(Part 2) Top products from r/wrestling

I'd use Eastbay to browse and then see if you can find cheaper prices on Amazon or elsewhere. Cliff Keen Tornado was my preferred headgear, myself and a few other guys from my team wore Brute tights instead of knee pads (all the advantages of a knee pad without having to adjust it constantly), and I loved my Adidas shoes.

Get plenty of practice clothes, nobody wants to be the guy that is practicing in yesterdays gear and you'll probably end up losing some to blood stains. Pick up a couple pairs of cheap sweats and a couple cheap crew necks to be your cutting gear. They come in handy when you show up 5 pounds over and your AD tells the team he has a meeting so you've gotta weigh in in 45 minutes.

Hope that helps. Good luck!

I had this one for a while: http://www.amazon.com/GoFit-Elevated-Chin-Up-Station/dp/B0027ICCTA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396761626&sr=8-1&keywords=gofit+pullup

It's elevated which is nice, and extremely sturdy, and if you don't want to order it off the internet, I think Big5 and other fitness stores usually carry them. I had one but I traded it with a friend and bought a new one that isn't elevated and I wish I had bought the elevated one. Well worth the money.

ASICS shoes are nice and reliable, and cliff keen headgear is also great. Here are some links to get you started

https://www.amazon.com/ASICS-Matflex-GS-Wrestling-Little/dp/B00U8ZWQJK/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=matflex&qid=1569814394&sr=8-2


https://www.amazon.com/Cliff-Keen-E58-Headgear-Color/dp/B001GKZSSM/ref=sxin_2_ac_m_rm?ac_md=1-1-Y2xpZmYga2VlbiBoZWFkZ2Vhcg%3D%3D-ac_d_rm&keywords=cliff+keen&pd_rd_i=B001GKZSSM&pd_rd_r=7dbdbc90-c2f7-431f-a761-da4325d277ed&pd_rd_w=NCLJ3&pd_rd_wg=LT9bn&pf_rd_p=73c1eab1-1449-4c6d-b922-1dce21aded6d&pf_rd_r=VYQDCKKV97F8NDV052XF&psc=1&qid=1569814423

I don’t use knee pads, so I can’t help you there. Also, if you have braces, you need to get a mouth guard.

In terms of strength and bulk, can’t recommend this highly enough super squats I did this program some 25 years ago and made substantial gains

Also, pick up some springy grip things or racketballs to squeeze in your spare time. Grip strength is pretty important.

I would really recommend checking out Starting Strength for the weightlifting component. Buy it and read all of it, but if that is too much, you can get the basics from the wiki.

What type of conditioning exercise do you like? I would just make sure to get some sessions of that at least 30 min 3 or four times a week.

There's basically two types:

Brute-style Neoprene kneepads

They've been around forever and used to be the most popular by far. I think they're less popular now. These were the first pair I owned, and I've tried several of the other types of kneepads, and just couldn't get used to them, and always returned to these. Brute has the original, but there are lots of similar pads made by others now.

Puffy volleyball-style kneepads

Also have been around forever, but were generally marketed towards volleyball players not wrestlers. I could never get used to them, but some people swear by them. One thing to note is that these tend not to slide as much as the neoprene pads. Some people like that, some don't.

You could get one like this and calibrate it to like a 45 pound plate or something else that is a definitive weight.

A Wrestling Life: The Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable

http://www.amazon.com/ASICS-Matflex-Wrestling-Black-US/dp/B004DCBITI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345677139&sr=8-1&keywords=wrestling+shoes

This is the shoe that I used. It's a bit narrow so you may want to go a size larger.

Did you know it was originally a book? I found it recently at the book store. Bought it and read it that weekend. Check it out:

http://www.amazon.com/Vision-Quest-Terry-Davis/dp/1481456350/

I wrestled heavyweight in PA (district 4) back when it was unlimited. I was 5'11" and weighed 178 pounds as a sophomore, our 167 and 185 guys were state qualifiers, and we didn't have a heavyweight.... I was undefeated 10 - 0 until I had my knee destroyed when a sloppy heavyweight lost his balance and fell into my leg. But anyway.

Even for really big strong guys taking shots and getting under big guys is very tiring. I used almost exclusively 2 on 1 ( Russian tie) with liberal use of my head and forehead, and lots of shoulder torquing. I had multiple takedowns in each of my matches and I was never taken down. Being so light I had trouble keeping the big guys down.

Most guys have never really dealt with someone who know how to really use a 2 on 1, or even a guy who alway knows how to get into a 2 on 1 on either side. Learn everything you can about the 2 on 1 and practice for on your feet wrestling.

Coming up from bottom is more about attitude than technique. Stand up and do it with attitude.

I always used the spiral ride, I was a student of Shorty Hitchcock, and Wade Schalles, look for Wade's videos on youtube, also try to get his DVD's "Legal pain"

I tell my son to wrestling like a wild man, wrestle like your life depends on it. Image that you've just been take prisoner and they have you wrestling for your life, if you win the match you live and if you lose you'll be shot when you step off the mat. If you can't tell yourself honestly that you wouldn't wrestle any differently than if your life depended on it then you really aren't wrestling.