Amateur wrestling

Main Theme: The article discusses some disturbing revelations regarding caged fighting. According to study conducted by the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, many UFC fighters are resorting to dangerous weight-loss methods in attempt to stay in lower weight classes. One such method is extreme dehydration, in which some fighters try sweating or excreting out excess body fluids. Other fighters try fasting or adopting low-carb diets. Two-thirds of fighters studies consumed large…

I-Intimidating/tion When I was young I had rarely if ever heard/used the word intimidating or Intimidation until I started wrestling. I started wrestling in the 6th grade so I was whatever the normal age is for a sixth grader or a little older. My coaches used the word intimidating, because I was much bigger than other kids especially the ones that were in my class. I was much bigger than most kids at the time because I hit puberty early in my 5th grade year and had a big growth…

I didn’t really like wrestling a lot but my dad made me go so I went to practice anyway. During my free time, I sat around my house watching TV and playing with Legos. I had never thought about trying any other sports. I also didn’t really know much about other sports. I had always enjoyed watching sports on television, but back then I thought they were only playable by adults. One day, a lacrosse team had practice right outside of the gym where I wrestled at. After wrestling, I asked my dad if…

MMA is fast becoming the biggest combat sport in the world and yet it still isn't an Olympic sport which is just bizarre to think about when there are sports like skateboarding and surfing that have just been added to the 220 Olympic games in Tokyo. Does the Olympic committee think that these are bigger and more popular sports than MMA? Or are they just scared of the criticism and backlash that they might receive? One of the main points that people who are against MMA as an Olympic sport say is…

When I was in 6th grade I had a wrestling match that i will be happy to remember until the day I die. It was my last year of swarm wrestling and was the first year our wrestling team had a shot to make it to state. We had a stacked lineup from 45 pounds to heavyweight and we battled our way to the state tournament. We were the first Big Lake swarm team to make it to state. In the first round we wrestled Goodhue, and we wrestled strong and hard against them and were able to come away with the…

The discourse community for wrestling is different from most that I have heard. It could be similar to most high school sports because every high school has their own way of saying things. This Community differs from other communities because if you have never heard a person who wrestles talk about it or have never wrestled yourself, it can get very confusing. Wrestling is different because most terms are not heard in every day language. The moves are different for every team, although every…

an athlete like no other. Yes all athletes and athletics require a great deal of physical activity however wrestling is on a whole another level. My first example is that itself; physical requirements. Now I have done just about every sport there is and not practice I have ever been in even compares to a practice I go through for…

over the years. We remained friends outside of school and continued to be friends even after I graduated. The bond Josh and I had developed been simple, he was very motivational! For example, Josh was an amazing two year wrestler when I joined the wrestling team my freshman year. It was a co-ed team, so Josh and I were allowed to partner up. He constantly tackled me to the ground as hard as he could! After, he would laugh at me and say, “Get up Nicole, stop being a baby.” Josh must have…

Everyone feels good when they get something done in life like win something big or become the president. I have some things that I would want to accomplish before I die also. I want to become some type of coach so I can have my own team and learn from then. Also I would like to travel and visit new places. I also want to start a family and have kids of my own and learn from them. These are some of the things that I want to accomplish before I die. Ever since 8th grade year I have always wanted…

Upper Iowa wrestling team. From that day forward I could not wait to get to college and experience the college life. Many colleges wanted me to join their school. I chose Upper Iowa over two other colleges the two main reasons were: First, the way they do their scheduling is very nice, you only have to take 3 classes, at most, per term and there is only two terms in a semester. I felt this college was best to get me a degree in the career that I am pursuing. Second, was the wrestling program and…