poptart125 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 want to see some numbers of the weight gained after a super 6 or 8. My highest was about 17 over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boot Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I wrestled 103 my freshman year, was naturally about 120, but the day after the season ended I spent the afternoon at an all you can eat buffet and wound up weighing just over 130 24 hours after the season ended. I should have weighed myself before going in to see how many pounds of food I got for $12.99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maolsen Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I pretty much always went up 15 pounds after a match, not fun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Did cutting mass amounts of weight make anyone a better wrestler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maolsen Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 for me I think it hurt me, maybe not up front, but in the long run for sure, by the time state series came in 2008 (my senior year), I was a little warn down I think, and my head wasn't in it as much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scardy94 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 for me I think it hurt me, maybe not up front, but in the long run for sure, by the time state series came in 2008 (my senior year), I was a little warn down I think, and my head wasn't in it as much I have to agree with this 100%...I was cutting about 18-22 pounds a week after a Saturday event. I will be the first to admit it caught up towards the end of the season...on and off the mat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boot Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Did cutting mass amounts of weight make anyone a better wrestler? Not a bit, I had to dehydrate so much I had a lot of muscle cramps and ended up with mono from cutting so much. I don't know anyone who did better cutting unless they would have had to face a Tsirtsis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbcam Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Did cutting mass amounts of weight make anyone a better wrestler? Of course cutting weight won't make you a better wrestler, but it may give you a little edge on the competition. IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcatcountry97 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 See the post for "Unusual Tricks." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlevito Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I have to agree with this 100%...I was cutting about 18-22 pounds a week after a Saturday event. I will be the first to admit it caught up towards the end of the season...on and off the mat. I would say that this is also poor discipline on the coaches part too. I know I have it that my wrestlers have to be within 5 pounds when they come in on Monday. There is no point to having a "yo-yo" diet, it will hurt you in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scardy94 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I would say that this is also poor discipline on the coaches part too. I know I have it that my wrestlers have to be within 5 pounds when they come in on Monday. There is no point to having a "yo-yo" diet, it will hurt you in the long run. Again, I will agree with this 100%. Now coaching I will not let my wrestlers do that type of diet either. Just one of the stupid things I decided to do in high school. Seemed smart at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1oldwrestler Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I'm just curious, but what is considered an insane amount of weight to cut these days? For the purposes of this discussion, lets throw out the fact that there is a weight management program in place. It's very easy for guys to get around this so the coaches can't really comment here because they have to "tow the party line" or risk getting their butt in a sling. Also, don't say that it depends on body type. I know that's a factor but there has to be an average that guys cut. IMO it seems like 10 to 12 pounds is about the most a guy should cut. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizzyCoach Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I once saw 145-166. Thats 21 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM2004 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 haha....i think if your not cutting weight your not working hard.....that is my philosophy.....im not even talking major weight small amounts make you work just a little harder to.....but anyways my last tournament i wrestled in i wrestled 66kg (145.5) weighed in on a friday night saturday morning (11am) i stepped on the scale and weighed 169.5....thats hard work...haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Kendrick Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Did cutting mass amounts of weight make anyone a better wrestler? All the extra running really helped out the lungs though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awood2 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Did cutting mass amounts of weight make anyone a better wrestler? I think it depends on the individual. When I was a sophmore I started @ 195 lbs naturally, and wrestled 189. By the first weekend in December I was making weight with little effort, but I was also struggling to finish off larger opponents. After a long day at a tournament I told coach I was going down a weight. I cut the weight (with the consultation of the coach and trainer) and I finished my season in the second round of semi-state with 20+ wins. Would probably had a couple more if I hadn't drawn Rico In college I would routinely start the week 15-20 lbs above my weight class. When you wrestle the upper weights I don't think carrying that kind of extra weight is that unusual. I could easily drop 10 lbs of water in a good practice. If you have to keep cutting hard and struggle over the whole season I think that is a problem. I had to control the food more at the start of the season. By January my workouts were intense enough to control my weight and I could eat normally for the most part. In the beginning your body isn't in the shape it needs to be to drop the weight, so you control the calories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazardFranklin Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 When you take the fact that you can loose anywhere from 4 to 6 pounds in a 3 hour practice(or more depending on the person), being 15 over on a monday isnt really that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinwrestlersmom Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Nice avatar there Hazard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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