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