Training for wrestling is extremely intensive and grueling. It forces you to work in an anaerobic environment where you are almost begging for air. Muscles grow when under stress, and the goal in wrestling is to make them grow as quickly as possible. This is the main reason why wrestlers are the most overtrained athletes in the world. There training split emphasises each muscle group during every workout session. The University of Michigan wrestling team uses the “full-body split,” as you can see in their workout:
- Manual Neck
- Any Shrug
- Any Shoulder
- Chin ups
- Hammer Flat Bench
- Rope Climb
- Hammer Incline
- Straight Bar Curls
- Rope-a-Dope
- Ground Base Push/Pull
- Dips
- Any Bicep
- Hammer Leg Press
- Wall Sit
- Blocks
- Calves
Wrestling is a combination of two different types of athletes: Power distance and endurance. A wrestler must get optimal energy from each of the three different energy systems. That means as a … Read the rest