This is my first year of wrestling, any tips, hints?

Wear a cup and the headgear lol. (Unless of corse you want the cauiflower ears.)

I thought of doing wrestling, but decided not when I thought how ridiculous I'd look in the uniforms.

Stay aggressive, stay at the right weight class for you, weight lifting is good but get a proffessional to show you the right way to do it.

Don't stand straight up up, learn to shoot very fast.


You have heard tips from a proud state wrestler of GA.

I don't wrestle but I know this much (I can't say everything will work for you but it's just a general help to you):

-You don't want too much muscle to slow you down so I would lift lower weight (still challenging) with lots of reps. The amount of reps you do is everything cause it'll build up power which is combination of strength and speed; therefore, with good power, it will make it easier to make a quick counter on your opponent or take him down to the mat faster for the pin. (get a professional to show you the ropes, hopefully your coach lifts)OH, and this is the most important part of weight lifting: the music. Make sure you have a good dose of your favorite upbeat music that'll get your blood flowing...I prefer loud rock...like Edge's themesong for example.

-Eat right, no crap like chips because junk food (despite the high amount of calories) will not give you as much energy, it'll actually slow you down because it really does clog your arteries and slow down your bloodflow (makes you tired). I suggest a good meal of pasta before your match.

-Cardiovascular workouts every night, no rest day.

-Good two-nights of sleep before your match.

-If you have phys ed. or gym class, try to save energy by opting to play lesser physical sports or activities (don't play football or basketball the day of a match).

-Talk to your teammates, mostly the veterans, they'll know what they're talking about.

-Study the pros like Angle and Benjamin, some of their moves are legal in Am-wrestling and you could pick up some ideas from them.

-Have fun...and wear your gear like everyone else has been saying.

It also helps that if you learn a move you like, repeat it until you master it, like the cradle or single leg.And to bardock, I saw a match were the kid shoot on another kid, and fell straight into the pancake, with was an instant pin, so it was over in about 10 seconds.

Submission moves should be a little harder than most moves but when wrestling try to lock in some headlocks and a Camel Clutch(Doubt its legal though )

only certain submission moves are legal, and even then your opponent in not allowed to submit, but they are the bearhug, the blade(frontface lock), crossface(not actual crossface, just one arm)and that's about it.

i would love if britain had wrestling in P.E as i am the fat kid no-one can lift so i would pwn. I do amateur wrestle with my mates for a muck around it rocks i always win my headlock is the best ever.

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i would love if britain had wrestling in P.E as i am the fat kid no-one can lift so i would pwn. I do amateur wrestle with my mates for a muck around it rocks i always win my headlock is the best ever.

i echo that sentiment. if we had wrestling over here, i might not have totally ignored p.e. at school, and i might be reasonably fit enough to do pro wrestling today, instead of just knowing lots about it, which kinda sucks in lots of ways. probably once i've got a steady job i'll start getting fit and maybe go to a wrestling school or something, anyway. but it'll be years later than it would've been if i'd done it at school. school sucked.