ASW Podcast

If you’re constantly adjusting motivational tactics for every kid on your team… Or if you’re working with athletes across a wide range of skill levels… Then you’ll get a ton out of Episode 15 of Attack Style Wrestling podcast. This week, our guest, legendary coach Dan Gable – an NCAA champion and Olympic gold medalist – dives in to the art of coaching.  By the end of this episode, you”ll be armed with the tools to build internal drive in new players and push veterans beyond their limits.  Through implementing Coach Gable’s balance of independence and dependence, you’ll map out … Read More

If you’ve ever found yourself short a wrestler for a specific weight class… Or you’re worried about keeping the new kids hooked (and the veterans challenged)… Or you just want to know the secrets to building a program that wins year after year.. Then today’s episode is for you. On Episode 14 of the Attack Style Wrestling podcast, we cover the details and nuances of recruiting, retaining, and attracting athletes. By the end of the episode, you’ll understand how to build a program that basically recruits itself. It’s all about the work behind-the-scenes.

It’s one of the most divisive areas of coaching. Can you develop mental toughness, or is it just something you’re born with? And what does mental toughness even mean, anyway?  If you’ve ever seen a naturally tough kid fall apart just to pick themselves back up… Or you think mental toughness is a trait some kids are just born with…  Then you need to listen to this episode. It might surprise you. On Episode 13 of Attack Style Wrestling podcast, we go over the seven steps to engineer mental toughness. By the end of this episode, you’ll understand how to … Read More

If you’ve ever worked with kids ambitious to compete in MMA… Or you’ve simply wondered, “How can I make wrestling more marketable to the average teenager?”… Then you have to listen to today’s talk with Ben Askren. A four-time All-American and two-time NCAA Division I champion, he eventually moved into freestyle, competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Now, as a ONE welterweight champion, he joins us for Episode 12 of Attack Style Wrestling podcast to talk about his Olympic wrestling career and the transition to MMA. By the end of the episode, you’ll understand what the grassroots marketing of MMA … Read More

“I know I’m going to succeed because I don’t know any other way” That quote, spoken by today’s guest Charlie Brenneman, embodies the mentality of a wrestler. You see, as wrestlers, we have an unfair advantage. The sport, for all of its grueling hours on the mat, days spent trying to make weight, and years holding ourselves accountable, prepares you for life like no other.  In Episode 11 of the Attack Style Wrestling podcast, we talk with Brenneman, a UFC veteran and motivational speaker, about the intersection of wrestling and life. Both he and I look back on our careers, … Read More

If you’re a striker searching for techniques to improve your ground game… Or if you’re a high-level wrestler with ambitions to enter the octagon… Then you need to listen to today’s episode of the podcast. On Episode 10 of the Attack Style Wrestling podcast, we walk with Mark Strickland about wrestling and MMA. As a former MMA fighter and one of the best developmental wrestling coaches in the country, Strickland offers unique insight into building a combative arsenal. By the end of this episode, you’ll know exactly which skills to work on for wrestling in MMA so that you can … Read More

If your athletes need more ways to manipulate opponents on the mat… Or if you want to regularly get into positions where you can score and your opponents can’t… Then tune-in to today’s episode of the podcast. On Episode 9 of Attack Style Wrestling, we talk with US Greco-Roman coach Matt Lindland how competing in Greco can improve a wrestler’s overall performance. By the end of the episode, you’ll know how to control ties, move opponents, and create angles on attack to consistently win matches, regardless of style. Here’s what else you’ll find in today’s episode: How Coach Lindland’s equestrian … Read More

If your athletes are getting soft from  “country club lifting”… Or you want to build wrestlers that thrive on adversity… Then listen to today’s episode of the podcast, where we interview strength coach Zach Even-Esh. On Episode 8 of the Attack Style Wrestling podcast, we speak with Coach Even-Esh about the tactics he uses to train wrestlers in the weight room. By the end of the episode, you’ll be able to use his wrestling-specific strength programs to build a toughness that keeps your athletes in the fight all season. Here’s what else you’ll discover in this episode: Why you need … Read More

If you’re an athlete who puts in the hard work while no one is watching… Or you’re a coach looking to make a breakthrough with even the most stubborn athletes… Then you have to listen to today’s episode of the podcast.  On Episode 7 of the Attack Style Wrestling podcast, I walk you through the steps in  cultivating each aspect of mental toughness. By the end of the episode, you’ll be armed with a framework to overcome the adversity of wrestling and life. It’s not always going to be easy, but with a few tricks, you can separate yourself from … Read More

What exactly should you and your wrestlers be thinking about on match day? What’s important about the match day preparation? Everything. If you’ve ever prepared your guys all week…. just to have them fall at the last hurdle… Or you’re wondering what to do with ALL of that time between matches during tournaments… Then tune in to today’s episode of the podcast.  On Episode 6 of the Attack Style Wrestling podcast, we discuss everything around match-day preparation. From nutrition to nerves, we tackle each aspect of performing when it truly counts. By the end of the episode, you’ll be armed … Read More