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Erik Morales is not going to run out of energy in his third and deciding fight with Manny Pacquiao, because he’s going to be in tip top shape and strong within the Super Featherweight category.
That was the message from Jorgen Persson, an Exercise Physiologist. Jorgen who’s from Velocity Sports Performance, West Los Angeles, has been appointed by Top Rank to work with El Terible at the Otomi High Altitude Training Center.
Gone are the days when Erik started his weight reduction campaign from a high point which generously exceeded the middleweight limit…and then some, until he appeared gaunt.
The Erik Morales who sauntered into Mexico City’s Melia Hotel for the WBC weigh in 30 days before the fight, registered 142 pounds, and he looked relaxed and strong.
This satisfied Jorgen who said: “Erik can loose the remaining weight gradually which is good, because he’s not going to get burned out, and he’s not going to become what in technical terms is called catabolic.
“If you don’t eat enough your body actually starts using up your muscles and you fatigue, which could have been what happened in the previous fight, where he didn’t time the gradual progression of weight loss. That is not going to happen this time!”
For his first winning fight against Manny Pacquiao, Erik trained at the Spartan Otomi High Altitude Training Center, high in the mountains perched over Toluca. He didn’t do this prior to his second clash with Manny earlier this year, because the normally cold weather there was frigid. And it cost him dear. [details]
That was the message from Jorgen Persson, an Exercise Physiologist. Jorgen who’s from Velocity Sports Performance, West Los Angeles, has been appointed by Top Rank to work with El Terible at the Otomi High Altitude Training Center.
Gone are the days when Erik started his weight reduction campaign from a high point which generously exceeded the middleweight limit…and then some, until he appeared gaunt.
The Erik Morales who sauntered into Mexico City’s Melia Hotel for the WBC weigh in 30 days before the fight, registered 142 pounds, and he looked relaxed and strong.
This satisfied Jorgen who said: “Erik can loose the remaining weight gradually which is good, because he’s not going to get burned out, and he’s not going to become what in technical terms is called catabolic.
“If you don’t eat enough your body actually starts using up your muscles and you fatigue, which could have been what happened in the previous fight, where he didn’t time the gradual progression of weight loss. That is not going to happen this time!”
For his first winning fight against Manny Pacquiao, Erik trained at the Spartan Otomi High Altitude Training Center, high in the mountains perched over Toluca. He didn’t do this prior to his second clash with Manny earlier this year, because the normally cold weather there was frigid. And it cost him dear. [details]
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