Start with the main guide, then go deeper by topic. Every rule links to its official source.
Start with your certified minimum weight, pick a class you can hold, and drop slowly while you keep eating and drinking. Here is the whole plan, rule by rule.
Updated Oct 28, 2026The hours between the scale and your first match decide how much you can safely cut. Here is how each sport times its weigh-in and what that means for you.
Updated Oct 28, 2026Two-day tournaments and holiday duals give you a little extra room on the scale, but only if you know your state's rules. Here is how to plan each day.
Updated Oct 28, 2026The minimum body fat for girls changed for 2026-27. Here is what that means for your weight class, plus the health signs every female wrestler should know.
Updated Oct 28, 2026Water cuts are common, risky and in many cases against the rules. Here is what the hydration test checks, which methods are banned and what is allowed.
Updated Oct 28, 2026Your body fat test sets the lowest class you can wrestle all season. Here is how the test works, the new 2026-27 floor for girls, and how to get ready for it.
Updated Oct 28, 2026Later in the season most states add a little weight to every class. Here is how the growth allowance works and when it starts where you wrestle.
Updated Oct 28, 2026Most of an MMA cut should happen weeks before fight week. Here is how camp, the day-before weigh-in and the refuel fit together under UFC and PFL rules.
Updated Oct 28, 2026UFC fighters weigh in the day before the fight and refuel overnight. Here is how the rules work, what happens when someone misses, and what the science says about big cuts.
Updated Oct 28, 2026How to run assessments, set realistic classes and keep a whole team inside the rules, from the first hydration test to the last weigh-in of the season.
Updated Oct 28, 2026You do not need to be a wrestling expert to keep your child safe. Here are the rules that protect high school wrestlers and the signs that mean you should step in.
Updated Oct 28, 2026CutCoach turns your weight, class and weigh-in date into a plan for every day until the scale.
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