Tag: Wrestling
Three Items to Collect If You Are An Ardent Wrestling Fan
Three Items to Collect If You Are An Ardent Wrestling Fan Wrestling is a major event of the present age. Both men and women are becoming fond of this game. It helps to enhance mental and physical strength. There are various schools that give training on wrestling or fighting to make students physically strong. School …
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High School Wrestling: Off Season and Summer Training
High School Wrestling: Off Season and Summer Training The high school folkstyle wrestling season is over. What do you do now? Do you throw your wrestling shoes in the back of the closet and not look at them again until next November? Do you forget about weight training and conditioning until next November as well? …
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High School Wrestling: Diet and Nutrition Tips
High School Wrestling: Diet and Nutrition Tips I knew very little about nutrition or weight loss when I began my high school wrestling career. I didn’t know about the importance of proper nutrition and proper hydration. I had no idea about the number of calories in certain foods. I didn’t know a deep fried fish …
High School Wrestling: Cardio Options for Conditioning
High School Wrestling: Cardio Options for Conditioning Is wrestling a six minute match similar to running a marathon? No. Is wrestling a six minute match similar to running a 5K? No, again. Sometimes wrestlers do a lot of running to condition themselves for wrestling only to find themselves “gassed” before the match is even half …
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High School Wrestling: Bodyweight Training Tips
High School Wrestling: Bodyweight Training Tips I first learned bodyweight exercises and calisthenics in gym class in elementary school. In gym class, we mainly did push-ups, sit-ups, and jumping jacks. I think we may have also learned to do burpees and mountain climbers. Our P.E. teacher even had us do bear crawls occasionally. When I …
High School Wrestling: My 10 Favorite Moves
High School Wrestling: My 10 Favorite Moves I never used throws in my wrestling career. Throws just weren’t my thing. High amplitude throws look cool and can score a wrestler 5 points quickly and maybe even result in a pin. But, throws are also high risk moves. Throws are high-risk, high-reward moves. Investing in commodities …
High School Wrestling: Peaking for the End of the Season
High School Wrestling: Peaking for the End of the Season During my senior season of high school wrestling, I “peaked” at precisely the right time. I was conference champion, sectional champion, and district champion. By winning the district tournament, I qualified for the state tournament. I was beaten in the first round 5-2 and never …
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