recdvery period between the official aweigh-in and competition, wrestlers , , ,I . achieve at lea~t~partial nutfitional recovery, whioh appears to benefibperforr mance. Successive bouts of (a) weight loss to make weight and (b) recovery ; for performance lead to weight cycling. There is speculation that, weight, 1 , 2' cycling mayeontribute to chronic glycogen depletion, reductions in fat-free t L weight, a decrease in resting metabolic rate, and an intxease in body fat. 8 -The latter two would augment the diffisulty of losing weight for ~ubsequent , weigh-ins. Most research indicates that the suppressed ~esting metabolic rate with weight loss irvwrestlers appears toqbe transient, but s~bsequ'mt,resea~h is needed for confirmation, Craig A.