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Cutting 10kg in 14 Days To Compete At The Olympics: Nathan Katz

• Lachie Piyasiri

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Lachie sat down with Australian Olympic judo fighter Nathan Katz for a hilarious and fascinating chat covering everything from the Olympics to brutal weight cuts and life inside elite combat sports. Nathan opened up about what it was like representing Australia at the Olympics alongside his brother, the surreal moment he found out he was going to the Games just 14 days before competition and the crazy challenge of having to cut 10kg in under two weeks.

Nathan also revealed the lengths he went to during fight prep, including passing out in the sauna while trying to make weight, the mental toughness needed to compete at the highest level and what training alongside UFC superstar Alexander Volkanovski is really like. Lachie and Nathan also played a brand new game based around judo, tested Nathan’s knowledge with some quickfire questions and shared plenty of funny stories throughout the episode.


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