Alright, so I got curious about this Sean Strickland dude’s walk-around weight after watching some clips of him just talking crazy. That’s the weight he’s basically walking around at normally, not all shrunk down for a fight, right? Seemed like a beast. Figured if I dug into how he eats and trains to stay around that weight, maybe I could pick up something useful.
Starting Simple: What’s the Deal?
First thing, I just fired up my laptop. Searched “sean strickland walk around weight“. Bam, tons of stuff. Saw people saying anywhere from 215 lbs to even 220 lbs or more. Dude fights at 185! So he’s carrying around 30-40 extra pounds when he’s not prepping. That’s a chunk.
Digging Into the Diet… Kinda
Next mission: How the hell does he eat to sit that heavy? Spoiler: It ain’t fancy. Everything I found pointed to one thing – dude eats for fuel. Like, super basic stuff.
I saw interviews where he basically said:
- Lots of cheap pasta (canned sauce, ground beef).
- Cheap protein like ground turkey.
- Eggs. Tons of eggs.
- Cottage cheese (plain, cuz he hates wasting money on fancy flavors).
- Sandwiches… constantly. Like, whole loaves of bread.
No magic supplements. No elaborate meal plans. Just massive amounts of simple, cheap food. He just shovels it in. Calorie surplus 101, just messy.
Trying to Gauge the Training
Okay, eating is one thing. But how does he train carrying that extra weight without falling apart? Reports are… he trains INSANELY hard and constant.
Tried to picture it:
- Crazy-long, grueling sparring sessions practically every day.
- Hectic pad work that goes on forever.
- Body-weight circuits? Sounds painful.
- Just being insanely active all the damn time.
The key seems brutal consistency and crazy volume. It’s not like he’s lifting heavy weights to build muscle mass necessarily at that point; it’s more about grinding and maintaining functional toughness. Sounds exhausting just thinking about it.
My Laughable Attempt
Okay, being honest – I did NOT try to replicate his walk-around weight. Are you kidding me? Getting up to 220 lbs just to see? My knees screamed at the thought. And his “diet”? Forget it. I like some flavor. Ate plain cottage cheese once… never again.
But I did try to amp up my own calories a bit, focusing more on simple carbs and protein. And tried adding some serious volume to my cardio and bodyweight workouts – longer runs, more circuits, less rest.
Results?
- Got hungrier than ever. Constantly felt like my stomach was a bottomless pit.
- Felt slow and heavy just adding a few pounds. Couldn’t fathom Sean’s level.
- Dead tired mimicking even a fraction of that training intensity daily. Barely lasted two days before scaling it back.
Blew my mind how Sean does this constantly, eating bland food, carrying that weight, training till he probably pukes. Different breed.
The Weird Twist
Funny thing happened though. While I was researching this, I ended up watching way too many Strickland interviews late at night. Started talking differently, kinda blunt and sarcastic. Annoyed everyone. Then, I made the mistake of casually calling my buddy “buddy” during a pickup game. He absolutely hates that word, thinks it’s condescending – totally forgot. Went off on me! Called me a “wannabe Strickland” jerk. Got heated. Ended up sitting out the rest of the game.
Went home thinking it was stupid. But next practice? Suddenly got the cold shoulder from half the team. Seems that argument got blown way out of proportion while I was offline. Now the vibe’s all messed up. All because I got obsessed with some fighter’s eating habits and started talking funny. Kinda wrecked things there for a bit. Still trying to smooth that over, honestly. Maybe should’ve just stuck to watching the fights.
