The effect of rapid weight-loss on the performance and physical fitness parameters on the teenage elite wrestlers

Rapid weight-loss to participate in a lower weight-class is the most important problem in the current wrestling sport.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of rapid weight-loss on the physical fitness and exercise performance parameters in the teenage boy elite wrestlers.
Ten elite wrestlers (16.4±0.51 y, 62.3±8.31 kg, 172.6±7.44 cm) voluntarily participated in this study. Anthropometric parameters, body fat percent, long distance jump, height jump, flexibility tests, Queen's step test, Illinois agility test, 60-meter dash, visual and audio reaction times, and grip force were measured in three sessions 1) before weight-loss, 2) after weight-loss and 3) 16 hours after weighing. Repeated measure ANOVA with Bonferroni pairwise comparisons were computed to identify any statistical differences between sessions.
Current results shown 2.5 % rapid weight loss cause a significant difference in the grip isometric force (p According to the results obtained in this study, rapid weight-loss has a negative impact on the performance and physical fitness parameters in the teenage elite wrestlers and after 16 h recovery did not return to the normal values.