The dual impact: physiological and psychological effects of rapid weight loss in wrestling
IntroductionAthletes competing in weight-class sports often seek to gain an advantage by competing at lower weights. Athletes competing in weight-class sports often seek to gain an advantage by competing at lower weights. To achieve this, they aim to lose weight during the competition period, leadin...
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| description | IntroductionAthletes competing in weight-class sports often seek to gain an advantage by competing at lower weights. Athletes competing in weight-class sports often seek to gain an advantage by competing at lower weights. To achieve this, they aim to lose weight during the competition period, leading to various physiological and psychological changes. This study aimed to investigate the biochemical, hormonal, and psychological effects of weight reduction in elite wrestlers during the competition phase.MethodsThirty-seven elite male free style wrestlers (age: 19.02 ± 1.27) participated in the study. Samples were collected 5 days before and on the day of the match.ResultsA significant decrease in body weight was observed (p < 0.05). Levels of creatine, BUN, sodium, hematocrit, hemoglobin, LDH, and cortisol increased, while albumin, testosterone, and FSH levels decreased. There were no significant differences in potassium, ALT, AST, TSH levels. State and trait anxiety scores of the wrestlers increased significantly during the RWL period.ConclusionThe study concluded that elite wrestlers experienced significant changes in physiological and psychological parameters during the competition periods. These findings underscore the importance of careful monitoring of RWL strategies by coaches and athletes to mitigate the adverse effects on nutritional status, psychological well-being, and physical performance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e860cc6cdb0f4f6a9a01136798cf6d762025-02-10T15:32:01ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-01-011510.3389/fpsyg.2024.15131291513129The dual impact: physiological and psychological effects of rapid weight loss in wrestlingBarış Sarıakçalı0Fatma Neşe Şahin1Burhan Başoğlu2Levent Ceylan3Özkan Güler4Bade Yamak5Gökhan Arıkan6Gizem Ceylan Acar7Gülşah Sekban8Mehmet Vakıf Durmuşoğlu9Sezen Çimen Polat10Hamza Küçük11Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, TürkiyeDepartment of Coaching Education, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, TürkiyeDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Nevşehir Haci Bektaş Veli University, Nevşehir, TürkiyeDepartment of Sport Management, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Hitit University, Corum, TürkiyeDepartment of Coaching Education, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, TürkiyeDepartment of Recreation, Yasar Dogu Faculty of Sport Sciences, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, TürkiyeMehmet Arabaci School of Physical Education and Sport, Harran University, Sanliurfa, TürkiyeDepartment of Sport Management, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Mus Alsarslan University, Mus, TürkiyeDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Sinop University, Sinop, TürkiyeMinistry of National Education, Ankara, Türkiye0Department of Coaching Education, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye1Department of Physical Education and Sport, Yasar Dogu Faculty of Sport Sciences, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, TürkiyeIntroductionAthletes competing in weight-class sports often seek to gain an advantage by competing at lower weights. Athletes competing in weight-class sports often seek to gain an advantage by competing at lower weights. To achieve this, they aim to lose weight during the competition period, leading to various physiological and psychological changes. This study aimed to investigate the biochemical, hormonal, and psychological effects of weight reduction in elite wrestlers during the competition phase.MethodsThirty-seven elite male free style wrestlers (age: 19.02 ± 1.27) participated in the study. Samples were collected 5 days before and on the day of the match.ResultsA significant decrease in body weight was observed (p < 0.05). Levels of creatine, BUN, sodium, hematocrit, hemoglobin, LDH, and cortisol increased, while albumin, testosterone, and FSH levels decreased. There were no significant differences in potassium, ALT, AST, TSH levels. State and trait anxiety scores of the wrestlers increased significantly during the RWL period.ConclusionThe study concluded that elite wrestlers experienced significant changes in physiological and psychological parameters during the competition periods. These findings underscore the importance of careful monitoring of RWL strategies by coaches and athletes to mitigate the adverse effects on nutritional status, psychological well-being, and physical performance.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1513129/fullwrestlersrapid weight lossstate-trait anxietycompetition periodpsychological |
| spellingShingle | Barış Sarıakçalı Fatma Neşe Şahin Burhan Başoğlu Levent Ceylan Özkan Güler Bade Yamak Gökhan Arıkan Gizem Ceylan Acar Gülşah Sekban Mehmet Vakıf Durmuşoğlu Sezen Çimen Polat Hamza Küçük The dual impact: physiological and psychological effects of rapid weight loss in wrestling Frontiers in Psychology wrestlers rapid weight loss state-trait anxiety competition period psychological |
| title | The dual impact: physiological and psychological effects of rapid weight loss in wrestling |
| title_full | The dual impact: physiological and psychological effects of rapid weight loss in wrestling |
| title_fullStr | The dual impact: physiological and psychological effects of rapid weight loss in wrestling |
| title_full_unstemmed | The dual impact: physiological and psychological effects of rapid weight loss in wrestling |
| title_short | The dual impact: physiological and psychological effects of rapid weight loss in wrestling |
| title_sort | dual impact physiological and psychological effects of rapid weight loss in wrestling |
| topic | wrestlers rapid weight loss state-trait anxiety competition period psychological |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1513129/full |
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