Match fitness
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The average athlete would be in a bit of trouble, but this young man is anything but average. It is 100% about the ankle being ok imo.
Generally speaking....get through the first match. The length of the match doesn't matter. The body just has to remember..sort of like "oh, right! THAT's what you want me to do"..and then it's ok.
You can see this in pinners who finish matches quickly...instead of the Nolf style to wrestle late into a match and then pin. Despite being marvelously in shape, the first time they have to go the distance the body isn't used to it and get's a bit tired. After that first time, it's all good. Muscles have memory. They remember patterns of use.
You can see this in pinners who finish matches quickly...instead of the Nolf style to wrestle late into a match and then pin. Despite being marvelously in shape, the first time they have to go the distance the body isn't used to it and get's a bit tired. After that first time, it's all good. Muscles have memory. They remember patterns of use.
In regards to pinners, I can't help but wonder if Bo suffered vs Martin in part, due to this. Not taking anything away from Martin though, he deserved that match.
It crossed my mind in this match and Zain v Sorenson. Since I do not work with these kids every day or at all it would be wholly unfair for me to deliver a fact. Not even sure it's my opinion. It only crossed my mind.
I think the original poster has a legitimate question. I have no idea what type of workout routine Penn State wrestlers do on a routine basis, or what Suriano has been doing since he injured his ankle. I do know that it takes far less effort to maintain a level of fitness than it does to achieve that level and far less time to lose that level of fitness than it takes to achieve it.
Certainly Suriano isn't riding the treadmill, and if he can't compete in a match, I don't know how he would be able to roll around on the mat during practice. Maybe he has a cast of some time that allows him to wrestle well enough to stay in shape, but not well enough to compete? Can he do cardio somehow without straining his ankle?
Certainly Suriano isn't riding the treadmill, and if he can't compete in a match, I don't know how he would be able to roll around on the mat during practice. Maybe he has a cast of some time that allows him to wrestle well enough to stay in shape, but not well enough to compete? Can he do cardio somehow without straining his ankle?
Give him a couple weeks after flying home from Stallwater, and he'll be the best swimmer on the team.
I say that somewhat facetiously. My HS principal was a retired Marine (note, no such thing as an ex-Marine) who swam laps every morning. If you saw him, you'd have no idea he wasn't still in the service other than being in civilian clothes.
Yeah, swimming was the first thing I thought of... low impact and might even strengthen the ankle.
An anecdotal, much as I dislike anecdotal reasoning. I got a bad knee injury in high school my senior year. I was told to limit my wrestling. So I wrestled about 15 minutes a day and spent the rest of practice jogging/walking and weight training. I didn't really suffer any negative effects in my matches and it was a month and a half before I could practice full-time.
Nick's situation is a lot different in that he can't do the wrestling part and can't do the running/jogging/walking part either. Swimming, including long and short burst training, would seem to be the best best to maintain his conditioning.
Nick's situation is a lot different in that he can't do the wrestling part and can't do the running/jogging/walking part either. Swimming, including long and short burst training, would seem to be the best best to maintain his conditioning.
