New AIBA rules

[donnydarkoIRL]

3 x 3's.....That's Great.

3 x 3's at 69kg could be a problem.

why is that Donny?

I don't understnd really why the difference. Why it is 69-75kg in Elite...but 70-75kg in junior. And am also not sure how it will play out, the 14 yr old age restrictions. I am hoping they don't put it there for youth to 69-75. It could pose a problem for nationals...as it is tough enough for me to get to 70, and I'm not at 75. Stuck right in the middle.

Well I do some training all year round....and then escalate the difficulty when i want to be fit. This means I rarely fluctuate past 73-74kg. I haven't been 75 since my shoulder was hurt.

When the weight was 71 I made the weight alright, but the last kilo was slow because there's little to lose. I made 69 more than once and it was ok, but i needed to rehydrate and renourish.

If I enter a tournament now I'll have to be 69 each morning and I don't think thats feasible for me.

[Youngblood]

ok I see what you mean. Well this is likely my case too, unless I can get something at 75 and just go in light and try to bulk.

I can understand the prob. of trying to make 69 and end up in there weak. plus having to do 3x3 on top of it. So yea...it is a concern for me also...because we are just about exactly the same weight.

I'm walking around 158-159lb ...dead center of 69-75kg.

[donnydarkoIRL]

ok I see what you mean. Well this is likely my case too, unless I can get something at 75 and just go in light and try to bulk.

I can understand the prob. of trying to make 69 and end up in there weak. plus having to do 3x3 on top of it. So yea...it is a concern for me also...because we are just about exactly the same weight.

I'm walking around 158-159lb ...dead center of 69-75kg.

Yeah, sounds like we're pretty similar. Daily I'm 158 and a half I think.

75 isn't a nice proposition for me really. If I enter any comps at 75 one of my best mates is there and being from the same county he'd be my first fight. That'd be pretty horrible, we train together and we only ever fight on the PS!

[Salty]

I have the exact same problem, too light for 75 but too heavy for 69, I need to shed muscle to get down to that weight. But I really don't want to be fighting at 75, kind of frustrating.

[Youngblood]

This time last year I was fighting weighing in @ 132. Crazy.

[Trainer Monkey]

I have the exact same problem, too light for 75 but too heavy for 69, I need to shed muscle to get down to that weight. But I really don't want to be fighting at 75, kind of frustrating.

Ive got a heavy weight with the same problem,he's been working out to much and got his weight up to 235,but he moves better at 220. His next workout,instead of going over tape the way we normally do we're going to have to sit down and figure how to tweek his diet and exercise routine. He's all muscle,but its too much slow twitch muscle.