Sociocultural pressures in male athletics emphasize masculinity in the form of muscularity, leanness, and physical strength. Although research has examined extensively weight, weigh-ins, and weight pressures among female athletes, these issues have been minimally considered with male athletes. Thus, our purpose was to examine the weight environment and practices of NCAA (i.e., Divisions I, II, III) collegiate male athletes from 19 different sports (e.g., basketball, cross country, golf, tennis, wrestling). Specifically, we surveyed 698 male athletes regarding frequency and circumstances of team weigh-ins, weight management behaviors, weight intentions, caloric intake, and guidance received for healthfully managing weight and eating. Overall, relatively few male athletes reported undergoing mandatory team weigh-ins (21.8%). However, within this subgroup required to engage in them, most weigh-ins occurred at least once per week or more (59.2%), and most athletes' weights were made public (75.7%). Just over 30% of the weighed athletes used at least one strategy to prepare for weigh-ins, primarily relying on exercise or caloric restriction. The majority (85.2%) wanted to change their weight, primarily by gaining muscle mass. Most athletes received guidance from qualified sources (e.g., athletic trainer) regarding healthy weight management (63.5%) and nutrition (70.2%). Overall, few male athletes are subjected to mandatory weigh-ins, and such participation is not related to pathological weight control behaviors. Further, male athletes appear to have access to qualified sources for information on healthful management of weight and eating, which may help them as they pursue their goals of increased muscularity and strength.

男性田径运动中的社会文化压力以肌肉，瘦弱和体力的形式强调男性气质。尽管研究已经广泛研究了女运动员的体重，举重和体重压力，但是对于男运动员，这些问题的考虑最少。因此，我们的目的是研究来自19种不同运动项目（例如篮球，越野，高尔夫，网球，摔跤）的NCAA（即I，II，III部门）大学男运动员的举重环境和做法。具体来说，我们对698名男运动员进行了调查，研究的是团队称重的频率和情况，体重管理行为，体重意图，热量摄入以及健康管理体重和饮食的指导。总体而言，相对较少的男运动员报告说需要进行团体称重（21.8％）。然而，在这个需要参加这些分组的子组中，大多数称重活动至少每周进行一次或更多（59.2％），并且大多数运动员的举重是公开的（75.7％）。略超过30％的被称重运动员至少采用一种策略来准备称重，主要依靠运动或热量限制。大多数人（85.2％）希望通过增加肌肉质量来改变体重。大多数运动员从合格的来源（例如，运动教练）那里获得有关健康体重管理（63.5％）和营养（70.2％）的指导。总体而言，很少有男运动员需要进行强制称重，并且这种参与与病理性体重控制行为无关。此外，男性运动员似乎可以使用合格的资源获取有关健康管理体重和饮食的信息，