Super-heavyweight Athletes often have lower work capacity and recover from training more slowly than leaner and lighter athletes. Coaches and athletes often attribute this poor work capacity and recovery to dumb explanations like the "higher absolute weight lifted". Dr. Schwartz and Mr Power offer a better explanation that doesn't rely on hand-wavy nonsense and coaching mythology.Many coaches and athletes believe that if you want to be as strong and powerful as possible, gaining significant extra fat is the price you have to pay. Not only is this not true, but tipping over into overweight and obesity is actually counter-productive. This approach leads to athletes and trainees with reduced work capacity, poor recovery, and ultimately robs them of their potential peak-performance.

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Further Reading

Differential susceptibility on myosin heavy chain isoform following eccentric-induced muscle damage

Fiber-specific differences in protein content of pathways related to mTORC1 signaling and oxidative metabolism in individuals with obesity

Muscle fiber-type distribution predicts weight gain and unfavourable left ventricular geometry: a 19 year follow-up study

Intramuscular fat: a review of the consequences and causes

Obstructive sleep apnea among players in the National Football League: a scoping review

Prevalence of poor sleep quality, sleepiness and obstructive sleep apnoea risk factors in athletes

Validation of NoSAS (neck, obesity, snoring, age, sex) score as a screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea: analysis in a sleep clinic

Does neck-to-waist ratio predict obstructive sleep apnoea in children?