11/11/2025
So true!!!
Female Wrestlers Can’t Cut Weight The Same Ways The Boys Can:
First, I want to say that in our family, we don’t allow ANY of our kids to cut weight to fit in a specific weight class. I don’t think it’s healthy physically or mentally for growing kids. We err on the side of having them wrestle up a weight class if we aren’t sure where they will be, and so far, in almost a decade of wrestling, it has never caused an issue for our kids. Now that we have that out of the way, coaches and parents need to know that girls are generally NOT able to cut weight in the same way that boys can. Our son and daughter can do the exact same wrestling practice at the exact same intensity, and he will drop five pounds, while our daughter only loses one. Girl’s bodies are made differently, and the pounds will not come off for a female wrestler the same way it will for male wrestlers. Also, girls who have hit puberty tend to weigh more (around 1 – 3 pounds) at various points of their menstrual cycle, and there is nothing they can do to change it. It’s vital that they are not made to feel poorly about this and that you help them pick the healthiest (physically and mentally) weight class for them.
To read the full article “10 Ways You Can Support Your Female Wrestler” 📲 https://prairiewifeinheels.com/10-ways-you-can-support-your-female-wrestler/
