Sam McKenzie is a sports nutritionist working with professional boxers. Sam is another nutritionist who uses evidence based information & the latest scientific literature to help inform his nutrition recommendations he provides to fighters. I wanted to get Sam onto the show to talk about the science behind making weight & how it can make a huge difference, not only to a fighter's performance levels but their whole long term career.

As Sam puts it in the episode - nutrition can be a game changer!

In this episode we chat about his experiences working with boxers & how it can be hard to get them to let go of traditional weight making methods, the difference between fat loss & weight loss & what tanks the body is made up of & how we can manipulate them to our advantage, as well as how to safely cut weight in fight week.

If you are a fighter & you want to know how to structure your nutrition & hear how important nutrition is to a professional fighter & their career - make sure you listen to the full episode.