Wrestling Blogs - Zach Even - Esh

So many wrestlers believe they train harder than the competition. And some of them might be correct. But, are they training smarter than their competition? What about being able to do the extra things that will truly give you that unfair advantage over your competition? Almost everyone goes to a wrestling club. So do you. Almost everyone goes out running. So do you. Almost everyone lifts. So do you, at the high school weight room where everyone is screwing around and doing the WRONG thing. Do you find ways to train smarter and better than the competition? There are too… more »

here is a judoka athlete warming up and getting into the first portion of his workout w/thick bar training and rope climbing. simple movements, yet highly effective focus is on strength endurance, power endurance and overall conditioning note the heavy weights and minimal rest periods. watch the video here: --> http://www.viddler.com/explore/ZEvenEsh/videos/83/ any questions, shoot me an e mail at undergroundstrengthcoach@gmail.com --zach even - esh-- owner, underground strength gym edison, nj 732-379-9370 more »

A big mistake wrestlers / coaches make is to incorporate too much circuit training. Especially in season. If you are wrestling every day, drilling, live wrestling, etc. - this IS circuit training. You want to focus on the trait that is being negelcted, and that would be the development / improvement of strength endurance and power endurance: simply put, this is your ability to maintain strength and power for long periods of time. Right now, in the fall, several months out from the season we will work circuits with heavy loads and moderate reps. We also do lots of energy… more »

I have to laugh the way this all started....in a backyard, b/c I had no money to afford a barbell... So, I trained the guys w/what I had...the stones in my Dad's backyard and bodyweight drills... We also ran to nearby playgrounds and attacked the surroundings. I didn't know any better, all I knew is that there was to be no excuses from me or from the wrestlers I trained. Stone carries, stone pressing, stone squats, pull ups on swing sets, hill sprints, partner wheel barrow walks and jumps on park benches or onto picnic tables. Deep down, I wasn't… more »