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This study aimed to determine the weight loss methods before an official championship and the effects of these weight loss methods on the performance of wrestlers.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>The sample of the study consisted of 350 competitive wrestlers. The \u201cAthlete Weight Loss Methodology and Effects Scale\u201d and personal information form were used as data collection tools in the study. In the data analysis, independent samples T-test, One-way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation analysis were used in addition to descriptive statistics.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Wrestlers generally reported dieting by restricting fatty (89.1%) and carbohydrate (83.4%) foods. It was observed that they preferred jogging with a raincoat (89.1%) and\/or using the sauna (79.7%) as a weight loss method. Wrestlers also reported that they performed weight loss, although at a low level, by using ergogenic aids such as laxatives (31.7%) and\/or diuretic pills (28.0%). They were observed to experience physiological effects such as muscle cramps (72.9%), injury (71.1%), and\/or difficulty breathing (60.9%), as well as psychological effects such as feeling extremely tired (81.7%), stress (79.7%), decreased performance (78.6%) and\/or extremely irritability (71.4%). It was determined that there was no difference between the weight loss methods and effects of the wrestlers according to their gender and wrestling style (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&amp;gt;\u202f0.05). On the other hand, it was determined that the diet level of U20 wrestlers was higher than U17 (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.05) and Senior wrestlers and that U17 and U20 wrestlers were exposed to higher levels of physiological and psychological effects than Senior wrestlers (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>It was determined that wrestlers preferred methods such as restricting food and fluids, using a sauna, and jogging with a raincoat to lose weight. It is necessary to prevent young wrestlers from losing weight before the competition. 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