They share that mindset with others who use dangerous methods of weight loss, both athletes and non-athletes. Two of the young men were wearing rubber sweat suits while they worked out in hot rooms. One died from kidney failure and heart malfunction. The other succumbed to cardiac arrest after he worked out on an exercise bike and refused to drink liquids to replenish those he lost by sweating. One was trying to lose four pounds, the other six.
Wrestlers share a mentality with people who have eating disorders.
These folks push themselves constantly to improve, to be fitter, to weigh less, and to excel. They drive themselves beyond fatigue. The instilled attitude among these kids is that if they push and push, it'll pay off with a victory. No one expects to die as a consequence of weight loss, but it happens. That's where the wrestlers and coaches have to put the onus on themselves.