“Hard work beats talent, when talent refuses to work hard!” “Champions are built in the Off-Season” These 2 quotes are my favorites… especially when referring to wrestlers! I’ve always been a firm believer that you can transform yourself as a wrestler by attending Off-Season Camps, Clinics and Club… as well as a sound, year-round approach [...]

The top 3 body parts that wrestlers injure are the knee, shoulder and ankle joints.  In order to help prevent injuries in these areas your strength training should help you develop overall strength, power and speed, while addressing the more detailed needs of your knee, shoulder and ankles. Here are some exercises or style of [...]

1.  Do Closed-Chain Exercises: Closed-Chain exercises are those where the feet or hands are firmly planted or holding on to the ground or something stable, and don’t move throughout the exercise.  This is different from Open-Chain exercises where the hands or feet are moving throughout the exercise. Closed Chain exercises should make up about 2/3 or more of your Off-season [...]

If I told you to use a Weight-GAINING powder when you want to cut weight for wrestling you’d think I was crazy… right? Well before you write me off as insane, check out this video.  I’ll explain how using a weight-gainer can be the best weight-cutting food you can use!!

In order to withstand the rigors of a long wrestling season while keeping your strength and energy you need to have both your training and nutrition in check.  Unfortunately, I’ve seen so many misguided young wrestlers who are punishing themselves unnecessarily by not having adequate nutrition. The major problems with most wrestlers nutrition programs are: [...]