Wrestling is a popular sport that requires agility, determination and proper technique execution. The goal… More
Summary: Learn about a diet for competitive wrestling, basic moves, starting positions, stances, and professional wrestling techniques in this free instructional competitive youth wrestling video.
Matthew Moyles is a teacher and coach in the Minisink Valley Central School District. He began wrestling in the seventh grade. From the moment he stepped out onto the practice mat, he...read more
" Hi! My name is Matthew Moyles I’m a coach here at Minisink Valley, I’m here on behalf of Expert Village and today we’re going to go over competitive wrestling. Wrestling is a very demanding sport. Wrestlers are supposed to exercise discipline both on and off the mat. In order to maintain a good body weight, wrestlers are suggested to stay away from candies, heavy fats, such as peanut butter, lard. Stay away from foods high in cholesterol, bacon and stuff like that. You want to stay away clear of also any food that gets broken down slowly. The suggested diet is of mostly fruits, vegetables and complex carbs that can be broken down quickly. Pastas are excellent dishes before matches providing you with the necessary energy that you need to go out and wrestle for six full minutes. Wrestlers are expected to maintain their body weight to fit in to certain weight classes ranging from 96 pounds all the way up to 275 pounds."
eHow Article: Diet for Competitive Wrestling
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donna103 said
on 4/12/2009 I am a Middle School PE and Health teacher and I love using these videos to teach wrestling to my grade 7 PE classes. This series is well done and very helpful, but some of the details of some of the videos are incorrect. The nutrition information in this video is wrong. Complex carbohydrates break down slowly and include things like whole wheat bread, brown rice, pasta, oatmeal, cereals, pretzels, sweet potatoes, carrots, popcorn, corn, peas and many other vegetables. Complex carbohydrates are better when you are playing sports because they give you energy that lasts through to the end of the activity. They also come with lots of vitamins and minerals that simple carbohydrates(cookies, soft drinks, candy bars) don't have. Simple carbohydrates also turn to fat if not used. If simple carbs are needed, they should come from apples, grapes, raisins, oranges, pears and fruit cocktail. I think it is very important to make sure that facts are correct when making these videos. Your demonstrations and attitude are excellent. Just double check on some good websites to make sure you are giving accurate information to kids.