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Gene Zannetti talks with elite women's freestyle wrestler Skylar Grote about competing at Real American Freestyle against six-time world champion Adeline Gray in front of 12,000 people, how she refused to go in as the underdog even at a weight class above her own, the money in the bank analogy her coach gave her after the loss that reframed a year of close heartbreaks against elite competition as deposits she hasn't withdrawn yet, why she dumps everything down to three words before a match, you know how to fight, to cut through the noise in her head, and her goals of winning world and Olympic gold and eventually running the best women's wrestling camp in the world. Timestamps: 2:23 - First time competing in front of 12,000 people 3:15 - Got the call a month out to wrestle Adeline Gray 6:07 - Shifted from I have to win to what do I have to do to be the best 6:28 - The money in the bank analogy for close losses 8:54 - Pre-match: dumb it down to you know how to fight 11:00 - Colorado Springs camp then Poland for international reps 14:16 - Teaching kids humbles her in ways 20 years of competing never did 18:00 - Elite women wrestlers still lack resources most people assume they have 🎯 This episode is sponsored by: 🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.com Use code MINDSET for 15% off your order 💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.com Use code MINDSET25 for a special discount Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great episodes. If you want to support the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts. For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email [email protected] 🎙Stay connected with Wrestling Mindset 🔗 Visit our website: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/ 📞 Book a free consultation: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/1-on-1-coaching/ Wrestling Mindset Social Media Instagram: / wrestlingmindset Facebook: / wrestlingmindset Twitter: / wrestlingmindse 🎧 Listen to our podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gene Zannetti talks with Purdue wrestler Joey Blaze about the mindset shift from freshman year, where he put unneeded pressure on himself as a higher-ranking recruit, to reframing wrestling as something he gets to do rather than has to do, staying level-headed after big wins to avoid the high that leads to the very next loss, how shifting his match evaluation from win or lose to did I do the right things keeps him from going too high or too low, what he says to reset mid-match when things go wrong, and his advice to young wrestlers that being a good person in all areas of life takes the stress off wrestling and lets you actually enjoy it. Sponsored by Young Lee Timestamps: 3:08 - Freshman year overthought things as a higher-ranking recruit 4:29 - Shifted to gratitude: I get to do this, not I have to do this 6:09 - Learned to stay level-headed after big wins to avoid the next low 7:52 - Evaluates matches on did I do the right things, not win or lose 9:00 - Pre-match routine: remind yourself how awesome this is, then go through the checklist 11:37 - Mid-match reset: if he can score seven points fast, so can I 14:01 - Marcus as the ultra-competitor big brother — healthy rivalry that fueled both of them 22:11 - Advice to young wrestlers: be a good human and wrestling takes care of itself 🎯 This episode is sponsored by: 🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.com Use code MINDSET for 15% off your order 💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.com Use code MINDSET25 for a special discount Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great episodes. If you want to support the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts. For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email [email protected] 🎙Stay connected with Wrestling Mindset 🔗 Visit our website: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/ 📞 Book a free consultation: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/1-on-1-coaching/ Wrestling Mindset Social Media Instagram: / wrestlingmindset Facebook: / wrestlingmindset Twitter: / wrestlingmindse 🎧 Listen to our podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gene Zannetti talks with New York state finalist Bryce DellaPenta about starting Wrestling Mindset after hearing about it through his uncle and cousin, how the predator mindset lesson from his very first call started turning him from a passive defensive wrestler into an aggressive one almost immediately, going from getting second and third at every local tournament his junior year to winning five tournaments his senior season, surviving a nail-biting 1-0 quarterfinal and an overtime semifinal on the way to the state finals, staying composed after getting taken down in the first five seconds of the state title match because the mindset training taught him it wasn't over, and how wrestling gave him discipline, mental toughness, and a competitive edge he plans to carry into college at Brockport and beyond. Timestamps: 1:22 - Started skeptically after his uncle and cousin recommended it 2:13 - A match doesn't define who you are 3:37 - Season started strong, beating a kid who had majored him at states the year before 5:13 - Quarterfinals: survived a 1-0 grinder, then won overtime in the semis 7:43 - Taken down in the first five seconds of the finals and stayed calm 12:33 - Wrestling gave him discipline and mental toughness he'll carry beyond the sport 🎯 This episode is sponsored by: 🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.com Use code MINDSET for 15% off your order 💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.com Use code MINDSET25 for a special discount Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great