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Nutrition Informational Resources for Women Wrestlers (and Athletes) & Coaches 

• What's your motivation for cutting weight? | LuchaFit
• Why Did Women's College Weight Classes Change? | FloWrestling
•  Athletor Podcast | Ep. 094 | Lori Ayres and Erin Sparrold
  
  In episode 94 of the Athletor Podcast, we sit down with Erin Sparrold, a sports nutritionist with over a decade of experience working with wrestlers, and Lori Ayres, a trailblazer in women’s wrestling as co-founder of DI Women’s Wrestling and Executive Director of the California RTC. Together, they dive into the unique nutritional needs and challenges female wrestlers face, from managing energy availability to maintaining bone density and hormonal health.
  
  The discussion highlights critical insights into weight class selection, macro balancing, and the impact of menstrual cycles on training and performance. Erin and Lori also explore the symptoms of under-fueling and strategies to promote long-term health and success for female athletes. Whether you’re a coach, athlete, or parent, this episode provides essential takeaways for supporting wrestlers on and off the mat.
  

• Women are Not Small Men: a paradigm shift in the science of nutrition | Stacy Sims | TEDxTauranga
  

•  Contemporary Issue: Health and Safety of Female Wrestlers |Andrew R Jagim, Jill S Moschelli, Lisa M Woodroffe, Craig A Horswill, Susan A Bloomfield, Robert A Oppliger

• Health and Safety of Female Wrestlers - Episode 20 | Kira Blum and Dr. Lisa Woodroffe | Podcast
  Female wrestling is on the rise, and with that comes a host of challenges in maintaining the health and safety of these athletes. Today’s guests are Kira Blum and Dr. Lisa Woodroffe of the University of Iowa Athletics Department, who bring their expertise and experience to this important conversation.

•  Collegiate women's wrestling body fat percentage and minimum wrestling weight values: time for revisiting minimal body fat percent?  | Andrew R Jagim, Grant M Tinsley, Robert A Oppliger, Craig A Horswill, Ward C Dobbs, Jennifer B Fields, Cliff Cushard, Paul D Rademacher, Margaret T Jones

•  NWCA: Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Body Fat Percentage and Minimum Wrestling Weight Values: Time for Revisiting Minimal Body Fat Percent?

• Download: Collegiate women s wrestling body fat percentage and minimum wrestling weight values time for revisiting minimal body fat percent .pdf

•  Minimum Wrestling Weight for High School Girls Wrestling: Time to Revisit Minimal Body Fat Percent |Andrew R Jagim, Craig A Horswill, Ward C Dobbs, Eric E Twohey, Grant M Tinsley, Jennifer B Fields, Margaret T Jones

• Mayo Clinic research may bring change to women’s wrestling policies | Katie Helwig | January 10, 2025
•  How to Survive Wrestling Practice on Your Period | Katie Cantrell