11/25/2025
Let’s Break It Down 👀
1. A person has to eat 3500 calories above maintenance calories to gain fat. The odds of consuming 3500 calories above what you typically burn for the week in 1 day isn’t likely. The weight gain is usually water weight from salt, carbs, and volume of food in your stomach 💯
2. Fighters feel the best physically and mentally when they are sticking to their routines of exercise, eating properly, adequate sleep, etc. While the short term pleasure of letting loose and skipping training for a “break” feels good in the moment…the results of weight gain, poor recovery, and decreased fitness will mess with a lot of fighters heads 🔑
3. The athletes on the roster has either lost weight, maintained, or put on muscle during the holiday season instead of letting themselves go. This is because they have coaches that are watching over them to make sure that they’re sticking to their goals and guiding them on how to navigate holiday gatherings. This means they are coming out of the holidays a better athlete instead of playing catch up 👊🏾
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