Collegiate women's wrestling body fat percentage and minimum wrestling weight values: time for revisiting minimal body fat percent?

• Main Authors: Andrew R. Jagim (Author), Grant M. Tinsley (Author), Robert A. Oppliger (Author), Craig A. Horswill (Author), Ward C. Dobbs (Author), Jennifer B. Fields (Author), Cliff Cushard (Author), Paul D. Rademacher (Author), Margaret T. Jones (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

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. A 12% minimum threshold is currently used for women wrestlers, yet a potential incre...