Essay About Cutting Weight
Why cutting weight can be good and bad for you
In high school, he wrestled varsity at 98 pounds his freshman year and at 105 pounds as a sophomore. He didn't have to cut weight either year. In his junior year, he weighed 140 pounds before the start of the season. Although he was determined to wrestle varsity again, he couldn't beat any of the number one wrestlers within 20 pounds of his weight. he thought my only alternative was to drop to 112 pounds. He decided to go for it. His days of carefree weight control were over.
My dad had no idea how much fat he had to lose, and he didn't care. My dad made up his mind that he was going to make 112 pounds no matter what. When he stared the diet, he didn't eat anything for the first two days and …show more content…
After each weigh-in, he rewarded himself by eating, usually in excess, before he wrestled. He repeated this cycle every match. Gradually, his performance began to suffer. His strength was progressively decreasing, and he was always tired. He started losing matches he should have won. It was difficult to concentrate in classes, and his grades started to slip. He was always hungry. Losing weight before each match became increasingly more difficult. even resorted to using laxatives. My desire to wrestle was becoming overshadowed by my desire to eat. I was constantly thirsty. His skin was dry, itchy, and cracking from dehydration. He was miserable. He then quit the team before the end of the season. He played basketball his senior year.
(As a dad, I am determined to prevent my son from making the same mistakes. I want him to concentrate on their wrestling and not on his weight so they can enjoy the sport of wrestling. It is sometimes the dads or coaches responsibility to teach wrestlers the right information on nutrition and weight control. The Wrestler's Diet was developed specifically for wrestlers and their parents, but is also intended to help wrestling parents to teach the principles of proper
In high school, he wrestled varsity at 98 pounds his freshman year and at 105 pounds as a sophomore. He didn't have to cut weight either year. In his junior year, he weighed 140 pounds before the start of the season. Although he was determined to wrestle varsity again, he couldn't beat any of the number one wrestlers within 20 pounds of his weight. he thought my only alternative was to drop to 112 pounds. He decided to go for it. His days of carefree weight control were over.
My dad had no idea how much fat he had to lose, and he didn't care. My dad made up his mind that he was going to make 112 pounds no matter what. When he stared the diet, he didn't eat anything for the first two days and …show more content…
After each weigh-in, he rewarded himself by eating, usually in excess, before he wrestled. He repeated this cycle every match. Gradually, his performance began to suffer. His strength was progressively decreasing, and he was always tired. He started losing matches he should have won. It was difficult to concentrate in classes, and his grades started to slip. He was always hungry. Losing weight before each match became increasingly more difficult. even resorted to using laxatives. My desire to wrestle was becoming overshadowed by my desire to eat. I was constantly thirsty. His skin was dry, itchy, and cracking from dehydration. He was miserable. He then quit the team before the end of the season. He played basketball his senior year.
(As a dad, I am determined to prevent my son from making the same mistakes. I want him to concentrate on their wrestling and not on his weight so they can enjoy the sport of wrestling. It is sometimes the dads or coaches responsibility to teach wrestlers the right information on nutrition and weight control. The Wrestler's Diet was developed specifically for wrestlers and their parents, but is also intended to help wrestling parents to teach the principles of proper