Tag: weight cutting
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Nutrition Strategy for Competitive Judoka: Weight Management Explained
96% of elite judokas cut weight before competition. Learn the evidence-based nutrition and weight management strategies that top-ranked athletes use — and what the research says to avoid.
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Judo Weight Cutting: Health Risks and IJF Policy Explained
Weight cutting — reducing body weight in the days before competition to qualify for a lower weight category — is endemic in judo at the competitive level. Studies of elite judo athletes competing in world ranking events have found that 89 to 100% engage in rapid weight loss (RWL) practices before competition. The IJF has…