Fully expect Gomez to be at 125. He went up simply to wrestle better competition this year. Regardless I expect Vega to be the front runner for that weight next year.
Gomez said he'll be at 133. That came from him directly.
Fully expect Gomez to be at 125. He went up simply to wrestle better competition this year. Regardless I expect Vega to be the front runner for that weight next year.
Gomez said he'll be at 133. That came from him directly.
Yes, I don't see Gomez ever being 125, so this discussion is pretty pointless. It's nice to have many talented lower weights to battle it out for a change.
Remember he wrestles the same weight as Storr in FS. He looks big at workouts so it wouldn't surprise me if he does end up 149 next yr.Parker at 149 must be writer's error.
Or any weight really..... (jimlad)If Parker gets to be a decent-sized 149 pounder that would be big for us. Might've been hard for him to crack the lineup with Gomez, Simmons, and Storr. Not like 149 has been a great weight for us lately either.
Most every Penn State wrestler looks small for their weight class. Doesn't seem to hurt their performance! Cutting weight is a model of the past. Training to build muscle and flexibility and wrestling a more natural weight class is proving better performance.He is not there yet. Would still be a small 149 pounder
Most every Penn State wrestler looks small for their weight class. Doesn't seem to hurt their performance! Cutting weight is a model of the past. Training to build muscle and flexibility and wrestling a more natural weight class is proving better performance.
Can't use the best team in the nation as an example? If you don't you'll fall behind soon! I don't care who your recruits are, the formula is the same! Have kids wrestle at a comfortable weight and allow them to focus on technique and their training and less on the negative mentality associated with cutting weight. It allows them to have a much more positive mental attitude towards training and competition. Just ask them!Can't really use PSU as an example. They recruit at a different level.
Can't use the best team in the nation as an example? If you don't you'll fall behind soon! I don't care who your recruits are, the formula is the same! Have kids wrestle at a comfortable weight and allow them to focus on technique and their training and less on the negative mentality associated with cutting weight. It allows them to have a much more positive mental attitude towards training and competition. Just ask them!
I'm with you that insane weight cutting is archaic at this point (look at what it did to our lineup this year for example) but it isn't ever going to go away entirely in a weight based sport. But I'd have to also say that Penn State isn't the best example though because it is easy to "have fun" when you're basically an all star team that starts out three steps ahead of everybody else purely because of talent. Better to consider Cornell, VT, Ohio State or other schools like that.
I get MUCH better performance out of my high school wrestlers when they are not cutting weight. Goes the same for college wrestlers as well. The training intensity is so much better, it's not even comparable.I'm with you that insane weight cutting is archaic at this point (look at what it did to our lineup this year for example) but it isn't ever going to go away entirely in a weight based sport. But I'd have to also say that Penn State isn't the best example though because it is easy to "have fun" when you're basically an all star team that starts out three steps ahead of everybody else purely because of talent. Better to consider Cornell, VT, Ohio State or other schools like that.
I get MUCH better performance out of my high school wrestlers when they are not cutting weight. Goes the same for college wrestlers as well. The training intensity is so much better, it's not even comparable.