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Goal Orientation and Weight Cycling in Wrestling

Body mass (BM) reduction in wrestling is a procedure devised to gain an advantage in mass and strength over one’s opponents. The mentioned procedure primarily fits the concept of goal orientation towards the result (ego orientation goals) than towards the assignment (task orientation goals). The aim of this research was to determine the differences in goal orientation between wrestlers who practice body mass reduction in relation to wrestlers who do not. The sample of 61 senior male wrestlers was divided into two groups (BM reduction and no BM reduction) and the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ) was used. The results demonstrate that there is no difference between the two groups in relation to their ego orientation goals (reduction 3.33±0.49 ; no reduction 3.33±0.45). On the other hand, in relation to their task orientation goals, wrestlers who did not reduce their BM achieved higher results, however, the difference was not statistically significant (reduction 3.30±0.71 ; no reduction 3.43±0.56). The high level of homogeneity of the overall sample is a potential reason that there were no statistically significant differences in the obtained results.

psychology, combat sport, body mass reduction

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