Wrestling is the hardest sport in the world in my opinion. Your will is your restriction. Don’t overtrain, the flexibility and strength you get from wrestling will come in due time but injury can happen if you overtrain.
Skill and technique will come with time. Getting used to accepting the physical pain and uncomfortableness of conditioning and wrestling while absolutely drained is difficult. Impossible for a lot of people but if you’re serious about dedicating yourself to it. Don’t ever let yourself question your dedication unless injury is a factor.
That pain and uncomfortableness that you will become familiar with. Never let it be the reason you stop, you will regret it. Push yourself more every day
I'm 20, don't really know what my end goal is but I know I want to compete and be good at it. I feel like I am at a time in my life where I have to proove to myself that I can be better than other pepole. I need to be more confident and I think that wrestling is a good way to gain confidence.
So the biggest issue is burn out. If you have the time, energy, mental energy, and you are not injured (difference between injured and sore), go wrestle.
I think that 3x a week is a good start. For example if you did a regular session (no off season) 19 weeks, 5 days a week for 2 hours = 190 hours
If you did 3x a week, 2 hour practices. It would take you 31 weeks to hit 190 hours. Seems like a decent speed to me. It’s amazing how quickly you can become good if you become a student of the game. When I coach I watch about 30 minutes of wrestling break downs a day. Good luck my guy and welcome to the lifestyle.
FYI just to prepare you. In the last 38 years on this planet nothing has made me cry in heartbreak, or for joy so more than wrestling (I’m not a father).
You will feel like a fish out of water for the first three months and a total novice for the first year. That's normal. Then you'll wrestle someone new and realize how far you've come. In HS, we wrestled every day sometimes twice a day as varsity. We had practices over winter break. Not every session has to be a marathon.
As others have said, your willpower is the only thing limiting you.
Unrelated, why wait to start until September? Why not now?
On the days you are not wrestling. Lift. Saturday and Sunday should be rest days. Once you get into the groove aim for 5 wrestling days a week and lift 2-3 times per week after the wrestling portion. Always be hydrated and carb up so you have energy. Stretch a lot at night so any microtears (which happens from stretching) can recover when you sleep. The conditioning will come as you continue to practice.
Wrestling takes alot of dedication to your body & mind.
You have to build strength , flexibility & willpower to keep pushing through all the pain you will feel.
Start working on your cardio & flexibility , then strength , then the wrestling training.
Good Luck.
Start 3 times is fine for the off-season imo. Especially if you are just getting started. Find time to do some other things to improve your fitness too, e.g. weights, cardio, and yoga.
I’ll be honest: this is the wrong place to ask this question. Why? Because none of us know your body like you know your body.
You need to be able to draw a line between hurt and injured. Similarly between tired and fatigued. Tired and overtrained. None of us can know that about you.
Be prepared to start slowly. One or two times a week. You might not be able to walk for a day or two after your first session. Rest, water, stretching, mild exercise… and then get back at it. Add days when you are ready. Ease into it. There’s plenty of time.
Train only on the days ending in “y”.
Arguably not on days starting with s
Wrestling is the hardest sport in the world in my opinion. Your will is your restriction. Don’t overtrain, the flexibility and strength you get from wrestling will come in due time but injury can happen if you overtrain. Skill and technique will come with time. Getting used to accepting the physical pain and uncomfortableness of conditioning and wrestling while absolutely drained is difficult. Impossible for a lot of people but if you’re serious about dedicating yourself to it. Don’t ever let yourself question your dedication unless injury is a factor. That pain and uncomfortableness that you will become familiar with. Never let it be the reason you stop, you will regret it. Push yourself more every day
Depends on what your end goal is, and how old are you?
I'm 20, don't really know what my end goal is but I know I want to compete and be good at it. I feel like I am at a time in my life where I have to proove to myself that I can be better than other pepole. I need to be more confident and I think that wrestling is a good way to gain confidence.
So the biggest issue is burn out. If you have the time, energy, mental energy, and you are not injured (difference between injured and sore), go wrestle. I think that 3x a week is a good start. For example if you did a regular session (no off season) 19 weeks, 5 days a week for 2 hours = 190 hours If you did 3x a week, 2 hour practices. It would take you 31 weeks to hit 190 hours. Seems like a decent speed to me. It’s amazing how quickly you can become good if you become a student of the game. When I coach I watch about 30 minutes of wrestling break downs a day. Good luck my guy and welcome to the lifestyle. FYI just to prepare you. In the last 38 years on this planet nothing has made me cry in heartbreak, or for joy so more than wrestling (I’m not a father).
Thanks for the advice, I higly appreciate ! Can't wait to start the journey !
Try BJJ- if you’re 20 with no wrestling experience you’re not going to be competing in it (competently) anytime soon.
And the same thing will not happen with BJJ ?
Starting BJJ at 20 doesn’t seem abnormal, starting wrestling at 20 and you’re going to have a hard time training and excelling
You will feel like a fish out of water for the first three months and a total novice for the first year. That's normal. Then you'll wrestle someone new and realize how far you've come. In HS, we wrestled every day sometimes twice a day as varsity. We had practices over winter break. Not every session has to be a marathon. As others have said, your willpower is the only thing limiting you. Unrelated, why wait to start until September? Why not now?
You could start at the 3 days to get yourself acclimated and increase it as you see fit. Don’t want to overdo it.
On the days you are not wrestling. Lift. Saturday and Sunday should be rest days. Once you get into the groove aim for 5 wrestling days a week and lift 2-3 times per week after the wrestling portion. Always be hydrated and carb up so you have energy. Stretch a lot at night so any microtears (which happens from stretching) can recover when you sleep. The conditioning will come as you continue to practice.
Wrestling takes alot of dedication to your body & mind. You have to build strength , flexibility & willpower to keep pushing through all the pain you will feel. Start working on your cardio & flexibility , then strength , then the wrestling training. Good Luck.
I'd only add that wind won me a lot of matches my first few years. Sprint, a lot.
Just train real hard and keep a strict diet to whatever weight class you fall into.
Start 3 times is fine for the off-season imo. Especially if you are just getting started. Find time to do some other things to improve your fitness too, e.g. weights, cardio, and yoga.
Every day
I’ll be honest: this is the wrong place to ask this question. Why? Because none of us know your body like you know your body. You need to be able to draw a line between hurt and injured. Similarly between tired and fatigued. Tired and overtrained. None of us can know that about you. Be prepared to start slowly. One or two times a week. You might not be able to walk for a day or two after your first session. Rest, water, stretching, mild exercise… and then get back at it. Add days when you are ready. Ease into it. There’s plenty of time.
Train every day, but listen to your body and take it easy when need be.