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M Richardson · 05-20-2008, 10:26 PM

Welcome to the community! The conditioning is rigorous. I have never met anyone who came to their first practice "in shape". You might be in good shape - or even excellent shape, but you are not in wrestling shape. (I love football players who come in after the football season for their first-ever wrestling practice thinking they are in shape.) Stick with it, and you will be!
There is lots and lots of talk about "cutting" weight. You need to eat healthy - figure on cutting out junk food and grease. Unless you are a competitive swimmer or gymnast or the equivilent, you will probably lose weight. How much is going to depend on how much you have extra and how willing you are to sacrifice to improve your wrestling.
Considering some of the wrestlers I have had, figuring out the moves and the rules can't be too hard. Your coach will start you out with the basics. A lot will depend on how naturally athletic you are. Expect to get beat a lot when you first start out. It happens to beginners. Pay your dues, learn from the experience, and take it out on the newbies next year!
Most of all, have fun. As Ugly said, it's not a game, it's a combat sport, but it is still fun. Enjoy.

05-20-2008, 10:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
M Richardson NCAA Champ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: So Cal Posts: 1,309 My Mood: Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0	Re: new to wrestling Welcome to the community! The conditioning is rigorous. I have never met anyone who came to their first practice "in shape". You might be in good shape - or even excellent shape, but you are not in wrestling shape. (I love football players who come in after the football season for their first-ever wrestling practice thinking they are in shape.) Stick with it, and you will be! There is lots and lots of talk about "cutting" weight. You need to eat healthy - figure on cutting out junk food and grease. Unless you are a competitive swimmer or gymnast or the equivilent, you will probably lose weight. How much is going to depend on how much you have extra and how willing you are to sacrifice to improve your wrestling. Considering some of the wrestlers I have had, figuring out the moves and the rules can't be too hard. Your coach will start you out with the basics. A lot will depend on how naturally athletic you are. Expect to get beat a lot when you first start out. It happens to beginners. Pay your dues, learn from the experience, and take it out on the newbies next year! Most of all, have fun. As Ugly said, it's not a game, it's a combat sport, but it is still fun. Enjoy. __________________ Race cars, not greyhounds!