Lifestyle Fashion

Become an elite athlete in wrestling camp

If you want to make significant progress in your fighting skills extremely quickly, going to an intensive training camp is one of the best ways. During the season, everyone (including your competition) trains as much as they can and improves at the same time. If you can find a way to train longer and harder than your competition, you will soon surpass their abilities and beat them. Off-season camps offer an excellent opportunity to receive additional training when most other athletes aren’t even thinking about wrestling. Fighters who play other sports or take a break from wrestling in the off-season are easy to beat as their skills continue to progress thanks to the extra training summer camps provide. Go to as many camps as you can afford in the off-season so you can surprise the slackers who stopped your training by showing them how much you’ve improved.

During the season, there is no doubt how difficult and exhausting wrestling practices can be. Most teams practice 1 ½ to 2 hours at a time, often 5 to 6 days a week. While the intensity is high because you’re always training for an upcoming tournament, fight camps offer a different level of focused intensity. Most wrestling camps have a fairly demanding program that consists of all day training with just a few breaks in between to eat and recharge. If you think you’re going to wrestling camp for a relaxing week of fun and partying with your friends, you might be in for a rude awakening. Go to wrestling camp expecting to work harder than at the peak of your season! To get the most out of your camping experience, it’s smart to prepare ahead of time by training for your training. Top athletes prepare for fight camp by ramping up their training before they go so they show up fit and ready to go. This means going back to wrestling practice several times a week and building up your cardio so you can train all day, every day for as many days as your camp lasts.

Aside from tournaments, most of the hands-on practice you get in wrestling is when you practice with your local team. Unless you come from a really big school or club, this means that most of the time you are practicing with the same training partners. Since both partners come from the same field, they learn and practice the same moves on each other, ultimately limiting their repertoire of expertise. Pretty soon you’re like an old couple who can finish each other’s sentences; you can almost predict the next move of your regular training partner. He is well known in wrestling – you usually have to travel to constantly find new sparring partners to keep improving. Wrestling camps are great for providing new and different athletes to train with. You never know who’s going to show up to camp, but you can bet you’ll learn from different bodies than you’re used to. This is a great advantage in wrestling to prepare for tournaments where you never know who you’ll be up against.

The same is true for your coaches. Most of your home training is done by the same coaches during the season. While they may teach certain specialties, techniques, and systems, it never hurts to get a different perspective from a different trainer from time to time. Wrestling camps are a great way to get exposed to different maneuvers and styles from different instructors. Once learned, you can take the new material back to your home camp and the new methods can even be adopted into your home trainer’s system. At a minimum, the new moves you learn in camp will broaden your repertoire of techniques and make you a more well-rounded fighter. Wrestling camps are one of the best ways to meet and study with trainers you might never otherwise be exposed to. Many top-level NCAA varsity coaches, Hall of Famers, and world-renowned coaches offer camps for additional income or simply as a way to give back to the sport. Whenever possible, take the opportunity to learn from a living legend!

Fight camps are also a great way to tailor your training to strengthen any weaknesses in your game. Some wrestling camps are very specific with what they offer. Some focus on specific techniques or aspects of wrestling, such as different ways of escaping, getting up from the bottom position, takedowns, etc. Most general technique camps are ideal for beginners, while more advanced fighters may want to focus on various aspects of their game. Some camps focus more on physical conditioning to help fighters get into better shape, while others are timed to precede a big tournament meant to help you prepare for the event. In general, all camps will help improve the conditioning and skills of all fighters, so none of them are a waste of time and money well spent. If you’re looking for a wrestling camp to help improve a weakness in your game, ask your coach where they think you need more work and try to find a camp that meets your needs.

When you go to wrestling camp, try to make the most of it by showing up in good shape and with all the gear you’ll need. Find out ahead of time what supplies you’ll need to bring, and start preparing ahead of time in case you need to order something through the mail. Most overnight camps provide meals and lodging, however commuter camps may require you to bring lunch, snacks and/or water. You’ll be training all day at most camps, so be sure to bring several clean shirts to change into between sessions. A good pair of compression shorts is almost essential to prevent inner thigh heat rashes and will keep you cooler and more comfortable through a full day of sweating. Bring a helmet and several pairs of wrestling shoes in case you have a blowout. Also, bring a good pair of running shoes to wear something to the gym (other than your wrestling shoes) and wear in case your trainer wants you to go for a run; many do. Don’t forget to bring plenty of antibacterial hygiene products like shower gel/soap and antibacterial wipes to use after each training session to prevent contagious skin diseases like ringworm.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *