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Rapid Weight Loss of Iranian Freestyle and Greco-Roman Elite Cadet Wrestlers
Amirsasan R., Hamed F., Ladan A.
International Journal of Wrestling Science · 2014
External published research · Published literature
Research type
Cross-sectional study
Discipline
Combat Sciences
Level of evidence
Cross-sectional study
DOI
10.1080/21615667.2014.955742
Topics
Wrestling
What the study reports
A cross-sectional study of rapid weight-loss practices among elite Iranian cadet freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestlers, documenting prevalence and methods.
The PROMACHOS reading
Rapid weight cutting in adolescents is a safety issue and an institutional failure, not an athlete choice. Weight practices belong under faculty governance.
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