Weight-category sports are defined by the requirement of a weigh-in before competition to
provide performance equity and reduced injury risks by eliminating size discrepancies …

Sports participation is not without risk, and most athletes incur at least one injury throughout
their careers. Combat sports are popular all around the world, and about one-third of their …

Low energy availability (LEA) is a key element of the Female Athlete Triad. Causes of LEA
include failure to match high exercise energy expenditure (unintentional) or pathological …

Regular exercise is important for health, fitness and longevity in people living with type 1
diabetes, and many individuals seek to train and compete while living with the condition …

In combat sports, athletes are divided into categories based on gender and body mass.
Athletes attempt to compete against a lighter opponent by losing body mass prior to being …

Rapid weight loss (RWL) is commonly practiced among judo athletes. Although it helps them
to gain the advantage over their lighter opponents, previous studies have shown that RWL …

Combat sport athletes typically engage in a process called making weight, characterized by
rapid weight loss (RWL) and subsequent rapid weight gain (RWG) in the days preceding …

Background Rapid weight loss (RWL) followed by rapid weight gain (RWG) is a regular pre-
competition routine in combat sports and weightlifting. With the prevalence of these sports …

The aim of the present case study was to quantify the physiological and metabolic impact of
extreme weight cutting by an elite male mixed martial arts athlete. Throughout an 8-week …

(1) Background: the aim of this study was to determine the factors that affect the occurrence
of behaviors related to possible eating disorders in Spanish high-performance Olympic …