The Hardest wrestling weight class is...

I’d say 152 or 160 since it’s gotta be the most athletic weight class, I had 6 kids I had to wrestle off for my varsity spot and the other guy had to wrestle 7 for the varsity spot

Tough question. It ain’t Heavyweight for sure though.

I wrestled 182 and worked hard but was in Football and Baseball where I was all conf for both of those so yeah you hit that on the head

Here in Iowa I think the 126 & 132lbs is the toughest. Kids might be 5’3 and buff and another could be 5’10 and skinny, a lot more technique and skills are needed to be good !

This was great for a grandma that's just coming into understanding wrestling because your grandson started up in high school. He weighs 215 so the school is excited to keep him on the team but I understand now about what he's competing against. Keep up the good work.

When I was in middle school and high school I sat at about 155 . I competed my best at 130. In high school I moved up to help the team and wrestled 160 . My opinion it depends on variable change . If your cutting to be stronger for a lighter weight class your gonna win more regardless. Finding what's your core weight is and what is best for each individual to be stronger and faster is key and that has to do with height, weight, genetic build and skill.

In 1986, the NCAA lowered the maximum weight class to 275 lbs from 286 lbs. Then a bunch of "morbidly obese" football offensive linemen who "also wrestled", complained that they'd have to "cut too much weight" to get down to 275. So, the 286-lb upper limit was restored. Wrestling is a "stamina-intensive sport." Considering that most collegiate wrestlers are well under 6'8", I think that the 275-lb upper limit should be restored.

I agree a high schooler wrestled 135 and worked everyday in the weight and wrestling room. He lost in sectionals and his brother is older than him and really well know bc as a freshman his brother lost in regionals and said he was never gonna get pinned in the 3rd period again. He was a 3x state champ and lived in the weight room

I wrestled 182 and a little bit of 170 my first year in high school, now I’m a junior and wrestling 220 and man it’s been tough but I’m currently working on cutting down for 195 and weighing about 208

145 was my hardest so far. I did a year in middle school I was 182 kinda chubby but mostly ez dubs. This year my first match was a 145 19 year old man with 13 year of experience. I dropped down to 138 and I am not doing too well but way better than 145. I will say I am having trouble taking shots because I am used to throws and I am much taller than my competition. I guess I will bulk up next year maybe I will fit in more with 152 or 160

At least in Florida 138 is tough as balls one year, and then 145 is tough next year when the kids move up. 132 was relatively cake, even as freshman

Described my exact situation at 82 😭 was on varsity with no experience at 182 and I wrestle 195 in our matches

As a kid who was 290 lbs playing football who had to cut weight to wrestle heavyweight (I think my district I was maxed out at 265 or 275 I think its 285 now) I can 100% unequivocally agree with everything said about heavyweights. It might as well be a different sport. Its slower, less skilled and carrying an undefeated record is less impressive knowing half of those are no show or no schedule forfeits when a 220 guy options to wrestle a 270 + guy I also wrestled in varsity my freshmen year because the only heavyweight was graduating that year and also playing football. Honestly I only wrestled because I played offensive line and my cousin told me to join the wrestling team to improve my balance and base and he was 100% correct. Half the time if I got my opponent in an actual skill move I would not know what to do but hold it haha.

Before I watch the video, I'm going to say 145. Light enough to be quick but big enough to be strong. 145 is about the average weight for a high schooler, and probably has the most diverse body style, so you really have to be ready for everything. The hardest I wrestled was 126. Ah, I had just been 113 the season prior, so I wasn't ready for them being that much bigger and stronger. I dropped to 120 after my second or third match. I was able to do 126 fine, but 120 was easier.

When I bumped up from 133 to 141 in college (division 3) I was under-sized but holy s*** everyone felt so much slower!

Good discussion Gomez I’m 5’6 I wrestled at 135 to 145 weight class in high school during my senior year now I’m 175 if I was to wrestle in college I would compete at the 174 pound weight class

Love your videos

From my experience in pa 160 to 182 is the hardest

195 would probably have to do it for me. I wrestled 195 8th grade year of middle school, it was hard because a lot of the kids i had to wrestle against were coming down from 220 and were much stronger because of it. I did fairly well at 195 but I'd get my ass kicked a lot by former 220s. I'd recently cut down to about 165 for my freshman year of highschool to wrestle off at 160 (if I make weight) or maybe 170. I think probably with the 195 experience (I placed 5th at state which was impressive since it was just my second year wrestling) I'd probably do fairly well sitting at 160 or 170.

Pound per pound 145 is the toughest weight class....Period! Throughout the decades it has and always will be the crown jewel of highschool wrestling toughness. 138lbs the wrestlers in general are noticeablely weaker than 145lbs. 138 is the 3rd toughest weight, imho. 152lbs you need power and 145lbs you need power. You don't need power to succeed at 138 and below. I've wrestled 140 pound kids and under in highschool and generally speaking they are not strong. In the 145lb weight class, the quality athletes that dwell there usually cut from 160-175. They possess significant more amounts of all around athletic ability and toughness than the smaller guys... hence they are multiple sport athletes. I wrestled 145lbs-152lbs. I was team captain of a team that was 13-2. I wrestled 190lbs in college and I went 7-0. When I was 152lbs my senior year in highschool I could beat everyone on the team except a 189lb state semi-finalist. Pound per pound I was tougher. When I came back from college I could wreck almost everyone including large heavy weights that went unbeaten. 6 foot 10 inches tall, weighing 275lbs with 22-0 record at that moment. I pinned him in 28 seconds weighing 188lbs. You don't see this type of ability with the smaller guys. A super tough 152lb wrestler can rule the entire room and beat really good guys 50 plus pounds heavier than him. You cant really say that about 132 pounders.