episodes. If you want to support the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts. For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email [email protected] 🎙Stay connected with Wrestling Mindset 🔗 Visit our website: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/ 📞 Book a free consultation: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/1-on-1-coaching/ Wrestling Mindset Social Media Instagram: / wrestlingmindset Facebook: / wrestlingmindset Twitter: / wrestlingmindse 🎧 Listen to our podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gene Zannetti talks with Ohio state champion Eddie Kessen about starting mindset training skeptically at the start of his junior year after his parents suggested it, how the click came about four months in when he stopped comparing himself to others and started focusing only on what he could control, winning the state title his junior year walking up to the mat with almost complete nothingness in his head, how the nerves disappeared so completely that he sometimes had to manufacture them just to feel ready, and his plan to continue mindset training with coach Justin as he heads to wrestle Division 1 at Central Michigan. Timestamps: 1:28 - Started skeptically after his parents brought it up 2:13 - The click came about four months in — stopped comparing himself to others 4:28 - Walked to the state finals mat junior year with almost no thoughts at all 5:52 - Nerves disappeared so completely he had to manufacture them to feel ready 9:16 - Committed to Central Michigan — loved the coaching staff and campus 10:41 - Staying motivated in the offseason by always finding something to work toward 🎯 This episode is sponsored by: 🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.com Use code MINDSET for 15% off your order 💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.com Use code MINDSET25 for a special discount Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great episodes. If you want to support the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts. For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email [email protected] 🎙Stay connected with Wrestling Mindset 🔗 Visit our website: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/ 📞 Book a free consultation: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/1-on-1-coaching/ Wrestling Mindset Social Media Instagram: / wrestlingmindset Facebook: / wrestlingmindset Twitter: / wrestlingmindse 🎧 Listen to our podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gene Zannetti talks with Oregon state champion Ryder Sprague about starting mindset training after his freshman year when he was dominating in practice but collapsing in competition, how writing down his best moves and visualizing them shifted his confidence from blaming his skill to trusting it, losing the state finals as the No. 1 seed his junior year after letting fan mentality and rankings get in his head, and how shutting all that out senior year with sunglasses, headphones, and a no-rankings policy led to him winning the state title. Timestamps: 1:33 - Great in practice, collapsed in matches 2:36 - Writing down and visualizing best moves shifted his confidence 3:09 - Act like a state champion and you'll become one 7:01 - Called his mindset coach an hour before facing the undefeated three-time state champ 11:33 - Mid-match adversity 13:39 - Lost the state finals as No. 1 seed after falling into fan mentality 14:46 - Shut everything out in senior year 17:09 - Why advice lands differently from a mindset coach than from a parent or regular coach 🎯 This episode is sponsored by: 🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.com Use code MINDSET for 15% off your order 💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.com Use code MINDSET25 for a special discount Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great episodes. If you want to support the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts. For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email [email protected] 🎙Stay connected with Wrestling Mindset 🔗 Visit our website: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/ 📞 Book a free consultation: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/1-on-1-coaching/ Wrestling Mindset Social Media Instagram: / wrestlingmindset Facebook: / wrestlingmindset Twitter: / wrestlingmindse 🎧 Listen to our podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gene Zannetti talks with Virginia state champion Emmons Tewalt about starting Wrestling Mindset the week before Super 32 his sophomore year after years of collapsing in matches he was dominating in practice, how results came almost immediately after the first call even in a season with 11 losses, how a set pre-match warm-up and a headgear reset button became the tools that cut through finals-day nerves at every level, pinning his semifinal opponent and then beating his own club practice partner and future college roommate in the state title match after going down first, and his goals heading to Lynchburg University. Timestamps: 1:44 - Great in practice, collapsed in matches 3:38 - Fourth as a sophomore, third as a junior, champ as a senior 6:15 - Set warm-up and headgear reset cut through finals nerves 8:56 - Routine blocks everything out — only focus is what's in front of him 9:51 - State finals opponent was his own practice partner and future roommate 11:23 - Got taken down first, got back up, built a 6-3 lead 🎯 This episode is sponsored by: 🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.com Use code MINDSET for 15% off your order 💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.com Use code MINDSET25 for a special discount Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great episodes. If you want to support