Weight loss and lactic acid relation during wrestling match in elite greco-roman wrestlers

The pupose of this study was to investigate weight loss and lactic acid relation during wrestling match in elit Greco-roman wrestlers. This study was performed in National Preparation Camp before the İnternational Prix Samurgashev Tournement that located in Turkish Wrestling Federation. Totally 24 wrestlers participated into the study. The mean age and height were 18,61 ± 1,01 years and 173 ±8,79 cm respectively. Participants wrestle with wrestlers in their weight class. Totally 12 match analyzed. Height, body composition, herath rate, body weight, weight loss and lactat levels were measured. SPSS 17 statistical software and the descriptives statistics, paired samples t test and correlation anlysis were used to evaluate data. Significant level was taken 0.05. There were significant level in weight loss, heart rate and lactate levels of wretslers when compared own groups before match and during match. But there were no statistical changes between weight loss and lactate relation before and during wrestling match (p>0.05). As a result; there are not any relation between weight loss and lactate which causes fatique. For that reason, weight loss occurs during wrestling match not related to accumulated in blood lactate. Key words: Wrestling, greco-roman, lactate, weight loss.