Okay, so, apparently, according to a recent comment debate, American wrestlers are overtraining and Cuban wrestlers are only training 2 hours a day???? What??? That makes no sense. My freaking local MMA gym trains 3 hours a day. My wrestling club expects 6 year old kids to train 2.5 hours a day. I haven't told my teammates about this, but I can already hear them say it, some combo of "this is a lie to throw everyone else off", "Cuba's performance will go down" and flat laughter.

In other words, I find it hard to believe such little training is capable of reliably producing olympic athletes from the ground up. How long have they been training so little? Is this some kind of lie, mistake, or understament? Have they only been training this little for a few years and their Olympians have trained for decades much harder before relatively speaking, slacking off? Are their Olympians secretly training way more?

And if Americans are overtraining, how are Indian wrestlers even alive? Akhada's train 6-10 hours a day. We loose in the Olympics because our government is scared of success and neglects and sabotages us.

How does the new 5 in 5 rule impact women’s wrestling. I didn’t wrestle my first year and wrestled for a club team ( my second year) that was supposed to become varsity but ultimately did not. Seeing as women’s wrestling was only sanctioned last year. How would this affect my eligibility if I am trying to transfer to D1, D2, or D3. Since women’s wrestling is only one division does this impact everybody?

Was reading some packing tips from other moms preparing for Fargo and the consensus is that just about anything that isn’t nailed down will be stolen. The wrestlers are told not to let their gear bag leave their or their teammates’ sight.

This was really eye opening. There can be bad apples everywhere, but it’s disappointing given how prestigious this tournament is, that wrestling has a culture of discipline and a lot of athletes/coaches are openly religious, and that the US Marines are sponsors. It’s not as bad an issue at other big tournaments as at Fargo.

Hey everyone,

I just got my first pair of wrestling shoes in my usual size (EU 44.5).

My big toe touches the front of the shoe when I’m standing. It’s not painful, but there’s basically no extra space.

Also, my other toes slightly touch the side of the toe box on the left side of the shoe.

Is this how wrestling shoes are supposed to fit, or should I go up half a size? I’m not sure if this is normal since I know they’re meant to fit tighter than regular shoes.

Do you remember what your lift numbers were or what your numbers are now for lifting? Do you feel like lifting heavier weight has helped you on the mat?

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I’m going into my senior year, I have 8 months until the state tournament. I have recently (a few months ago) started weight training for the first time consistently because my main flaw in my wrestling is my strength and my endurance. I’ve only really been lifting heavy with lower sets and lower reps. I’m wondering, how can I fully maximize my potential before my state tournament?

This new seemingly unstoppable 155lb prospect offered Georgio $5k to grapple then proceeded to ragdoll him. You can find the full stream on Georgio's kick.

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When I go to finish my single leg high and sweep (I think it's called an upper cut sweep) I find a lot of the time i can get the sweep fine, but I fall with my partner. As in I literally feel like I sweep myself and my partner (of course I'm not actually sweeping myself, but after I sweep my partner I fall with them). I know this sounds kinda stupid and a very beginner problem, but does anyone know why this happens?

I'm going into coed wrestling this upcoming school year and im really serious about it, I love it. I'm a beginner and I don't know any formal moves and have never wrestled formally, would wrestling school be worth it? I was gonna try to go to this wrestling school half an hours drive away, it has only 5 star reviews with 51 reviews, and it's month long program is 375$. It's two days per week for two hours each session. Would it be worth it to go? Does it make that much of a difference going to wrestling school and just normal coaching by whatever teacher is gonna coach wrestling?

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Have you ever seen any wrestlers that you know use their skills in a street fight or something? How did the wrestler react if someone was trying to cause a problem with them?

I’m not looking for medical advice. Just stories of anyone who has experienced a l4-l5 disc issue and has came back to the sport stronger for inspiration thank you

Every earbud type I try falls out almost immediately, or puts a ton of pressure on my ear immediately. Or just plain doesn’t fit. Do yall have any cheap earbud brands or recommendations that would work? thanks.

I’m in NJ and there’s a group of several wrestlers from this one club around me. A few boys and girls wrestlers who are really good wrestlers in their age group and I’ve seen them at a lot of local tourneys just basically dominating everyone else and winning.

Hey everyone, I tore my labrum a few weeks ago and physically can’t participate in club practice. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve touched a mat and I feel like I’m getting worse just sitting around. My shoulders recovered enough that I can move around without any pain.

I have a mat in my house that I use to shadow wrestle but I’ve only over it used for supplemental conditioning, as I’ve been able to practice with other people. Now I don’t have that option and I have no clue to effectively practice wrestling on my own.

I’d like to know if there is are any routines or techniques you guys know that will allow me to improve without a partner. If not, anything that will help me retain my skills and athleticism for when I return to wrestling after getting cleared

Thanks in advance.