maligned Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Long distance running and wrestling have nothing to do with each other True in theory...but I definitely had a better gas tank the one year I ran cross-country compared to the three years I did wrestling-specific prep only in the fall. Not sure how the tradeoff comes out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsFan Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Long distance running and wrestling have nothing to do with each other I wrestled with several guys that ran Cross Country, and they had amazing gas tanks. For most CC athletes, coming into the season is probably an easier transition than football or tennis because they have been blowing their lungs out for an entire season. I do agree that wrestling is a different type of conditioning, but coming in from CC sure helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clan Campbell Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I remember coming into the wrestling room after cross country season and puking for the first week. I always found it very hard to transition from CC to wrestling condition, just my own personal experience. Now I found leaving the wrestling room and going out and running down a runway with a pole during track season came very easy. Reverse of the question posed, wrestling seemed to help tremendously with pole vaulting. It got me a college scholarship with very little actual work on the track; I even hated it all through college, would much rather have been wrestling back then, but it helped pay the bills. allyourbase and Justin Ratliff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrydjr Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I hate to tell an athlete to only concentrate on one sport. Of course you have exceptions, but for the vast majority, high school or college will probably be the end of highly competitive sports. You only have a few years to be young, and then it is on to the real world. Enjoy every minute of it while you can! Coach Nieman, TripleB, Justin Ratliff and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Humble Jr. Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Cross Country. For the mental toughness and conditioning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGoatGrappler Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Rugby If you've never seen the New Zealand All Blacks (2015 World Champions) haka - you have are missing out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTwbKryrhks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) Rugby If you've never seen the New Zealand All Blacks (2015 World Champions) haka - you have are missing out: Not to mention that they just straight run over most teams afterward. Edited February 26, 2016 by MattM OldGoatGrappler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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