TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Making Weight A1 - Reale, Reid A1 - Gibsonl, Jennifer A2 - Burke, Louise A2 - Deakin, Vicki A2 - Minehan, Michelle PY - 2021 T2 - Clinical Sports Nutrition, 6e AB - Weight categories are specified in combat sports, lifting, rowing and horseracing to create an even playing field. Athletes are weighed in the presence of an official before competition to ensure they have ‘made weight’ (achieved the weight criteria for their designated weight category). If body mass (BM) is even slightly higher than the category allows, the athlete is disqualified from competing. In some weight-category sports, being heavier than an opponent offers power and strength advantages. Hence, many athletes use acute weight-loss strategies to rapidly lose weight in the hours or days before competition. Sports dietitians can play a key role in helping athletes to maximise weight advantages with strategic but safe weight-making practices. This chapter summarises research regarding acute weight loss and provides strategies to guide safe and effective weight-making. SN - PB - McGraw Hill Education (Australia) Pty Ltd CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1185563424 ER -