It's important to spend adequate time in the weight room for improving your strength, and it's even more important that what you do can apply to the mat. Here are some of the best lifts that transfer a lot for me to wrestling! Squat Image credit: Drobot Dean - stock.adobe.com One of the best exercises for wrestling is the good old squat. The squat builds your quads, hamstrings, and glutes all at once, allowing you to both get lower and build stamina and strength in your stanc
One of the biggest challenges and differentiating factor that sets girls apart from boys' wrestling is our period. Often, there is a lot of stigma surrounding this topic especially with male coaches, but that shouldn't be the case. Female menstrual cycles don't always hold us back but can also give us some advantages! Here are some tips to maintain a smooth cycle through wrestling and weight cutting. Maintaining a smooth cycle Stay hydrated. This is one of the biggest tips I
When summer comes, it is often super enticing to overindulge in junk food and never step foot on the wrestling mat. However, this can often come to your detriment when you're 15 pounds over your first practice back and forget how to finish a shot. Here are some tips for staying on your A (or at least B) game when summer comes and goes. Prioritize Whole Foods Summer is known for delicious treats. Pizza by the ocean, popsicles while swimming, baked goods at potlucks. One thing
