Collegiate women’s wrestling body fat percentage and minimum wrestling weight values: time for revisiting minimal body fat percent? by Andrew R. Jagim, Grant M. Tinsley, Robert A. Oppliger, Craig A. Horswill, Ward C. Dobbs, Jennifer B. Fields, Cliff Cushard, Paul D. Rademacher, Margaret T. Jones

“…ABSTRACTBackground The estimation of body fat percentage (BF%) in wrestling is used to determine the minimum wrestling weight (MWW) and lowest allowable weight class (MWC) in which wrestlers are eligible to compete. …”
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The Effect of using Sensory Preferences with Different and Equal Weights categories on Learning Technical Performance in Some Free Wrestling Handles. by Mohammed K. Asmer

“…The aim of the study was to explore the differences between the groups they have used different weights sorts and the groups they have used equal weights sorts between the three sensory preferences (Visual, Auditory, Touchable) on learning performance in some free wrestling handles. …”
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Rapid Weight Loss of Up to Five Percent of the Body Mass in Less Than 7 Days Does Not Affect Physical Performance in Official Olympic Combat Athletes With Weight Classes: A Systema... by Clóvis De Albuquerque Mauricio, Pablo Merino, Pablo Merino, Rodrigo Merlo, José Jairo Narrea Vargas, José Jairo Narrea Vargas, Juan Ángel Rodríguez Chávez, Diego Valenzuela Pérez, Esteban Ariel Aedo-Muñoz, Maamer Slimani, Ciro José Brito, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Bianca Miarka

“…The following string was applied: “RWL” OR “weight loss” OR “weight reduction” AND “judo” OR “wrestling” or “taekwondo” or “boxing” AND “performance.” …”
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Analysis of strength indicators of highly qualified armwrestlers at the stage of pre-competition training by Igor Mazurenko

“…Objectives: analysis of the training process in preparation for arm wrestling competitions; identification of optimal strength indicators in preparation for arm wrestling competitions; determination of the methodology for preparing for the main arm wrestling competitions. …”
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CiteSpace-based Visualisation Analysis of Karate Athletes’ Characteristics of Technique Usage by Ding Hu, Zhang Guobao

“…Scientific knowledge mapping was used to transform the characteristics of karate athletes’ technical use from abstract concepts to diagrams with practical significance and to realize the tactical analysis of the use of karate techniques by players of different weight classes. The results showed that among the movement techniques 571, the most frequently used technique was boxing, followed by kicking, combination techniques, and wrestling, with 265, 197, 35, and 84 times, respectively. …”
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Biochemical indicators of sports achievements in highly qualified wrestlers by S. P. Alpatov, I. V. Konovalov, G. O. Dibirova, E. V. Kalinina, S. E. Mileshina, M. D. Tsitsuashvili, I. A. Zhirova, A. G. Kochetov, S. A. Parastaev

“…Objective: to conduct comparative analysis of blood biochemical parameters (urea, ALT, AST, creatinkinase, cortisol, testosterone and testosterone / cortisol ratio) in groups of high­class wrestlers with different levels of sports achievements.Materials and methods: male athletes (n = 78), members of the Russian national team in one of the types of wrestling (the average age is 25.2 (21.5–28.9) years, the average weight is 76.9 (68.4–83.4) kg) were recruited to this study. …”
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