Cutting weight, the dark side of wrestling. Almost everyone who has ever wrestled, with the exception of some heavyweights, has had to cut weight at some point in their careers. Many wrestlers, at all levels, have at times cut way more than they should have. At times in my career, I also fell into this category. Most wrestlers have their own “weight cutting stories,” and in this article I will regale you with a few of my own.

This article will not discuss the proper diet, nor will it discuss the correct way to slowly lose weight, but rather it will give you some of my insights and thoughts as to why myself and others cut weight, and how it affected both our mental and physical abilities. To me, cutting weight has always been the hardest part of wrestling, both physically, and especially mentally.

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by Peter Dewey

The first season was tough, to say the least. One measly victory and 12 brutal losses in dual meets. Not a single wrestler won a match in the district tournament. That was 1982-83. It was their last losing season. It took four years to win District, but since 1987, they’ve compiled 18 District Championships in 19 years. And since UIL has sanctioned Texas wrestling, (the last seven seasons), they’ve won-

–Six UIL Regional Championships
–Six State Dual Team Titles
–Four UIL State Championships
–Two UIL State Runner-ups

That, my friends, is a dynasty, and the real story of Highland Park wrestling.

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