by moving your kid up to 76 you will more then likely run into a kid that should be wrestling 82 pounds but cuts to 76, and wrestling day is back to 82 or 83 pounds, now your boy weighing in at 72 is going to be giving up 10 pounds. in my opinion 73 would have been good for him.
jmo, and yes there is alot of kids who cut weight for state and bigger tournaments. is it right? not for me to decide. but it does happen
First off I need to state I am against cutting weight in kids wrestling. I have to laugh when I read posts like this. He is giving up 10lbs. No actually if he weighed 76 on the scale...that is what he weighed at that time. Most people don't realize when you cut weight weight you lose muscle. It is scientifically proven that normal(not obese) people lose muscle no matter what when cutting weight. It can be minimized through proper training and nutrition, which takes time. The only way your scenario would come close to true is if they were cutting pure water weight just a day or two before weigh ins, and properly hydrated after weigh-in to gain some of the weight back. This could not make the difference of 10 lbs or 4 lbs though.
