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For the past two days I have been wresting with wrestlers all the way from Japan. They were from various clubs such as the Oota Club, Ttebayashi Jr. Wrestling Club, Omama Jr. Wrestling Club, and the Meiwa club. this was an expeiriance of a life time. I have learned so much about the japanese and the way they wrestle, I even learned a couple japanese words =). I made a lot of new friends all though it was hard to communicate. I had to communicate useing my hands sometimes it was hard but worth it. On the first day we… more »

Levi Clemons became a national champion in Greco Roman in the Cadet 171 lb division and Gabriel Bird captured 3rd place in the Freestyle Junior 145 lb division this past week at the USA Wrestling Cadet/Junior/Women's National Championships in Fargo, ND. Other Kowboys with strong performances were Alex Eggers at Jr. 152 (5-2 in Greco, 1 pt from placing and 3-2 in Freestyle); Pete Baldwin at Cadet 130 lbs (4-2 in both styles and missing placement by 2 pts total); Niko Brown at Jr. 171 lbs (4-2 in both styles); Kia Henderson (Women's 220 lbs) and Katie Crouch (Women's 165… more »

Learn and Drill. Learn by becoming a student of the sport. Listen from your coaches, go to wrestling camp over the summer, review video’s on specific techniques you want to master, and drill until your moves become second nature, until they become instinctive !!! (30 to 40minutes of drilling a day) When you don’t have a partner to drill with try shadow drilling: Shadow Drilling is a great way to develop your skills, speed and conditioning. I was a boxing fan during elementary school, watching legends Sugar Ray Leonard and Muhammad Ali on television. I learned that shadow boxing plays… more »

Strength Training Principles:Overload: To see gains in strength you must always stimulate the muscle more than it is accustomed to. TRAIN …..OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE!Progression: The active muscle must continue to work against a gradually increasing resistance in order to meet overload.Specificity: Gains you receive are dependent on the muscle group used, and movement pattern performed.Strength (maximal force): If you are interested in strength gains you want to train with higher weights and closer to your 1 RM.Endurance (sub maximal force that is repeated): If you are interested in gains in endurance, you should concentrate on lifting lower weights… more »

>Confident: You’ve worked hard, now represent your training. Allow your ability (based on all the hard work & training you’ve put in). Confidence comes from having the Courage to submit yourself to an extremely demanding challenge, a challenge which most ordinary students will avoid. Confidence is the fruit of experience. The more you put yourself in challenging situations and endure through them, the more confidence you will develop. ( A very tough tournament, a very tough training situation – camp, off season participation in open mats, wrestling with a very tough wrestler, Competing in styles that stretch you – such… more »

Achieving goals requires: 1. Commitment to persevere: When one understands what commitment is all about, quitting is NEVER an option. 2. Discipline: Whatever it takes. Make a decision to do the activities that don’t feel good, that don’t come natural, and quite frankly you don’t feel like doing them However you do them anyway ,( I call this training out of your comfort zone ), and after much training you will begin to experience the benefits and rewards for your hard work. B.) Mental toughness – for competition (ICS & FRC): By definition, toughness is to be strong & resilient;… more »

I. MENTAL TOUHNESS TRAINING A.) Goal Setting the first step to mental toughness: by Ken Chertow, 1988 Olympian: I encouraged you to set some challenging, ambitious long-term goals for yourself. If you only set easily obtainable goals, you will never reach your highest levels of achievement. Do not be scared to strive to live your dreams. To increase the likelihood that you will achieve your highest goals, you must set a variety of smaller goals. Setting numerous short-term goals will provide you with continuous challenges. These challenges will increase your level of motivation and enhance your performance. It does not… more »

I just returned from the Cadet and Junior Nationals in Fargo ND. Once again this tournament proved to be incredibly tough. Christiansburg High School had an All-American for the fifth straight year and 7 out of the past 8 years. Devin Carter All Americaned for the second year in a row. This tournament is tough in many ways. The competiton is tough, the training camp is tough, the time commitment is tough, the training to prepare for the tounemant is tough, the travel is tough, and making weight four days is tough. All these reasons are why the wrestliers that… more »

Ok, I am writing my first ever blog and its not about anything. What do you think? more »

I just left for Fargo with Team NC for a 28 hour ride. FUN! more »

I honestly think we need to get it together, and work hard this summer, and i mean the whole team. more »

"If you want to wrestle Division I, then you need to either win at least one state title or place in the State tournament at least three times" I've heard that exact line, and other quotes very similar to it for the past 15 years now. I've seen a lot of kids who were good wrestlers in high school, that didn't meet those expectations, and as a result believe they weren't good enough to wrestle on the collegiate level. I find this very sad. Kid's from the tougher wrestling states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, California, Illinois and… more »

Rocky Mountain Wrestling and Rulon Gardner joined forces to offer the Rulon Gardner Summer Camp Series. We just concluded our third year of the camp series. The camps were again a great success. The camp motto: "Achieve Your Dream" included Olympic, World and NCAA Gold medalists providing the best wrestling technique. Video clips are available to camp attendees and coaches. Please feel free to send me an email if you are interested in a camp in your area in 2009. more »

The team concludes the organize portion of off season wrestling training schedule with a solid performance at the Air Dome Duals in Williamsport, PA. As a team we finished with a 12th place finish among 32 teams and a 3-4 overall record. The boys handle themselves well and the conditions were challenging (the heat in the air dome), but in the end each boy had wrestled plenty of matches and looked progressively better each bout. Highlights of the Air Dome Duals include Jevon Cook defeating a New Jersey State placer with a solid last minute takedown. Brian Hauser going undefeated,… more »

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