The Attitudes of Wrestlers Towards Rapid Weight Loss Before Competition and The Reasons for Rapid Weight Loss: A Phenomenological Research

Abstract

The aim of the research is to understand the attitudes of wrestlers towards rapid weight loss before the competition and the reasons for rapid weight loss. The research was carried out with the phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research methods. The study group consisted of seven (n=7) national wrestlers, aged between 19 and 24, who were determined by purposive sampling and had previous rapid weight loss experience. A semi-structured interview form, which was prepared by taking expert opinions, was used as a data collection tool in the research. The data obtained in the research were analyzed via deductive and inductive content analysis. The findings showed that wrestlers have positive thoughts towards rapid weight loss that it improves quickness/agility performance and gains advantage; and have negative thoughts that it affects power/strength and endurance performance negatively, blocks development, causes obsession, tension, loss of motivation, and distracts from the goal and sports. The findings also showed that wrestlers feel disgust and regret for rapid weight loss, they do not generally recommend rapid weight loss, but attribute their recommendations to a condition. The findings on reasons for rapid weight loss showed that wrestlers lose weight due to the need for success, conditioning, coach guidance, necessity, and moral values. The findings obtained in the research were discussed within the framework of the theories and research in the literature, and the phenomenon of rapid weight loss was tried to be clarified.

Keywords

• Attitude
• Rapid weight loss
• Wrestling.

Güreşçilerin Müsabaka Öncesi Hızlı Kilo Vermeye İlişkin Tutumları ve Hızlı Kilo Verme Nedenleri: Fenomenolojik Bir Araştırma

Öz

Araştırmanın amacı güreşçilerin müsabaka öncesi hızlı kilo vermeye yönelik tutumlarını ve hızlı kilo verme nedenlerini anlamaktır. Araştırma nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden olgu bilim deseniyle gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma grubunu amaçlı örneklemeyle belirlenen, yaşları 19 ile 24 arasında değişen ve daha önce hızlı kilo verme deneyimine sahip yedi (n=7) milli güreşçi oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak uzman görüşleri alınarak hazırlanan yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen veriler tümdengelimsel ve tümevarımsal içerik analiziyle çözümlenmiştir. Bulgular, güreşçilerin müsabaka öncesi hızlı kilo vermeye yönelik çabukluk/çeviklik performansını iyileştirdiğine ve avantaj sağladığına yönelik olumlu düşüncelere sahip olduğunu; güç/kuvvet ve dayanıklılık performansını olumsuz etkilediğine, gelişimi engellediğine, obsesyona sebep olduğuna, gerginlik ve motivasyon kaybı oluşturduğuna, hedeften ve spordan uzaklaştırdığına yönelik olumsuz düşüncelere sahip olduklarını göstermiştir. Bulgular ayrıca, güreşçilerin hızlı kilo vermeye yönelik bezginlik ve pişmanlık hissettiklerini, hızlı kilo vermeyi genel olarak önermediklerini, önermelerini ise bir şarta bağladıklarını göstermiştir. Hızlı kilo verme nedenlerine yönelik bulgular ise, güreşçilerin başarı gereksinmesi, koşullanma, antrenör yönlendirmesi, kararsızlık, zorunluluk ve manevi değerler sebebiyle hızlı kilo verdiklerini göstermiştir. Araştırmada elde edilen bulgular, alanyazındaki araştırma ve kuramlar çerçevesinde tartışılarak hızlı kilo verme olgusu aydınlatılmaya çalışılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Tutum
• Hızlı kilo verme
• Güreş.

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