I’ve always felt that wrestling champions are made during the Offseason.  This is when you get yourself in top condition for the upcoming season. ( This is also why my Ultimate Wrestling Strength program has the 2 Phase Offseason and Preseason programs.) But the Inseason is a completely different time for wrestlers.  This is when [...]

One of the most important times for a wrestler comes immediately after making weight. This is the time when many wrestlers and coaches are confused as to what foods are best to eat. It all comes down to eating food that can be digested slowly, allowing your body to maintain a steady blood-sugar level so [...]

The One-Leg Burpee/Jumping Squat is one of my favorite body weight exercises for wrestlers!  It is a full-body (almost full body… it doesn’t give a complete back workout) exercise that will: Increase your Strength Increase your Power (Speed) Increase your Conditioning Increase your Core involvement Check out this 18 second video…  I did a few [...]

I’m a huge fan of wrestlers using Meal Replacement Drinks… They give a wrestler a lot of quality nutrition without a lot of empty calories, or causing bloating and sluggishness. But so many supplement companies have been pumping out a bunch of crap and calling it Meal Replacement Drinks. So, I started making my own [...]

Don’t even think about cutting weight for wrestling without having a meal plan… unless you don’t care about getting weak and tired. It drives me crazy to watch guys deteriorate as the season goes on each year. They get that really tired, beat-up look and walk around looking like “Pringles” Potato Chips. … and don’t [...]

There’s no doubt about it… a wrestler’s core strength MUST be optimal if they are going to wrestle to their potential. If you want to increase your core strength for wrestling you need to work the abs from a variety of angles. This is accomplished by using the following types of core exercises: * Crunches [...]

This is part 2 of the How To Gain Weight for Wrestling video tips. In the first video, I mentioned that in order to gain weight as a wrestler you must first reverse the Catabolic process which is basically the muscle-breakdown which nags wrestlers all season long. In part 1 we concentrated on the pre-breakfast [...]

This is the 1-Leg Good Morning Exercise with a Medicine Ball. It is a great one to start using now for all levels of wrestlers… This exercise works on joint stability throughout the hips, knees and ankles… which is essential as an injury prevention exercise. It also helps build more ‘wrestling-specific’ balance as well as [...]

Here is an exercise combination that you can do if you need to develop more power from the bottom position in wrestling. Have you ever seen a wrestling match where the guy in the bottom position can’t get out? It’s like they’re a ‘fish out of water.’ This exercise combination will help you be able [...]

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 [...]