Tip #1: Eat the right amount of protein

The muscles of the body are where you get energy from food. They will let you move on the wrestling mat, let you do the material things you do; your muscle system is a metabolic life. When you reduce your calorie diet [when you lose weight], your body is forced to rely on energy storage because you no longer need to feed enough gas. This is the form of body fats and glycogen [stored carbohydrates/sugars] in muscle cells. When the glycogen is exhausted, the body turns to body fat, and then the protein burns energy. Since the muscles are made of protein, if you don't get enough dietary protein when you lose weight, your body will open your muscle tissue as a food. Not only will this weaken your mat on the mat, but it will also cause a temporary damage to your metabolism.

This is why it is very important to eat protein while losing weight, but it is not the end of the story; you must eat…

Wrestler's safety, healthy weight cutting skills was originally published on Spring