If you’re a wrestler and have trouble gaining weight to move up a weight class I can sympathize…

It can be just as difficult for young wrestlers to gain weight as it is for overweight people to lose it.

It becomes even harder for wrestlers because you’re always in a “Catabolic environment.” That means you’re body is constantly ‘breaking-down’ muscle… instead of building it.

Check out the video below to see what you should eat ‘immediately after you wake up’ if you want to gain muscular weight and strength for wrestling this season!

Youth wrestlers ages 6-13 aren’t Champion athletes… yet.

They are “young athletes”… and this should always be kept at the back of any parent of coach’s mind.

In order to keep a consistent and optimal growth and development of the CNS (Central Nervous System) that helps maximize their abilities as “total athletes” it can be necessary to not “over-specialize”… the point at which kids are injured through repetition of drills.

For this reason, I like to add in a little “twist” to traditional sport-specific skills. In this exercise we have the young wrestler jump up and spin around in a 360 before landing and then executing a shadow takedown.

Check it out below:

The Scramble to Balance is a very effective, wrestling-specific bodyweight exercise series… it is one of my favorites for Youth Wrestlers, as well as High School and beyond!

When you add these to your program you can:

~ Increase Strength
~ Improve Conditioning
~ Improve Balance
~ Develop Into A Better Athlete
~ Increase Speed

In fact, I recommend it to wrestling programs often. It’s best used a couple of times per week.

It’s great to use in addition to your ‘wrestling specific’ strength and conditioning program.

Click to video to see exactly how to do the Scramble to Balance Series for Wrestlers:

Here’s another really effective takedown setup for wrestlers and mixed martial artists.

If you’re a mixed martial artist this can help you take your opponent down without taking a knee to the face.

If you’re a wrestler you can setup your opponent for a number of different takedowns from this position.

In this video clip Michael Martin is going to show you the Over-Under & Body Lock technique.

This technique can be used by both wrestlers and mixed martial artists to take down your opponents.

My friend Michael Martin is back again with another quick video tip…

Today, he’s going to show you the “Misdirection Toe-Tap Ankle Pick.”

This clip shows you how to ‘fool’ your opponent so you can pick their ankles for successful takedowns.

Ok… you made weight!

… but now what?

What should you eat… and how much?

Check out this short video clip to find out:)

If you plan on cutting weight you must do exactly that… PLAN!

If for some reason you are way over and have to lose a bunch of weight with only 3 days before you have to weigh-in, I’d suggest trying this 3 day weight-cutting plan:

The week of weight-cutting needs to be a scientifically-sound, well thought out process.  It should never be just a binge and purge scenario week in and week out.

In this video clip I’m going to talk about 5 of my favorite weight cutting foods…

You’ll learn about why you need “nutritionally-dense” foods in your meal plan if you want to cut weight without losing too much strength and energy.

Check it out:

I always get asked about using supplements for wrestling.

A lot of the questions are directed at cutting weight…

Check out the video clip below to learn about “The Truth About Wrestling and Supplements!”

I’d like to hear your thoughts, comments, questions…

Oh yeah, stay tuned for the next video where I’ll show you which foods you should eat ‘more of’ to make weight-cutting easier