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Specifically, we sought to determine the proportion of state-qualifying wrestlers who competed at or above their certified minimum weight class. We also quantified the magnitude of weight change from certification to state competition and analyzed seasonal trends in both body weight and body fat percentage over a 20-year period.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Longitudinal retrospective review.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Four Minnesota high schools.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Patients or Other Participants<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>State-qualifying wrestlers from 2003 to 2023.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Independent Variable<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>State-qualifying weight class.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Main Outcome Measure(s)<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Dependent variables are certification weight, measured body fat percent, and calculated minimum weight class.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Only 48 wrestlers (52.7%; CI = 42.5%, 63.0%) competed at state in their minimum weight class, while the other 43 competed 1 to 2 weight classes above. Thirty-six wrestlers (39.6%) gained weight over the season.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Nearly half the successful wrestlers competed in weight classes above their minimum weight, while 5% lost 9% to 18% of their body mass over the wrestling season. This suggests factors other than maximizing individual athletic potential, such as team needs to fill a weight class, influence weight management decisions. Over the 20-year span of the study, trends toward lower measured body fat percentage and lower weight fluctuations suggest influences from sports specialization and year-round training and less emphasis on extreme leanness for competitive advantage. Athletes, in consultation with their coaches and clinicians, should select a competition weight class where they can adequately fuel, train, and recover. This may not be their minimum certified weight class.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4085\/1062-6050-0326.25","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,21]],"date-time":"2025-11-21T15:45:30Z","timestamp":1763739930000},"page":"246-250","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Trends in Weight Management Among State-Qualifying High School Wrestlers: Implications for Athletes, Clinicians, and Policy Development"],"prefix":"10.4085","volume":"61","author":[{"given":"Mark A.","family":"Berg","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Minnesota Medical School, St. Paul"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"William O.","family":"Roberts","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Minnesota Medical School, St. Paul"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Andrew","family":"Jagim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sports Medicine, Mayo Clinic HealthSystem, La Crosse, WI"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Eric","family":"Twohey","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"2557","reference":[{"issue":"6","key":"i1938-162X-61-3-246-b01","series-title":"MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep","first-page":"105","article-title":"Hyperthermia and dehydration-related deaths associated with intentional rapid weight loss in three collegiate wrestlers\u2014North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Michigan, November\u2013December 1997","volume":"47","author":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)","year":"1998","unstructured":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 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