Collegiate women's wrestling body fat percentage and minimum wrestling weight values: time for revisiting minimal body fat percent?
Andrew R JagimGrant M TinsleyRobert A OppligerCraig A HorswillWard C DobbsJennifer B FieldsCliff CushardPaul D RademacherMargaret T JonesPublished in: Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (2024)
Nearly all BF% values were well above the 12% threshold used to determine MWW. Increasing the minimum BF% threshold from 12% to 17% would affect a small percentage of wrestlers, likely reduce the need for excessive weight cutting, and minimize the deleterious health effects of an athlete at such a low BF%.