The use of dieting, rapid weight loss, and frequent weight fluctuation among athletes
competing in weight-class and leanness sports have been considered a problem for years …

Background Studies failing to show a negative effect of rapid weight loss (RWL) on
performance have been conducted in athletes who have been cycling weight for years. It …

La inmensa mayoría de los deportistas de combate realizan diferentes estrategias de rápida
reducción de su peso unas pocas semanas o días antes del torneo. Mediante un amplio …

With the constant flow of information related to sports nutrition coming from scholarly
journals, it is difficult to sift through it all and determine what is relevant. Sports Nutrition …

Weight cutting is a phenomenon that exists in combative weight-class-based sports. The
goal of this research was to investigate the effect of weight cutting on striking performance …

O objetivo da presente revisão foi apresentar e discutir as principais formas de redução de
peso no judô, as alterações fisiológicas causadas por sua prática e sua influência sobre o …

The popularity of wrestling largely results from the weight category system, which is
designed to reduce the risk of injury between opponents and provides opportunities for …

THE FORMATION OF BRAZILIAN FEMALE GYMNASTS TAKING PART IN THE OLYMPIC
GAMES (1980-2004) Page 1 CHEN H., LIU S., WANG M., HUANG Y., CUI S., ZHOU W. A CASE …

Despite a growing body of evidence admonishing the behavior, weight cutting (rapid weight
reduction) remains prevalent among wrestlers. Weight cutting has significant adverse …

Background Competitions in combat sports are based on direct fight of competing parties.
Weight limits in individual weight categories, are formal conditions for admitting to compete …