Wrestler's physique

Zoran · 08-29-2008, 02:58 AM

Hi, everyone! I had a small debate with a friend of mine about the "minimal" weights a wrestler should be able to lift accordind to his competing weight class. The thing is that I stopped doing bench press because I read in Mark Rippetoe's Starting Strength that a normally built person should bench press and power jerk the same weight, and my bench press is 120kg and my power jerk is 95kg (btw, I'm an endomorph so I don't have any "inborn" explosiveness). But my friend said that it's normal thing for a wrestler to have a stronger bench than a power jerk. I still don't have an intension to do bench press until I can power jerk 110 kg (I compete in 84kg). What are your opinions about this?

JensenS · 08-29-2008, 04:17 AM

Bench is kind of a useless exercise for wrestling anyway...

Spider · 08-29-2008, 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JensenS

Bench is kind of a useless exercise for wrestling anyway...

. . . unless you spend a lot of the match on your back.

Big · 08-29-2008, 07:04 AM

Bench press helps with pushouts in free.

RD149-2 · 08-29-2008, 09:06 AM

bench press helps build back, lat and tricep stregth which overall will add to your core strength. High repetition is key not 1 rep heavy weight 5x10 is the best

gjfovf · 08-31-2008, 07:13 PM

Get yourself a 24kg kettlebell snatch, clean, swing, press, and turkish get-up. Repeat

grecowrestler13 · 08-31-2008, 09:32 PM

Kettleballs should basically be the only type of weight you should be doing if any weight?

Zoran · 09-01-2008, 12:24 AM

I'm doing 32kg k-bell snatch, jerks and swings, that's not the problem. I'm doing sprints, bodyweight squats, pushups, pullups, rope climbs, sprints... Basically everything. My question was how much explosiveness does a wrestler need? We have a guy in our gym who can jerk 130kg but bench press 120kg. I think that's out of proportion.

ItsWrastlinSon · 09-03-2008, 05:13 PM

Ya man. Its a little off

gjfovf · 09-03-2008, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zoran

I'm doing 32kg k-bell snatch, jerks and swings, that's not the problem. I'm doing sprints, bodyweight squats, pushups, pullups, rope climbs, sprints... Basically everything. My question was how much explosiveness does a wrestler need? We have a guy in our gym who can jerk 130kg but bench press 120kg. I think that's out of proportion.

Sounds like you've got it covered. Concentrate on your own training, who cares what someone else does as long as your strength, balance, speed, agility and flexability all improve. 32kgs, impressive.

08-29-2008, 02:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
Zoran Redshirt Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 44	Wrestler's physique Hi, everyone! I had a small debate with a friend of mine about the "minimal" weights a wrestler should be able to lift accordind to his competing weight class. The thing is that I stopped doing bench press because I read in Mark Rippetoe's Starting Strength that a normally built person should bench press and power jerk the same weight, and my bench press is 120kg and my power jerk is 95kg (btw, I'm an endomorph so I don't have any "inborn" explosiveness). But my friend said that it's normal thing for a wrestler to have a stronger bench than a power jerk. I still don't have an intension to do bench press until I can power jerk 110 kg (I compete in 84kg). What are your opinions about this?

08-29-2008, 04:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
JensenS Administrator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delaware Posts: 13,630	Re: Wrestler's physique Bench is kind of a useless exercise for wrestling anyway...

08-29-2008, 07:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
Big Olympic Champ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: On the forums Posts: 8,350	Re: Wrestler's physique Bench press helps with pushouts in free.

08-29-2008, 09:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
RD149-2 AA Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 503	Re: Wrestler's physique bench press helps build back, lat and tricep stregth which overall will add to your core strength. High repetition is key not 1 rep heavy weight 5x10 is the best

08-31-2008, 07:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
gjfovf NCAA Champ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,450	Re: Wrestler's physique Get yourself a 24kg kettlebell snatch, clean, swing, press, and turkish get-up. Repeat __________________ "All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become."

08-31-2008, 09:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
grecowrestler13 National Finalist Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 896	Re: Wrestler's physique Kettleballs should basically be the only type of weight you should be doing if any weight? __________________ TRAIN LIKE A MADMAN!

09-01-2008, 12:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
Zoran Redshirt Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 44	Re: Wrestler's physique I'm doing 32kg k-bell snatch, jerks and swings, that's not the problem. I'm doing sprints, bodyweight squats, pushups, pullups, rope climbs, sprints... Basically everything. My question was how much explosiveness does a wrestler need? We have a guy in our gym who can jerk 130kg but bench press 120kg. I think that's out of proportion.

09-03-2008, 05:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
ItsWrastlinSon Redshirt Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1	Re: Wrestler's physique Ya man. Its a little off

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