“	Originally Posted By: Jaron Did wrestling in high school. Never understood others' fixation on dropping weight. I stayed pretty active and participated on athletic teams all year so I stayed in pretty good shape. But regardless how hard we got pushed in football, I almost always dropped an additional 10 lbs when winter came. I didn't do anything special for it, just the practice sessions were more physically intense and I dropped some extra fat. Only time I ever did something extra is if I was a bit over my normal weight class, like after holiday feasts or something, but that was only 2-3 times at most. So many other guys tried to cut even more weight and would either bag up and run, go without eating/drinking, spitting, or more usually a combination. Most of them treated it like a badge of honor and would constantly rag on the basketball players, saying they couldn't handle the "weight management" that wrestlers went though. I considered it a mark of stupidity/desperation. I don't see how dropping to a 5 lb lighter division makes much difference at all, especially when the means to do so saps your strength and energy. What ever advantage was gained in a lighter opponent was lost to the malaise. It's one thing if someone gets ill or the coach wants a different match-up and asks someone to drop to fill the void, but regularly doing that to yourself is rather counter productive. If you want to do it right, do some extra ( normal ) cardio, don't just take it off in water. Manage your diet a little better by substituting better foods, not cutting them out altogether.	”

Somebody never wrestled, neither did I but when you are in the car with everyone you have to cut too