Nutrition & Recovery | Podcast | Training Ep 823 – Inside the Weight Cut: What It Really Takes
Author / John
1 Hour 27 Minute Listen
A no-BS look at weight cuts, sugar detox, and fueling without the crash.
When it comes to cutting weight, most athletes do it wrong—starving, dehydrating, or riding the sugar-crash rollercoaster straight into weakness. I’m joined by Certified Power Athlete Coach and Nutrition Ninja Ben Skutnik and our Dragon Slayer Arash Soofiani to talk about the real cost of a weight cut. From their sugar detox experiment to proven strategies for dropping pounds without losing power, we get into what it really takes to suffer smarter.
We also dig into nutrition and training protocols for athletes that actually work—methods we’ve personally road-tested to keep performance sharp while the scale keeps moving. Whether you’re chasing a weight class, leaning out, or just tired of diets that break you, this episode gives you the blueprint for cutting weight without cutting corners. Tune in, take notes and embrace the grind.
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Tagged: Cutting Weight / Nutrition Advice / cutting / hammer 90 / sugar / sugar cut
AUTHOR
John
John Welbourn is CEO of Power Athlete and host of Power Athlete Radio. He is a 9 year starter and veteran of the NFL. John was drafted with the 97th pick in 1999 NFL Draft and went on to be a starter for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1999-2003, appearing in 3 NFC Championship games, and for starter for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2004-2007. In 2008, he played with the New England Patriots until an injury ended his season early with him retiring in 2009. Over the course of his career, John has started over 100 games and has 10 play-off appearances. He was a four year lettermen while playing football at the University of California at Berkeley. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Rhetoric in 1998. John has worked with the MLB, NFL, NHL, Olympic athletes and Military. He travels the world lecturing on performance and nutrition and records his podcast, Power Athlete Radio, every week with over 800 episodes spanning 13 years. You can catch up with John as his personal blog, Talk To Me Johnnie, on social media @johnwelbourn or at Power Athlete Radio.
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