Advice on Regulating Body Mass in Wrestling from the Most Cited Combat Sport Literature—A Systematic Review
Hrvoje Karninčić, Nenad Žugaj, Krešo Škugor · 2024
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Description
Wrestlers often cut weight fast to fight in a lighter class, and advice on the practice is scattered and conflicting. The authors review the most cited combat sport literature for guidance on regulating body mass in wrestling. Searching two large databases, they find the 60 most cited papers and keep 13 that meet their criteria. The review weighs effects on health, performance, and the rules of the sport.
Cutting weight can bring strength, mass, and mental edges, but the hours between weigh-in and bout decide how much performance survives. Longer recovery windows invite harsher and sometimes banned cutting methods. Chronic weight cycling harms long-term health, yet many wrestlers ignore the risk. The authors find no real progress in regulating rapid weight loss over 35 years. They argue that change needs federations, clubs, anti-doping bodies, athletes, coaches, parents, and doctors acting together.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hrvoje Karninčić, Nenad Žugaj, Krešo Škugor |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |