#159 Dave MacLeod [Part 2] — Be The Lightest Possible FOREVER, How To Peak For a Specific Moment, and Why Cutting Calories Is The Last Resort from The Testpiece Podcast

#159 Dave MacLeod [Part 2] — Be The Lightest Possible FOREVER, How To Peak For a Specific Moment, and Why Cutting Calories Is The Last Resort

1 hour 17 minutes Posted May 19, 2025 at 12:00 pm.

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The Lightest You Can Be FOREVER

What Does 'Excess' Fat Really Mean?

What We Can Learn From Body Building

Can Weight Fluctuations Effect Technique?

The Issue With Ever Becoming 'Over Fat'

Why Cutting Calories To Lose Weight Can Be Problematic

What Is 'Satiety' Really?

Is The Best Diet For Performance Actually Healthy?

What Works Isn't Always The Easiest Or Most Fun

How Dave Occasionally Does An Extreme Diet For Peaking

Is Fat Oxidation Ability A Good To Great Separating Factor?

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You know him, you love him — Dave MacLeod (again!).

This episode was ‘snipped’ from the original, #158, and focuses on a nuanced discussion of nutrition. It felt very different from the other topics so we made it a standalone.

THIS EPISODE IS SUPPORTED BY Tension Climbing! Tension makes the best climbing training tools on the planet.

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