the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts. For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email [email protected] 🎙Stay connected with Wrestling Mindset 🔗 Visit our website: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/ 📞 Book a free consultation: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/1-on-1-coaching/ Wrestling Mindset Social Media Instagram: / wrestlingmindset Facebook: / wrestlingmindset Twitter: / wrestlingmindse 🎧 Listen to our podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gene Zannetti talks with Alabama state champion Noah Breeland about starting mindset training halfway through his sophomore season after his granddad saw it and signed him up, the adjustments he made senior year by changing his entire warm-up and preparation routine so he wasn't overthinking the match for hours before it, using a mid-season loss early in senior year as a learning moment rather than a repeat of the year before, and why the Dan Gable quote about wrestling making everything else in life easier is one of the truest things he's ever heard. Timestamps: 0:50 - Started mindset training halfway through sophomore season 1:57 - Took second junior year after losing to a kid he had beaten the week before 4:05 - Lost junior year because he abandoned his counter-wrestling style in the finals 7:55 - Early senior season loss taught him what he was doing wrong instead of derailing him 11:59 - Don't stress what you can't control — a wrestling lesson he now applies to life 14:50 - Don't get complacent when you're winning — easy matches stop teaching you 🎯 This episode is sponsored by: 🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.com Use code MINDSET for 15% off your order 💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.com Use code MINDSET25 for a special discount Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great episodes. If you want to support the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts. For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email [email protected] 🎙Stay connected with Wrestling Mindset 🔗 Visit our website: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/ 📞 Book a free consultation: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/1-on-1-coaching/ Wrestling Mindset Social Media Instagram: / wrestlingmindset Facebook: / wrestlingmindset Twitter: / wrestlingmindse 🎧 Listen to our podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gene Zannetti talks with Ohio two-time state champion Nathan Attisano about joining Wrestling Mindset mid-junior season after realizing inconsistency was costing him matches he had no business losing, how the bucket analogy from his mindset coach Jonah changed the way he thought about tournament preparation, and the storybook moment on day one of recruitment when the Naval Academy, his dream school since childhood, called him out of nowhere. Timestamps: 0:49 - Joined mid-junior season, knew the missing piece wasn't his wrestling 2:02 - Felt results within the first few calls 2:46 - Won a state title that postseason, then another the following year 5:33 - The bucket analogy: fill it in practice, pull from it at tournaments 7:05 - Weekly calls kept the tools fresh through the chaos of tournament season 10:02 - Dream school Naval Academy called on day one of recruitment 🎯 This episode is sponsored by: 🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.com Use code MINDSET for 15% off your order 💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.com Use code MINDSET25 for a special discount Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great episodes. If you want to support the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts. For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email [email protected] 🎙Stay connected with Wrestling Mindset 🔗 Visit our website: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/ 📞 Book a free consultation: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/1-on-1-coaching/ Wrestling Mindset Social Media Instagram: / wrestlingmindset Facebook: / wrestlingmindset Twitter: / wrestlingmindse 🎧 Listen to our podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gene Zannetti talks with Kyle Kiss and Troy Heilmann about the Garden State Wrestling Prospect Camp coming August 12-15 at Saint Joseph's Montclair, featuring nearly 30 college programs and top clinicians including national champions Darian Cruz and Troy Nicholson, why the camp is designed to help wrestlers at every level understand the recruiting process even if their perfect school isn't in the room, and the message both Kyle and Troy want to leave with every wrestler: use this sport as a vehicle to open doors not just for yourself but for your children. Timestamps: 1:28 - Camp details: August 12-15 at Saint Joe's Montclair, 30 boys colleges committed 2:38 - Clinicians span Ivy League, service academy, Big Ten, and ACC backgrounds 3:45 - Even if your perfect school isn't there, you'll understand the process better 9:50 - NIL breakdown: how the money actually works and why it's getting tighter 12:43 - Using wrestling as a vehicle 13:09 - Wrestling as a vehicle — doors it opens not just for you but for your children 🎯 This episode is sponsored by: 🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.com Use code MINDSET for 15% off your order 💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.com Use code MINDSET25 for a special discount Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great episodes. If you want to support the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts. For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email [email protected] 🎙Stay connected with Wrestling Mindset 🔗 Visit our website: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/ 📞 Book a free