In football, usually the small guy finishes last because the larger ones tumble over him and in soccer, the little fast foot work guy can pretty much run circles around the others. However in wrestling, a massive and petite individual can strive.
Recently I attended a wrestling match and was actually enthusiastice about it. Some could say wrestling is barberic and harsh yet, it can be a way to ease anxiety and stress. In wrestling there are weight classes that an athlete can enter depending on how much body fat one has. A larger person can wrestle at 215 lbs. against another of the same weight, and the smaller athlete of 125 lbs. will wrestling no larger weight then that.
A close friend of mine who wrestles in the 150 weight class only weighs about 145 lbs. Therefore he usually gets pounded on by other guys. This seems inadequate, however this is the better part of the wrestling life.
In wrestling vocabulary, most athletes have to "suck" weight or to lose weight to get the their desired weight class. The more lean and toned the wreslter is the easier to prevail over others in the weight class.
In past years, wrestlers have gone to extremes to make weight. Individuals must starve themselves, eating only ice cubes or jello, and run about 10 miles a day with heavy clothing on. This horrible atmosphere can send someone to the hospital with a dehydrated body and a medical bill.
Luckily, they have changed the rules for wrestling. An athelte must get weighted, and checked for how much body fat they have and are tested to find out how much weight they can drop. This is an excellent idea, now wrestlers can lose weight without damage to their body.
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Jockeys are like wrestlers. They try to drop five to ten pounds in weight before racing and these people are already small in frame and low in weight. To lose excess water weight people will take diuretics, spend excessive time in saunas and even wear rubber suits in hot weather to promote heavy sweating. As you mentioned this can set up a person up for dehydration. But weight does affect performance, even in runners. The experts contend that weight, as opposed to age (within a five to seven year period) has more impact on a person's endurance and speed than how old you are. Personally, I can't even skip breakfast, I snack at night, and I hate saunas.
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