@@natbromden5838 sadly it doesn’t work like that. Most weightlifters train 10-20lbs heavier than they compete in and most lose some strength in the process. I understand your logic, and it might be true if all you lose is fat. But the reality is that it’s rarely the case. Even if you successfully diet off 25lbs of fat without losing ANY muscle (which, from experience is much much harder than you seem to believe) strength will often come down a bit due to less water retention, lower glycogen stores and more central fatigue. Water and glycogen help strength through I improved internal leverage and passive joint stability. And as someone who has dieted off 25-35lbs of fat very often (doing it right now) simply maintaining strength is a big victory. One underestimated thing is that intense dieting/fat loss phase leads to significant central fatigue which decreases the strength of the neural drive to the muscles, reducing fast twitch fibers activation and thus strength and power. A good real life example is JM Blakely, a powerlifter who would compete in 4-5 weight classes per year. He would bulk up to 300+ and compete then as he dieted down over a year he would compete in the 308, 275, 242, 220. And while he would get stronger from year to year he would lift less as he dropped the weight. For example, he’d bench 710 in the 308, 650 in the 275, 606 in the 242 and 584 in the 220…. I understand that it’s not the same as a power clean, but you also have the example of most weight lifters lifting less, or at best, the same when they lose 10-20 to make their class

@@natbromden5838 another thing to add to my lengthy first reply. While it’s true that the extra bodyweight is something that you have to lift up (not 100% of it, I’d say around 75% in the clean and squat), bodyweight helps in part of the lift: when you are lifting the bar from the floor to the knees. Your bodyweight actually counterbalance the weight of the trying to shift you forward. As you get lighter it’s more likely that you get pulled forward in the first pull, giving you worse leverage. Or it makes you work harder to keep the bar on the proper path. Giving you less ressources for the explosion

@@natbromden5838 last reply. I once dropped around 20-25lbs to compete in a lower weight class. While my snatch was not impacted (but didn’t improve either) my clean and jerk decreased by 7.5kg/15ish lbs. And every clean felt much heavier

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