consultation: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/1-on-1-coaching/ Wrestling Mindset Social Media Instagram: / wrestlingmindset Facebook: / wrestlingmindset Twitter: / wrestlingmindse 🎧 Listen to our podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gene Zannetti talks with three-time Montana state champion and Wyoming commit Cael Floerchinger about starting mindset training in eighth grade after struggling to treat every match the same, how three years of working on the process over results helped him stop holding himself back in big matches, and what drew him to Wyoming and head coach Mark Branch, whose humility was more impressive than his two NCAA titles. Timestamps: 2:01 - Started mindset training in eighth grade, was excited right away 2:51 - Struggled to treat every match the same against tougher opponents 5:36 - Bo's advice: wrestling is what I do, it's not who I am 7:07 - Doubt crept in at the state finals even after dominating all season 10:13 - Went to Virginia Beach with gratitude instead of expectations and won a national title 13:58 - Chose Wyoming because coach Mark Branch's humility stood out more than his accolades 🎯 This episode is sponsored by: 🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.com Use code MINDSET for 15% off your order 💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.com Use code MINDSET25 for a special discount Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great episodes. If you want to support the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts. For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email [email protected] 🎙Stay connected with Wrestling Mindset 🔗 Visit our website: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/ 📞 Book a free consultation: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/1-on-1-coaching/ Wrestling Mindset Social Media Instagram: / wrestlingmindset Facebook: / wrestlingmindset Twitter: / wrestlingmindse 🎧 Listen to our podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gene Zannetti talks with World Team member and Virginia Tech assistant coach James Green about preparing for the World Championships after a season of injuries that made wrestling feel like the easy part, why he stopped visualizing domination and started visualizing the hard moments so nothing on the mat catches him off guard, the mindset shift from grinding himself down with weight cuts to managing sleep, recovery, and nutrition as the real competitive edge, and how coaching unlocked a fourth dimension of the sport by forcing him to watch every weight class and accept styles outside his own. Timestamps: 1:56 - Being present at Final X after a rough freestyle season 3:59 - Battling injuries made the wrestling feel like the easy part 5:22 - Stop visualizing domination, visualize the hard moments 8:05 - Film study: looking for how opponents score, not what to avoid 11:47 - Coaching unlocked a new dimension of the sport 15:40 - Sleep and recovery replacing the old weight-cut grind 18:50 - Lengthening the match and keeping constant pressure on opponents 20:00 - Confident in his ability to adjust whistle to whistle 🎯 This episode is sponsored by: 🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.com Use code MINDSET for 15% off your order 💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.com Use code MINDSET25 for a special discount Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great episodes. If you want to support the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts. For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email [email protected] 🎙Stay connected with Wrestling Mindset 🔗 Visit our website: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/ 📞 Book a free consultation: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/1-on-1-coaching/ Wrestling Mindset Social Media Instagram: / wrestlingmindset Facebook: / wrestlingmindset Twitter: / wrestlingmindse 🎧 Listen to our podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gene Zannetti talks with North Dakota State NCAA All-American Gavin Drexler about taking fourth at the U23 World Trials and rediscovering how to wrestle free when the pressure of placement is removed, how going up a weight to 149 as the lowest seed with the most losses of any All-American that year taught him that giving full effort matters more than the outcome, wrestling through a banged-up knee at nationals and reframing it as one more thing to overcome rather than an excuse, and how seven to eight years of pre-match routines and positive affirmations gave him the ability to override doubt with the work he had already put in. Timestamps: 5:52 - Wrestled free with no expectations at U23 World Trials 10:59 - Lowest seed with the most losses of any All-American 11:44 - Doing all the right things but still not competing to his capability 14:14 - Dennis Hall's Greco fundamentals built his hand-fighting foundation 21:45 - Chose North Dakota State on gut instinct 25:13 - Big 12 breakthrough: avenged a loss and punched his ticket to nationals 29:06 - Lost his first match at nationals, let it go, rode the backside to All-American 35:55 - Biggest lesson: you have control over what you feed yourself 🎯 This episode is sponsored by: 🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.com Use code MINDSET for 15% off your order 💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.com Use code MINDSET25 for a special discount Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great episodes. If you want to support the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts. For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email [email protected] 🎙Stay connected with Wrestling Mindset 🔗 Visit our website: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/ 📞 Book a free