Wrestled for an even better (historically) wrestling program and i HATED it. It was 80s "Just work harder" mentality. No science, no data, no empathy. Lots of burnout and loathing on the team and it shows in their recent performances (you can probably guess the program). Now, I listen to the body, plan the training and always look at the data. I now am able to be so much more consistent and on because of these changes. Makes me wonder what could of been which will probably haunt me until the day i die.
Science brought you GMO foods fluoride water and vaccines . And you don't need data if you truly listen to your body . What you have done is bring stuff into your life you don't need ! The 80s are real time and real people. Today we have people who think you need extra but always remember less is more in some cases !
@@randyh.7817that’s not even it. It’s the truth. Many wrestlers having injuries, burning out and losing in big moments. Look at Iowa. Lord of their wrestlers turn out that way. Our sport isn’t based on so much science and developing. College wrestling needs the tune up. Over training is big.
Their is something to bringing religion into wrestling the iranians and dagastani and Penn state are all heavy with the religion. All the interviews of Penn state wrestlers they allways bring God in the conversation. They all seem to be good men too.
At some point a wrestler can over train. Your diet, sleep and training all needs a balance for recuperation.. It's all so advanced nowadays.. Penn State obviously has the magic recipe..
My son's career ended as a freshman due to insane overtraining at his high school that is nationally ranked. Two different major programs in the state admitted to me that their approach is to find a few key athletes on the team and then assign all of their work based on what those few kids can do. They fully know that this will not work for a good number of their athletes. They fully know that science says every kid's recovery is different. They know fully well that every teenager's testosterone and maturation is different. But they just throw their hands up and say they can't possibly offer individualized training because they don't have the staff. Meanwhile if what they are doing doesn't work for your kid they just say maybe wrestling is not the sport for you. They say this even to kids who would win just fine if someone would allow them to train the way THEY need. They romanticize the issue with statements like "wrestlers are a rare breed and this sport is not for everyone...." while quietly muttering under their breath that your kid is just a pu$sy. I remember going off on the coach who admitted that this is what they do, that we tell parents to "trust the process" and that they should just shut up and allow coaches to coach and to step out of their way. But meanwhile we are knowingly overtraining and sabotaging the careers of maybe 20-30% of our team. That we tell parents who figure this out and start to take issue with it that they are bad parents. I talked to the director of wrestling for NFHS and he said the problem is like an epidemic all over the country. Kids who go through programs like this frequently get to college and find their career is already over.
I wonder about reps. Different sport, but Larry Bird would shoot shots from everywhere on the court everyday. He said a thousand shots a day to do something other people were not doing. Others claim this, but he definitely was not the type to exaggerate. I think that set yourself apart is a big deal. Also, I have a son that just can not get enough mat time. He loves wrestling that much. Finally, boy coaches can really screw up kids career. Especially at HS that do have a good program, but coaches go for the quick result and bring experienced kids in instead of building talent already there. My youngest son could of been one of the best in the nation, but coach brought in a good State level kid after my son won the starting spot. When a kid works that hard and you do something like that to him (the team did not have depth at the time to win states as a team, so only hurt team future success and set my son back). Man, not because it was my son, that was just crappy and it took the enjoyment from him. Boy many coaches are not good human beings.
I hate this kind of winning where u do just enough, wrestlers like this will never be remembered, I love the way Mendez is constantly attacking, Jesse Delgado another phenomenal wrestler who did just enough and will never be remembered as a great wrestler, what is he going to teach at camps how to wrestle on the outside circle
