Scott Wilks, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Hofstra University, tells how strength and conditioning training translates into mental training.

” I remember sitting behind the bleachers about 45 minutes before the deciding match. I was depressed, feeling lousy about everything. Joe Wells, a former assistant coach of mine at Michigan, walked by and said the usual, ‘let that match go, this next one is the one that counts.’ Then he told me a joke and made me laugh. That changed my whole mood. I started to feel better. I got out of my funk and started focusing on what I had to do in the last match.”

The rapid growth of club wrestling in recent years has brought numerous positive impacts to scholastic wrestling. Year around training under the guidance of highly skilled club coaches, as well as personal trainers, has raised scholastic wrestling skills to unprecedented levels.

This post is being written to give everyone details of THE IRON EMPIRE’S training. I would like to talk a little about the gym and what it is that we have to offer. Also, I would like to give the details of the NEW group training package.

Being in superior condition to your opponent can be a huge asset. Just like having superior strength, a better conditioned wrestler has a distinct advantage. This becomes even more important in the hard fought matches that produce championships at the end of the year.

Over the last few weeks I have been asked several times about the personnel training I offer. I have met many new people and appreciate all the feedback on the website and my articles. Here I will give you all the info you will need to get started. The Christmas break will be a very good opportunity for all to set up an appointment to come on down and check out the gym and some training.

Many wrestlers have asked about nutrition over the years, with the latest asking just last week. While nutrition can get pretty complicated and in depth, I usually find that some very basic guide lines are what most wrestlers need and are really asking about.

The wrestling season is now underway and this brings new challenges to the wrestler as far as maintaining his strength levels. The high physical demand of the sport is one challenge as is the amount of competitions one will wrestle over the course of the year. A new strategy is needed which we will discuss here.

We begin here with Tuesday’s workout. The general warm-up for ALL days remains the same. Please look back at part one if you need to refresh your memory. The specific warm for the BENCH PRESS will also follow the same guidelines as the Squat. You will start with the bar X 10 repetitions and work up with the appropriate number of sets needed to reach your work sets.

Before we get into the program we have to speak of several issues. As with any work out program or sports activity, you must get the proper MEDICAL CLEARANCE from a doctor. Make sure you lift with the proper supervision, equipment and spotters. Don’t attempt anything if you are unsure on how to do it. First, get instruction from a knowledgeable person.

Moving forward with part three I would like to go back to the beginning, WARM-UPS. I have all the athletes who train with me start by doing the proper warm-ups. The warm-ups we do target the CORE specifically. Now the word core has been thrown around lately in the fitness industry. It is one of [...]

In part one I gave you 3 lifts that should be the foundation of any program. When these lifts are performed correctly, amazing things start to happen. Your strength levels climb through the roof, and you start to see muscles you didn’t know you had.
Wrestlers who have trained with me in the past have said [...]

Jen Chapman of Flow Wrestling interviews the Central Michigan University freshman on what it’s like to be training in college.

Once it is established that it is time to start weight training, the question “now what?” has to be answered. In this article I will first talk about what happens most often and the problem with this approach. Then I will give you what every athlete should be doing and the reasons for this.

Unbelievable as it may hopefully seem to most reading this. Some in the year 2008 still do not understand the direct relationship of weight training and wrestling (and all other sports for that matter).

To all readers I would like to welcome you to Lighthouse Wrestling, Long Islands newest and soon to be greatest website for all information on everything that involves wrestling.