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Weight Cutting and Olympic Dreams
1:07:31 - 1:15:47 (08:15)
The speaker talks about weight cutting for tournaments and his desire to be a middleweight Olympic champion. He mentions Jaden Cox missing weight at the Olympic trials.
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Weight cut is often overlooked in high-level sports, such as UFC or Olympic trials, but it is a challenging process that requires true commitment and discipline.
1:07:31 - 1:08:43 (01:11)
Summary
Weight cut is often overlooked in high-level sports, such as UFC or Olympic trials, but it is a challenging process that requires true commitment and discipline. UFC fighters who miss weight show that giving up is not an option, and it takes more than just physical training to succeed in these competitions.
ChapterWeight Cutting and Olympic Dreams
Episode#223 – Travis Stevens: Judo, Olympics, and Mental Toughness
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker shares their experience of extreme weight cutting while participating in sports tournaments and describes the drastic measures they took to lose even the slightest weight to be able to participate.
1:08:44 - 1:10:30 (01:45)
Summary
The speaker shares their experience of extreme weight cutting while participating in sports tournaments and describes the drastic measures they took to lose even the slightest weight to be able to participate.
ChapterWeight Cutting and Olympic Dreams
Episode#223 – Travis Stevens: Judo, Olympics, and Mental Toughness
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The 81kg division is widely regarded as one of the toughest, if not the toughest, division in the history of judo.
1:10:30 - 1:12:29 (01:58)
Summary
The 81kg division is widely regarded as one of the toughest, if not the toughest, division in the history of judo. Many judokas would rather fight in a heavier weight class than face the challenges presented by the 81kg division.
ChapterWeight Cutting and Olympic Dreams
Episode#223 – Travis Stevens: Judo, Olympics, and Mental Toughness
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker shares their experience of participating in a weightlifting tournament and attempting a weight cut which caused their body to break out in hives and required hospitalization.
1:12:29 - 1:15:47 (03:17)
Summary
The speaker shares their experience of participating in a weightlifting tournament and attempting a weight cut which caused their body to break out in hives and required hospitalization.