Wrestling
Agility Training with Hofstra Wrestling
Good agility leads to a good defense. It’s something every wrestler needs to be successful, because if you can sprawl and defend shots, you won’t give up many points, which [...]
Indiana’s Shoulder Flexibility Tips for Wrestlers
Question: What part of your body do you use a lot in matches, but often ignore while stretching?Answer: Your shoulders. As you get thicker and stronger in your upper body, [...]
Illini Wrestling’s Team Core Work
When you’re on the mat, your core endures more stress than any other muscle group, assisting you with balance, stability and strength as you work your way out of hulk-like [...]
Shoulder Strength for Wrestlers
One common twist to the push-up is rotating your upper body and arms into a T-position at the end of each rep to improve shoulder stability. Gary Calcagno, strength and [...]
Missouri’s Conditioning Test for Wrestlers
Third place at the 2007 Division I NCAA Wrestling Championships marked the Missouri Tigers’ best finish in program history. Ben Askren, who secured his second national title in ’07, [...]
Riding Skills with Wisconsin Wrestling
Interview By Chad Zimmerman On their way to compiling a 19-3 regular season record [their best in more than 20 years] and a top-10 national ranking, the 2006-2007 Wisconsin wrestlers [...]
Bringin’ It
One time, my teammates and I went to a dance before we faced the only undefeated team in our league. We bonded like brothers there, so we knew that we [...]
Straight Ahead Speed with Central Michigan Wrestling
Central Michigan’s wrestlingteam has won eight straight conference titles and four consecutive conference tournaments. But the Chippewas don’t dominate the Mid-American Conference mats just by showing up. According to their [...]
Perfect Timing with Edinboro Wrestling
No wrestler wants to be stepping on his own feet or displaying robotic tendencies when going in for a shot or countering an opponent’s move. According to Cliff Moore, assistant [...]
Hofstra Wrestling Talks Grip Strength
Joe Makovec, strength and conditioning coach for the nationally ranked Hofstra wrestling team, chats with STACK about working your grip to improve your grappling. STACK: How do you work grip [...]
