The first time Katie Cantrell wrestled, she fell in love with the sport. She loved the aggressiveness and the mental toughness that wrestling demands. Having wrestled since seventh grade, Katie went to the state tournament in Oregon last season. She wrestled in the 235lbs weight class.
Depending on the weather, if you need to lose weight, and the workout itself. Wrestlers need to dress accordingly for practice. After all, you want to get the most out of your practice and not have your clothes prohibit your movement.
However, it’s not the time to despair. Opportunities will come, and it is up to us to make sure we are prepared for it. As someone who has not been to real wrestling practice or a match in 10 months, I like to share some strategies that keep me mentally motivated and in shape for wrestling.
Keep up the routine
Strength training
Interval training
Stretch
Grip Training
Mindset- Stay Sane
Watch some wrestling videos (or your old videos)
Drill Wrestling move
Get Creative
My father took me to compete in tournaments very often as a little kid. Usually I would beat all the boys and stand on top of the podium. Winning made me proud and I always smiled with my CrAzY socks on.
Soon after that I was on my small high school’s wrestling team. Being a wrestler in a school that’s all about basketball wasn’t easy. The team got smaller and smaller. Some days I would walk into the practice room and have to wrestle someone many weight classes above me. That’s all we had.
Learn all about the basics of folkstyle wrestling: individual points, team points, neutral, top, bottom positions, and even what optional starts.
1. Wrestling Brews Confidence
2. Wrestling Teaches You about Nutrition
3. Get in the Best Shape of Your Life with Wrestling
4. Wrestling Develops Grit
5. Wrestling Teaches Self Defense
6. No Fancy Equipment, Just Your Body
7. There’s a Weight Class For Every Body Type
8. Teamwork and Shared Experience
9. Women’s Wrestling is the Fastest Growing Emerging Sport
10. Get Out of Your Comfort Zone & Push Yourself Beyond Your Limits!
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I had no idea what the coach looked like, no idea who all the other wrestlers were, what’s more, I didn’t have a 100% certainty of where the wrestling room was located (Wrestling did feel like a Cool Kids’ secret club to me at that time). One that I did know, though: I want to be a wrestler.
