Interviewed_at_Weehawken Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 (edited) 35 minutes ago, bnwtwg said: That's how he has always naturally looked. No on seems to grasp just *how much* Uncle John makes his guys cut. I mean look at Cormier - no seriously, how much he cut for the Olympics was indicative. And Dieringer instantly going up to 79 post OkSt. And Pendleton. And Hendricks even moved up from 165 in college to 185 for UFC which is closer to 205 day of. OkSt redlines their weight management and it alters their lifestyles permanently when they get away. 170 were his best results. (But was cutting down from 215+) Meanwhile John Smith barely cut weight and looks like he could make 136.5 tomorrow. Edited March 26 by Interviewed_at_Weehawken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truzzcat Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Johnny seems like a bad example because of how much special sauce he was "allegedly" taking pre usada. I think the move up came after and he actually looked physically smaller at 185. DC wrestled 197 when he was in community college so he did cut to 184 but he's never had a build that was extremely devoid of body fat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerlock3 Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 2 hours ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said: 170 were his best results. (But was cutting down from 215+) Meanwhile John Smith barely cut weight and looks like he could make 136.5 tomorrow. I believe smith controlled his weight year round, if the aforementioned were doing that I think he wouldn't treat them the same as someone like hendricks, who reportedly got up to 200 pounds in the off season in college as well. "Half measures are a coward's form of insanity." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnwtwg Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 6 hours ago, Hammerlock3 said: I believe smith controlled his weight year round, if the aforementioned were doing that I think he wouldn't treat them the same as someone like hendricks, who reportedly got up to 200 pounds in the off season in college as well. Ringer also walked around over 200 at OkSt and actually weighs less now than after his junior year of college 1 i am an idiot on the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerlock3 Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 31 minutes ago, bnwtwg said: Ringer also walked around over 200 at OkSt and actually weighs less now than after his junior year of college i find that difficult to believe, I saw fat Johnny hendricks during that time, I've never even imagined fat dieringer. "Half measures are a coward's form of insanity." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnwtwg Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 9 hours ago, Hammerlock3 said: i find that difficult to believe, I saw fat Johnny hendricks during that time, I've never even imagined fat dieringer. Who said he was fat? i am an idiot on the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerlock3 Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 2 hours ago, bnwtwg said: Who said he was fat? I don't know how you go from a lean 200 pounds to 165, and in this circumstance I don't believe smith just likes weight cutting too much. "Half measures are a coward's form of insanity." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lu_alum Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 On 3/26/2024 at 10:13 AM, bnwtwg said: That's how he has always naturally looked. No on seems to grasp just *how much* Uncle John makes his guys cut. I mean look at Cormier - no seriously, how much he cut for the Olympics was indicative. And Dieringer instantly going up to 79 post OkSt. And Pendleton. And Hendricks even moved up from 165 in college to 185 for UFC which is closer to 205 day of. OkSt redlines their weight management and it alters their lifestyles permanently when they get away. Johny was a 160 as a senior at the Dapper Dan. He wrestled 157 as a RS Frosh due to Tyrone being the guy at 165. Doesn't seem that he had that much of a cut for the Cowboys. Didn't he have most of his success at 170 for UFC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniorvarsity Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 I saw Aden Valencia registered for Last Chance. How has this kid not qualified yet? He has been very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniorvarsity Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Christian Carrol at 97kg is a bit concerning for Cowboy fans. That's awfully light for someone you want at heavyweight. Maybe Merrill is bigger than Carol, who knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnwtwg Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 7 hours ago, juniorvarsity said: Christian Carrol at 97kg is a bit concerning for Cowboy fans. That's awfully light for someone you want at heavyweight. Maybe Merrill is bigger than Carol, who knows What is concerning about someone cutting significant weight for OkSt? It has delivered Smith championships at the NCAA and senior level for decades (read above) i am an idiot on the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightcrawler Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 On 3/24/2024 at 1:21 PM, CHROMEBIRD said: Just to rattle off some nice to see names: Ayala Ramos, Crookham, Woods, Lovett, Ashnault, Deakin, Cenzo, IMar, Welsh, Beard, Moore, Davison Based on his most recent IG photo, I don't expect Ramos to show up at the US trials. I see him competing at Asian Championships that are coming up, instead. