Post by wrestlinginstitute on Sept 13, 2015 8:55:57 GMT -6
Why cutting weight is for the birds
No matter what level you are at, you have to get better at wrestling. Period.
It took me longer to buy into this than most (that I know). I truly thought for a very long time that you have to feel the “weight cut” pain to be tough. Looking back, I thought that cutting all that weight made me tough. No! There is no evidence that sucking the water weight out of your body makes you any tougher. I would consistently come up short when the going got tough (while cutting weight). It wasn’t until I went up a weight (or several, in my case) that I began to have success.
Even as a coach, I was stubborn for many years (up until a couple years ago actually). Now, don’t get me wrong, you do have to...
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No matter what level you are at, you have to get better at wrestling. Period.
It took me longer to buy into this than most (that I know). I truly thought for a very long time that you have to feel the “weight cut” pain to be tough. Looking back, I thought that cutting all that weight made me tough. No! There is no evidence that sucking the water weight out of your body makes you any tougher. I would consistently come up short when the going got tough (while cutting weight). It wasn’t until I went up a weight (or several, in my case) that I began to have success.
Even as a coach, I was stubborn for many years (up until a couple years ago actually). Now, don’t get me wrong, you do have to...
Read More