Curtain Call Competitions

Using the fat loss exercises, Dai Li really began helping Aiguo Jiang lose weight. Because Li didn't want Jiang to lose too much muscle, the best course of action was to get rid of the fat while maintaining as much as they could. This way, Jiang could keep as much of his formal strength and explosive power as possible.

Jiang had traditionally trained for the 69kg weight class, but he was not among the best on the team because of his age. However, if he trained for the 62kg weight class, he would have clear advantages. The difference between the two weight classes were completely different. In the 69kg weight class, the top athlete's record for the snatch and the clean and jerk would be over 350kg in total. However, an athlete in the 62kg weight class could only lift 320kg, which was a difference of 30kg. Even average athletes of the 69kg weight class could easily beat the athletes of the 62kg weight class.