jchas Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Anyone have any story's of times in your career when you cut and when you didn't cut. How much you did or didn't cut and what were your results. Please compare your results to the highest level of possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aoberlin Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 First practice in college I weighed 158. I made 118 for conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchas Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 First practice in college I weighed 158. I made 118 for conference. Holy cow. That is just crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Spires Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 First practice in college I weighed 158. I made 118 for conference. I wish I could cut 40 pounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FANMAN Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I wish I could cut 40 pounds. You can, lose a leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aoberlin Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 A ton of late night Arby's that summer. It may have been more like 154 but I know I hit 158 once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1oldwrestler Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Oh God, I know this thread is going end, with me saying "you have to cut some weight to be competitive because the weight loss guidlines put forth by the ihsaa are a joke because everyone just goes around them" while karl hungus will say "every kid should wrestle near their walking around weight, to do otherwise is breaking the rules set forth by the ihsaa and it is more healthy to do so." Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlHungus Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 I thought the thread would end with someone baby caking about his high school football coach being the reason why his team has no upper weights...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1oldwrestler Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 I thought the thread would end with someone baby caking about his high school football coach being the reason why his team has no upper weights...... Gotta go to the thread titled Football coaches for that, lol! Btw, i didnt start that thread, fyi, so im not the only one with that opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1oldwrestler Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Btw, what is "baby caking?" Never heard of it before but i like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlHungus Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Strength in numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No One Famous Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 I would lose as much as you can under the IHSAA guidelines. If you eat right and continue to strength train, you will be at your best, IMO. What college kids DON'T cut some weight...unless bumping up to fill a spot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 If you are strong and healthy at your weight, dont cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabio Jr. Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Dont kill your self...cutting to 103 my sophmore year I made it to state but my metnal capacity was that of a toddler (not a big change from normal:) but just enough) I broke and ended up wrestling bad and getting embaressed friday night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjacoby Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 The whole weight cutting thing didn't work out too well for Daniel Cormier in Bejing. I also just read something from the OTC that said every U.S. medalist this year in London cut 5 or less the day before competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Brown Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 While in high school I wrestled at 119, 125, and 130. My freshman/sophomore year didn't cut much weight at all maybe 8 lbs the entire season. Senior year was a different story coming in after football season cut from 145 to 125 for the first tourney of the year, needless to say I wrestled like crap and later in the day tech fall the kid that won the tourney later in the day. The following Monday at practice I wrestled off for 130 and stayed there the reminder of the season. In retrospect I should have started the season at 130 never cut that much weight again. I have my wresters now wrestle where they are comfortable and within 10 pounds of their normal weight. I am not to big on having kids "cut" weight. Pending of the body fat test that is where they wrestle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1oldwrestler Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 My oldest cut 12 lbs his junior yr to get to 112 and 11 lbs his sr yr to get to 119. Was he beyond the ihsaa guidelines? Im betting so. But i can tell you he was only "decent" sized at both of those weights. No one ever looked at him and said that kid is sawing a leg off to get down. If he wrestled only 5 lbs below his walking around weight it would have been difficult for him to enjoy the success he had. And hes just fine now, no stunted growth or kidney failure, wierd i know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Indiana man Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 My junior year I cut from 120 to 103 it was hard and most likely against ihsaa rules, but I can tell you it wasn't unhealthy for me if anything I was slightly more tired, but my endurance and overall physic was at the top if its game and because of this I believe is the reason I had success my senior year was different I cut from 132 to 112 starting that year I had a lot more muscle and it was hard to cut that weight in the beginning I tried to make it to 103 but couldn't because of ihsaa rules I would say if you going to cut weight and your serious about wrestling push your self but don't hurt your self Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchas Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 Thanks to all of the guys who have taken the time to post on this. It is very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1oldwrestler Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Thanks to all of the guys who have taken the time to post on this. It is very helpful. If I had to just give you a number, I'd say 10 lbs on ANY kid is a safe amount of weight to drop. My oldest was skin and bones when he went thru the cuts I outlined above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimtown 138 Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I would cut weight until I passed-out, then gain 5 pounds from there... not really... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1oldwrestler Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I would cut weight until I passed-out, then gain 5 pounds from there... not really... ....or that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabio Jr. Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Just cut a limb off worked for Robles and he got to wrestle different : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1oldwrestler Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Just cut a limb off worked for Robles and he got to wrestle different : Another robles hater? I dunno, i find the kid pretty incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabio Jr. Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I dont have a problem with him but if he can wrestle on a knee/stump and not got hit for stalling any can...and its not how it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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