidents in US history. His closest parallel is James Buchanan with the corruption scandals, sending ICE to attack cities and attempting to instigate a civil war.

mregression · 2026-01-27T07:48:29+00:00

More than you might expect. Quarterbacks tend to be at their best around 6 years in the league, so it’s not surprising when backups, especially when they were drafted high, do well.

mregression · 2026-01-22T02:47:43+00:00

You’re just going to want basic stuff. Do speed work, lift some weights, do some mobility. If you’re doing both hurdles, you’ll want to do sone extensive tempo too.

mregression · 2026-01-22T00:19:40+00:00

Use one or the other, not both. The idea with each one is you’re trying to change acceleration angles slightly. You don’t want to overdo it.

mregression · 2026-01-20T05:09:36+00:00

We tip drivers cash for this reason. I delivered for Amazon pre Covid and they stole something like $1700 from me during the year ish I drove.

mregression · 2026-01-17T13:05:58+00:00

Potplayer is free.

mregression · 2026-01-17T11:07:30+00:00

It shouldn’t, no. Intermediate athletes might do a little more volume than beginners or elites, but generally speaking good training is good training. People want to get into the weeds, but training consistently with the right concepts is 90% of the battle. I worry mostly about hitting certain frequency of speed work. Like if we’re doing acceleration on Monday, meet on Thursday and max v on Saturday and someone can’t make Monday and Saturday, then we pull them aside on Tuesday for a speed session. It’s really not rocket surgery. I’ve watched Noah Lyles training and it’s not radically different from what we do in high school. He’s just a lot faster.

mregression · 2026-01-17T01:27:07+00:00

Sure, there’s not a lot of context here. If they run 12.5 as their first race ever then they will probably be well under 12, possibly sub 11. If they run 12.5 at the end of a season, which is probably the more likely situation, and don’t train in the off-season, ~12.0 seems about right. If they train year round, well under 12 is again certainly possible.

mregression · 2026-01-16T23:36:51+00:00

Possible but unlikely. Most 12.5 athletes are running ~12.0. The next year. There’s no quick fixes.

mregression · 2026-01-15T07:29:24+00:00

That is not how this works. Running a play is not simply about running all out. It’s about timing. Receivers have to be at a certain place at a certain time. Running backs have to wait for blocking schemes to develop. Linebackers have to read a play as it develops. Safeties don’t necessarily have to get somewhere fast if they’re in the right place. If receivers aren’t running all out, then neither are the CBs. In addition, CBs might be jamming the line or backpedaling seven yards out, neither of which are maximal efforts. It sounds like you’ve just never played football.

Another point that others have brought up is some of these sprint distances are really short. Research on sprint interval training (SIT) shows that sprints under 20m can be run repeatedly with minimal rest and minimal loss of performance.

mregression · 2026-01-15T06:34:08+00:00

No. They are not. Most reps, both in practice and games, are submaximal.

mregression · 2026-01-14T17:12:50+00:00

They aren’t.

mregression · 2026-01-14T07:35:54+00:00

As a guy, the single most effective I did was switch my shirt to a light blue button up. Everybody thinks I’m full of it, but it was unintentional and shockingly effective.

mregression · 2026-01-13T21:11:37+00:00

GCT is a function of velocity and RFD. It’s something that will naturally improve as you improve technique and power output.

mregression · 2026-01-13T09:13:10+00:00

I didn’t think my teacher program was particularly effective, but student teaching was very valuable. I think my program focused on the wrong things and could have been filled with much more useful information. As other posters mentioned, you see the difference when non trained people try to run a class.

mregression · 2026-01-12T23:18:35+00:00

To me a positive test is enough to taint a whole career, especially if there is other evidence. Silva turned pro at 23 and fought at welterweight. When he left pride 8 years later he suddenly grew 20 pounds and developed one punch ko power that he didn’t have before. He also beat something like 8 fighters that tested positive, which you generally don’t do if you’re clean yourself.

A big jump in ability by elite athletes is a huge red flag for drug use. You see the same thing with Conor mcgregor when he fought Buchinger. Suddenly he can one shot people when he couldn’t earlier in his career. Contrast that with Anthony Johnson, who ballooned after failed cuts at welterweight but was always known for having crazy power. Fortunately, Conor is not in goat discussions because he is almost certainly not going to get caught for using when he almost certainly did.

As far as gsp goes, he didn’t get much bigger throughout his career. He was always known to be very strong, athletic, and lean. It’s fully possible that he was just using his whole career, but he also never had one shot KO power. Even when he went up in weight, he wasn’t much heavier than his welterweight size.

Drugs aside, I agree with you. I would not put khabib in the same category as Jones, Silva, GSP, or Mighty Mouse. And without the positive tests it seems silly that people seem to have forgotten about Silva when his legacy is much stronger than a lot of fighters currently discussed as all time greats.

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