On Episode 75 of Barbell Radio, I speak with PhD candidate and Powerlifting coach, Kedric Kwan who is currently pursuing his PhD on Rapid Weightloss for powerlifting athletes. He is also a coach/nutritionist for a leading coaching platform "The Strength Guys" and is a nutritionist for -74kg World Champion, Taylor Atwood.

We speak about Kedric's background leading him to pursue his PhD in his field, his personal watercut experience, signs of when you should move up a weight class, and his approach to coaching his athletes. 

バーベルラジオ第７５回は、ニュージーランド工科大学の研究者である、クワン・ケドリックさんをインタビューしました。彼は現在、階級別で競うアスリート向けの大会前の急激な減量方法について研究を行っていて、博士課程を取得中です。そして北米で活躍選手をたくさん育成しているコーチングプラットフォームの「The Strength Guys」のコーチでもあり、パワーリフティング７４㎏級の世界チャンピオンTaylor Atwoodの栄養士としても活動されいています。

このエピソードは、パワーリフティングの階級変更について幅広くお話をします。ほかにもリカバリー、栄養、ストレスなどパワーリフティングのパフォーマンスに影響する要因を解説して最大の結果を発揮するためにどこまで考えていくべきなのかということもお話してくださいました。

Timeline

01:45 Why does Kedric speak Japanese?

06:30 Information availability in Asian countries

09:00 Language barrier studying sports science

13:25 How to create exposure and awareness

18:25 Asian parenting

25:40 Journey with lifting and sports science

32:20 Direct and indirect ways of "Helping" others

41:40 Personal watercut experience

45:30 Telling people what to do vs experiencing it yourself

48:00 Rapid weightloss benefits

52:45 Moving up a weight class as a female athlete

59:00 How much does height/body composition matter?

01:05:00 Recovery: nutrition/ sleep

01:12:20 Micronutrients and performance

01:14:40 Creating awareness to different cultural diet

01:22:15 Importance of customized diet plan

01:28:20 Summary

01:33:02 Approach to coaching

01:37:00 Being quick to listen, slow to speak

01:41:04 Where can we reach you? Other beneficial podcasts

Kedric's Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/kedrictsg/

The Strength Guys Website

https://thestrengthguys.com/

Iron Culture Podcast

"Ep. 56 - How To Properly Cut Weight To Maximize Performance (ft. Kedric Kwan, David Nolan, and Arthur Lynch)"

https://ironculture.libsyn.com/ep-56-how-to-properly-cut-weight-to-maximize-performance

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