Wrestling Tips

Wrestling is very demanding. It not only drains you physically, but mentally and emotionally as well. Practices can be brutal, matches can be nerve racking, and then there are tournaments. Well tournaments last all day long which can be very tiresome. Especially past the half way point some of this stuff can start to break people down. But the worst of all of this stuff would be cutting weight.

It takes a lot of will power to go months without eating or drinking that much. Especially if your dropping anywhere between fifteen pounds and more. Have been on Colorado's state champion wrestling team who have won 8 years in a row now, only the toughest survived. Everyone on the team at least cut ten pounds. But the more die-hard wrestlers would cut to as much as thirty pounds. Some people may ask why would you even cut weight? Well say you naturally weigh 152 lbs and cut to 140 lbs.

If your opponents naturally weigh 140 lbs and didn't have to lose weight at all then you will be bigger than they are even though you may weigh the same. Whether it be taller or thicker than your opponent it comes as an advantage. This is why kids cut weight, and if you don't and you stay at your natural weight but then you competitors had to cut weight to get to your weight then guess what, they now have an advantage on you. Personally being for cutting weight , many kids go about it the wrong way. Either spitting, sitting in a sauna with hoodies on, or not eating or drinking for a few days, etc. I am even guilty of cutting weight the wrong way. One duel the coaches needed me to get to 140 lbs in a few days. So I did and dropped 12 pounds in less than two days.

Doing this though is not only dangerous to your health, but will also make you too exhausted to wrestle your best. Which can result in a loss and have made all your effort all for not. So if you decide to cut, here are a few wrestling tips to do so safetly. If you need to cut weight you should start a few weeks or a month in advance if needed. Don't starve yourself, just make sure you eat healthy though or else you will have a tough time cutting weight and not have much energy at all. Also you need to know your limits, your body can handle only so much. Being on a state champion team some wrestlers would develop eating disorders that even during the off season couldn't get over.

I do not suggest that you spit in bottles, or not drinking at all. Because the more you spit and the less you drink the less liquid that gets to go to your kidneys, and if you deprive your kidneys liquid then you will damage them. Lastly if you cut weight the wrong way it will make the wrestling season even worse, and not give you the motivation to go out for the team next season. So follow these few wrestling tips and if you decide to cut weight properly it can make all the difference.