Wrestling integrates both mental and physical skills while demanding a high level of strength, aerobic fitness, flexibility, speed, agility, explosiveness, anticipation, quick reaction, and concentration.

Proper nutrition is essential to fuel your body and should be a key priority in your training program and overall health maintenance strategy. Keep in mind –- what’s good for health is good for performance! You should base appropriate energy intake on your needs to meet your short- and long-term development, training and competition goals and demands.

A focus on performance and health, not just weight, will help you view energy intake in a more positive way. During the competitive and off-season, it is important that to maintain energy balance.