Investigation of physical and physiological values of acute weight loss in young wrestlers studying in high school

The aim of this study was to compare the physical and physiological values of acute weight loss in young wrestlers who are studying in high school. The research was carried out with a total of 25 people including 13 experimental groups and 12 control groups. After the first tests were applied to the research group, some suggestions were made about weight loss methods for the experimental group. However, the choice of the method was left to the athlete himself and acutely lost about % 4 of his body weight over a period of five days. No control was applied to the control group. Measurements applied to the control and experiment group were also repeated five days after the first measurements. In the statistical analysis of the data, Non-Parametric Dependent Coexistence Sample Wilcoxon Test was used in the SPSS (Version 23) package program. The error level for all statistical methods was accepted as 0.05. Values below p <0.05 were considered significant. Experiment group When we compared the results of Body Weight measurement, BMI (Body Mass Index) measurement, Rackport 1 Mile measure, Illionis Agility Test measure, Flexibility measure, Claw Force measure Stop Long Jump measurement and Flamingo measurement as pre-test and post-test, significant difference was found (P<0,05). In the control group, no statistically significant difference was found when all the measurements were compared within the group (P>0,05). As a result; in this study, it was found that when wrestlers experienced acute weight loss, their performance was generally negatively affected.