consultation: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/1-on-1-coaching/ Wrestling Mindset Social Media Instagram: / wrestlingmindset Facebook: / wrestlingmindset Twitter: / wrestlingmindse 🎧 Listen to our podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gene Zannetti talks with Kansas state champion Brogan Monly about coming back to Wrestling Mindset mid-senior season after early losses he had no business taking, how making the moment too big led him to wrestle not to lose instead of wrestling to win, the phone call with Coach Tillman the night of his worst loss that turned his whole season around, and his plan heading to Division 2 Colorado State Pueblo where the goal is to make the lineup and become a national qualifier. Timestamps: 1:23 - Started mindset training in seventh grade, quit in high school, came back after rocky start 1:57 - Called Coach Tillman the night of his worst loss and turned everything around 4:10 - Lost 15 to 4 to a wrestler he should have beaten, texted Coach Tillman right off the bus 8:46 - State finals: down 7 to 5 with 30 seconds left, got off bottom and scored to win 10:35 - Wrestled the same rival seven times in high school, classification change put them in the same bracket 12:44 - Wrestling Mindset made a night and day difference, more aggressive, more relaxed, more fun 🎯 This episode is sponsored by: 🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.com Use code MINDSET for 15% off your order 💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.com Use code MINDSET25 for a special discount Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great episodes. If you want to support the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts. For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email [email protected] 🎙Stay connected with Wrestling Mindset 🔗 Visit our website: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/ 📞 Book a free consultation: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/1-on-1-coaching/ Wrestling Mindset Social Media Instagram: / wrestlingmindset Facebook: / wrestlingmindset Twitter: / wrestlingmindse 🎧 Listen to our podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gene Zannetti talks with Utah sophomore state champion Uriah Anderson about how the biggest shift was taking the pressure off himself and stopping the need to prove something to his parents, using a double handshake as his reset button between periods, and beating a returning state finalist in the semis by staying loose and having fun in the match. Timestamps: 1:17 - Reset button: double handshake between periods to refocus 2:04 - Semis against a returning state finalist came down to wanting it more and having fun 5:11 - Thought it was stupid at first but six months in started to fully trust his coach 7:53 - Calisthenics over lifting, wants to control his body like Jack Forest 🎯 This episode is sponsored by: 🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.com Use code MINDSET for 15% off your order 💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.com Use code MINDSET25 for a special discount Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great episodes. If you want to support the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts. For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email [email protected] 🎙Stay connected with Wrestling Mindset 🔗 Visit our website: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/ 📞 Book a free consultation: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/1-on-1-coaching/ Wrestling Mindset Social Media Instagram: / wrestlingmindset Facebook: / wrestlingmindset Twitter: / wrestlingmindse 🎧 Listen to our podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gene Zannetti talks with Final X champion and World Team member Wyatt Hendrickson about why he said mindset was the key difference between making the world team and becoming a world champion, how deciding to be a national champion nine months before NCA's shaped every training decision that followed, the difference between confidence and cockiness and how his opponents can feel which one you are before the match even starts, and why discipline trumps motivation every time and he trains for his future self not his present comfort. Timestamps: 2:35 - Last year the goal was just to make the world team — now it's to be a world champion 5:00 - You can't fool yourself at worlds if you didn't live the lifestyle in training 6:12 - Dad's lesson: the match is won or lost before you even step out on the mat 7:54 - Confidence versus cockiness: confidence has nothing to do with the other person 9:02 - So locked in before the Gable finals that he never heard what Gable said to him 11:59 - Wrestling your match not your opponent's match — same principle on the mat and mentally 13:18 - Training with David Taylor and Saeed Valencia replaced his ego with humility 16:15 - Discipline trumps motivation — he trains hard today so his future self can be proud 🎯 This episode is sponsored by: 🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.com Use code MINDSET for 15% off your order 💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.com Use code MINDSET25 for a special discount Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great episodes. If you want to support the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts. For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email [email protected] 🎙Stay connected with Wrestling Mindset 🔗 Visit our website: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/ 📞 Book a free consultation: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/1-on-1-coaching/ Wrestling Mindset Social Media Instagram: / wrestlingmindset Facebook: / wrestlingmindset Twitter: / wrestlingmindse 🎧 Listen to our podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.