The Importance of Self-Knowledge

We spend a lot of time focusing on knowing yourself as a wrestler. It is vital for you to understand where you are strong and where you feel comfortable. For ...

5 Tips For Setting Goals

1.) Make A Goal That Scares You. Making a goal that is too small or “reasonable” is just another way of settling. Do not settle! Whatever your goal ...

Patience Through Passion

We live in a society that makes us want some sort of instant gratification. As technology expands, we tend to get spoiled. We want things now. However, it is important ...

Building Mental Toughness

The phrase “mentally tough” gets thrown around often in wrestling rooms. Coaches constantly tell you that you need to be mentally tough, and for good reason. There are ...

Why The Spiritual Component?

Wrestlers often get noticed for their physical qualities. People talk about the speed of wrestlers like Nahshon Garrett, the explosiveness of wrestlers like Jordan Burroughs and Kyle Dake, and the ...

Fargo Tournament Tips

This weekend is perhaps the most notable high school wrestling tournament of the year: Fargo. Here are a few tips that could help you to be mentally prepared to wrestle ...

Ben Askren's Mental Monday - "Fargo"

Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Motivation

Do what you love to do and give it your very best. Whether it’s business, or baseball, or the theater, or any field. If you don’t ...

FINAL X - Lehigh

Joe Colon had beaten Nahshon Garrett multiple times going into Final X. The matches were extremely competitive, but Colon always seemed to finish with the upper hand. It seemed as ...

"Setting A Pace" Final X - State College

The best pace is a suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die. – Steve PrefontaineThere is something to be said about the athlete with an unrelenting ...

White Belt Mentality

I keep the white-belt mentality that I can learn from anyone, anywhere, anytime– Georges St-Pierre There is an important principle in training known as white-belt mentality. The white belt ...

Failure is Fuel

American soccer star and standout, Abby Wambach, recently delivered the commencement speech to the graduating class at Barnard college, and gave a simple instruction to those in attendance: fail.  ...

Top 10 Mental Mistakes: #1 Fan Mentality

What We Can Learn from The Two Most Exciting Wrestlers at the US Open

I dislike defensive wrestling. I have always been a fan of wrestlers who attack no matter what the score of the match is. US Open runner up, Nashon Garrett, is ...

5 Keys to Summer Goal Setting

1.) Know your PURPOSE:Unfortunately, many of today’s wrestlers are participating in the sport to satisfy others.  It is absolutely essential for all wrestlers to completely understand that ...

Askren Mental Monday (dealing with injuries)

Askren Mental Monday (keeping kids interested & improving)

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Do you have what it takes to be an NCAA Champ?

Answer yes to all these questions and you just may be on track. They are very simple questions, but as you know there is a big difference between simple and ...

Faith & Wrestling #1 - Seth Gross

Askren Mental Monday (being engaged 100% of the time)

5 Mindset Lessons Learned from the World Cup

1. Replace the word “Defense” with the words “Counter Offense”.  When our opponent attack’s us the majority of wrestlers automatically think defense.  The ...

3X NCAA Champ Greg Jones Mindset Lessons

Wrestling More Aggressive & Relentless

Peaking to Win a National Title - NCAA Champ Dave Zabriskie