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Old 05-05-2008, 12:12 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jvernacchio View Post
True but if he is going in to a competition to light with major depletion to get down to the weight division he isn't going to have the strength to pull off the subs and his oponents will have the strength to shrug off his submission attempts. Finding his optimal weight class would be far more beneficial for him for his height.
10 pounds is not major depletion. And how do you no that this is not his optimal weight class?

I find that if you are in that 5'9-5'11 range, you can be good in multiple weight classes depending on what your strengths are.

And subs are less about strength, and more about leverage/technique.
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