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6 Mindset Pillars
September 28th, 2015 1. Wrestle because YOU want to. Your happiness and well being trumps success. If wrestling is not in your heart than do something else. Don’t do it for other ...
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Depth over Breadth
September 22nd, 2015 I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times- Bruce Lee In the age of technology, wrestlers have ...
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Common Preseason Mistake
September 21st, 2015 Competition can be a great thing but beware during preseason runs and conditioning. The number one focus needs to be improving your own conditioning as best as possible. Many times ...
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4 World Championship Observations
September 16th, 2015 1. Our medalists have a high attack rate. They are taking chances, creating scoring opportunities, and looking to score the entire match. Case in point: Jordan Burroughs up by 8 points with 30 ...
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2 Graphs that will give you an Edge
August 11th, 2015 Many wrestlers do not understand the importance of sleep. If you help them understand this graph it will make them think twice about staying out late. Look how low the ...
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Lead by Example
August 10th, 2015 All too often people like to point out the flaws in other people, put on a front, and make themselves look good. We’ve all probably done this at ...
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Predator vs. Prey Mindset
August 4th, 2015 ? Get started NOW with a FREE Mindset Session- https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/#trial
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10 Random Things Learned at NWCA Convention
August 3rd, 2015 1. More and more coaches are taking a faith based approach to wrestling, life and their training philosophy. My brothers and I were blessed to be able to talk to Ohio ...
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Huuuuge Mental Mistake
July 9th, 2015 This message is for wrestlers who work their tails off. Slackers will use as an excuse to miss workouts. One of the biggest mental mistakes I see is wrestlers practicing, ...
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10 Qualities of a Winner
July 6th, 2015 1. A winner doesn’t make excuses. Its easy to find reasons to miss practices and workouts. Winner’s find reasons to attend them even when conditions are not ...
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5 World Trials Thoughts
June 15th, 2015 1. Many of America’s best wrestlers have strong Faith. Listen to interviews by Jordan Burroughs, Brent Metcalf and Tervel Dlagnev. They speak openly about their faith. It’s ...
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12 Mindset Red Flags
June 1st, 2015 1. Not Pulling the Trigger. Wrestling too cautiously or conservative. 2. Looking like a different wrestler in practices and matches. 3. Lacking the Killer Instinct. Not wrestling aggressively. 4. Poor body language- looking scared ...
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10 Ways to Build Confidence on the Mat
May 25th, 2015 I don’t need to sell anyone on the importance of Confidence in wrestling. Simply put it’s an absolute must. It separates the good from the great ...
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First Step to Mental Toughness
May 14th, 2015 The First Step to Build Mental Toughness Coaches often talk about putting their athletes through intense workouts to build Mental Toughness. I am a firm believer in that but there ...
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5 Reasons to Train your Mindset
May 12th, 2015 1. You agree that the sport is at least 50% mental. Any high level wrestler, coach or parent will tell you that wrestling is at least 50% mental. Usually the number is much ...
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6 Mindset Tips from Jake Herbert Interview
May 11th, 2015 When I was a young wrestler I learned a great piece of advice from one of my coaches and mentors Donn Ernst. Always learn from the very best. Stop ...
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NCAA Champ Dave Zabriskie Mindset Interview
May 8th, 2015 Read the interview we had with our Mindset Coach Dave Zabriskie, former NCAA Champion and Olympic hopeful. What percent of wrestling would you say is mental? I think wrestling is ...
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Top 10 Mental Mistakes #3 - Making any Match "Special"
May 5th, 2015 ? Get started NOW with a FREE Mindset Session- https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/#trial
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Devin Carter Mindset Interview
April 30th, 2015 What percent of wrestling would you say is mental? I firmly believe that wrestling is at least 70% mental. Everyone out there has trained their bodies and gotten in the best ...
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My Mental Mistakes Part II
April 27th, 2015 I was a Redshirt Junior in college (UPenn) wrestling at 174 lbs. Our team wrestled Hofstra and I was wrestling the #2 ranked wrestler in the country at the time. Things I ...
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Top 10 Mental Mistakes Wrestlers Make #1 - Getting Involved in the Fan Mentality
April 21st, 2015 ? Get started NOW with a FREE Mindset Session- https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/#trial
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Lessons Learned from Past Mental Mistakes, Part I
April 20th, 2015 I was an undersized 103 lber my sophomore year weighing a whopping 98 lbs. I was 15 years old never before entering the New Jersey state tournament, even the kids state tournament. These ...
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Wrestling Changes You
April 10th, 2015 After I lost in the state finals as a senior it was a bitter 4 months. I always thought that winning a state title would change my life. What I didn&...
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Q&A with NCAA Champ Cody Brewer
April 1st, 2015 Wrestling Mindset (WM): You enter the NCAAs as the #13 seed, whats going on in your mind and how do you deal with that effectively? Cody Brewer (CB): In my mind ...
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