Why Boxers and UFC Fighters Can Get Really, Really Fat (And Why Other Athletes Don't)

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[Heidelbergensis]

Paddy post-MMA should do a food show called Paddy the Fatty. He's definitely got the personality and charisma for it.

[mr.e]

Interesting thing about George Saint Pierre is that he actually consistently dieted and worked out through his entire career. On Joe Rogan's podcast Firas Zahabi specified that George did not overwork himself and rather did work out not too hard, but did 6 or 7 days of the week and did not cut an insane ammount of weight as well. So it makes sense that he stayed in insane shape all the time.

[Dendrite]

I was an amateur boxer and can confirm, although the cuts aren't as extreme as pros, I developed an eating disorder while I was competing that also lasted a little while after I stopped

[flyaway]

I think the fact that fighters need to hire their own nutritionists and chefs if they need them is a factor, in a lot of other sports they are provided and often mandatory too.

[thegoat]

its crazy how floyd is 45 years old and still look better than most people

[matriaxpunk]

I think weight cuts are even more determinant to this phenomenon. Every sport where you have to make a certain weight promotes a toxic relationship with food that ends up creating problems down the road.

[connoisseurofcookies]

Funny enough you see a similar phenomena in the Military as well. Infantrymen often spend weeks at a time in the field environment living off of field rations and tend to loose a lot of weight during those periods. After they either get promoted out of that environment or when they separate from the Military or when they get injured many 'blow up' and gain a lot of fat because of how they were relying on the 'field shred' to keep them in shape.

[phonejack]

Naseem hamed had the most extreme body transformation I’ve ever seen from a boxer.

[monke]

Love the way your videos are formatted. Simple but informative

[sharmarke]

Very informative. The difference between lifestyle and diet.

[extramile.yago]

Paddy gains unbelievable fast too. He Starts eating his favorite foods immediately after his fights. The food somehow gets to his mouth before the Post fight interview Mic does. One of my favorite fighters 😂

[ronjeremy]

Basketball players DON'T need to stay in weigh classes that's the difference

[basedkaiser]

I remember back when I was in high school being shocked that so many fighters in the bantamweight division were walking around 170 and sometimes even 180 lbs. i was also shocked to see how big their appetites were compared to other athletes.

[Turmo]

Probably the most insighful look into the topic of fighters weight gain post-fights, and you did it in under 8 minutes! Fighters should be fighting at their more natural weight rather than ballooning up on fight night to gain such an advantage. Look at Mayweather, he fought at welterweight for about 15 years and was beating guys naturally bigger than him.

[adamsouthard]

I would bet that the fighters that stay much closer to fighting weight perform better for longer - have a better career.

[javyrojo]

A lot of fighters struggle with Eating disorders because of the weight cuts and then putting that weight back on, Definitely something to be mindful of. My muay thai coach's recommendation is to stay as close to fight ready as you can with out it being detrimental to your overall well being

[glenmosier]

I think some of these guys form eating disorders, and I'm not exaggerating. Paul Felder said one time he would eat an entire box of donuts after his fights, that's over 3, 000 calories by itself. I think during these cuts, while they starve and dehydrate themselves I can imagine the body goes into a defensive mode where once you know mentally you can eat again you just binge eat until you can't anymore. Your body thought you were dying of hunger/thirst, so it tries to pack on the pounds, I don't think it's only mental but psycho-somatic.

[mrmocha]

I have cut 10+ pounds a few time when I was A high school wrestler, when you cut weight everything is more difficult and less fun, one of the worst experiences of my life, however wrestling and winning matches has been one of the greatest things for me.

[HypeSwag]

You're exactly right. I cut down to 155 from 180-190 and the binge eating after the fight is a huge issue that I have. I justify eating so much right after a fight to "reward" myself. I know it's bad for my long term health, but I still do it anyway. I end up eating a lot for too long and my cheat meal turns into a cheat life until I have another fight lined up.

[yute]

I’ve been watching a lot Paddy, so this is very well timed for my recommended 😅