Wednesday, December 2, 2009

WRESTLERS DIET

To get a rough estimate of how many calories you need in a day, take your weight and multiply by 17. (This is for very active people, such as wrestlers). A 140 wrestler needs 2380 calories to maintain his weight, less to lose weight and more to gain weight. Now take a look below to find out what foods you should eat to get those calories. Calories and grams of fat per serving for most foods can be read from their Nutrition Information label. If you need Nutrition Information for a certain food, including eggs, meat, and other things that don't usually have these labels.
Most wrestlers feel that they have more success when wrestling at a lower weight class, but cutting weight can be difficult and dangerous. With careful practice, however, you can master the art of cutting weight so that you feel little to no loss of energy by the time your match comes up.
Wrestlers are very hard-working athletes, and their diets must not only provide them with sustaining energy but also not adversely affect their weight. There are certain foods wrestlers can add to their diets in order to get vital nutrients and carbs while at the same time keep their weight under control.