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Everything You Wanted To Know About GableTrained.com

If you’re not in an elite program, surrounded by a coaches with decades of experience (but you’re eager to learn more)… Or if you just want direct access to the exact systems I’ve learned from Dan Gable… Then this episode of the podcast is for you. On Episode 4 of the Attack Style Wrestling Podcast, we discuss how the landscape of wrestling camps has changed over the years. Gone are the days of trekking to the middle of nowhere for a week. Thanks to technology, you can get the same elite level of instruction in your basement. By the end … Read More

Do you know how to build mental toughness?

Any coach can teach technique, but the thing that separates good coaches from great coaches is the ability to develop mental toughness. In this video, Gable talks about the steps to developing mental toughness in a specific athlete, how he evaluated the athlete, and the end result. Transcript Dan Gable: He had always had this problem of holding up. I tested him under tough conditions and I used the same conditions. When I figured out he could go this long, this hard, I mark it down and I asked him to do one thing. “Can you go one more second … Read More

A Smarter Approach To the High School Off-Season – AKA Freestyle And Greco-Roman Season

After the long high school season wraps up and you look forward to the off-season, what’s best for your wrestlers? Do they take time off? Do they compete in freestyle and Greco? Is there something in-between?

On Episode 3 of Attack Style Wrestling podcast, we discuss best practices for high school wrestlers in the off-season. From weight training and summer camps to full-on competitive freestyle and/or Greco season, different areas of focus suit certain wrestling abilities. By the end of the episode, you’ll understand exactly how to guide each of your athletes toward the appropriate solution for their development during the off-season.

Here’s what else you’ll find in today’s episode:

The bare minimum every athlete needs to do in the off-season (4:05)
What any kid needs to have any chance at wrestling in college (6:05)
Using freestyle and Greco to get better at the NCAA level (8:15)
Getting your set up shot finish in one motion, and other ways freestyle transfers to folkstyle (10:03)
Need to toughen kids up? Put them in Greco (11:32)
The surprising stats behind how many D1 All-Americans wrestle in cadet or junior nationals (13:47)
The three paths for developing summer training plans (16:21)
A sneak peek at the specialists from Attack Style Wrestling camps (19:30)
Harnessing the trolls and criticism for your benefit (23:53)
Get free stuff! A guide to making a real impact with your coaching (26:55)

Stay strong,

Coach Weber

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Preparing Your High School Wrestlers for Freestyle and Greco-Roman Wrestling

With the high school season long finished, the focus is now on offseason wrestling. What does NCAA champion and Hall of Fame High School coach Daryl Weber believe the best practices are for high school wrestlers in the offseason? We’ll discuss those tactics on Episode 3 of the Attack Style Wrestling Podcast. We’ll start Episode 3 with Coach Weber’s philosophy on wrestling freestyle and Greco and off-season weight training. We’ll also venture into his own experiences as an athlete and a coach where he finds the other styles serve to improve a wrestler’s overall ability. Coach Weber also has a … Read More

When Winning Becomes A Problem – Lessons From Legendary Coach Gable About Sustainability

You can’t always judge the quality of preparation by the outcome, and no one knows that more than Coach Dan Gable. As it turns out, coaches need recovery too – for their own good and that of their athletes. If you’ve ever felt the pull to coach non-stop in order to improve… Or if you’ve ever wondered what Coach Gable would change if he could do it all over again… Then tune in to today’s episode of the podcast. On Episode 2 of the Attack Style Wrestling Podcast, my brother and I continue our conversation with Coach Gable about his … Read More

Window High Crotch Takedown

The high crotch takedown is a core technique in the neutral position. The inside tie set up is one of the best to get you to the leg, while the double leg finish is ideal in securing the takedown. This takedown offers the unique combination of the effectiveness of getting to one leg and the ability to secure both legs. Having the wrestlers finish with a Shelf and Claw reinforces controlling the hips and countering any attempts to Funk Rolls. How do you do a high crotch in wrestling? Step 1: Inside tie with v-block set-up For the inside tie … Read More

Looking Back To Where It All Began – The Origin Story of Dan Gable and Attack Style Wrestling

If your athletes struggle to find the balance between hard work and smart work… Or if you’ve ever just wanted to pick Dan Gable’s brain about what’s made him so successful… Then you need to listen to Episode 1 of the podcast. On our first ever episode of the Attack Style Wrestling podcast, we talk with legendary coach Dan Gable about pushing the right buttons with your team. Joined by former Hawkeye himself Lee Weber, Gable goes over his approach at Iowa and how that shaped our style at Attack Style Wrestling. You’ll get first-hand insight into Gable’s book “A … Read More

Arm Drag Takedown

The arm drag takedown is one of the best and most basic in wrestling. Mastering this technique teaches wrestlers the fundamental skill of keeping their arms short, and shows them how to punish those who don’t! Key elements to the arm drag series are controlling wrists, establishing head position, and forcing your opponent to pressure into you. Once these elements are in place, you are in position to score a takedown with essentially no risk! How do you do an arm drag? Step 1 Footwork – Outside Step and Pivot Your footwork will start by stepping toe to toe with … Read More

My Take on “Iowa Style” Wrestling

Do you really know what Iowa Style Wrestling is? It’s a style that can work for anyone, will lead to more fans and can maximize each wrestler’s potential. Oh, and if you get two wrestlers that wrestle in this fashion, watch out and hold on to your popcorn, because it is going to be an entertaining match! Read on to learn from a Gable Trained NCAA Champ that toiled in the trenches of the Iowa Wrestling room alongside greats like the Brands Brothers, Lincoln McIlravy, Mark Ironside, Randy Lewis, Royce Alger and many more. What is the Iowa Style? A style … Read More

Chain Wrestling from the Top Position

We’ve all heard the expression “chain wrestling,” and there is a good reason for this. The key to defense in wrestling is position, the key to offense is chaining moves together. This video focuses on a drill for chaining series moves together in the top position. Knowing how to chain moves together within a series (such as a half nelson, crossface, arm bar etc.) is the key to pinning, but knowing how to choose which series to pursue is equally important. Don’t ignore the advantages your opponent’s reactions give you! One move can be stopped by anyone, but this drill … Read More