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. PS: Whilst you interested in combat sports nutrition.... 1) If you're an elite fighter who wants help with their fight camp nutrition so you can be in the best possible shape & be fully fuelled for battle come fight night, check out my fully bespoke fight camp support service here -  https://jackcoak.co.uk/fightcampsupport/ 2) If you are an amateur or professional fighter who wants support with their nutrition between fights or just year round to help you maximise your performances, hit your body composition goals & enhance your nutrition education, check out my 1-1 nutrition coaching service here -  https://jackcoak.co.uk/1-1-nutrition-coaching/ Thanks for listening!