How to prevent death in weight-cutting wrestlers.

Strauss, R H · Phys Sportsmed · 1998

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Abstract

One advantage of wrestling as a varsity sport in high school and college is its weight-class system. Little guys are as valuable as big guys. Ask a wrestler why he chose the sport and he is likely to tell you, "Because I'm too small to play football."