Mike… I mean no disrespect but Nathan has never been big enough to “cut weight”. At the Kid’s level you should never make them wrestle below their normal walk around street clothes weight. There will be plenty of long nights of fasting when they get older. I believe that there are two completely different issues here. There is “cutting weight” which is not uncommon for someone weighing 210 lbs. for football and wrestling at 189lbs. Or 160 to 145 it depends on body composition. By all means the right way to do it is through proper eating and a lot of exercise. But we all know how most people lose weight, is by “sucking weight” depriving themselves of food and water. The yo-yo effect is not good or can be dangerous. It has been my experience that most will pick the latter because it is sure nice to eat a big greasy cheeseburger and fries than eat skinless chicken and lettuce, skip a couple of meals and make weight again.