Originally posted by Gibby:
absolutely correct twink:
1.5% is arbitrary as well. I have contacted the National board via e-mail to find the minutes. I got a blanket e-mail back stating that due to the volume of e-mails per day, they may not respond.
However, something to consider a 180 lb athlete, losing 1.5% per week is as follows:
Week 1 - 180
Week 2 - 177
Week 3 - 174.5
Week 4 - 172
Week 5 - 169.4
Week 6 - 166.8
Week 7 - 164
Week 8 - 161.9
Your assumption is that the wrestler will not gain back any previously lost. If he gets down to 161.9, leaves for Christmas break, and comes back at 168, it would take him an additional 4 weeks to get back down to weight. If he lost weight faster than 1.5% (as most wrestlers do when they come back from an extended break), he would be ineligible to participate. This seems a little strict considering we are working with athletes who are 14-18 year old young men, and may not have developed the necessary self conrol or knowledge of their bodies natural cycles for this to be effective.
