Weight and performance in resistance sports. The less, the better?

10 minutes

February 6, 2025

Written by Pedro L. Valenzuela

Body weight is one of the key factors for performance in numerous sports, especially resistance. Therefore, it has been suggested that, apart from following a controlled diet to the slightest detail and supporting high training loads, athletes could carry out acute strategies to close more to their “supposed” optimal weight for the competition , such as controlled dehydration or acute energy restriction. What effect do these strategies have?

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