ASK KOLAT: What’s the Best Wrestling Workout?
The All in One Workout
This week, Kolat answers a question he received about strength conditioning workouts for wrestling, “If you only had one workout you could do what would it be?” Kolat reflects back on what he relied on for building cardiovascular endurance, explosive movements, and strength. For Kolat that multi-beneficial workout was swimming. One benefit of swimming is it’s a way to simulate high-altitude or an environment that’s hard to breathe in. This way you train your body to not require as much oxygen and build endurance. Another key benefit of swimming is the low impact on your joints. Kolat would choose swimming over running because of the lesser damage you’re inflicting on the longevity of your knees, ankles, shoulders, etc.
Multi-Beneficial for Wrestling
In wrestling, you’re constantly pulling which is another area swimming will strengthen. Changing up the swimming stroke you’re doing is important to hit muscles in different ways. While swimming you’re strengthing those pulling muscles in your back and arms that are crucial for wrestling. You’re also working all the muscles required for reaching that are overlooked during strength training. Lastly, all the kicks you’ll be doing will work your core and stability. Kolat started swimming 30 minutes every other day and worked up to 45 minutes. Rest of the story and details at https://therudis.com/cary-kolat-the-best-wrestling-workout/?mc_cid=48754c0a77&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Wrestlers can compete in special shorts next season
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved allowing wrestlers to compete in shorts designed for the sport and removing all language in the sport’s rules book regarding the length of a wrestler’s hair. The changes are effective for the 2019-20 academic year.
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NCAA Wrestling Rules Committee members wanted to make the rules for hair less rigid and provide an additional option for the competition uniform. Previously, wrestlers could compete only in traditional singlets with or without full-length tights or form-fitting shirts and shorts. This third uniform option requires the form-fitting shirt but allows teams to pair this top with loose-fitting shorts designed for wrestling. Congrats to the 9 DI wrestling teams receiving APR Public Recognition Awards for outstanding academics: https://t.co/b8r8TAKuXG NCAAWrestling pic.twitter.com/zEq2KwLvUy— NCAA Wrestling (@ncaawrestling) May 1, 2019
Wrestlers’ hair still will be required to be free of oils and/or greasy substances. Hair coverings still will be allowed and considered special equipment. The rule that prohibited a wrestler’s hair from extending below the level of an ordinary shirt collar and the hair on the side of the head from extending below the earlobes has been eliminated. Rest of the rule changes and story and video at https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2019-06-26/wrestlers-can-compete-special-shorts-next-season?mc_cid=48754c0a77&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
WILLIAMS BAPTIST GRECO-ROMAN‘The Williams Word’ With WBC Head Coach Jonathan Drendel — June ’19
It was only two and half years ago when Jonathan Drendel was tabbed as the first-ever head coach for Williams Baptist University’s Greco-Roman program. Though a promising opportunity, there was also much work to be done. Drendel had to start from scratch. Upon its inception, WBU Greco was fortunate enough to inherit several holdovers from the school’s accompanying NAIA folkstyle team. That helped lay down the roster’s foundation. From there, Drendel and former WBU folkstyle coach Kerry Regner (who conceived the program and is now the head at Millersville) went to work recruiting undercover prospects who were willing to bypass traditional college wrestling while embracing a new discipline that is famous for its unforgiving learning curve.
And to be sure, the WBU Greco athletes have taken their share of lumps. The majority of the roster is low on experience, and with the recent dearth of domestic events, gaining match minutes has proven difficult. That said, it has been hard to ignore the progress made by Williams’ Greco wrestlers in a short period of time and Drendel is the man responsible for their rapid improvement. Rest of the story and details at
‘More to look forward to’: Girls welcome chance to wrestle at state level
With the announcement earlier this week that the Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association will sponsor the first girls state wrestling tournament this school year, some area girls who compete in the sport are obviously pleased with the progress. Zoe Hussar, who will be a sophomore at Rossford, and Kloe Wulff and Kendall Bostelman, who will be juniors at Napoleon and Liberty Center, respectively, likely will be among the first Ohio girls with an opportunity to compete for state titles. Rest of the story and video at https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2019/06/28/state-girls-wrestling-tournament-ohio-opportunity-college-even-level/stories/20190628167?mc_cid=7581364feb&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
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