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHROMEBIRD Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 On 3/25/2024 at 3:07 PM, KCMO2 said: What's going on with J'Den? On 3/25/2024 at 3:16 PM, CHROMEBIRD said: he's still training at Michigan/CK. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 On 3/29/2024 at 3:57 AM, juniorvarsity said: Christian Carrol at 97kg is a bit concerning for Cowboy fans. That's awfully light for someone you want at heavyweight. Maybe Merrill is bigger than Carol, who knows Been a lot of discussion that Carroll going 197 and Merrill hwt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniorvarsity Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 On 3/29/2024 at 1:32 PM, bnwtwg said: What is concerning about someone cutting significant weight for OkSt? It has delivered Smith championships at the NCAA and senior level for decades (read above) Concerning that your heavyweight is going 97kg. If he is not going heavyweight, then it is not concerning. Being small at heavyweight can be a liability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnwtwg Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 11 hours ago, juniorvarsity said: Concerning that your heavyweight is going 97kg. If he is not going heavyweight, then it is not concerning. Being small at heavyweight can be a liability. It seemed to work out alright for Davison this season. I'm sure he is an anomaly though, those rascally light athletic heavyweights never seem to produce results. i am an idiot on the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhs67 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Our current #1 97 KG won three straight titles ay 285lbs... even beating the guy that manned the 125 KG (275.5lb) weight class for us for ~5 years when he (Snyder) was a Soph and the aforementioned Gwiazdowski was a Senior and two time defending champion. Being a large 97 KG is not a death knell. "I know actually nothing. It isn't even conjecture at this point." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RYou Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 On 3/26/2024 at 1:23 PM, SocraTease said: 2024 Last Chance OTT Qualifier How many qualify out of the LCQ ? winner ? finalists ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniorvarsity Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Yeah, Snyder is an anomaly. I'm happy to admit I am wrong. Did Bastida and Davison weigh less than 230? And what did Caesar weigh? Aside from Snyder, we don't usually see college heavyweights go down to 97kg. Again, happy to admit I am wrong here, but I can't think of anyone. Even if you are small heavyweight, you commit to staying big and don't go down to 97kg. I hope Carroll looks great next week. I am a fan, I just thought he would be an immediate threat at heavyweight next year with a lot of guys graduating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 3 hours ago, RYou said: How many qualify out of the LCQ ? winner ? finalists ? Winner only Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhs67 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Do we know if they are seeding LCQ? "I know actually nothing. It isn't even conjecture at this point." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhs67 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 15 hours ago, juniorvarsity said: Yeah, Snyder is an anomaly. I'm happy to admit I am wrong. Did Bastida and Davison weigh less than 230? And what did Caesar weigh? Aside from Snyder, we don't usually see college heavyweights go down to 97kg. Again, happy to admit I am wrong here, but I can't think of anyone. Even if you are small heavyweight, you commit to staying big and don't go down to 97kg. I hope Carroll looks great next week. I am a fan, I just thought he would be an immediate threat at heavyweight next year with a lot of guys graduating. Snyder weighed in at 232 his senior season against Coon and 227 against Gwiazdowski. I was unable to find the numbers from his Junior season. This was at B1Gs this year (Davison and Feldman at 236 and 232, respectively) as well as what some of the 'hybrid' gents weighed in at Collegiate Duals this year. 1 "I know actually nothing. It isn't even conjecture at this point." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHROMEBIRD Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 55 minutes ago, nhs67 said: Do we know if they are seeding LCQ? I think they're only seeding those who registered before the early deadline. Not 100% sure. Guys who show up and register the day before will just be slotted into the brackets? Idk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnwtwg Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 20 hours ago, juniorvarsity said: Yeah, Snyder is an anomaly. I'm happy to admit I am wrong. Did Bastida and Davison weigh less than 230? And what did Caesar weigh? Aside from Snyder, we don't usually see college heavyweights go down to 97kg. Again, happy to admit I am wrong here, but I can't think of anyone. Even if you are small heavyweight, you commit to staying big and don't go down to 97kg. I hope Carroll looks great next week. I am a fan, I just thought he would be an immediate threat at heavyweight next year with a lot of guys graduating. Most guys wrestling 97kg tend to be in that 220-235 walking weight range. Lowney, Snyder, Kasper, Cassar, Davison, Bastida, Feldman, Keuter, etc off the tippy top of my memory 1 i am an idiot on the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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