Bloomington High School North, Nikean, 2017, Page 78

Description:	WRESTLING1,•-..■JWhat Have You Got To Lose?Everyone has thought about losing weight. Maybe acouple of pounds to feel healthier. But what aboutdosing up to 40 pounds to make a weight class for asport£ A huge part of wrestling is cutting weightand making a weight class, so how do these^thletes do it£You have to run a lot, and wear a lot ofsweats/ senior Javon Crowder said. These athletesrun at practice, then go home and run some more.They work out a lot, but it doesnt stop there.Once you eat or drink anything you usuallygain weight since you havent eaten, junior BrettSmith said. Its all mental, trying not to eat toomuch.Maintaining the weight you lose is really hardbecause you have to look at food all the time.freshman Ben Inman said. The hardest is when yourmom makes dinner and you think, Oh my gosh Iwish I could eat that, but you have to stay strongand tough it out for weigh-ins.Even though these athletes push themselves inways that not many people could handle, everywrestler on this team claims that the hard work isworth it because this is the sport they love.story and photos by: Rachel Crabtree and Lily Terrell
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