UPDATE POST
a couple of days ago i posted asking for advice on going to college and continuing my wrestling career after taking a year off of school and the sport,
well i am happy to report that i have decided to go to a juco school in my area and give it a shot!!!
i dont want to look back in 10-15 and ask myself “what could’ve been” and live with that regret.
if it doesn’t work out or i don’t enjoy it i plan to just come back home and continue to work my construction job, but if it does work out then i plan to stay and hopefully end up transferring to a 4-year and finishing school and wrestling all the way.
thank you to everyone who replied with words of advice yall 100% helped me come to this decision. wish me luck on this journey!!!!

Marcus Blaze bumped from 132lbs to 150lbs his Senior year in high school and won his fourth straight state title.

He finished his high school career with 200 wins, four state titles, a Fargo title, and never gave up a takedown in high school (at any event- state, Ironman, Fargo, etc).

Literally everyday like clock work at least 3 people asking🫩

I follow some Youtube channels on wrestling. Specifically the Iron Faith channel. And he's pretty opinionated on the quad pod and seal out as the best, "modern" way of getting up from bottom. Saw some similar enthusiasm from the Askren brothers.

Was wondering if there was anything else like that in folkstyle wrestling.

Hey yall, I’m finalizing my pre-season workout before club wrestling starts for my college and I wanted to get some feedback/advice.

The main focus of this workout is to develop my strength while maintaining explosiveness, I plan to do a workout closer to the start of the season where I focus on explosiveness with plyometric exercises.

The idea is to do the day workouts every other day, with the core/conditioning days in between those main workouts. This workout is based on the advice of a few other forums.

My mobility workout at the end of each session mainly focuses on hip mobility and lower body flexibility.

I’m open to any advice or feedback, and this workout is not set in stone for me. I’m definitely going to keep the Main exercises (squat/bench/deadlift + cleans) by everything else is subject to change. Thanks in advance for any help/advice you’re willing to offer!

PS - currently reviving from a torn labrum to shoulder exercises are a no go atp, currently doing pt.

I’ve been wrestling for almost 2 years now and have my first national tournament in less than 2 days and I’m getting super nervous. I don’t want this to be something that stops me from wrestling my best and making me have really stupid mistakes.
What are some things to help me get in the right mind set of kick ass at this tournament?

Lots of chatter about Team Points in 2027 - here is a simulator for calculating points and you can compare teams! Have fun! I apologize for not having every name/weight correct in July ... this should be enough for all teams - I will gladly modify a wrestler for a team when I know that's the "probable" starter.

Give me feedback pls

I gotta cut back on some lifting days so I need a good plan to hit most muscles

This is certainly not meant to be a run of the mill Jiu Jitsu nerd post where someone is insisting size, strength and power don't have relevance. They do in all forms of grappling and are often most important in positional grappling.

That said, I still was curious as to the coolest, most effective and visually impressive cases you've seen of a wrestler putting on technical show to win against another wrestler who did have a size, strength and power advantage. It could be any level of competition. World/Olympics, NCAA Div 1, 2 or 3, high school state tournaments or even just local matches you personally saw that really stood out.

Are there any wrestlers that you have been on teams with before that you have issues with off the mat?

Always wondered how far Lou Lazzari from Jersey got around. He would travel around getting in training and teaching at different schools, when I was in HS, mostly in the tri-state, I’d guess, but dude had love for the sport and shared a lot of knowledge over the years. Kind of feel like he put so much into the sport over the years a lot of folks from the midwest and west coast have interacted, rolled with, met and learned from him.

I know not ideal but I wrestled for all of high school but quit halfway through senior year. But I've rediscovered my love for the sport and am looking for a way back into it. I live in New York and all the clubs here either don't take adults or don't even do practices more then twice a week. I don't have the credentials to be a walk on at a university either so if anybody knows a great underground club, needs extra training partners, or even wants to put together their own team let me know. I'm dying for some action and looking to train as much as possible.

yall get it

How do I avoid this (LOL)? Theres genuinely a running count… 😔

So I’m trying to get back into wrestling and I don’t think I’m too old yet
But I want to find out how I can join a national wrestling team or where do begin?

Edit: so I should be more clear
I want to get back into wrestling but I’m a bit unsure as to how I should set my goals here. So far I’ve put in my head that I need to first find a gym or club,enter into some type of regional competition, and then from there I can’t really figure out what I should be doing after that if I do get to join.
Anyone got any advice or anything that helps me set better goals for this?

What are some good college and freestyle wrestlers I should study to improve my cradles and to get better at sitting the corner?

Instead of thinking is this real. its like gd that hurts