ACSM Expert Consensus Statement on Weight Loss in Weight-Category Sports

Louise M Burke; Gary J Slater; Joseph J Matthews; Carl Langan-Evans; Craig A Horswill

doi:10.1249/JSR.0000000000000831

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ACSM Expert Consensus Statement on Weight Loss in Weight-Category Sports

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ACSM Expert Consensus Statement on Weight Loss in Weight-Category Sports

Louise M Burke, Gary J Slater, Joseph J Matthews, Carl Langan-Evans and Craig A Horswill

Current Sports Medicine Reports, Vol.20(4), pp.199-217

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0000000000000831

PMID: 33790193

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Weight-category sports are defined by the requirement of a weigh-in before competition to provide performance equity and reduced injury risks by eliminating size discrepancies. Athletes in these sports try to gain a theoretical advantage by competing in weight divisions that are lower than their day-to-day body mass (BM), using a combination of chronic strategies (body-fat losses) and acute manipulations over a period of hours to days before weigh-in ("making weight"). Strategies to support safer practices include minimal competition weight classification based on preseason body composition, reductions in the period between weigh-in and competition, and prohibition of unhealthy weight loss techniques. At an individual level, expert guidance by a sports nutrition professional can help an athlete to establish a pragmatic and long-term approach to BM management, recognizing the nuances of their sport, to achieve favorable outcomes for both health and performance.

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Title: ACSM Expert Consensus Statement on Weight Loss in Weight-Category Sports
Authors: Louise M Burke (Author) - Australian Catholic University
Gary J Slater (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Joseph J Matthews (Author) - Birmingham City University
Carl Langan-Evans (Author)
Craig A Horswill (Author) - University of Illinois Chicago
Publication details: Current Sports Medicine Reports, Vol.20(4), pp.199-217
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Date published: 2021
DOI: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000831
ISSN: 1537-8918
PMID: 33790193
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99522207202621
Output Type: Journal article

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