Body composition assessment and minimal weight recommendations for high school wrestlers.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a procedure to estimate a minimal wrestling weight based on percent body fat.


BACKGROUND
Weight reduction and weight restriction are health issues that have sparked much debate among those involved with high school wrestling. Recently, programs have been developed to curtail dangerous weight loss practices and severe weight reduction in this population.


METHODS
Skinfold sites, measurement technique, and an equation, based on skinfolds, specific to the high school wrestling population are presented. Recommendations for minimizing error are also presented.


CONCLUSIONS
This article provides a detailed program for measuring skinfold sites and interpreting these measurements.
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Center for Exercise & Applied Human Physiology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131.