Wrestling Mindset

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 matches3:38 - Fourth as a sophomore, third as a junior, champ as a senior6:15 - Set warm-up and headgear reset cut through finals nerves8:56 - Routine blocks everything out — only focus is what's in front of him9:51 - State finals opponent was his own practice partner and future roommate11:23 - Got taken down first, got back up, built a 6-3 lead🎯 This episode is sponsored by:🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.comUse code MINDSET for 15% off your order💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.comUse code MINDSET25 for a special discountPlease 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 mindset@wrestlingmindset.com🎙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 MediaInstagram: / wrestlingmindsetFacebook: / wrestlingmindsetTwitter: / wrestlingmindse🎧 Listen to our podcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI

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 season1:57 - Took second junior year after losing to a kid he had beaten the week before4:05 - Lost junior year because he abandoned his counter-wrestling style in the finals7:55 - Early senior season loss taught him what he was doing wrong instead of derailing him11:59 - Don't stress what you can't control — a wrestling lesson he now applies to life14:50 - Don't get complacent when you're winning — easy matches stop teaching you🎯 This episode is sponsored by:🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.comUse code MINDSET for 15% off your order💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.comUse code MINDSET25 for a special discountPlease 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 mindset@wrestlingmindset.com🎙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 MediaInstagram: / wrestlingmindsetFacebook: / wrestlingmindsetTwitter: / wrestlingmindse🎧 Listen to our podcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI

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 wrestling2:02 - Felt results within the first few calls2:46 - Won a state title that postseason, then another the following year5:33 - The bucket analogy: fill it in practice, pull from it at tournaments7:05 - Weekly calls kept the tools fresh through the chaos of tournament season10:02 - Dream school Naval Academy called on day one of recruitment🎯 This episode is sponsored by:🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.comUse code MINDSET for 15% off your order💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.comUse code MINDSET25 for a special discountPlease 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 mindset@wrestlingmindset.com🎙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 MediaInstagram: / wrestlingmindsetFacebook: / wrestlingmindsetTwitter: / wrestlingmindse🎧 Listen to our podcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI

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 committed2:38 - Clinicians span Ivy League, service academy, Big Ten, and ACC backgrounds3:45 - Even if your perfect school isn't there, you'll understand the process better9:50 - NIL breakdown: how the money actually works and why it's getting tighter12:43 - Using wrestling as a vehicle13:09 - Wrestling as a vehicle — doors it opens not just for you but for your children🎯 This episode is sponsored by:🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.comUse code MINDSET for 15% off your order💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.comUse code MINDSET25 for a special discountPlease 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 mindset@wrestlingmindset.com🎙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 MediaInstagram: / wrestlingmindsetFacebook: / wrestlingmindsetTwitter: / wrestlingmindse🎧 Listen to our podcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI

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 away2:51 - Struggled to treat every match the same against tougher opponents5:36 - Bo's advice: wrestling is what I do, it's not who I am7:07 - Doubt crept in at the state finals even after dominating all season10:13 - Went to Virginia Beach with gratitude instead of expectations and won a national title13:58 - Chose Wyoming because coach Mark Branch's humility stood out more than his accolades🎯 This episode is sponsored by:🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.comUse code MINDSET for 15% off your order💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.comUse code MINDSET25 for a special discountPlease 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 mindset@wrestlingmindset.com🎙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 MediaInstagram: / wrestlingmindsetFacebook: / wrestlingmindsetTwitter: / wrestlingmindse🎧 Listen to our podcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI

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 season3:59 - Battling injuries made the wrestling feel like the easy part5:22 - Stop visualizing domination, visualize the hard moments8:05 - Film study: looking for how opponents score, not what to avoid11:47 - Coaching unlocked a new dimension of the sport15:40 - Sleep and recovery replacing the old weight-cut grind18:50 - Lengthening the match and keeping constant pressure on opponents20:00 - Confident in his ability to adjust whistle to whistle🎯 This episode is sponsored by:🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.comUse code MINDSET for 15% off your order💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.comUse code MINDSET25 for a special discountPlease 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 mindset@wrestlingmindset.com🎙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 MediaInstagram: / wrestlingmindsetFacebook: / wrestlingmindsetTwitter: / wrestlingmindse🎧 Listen to our podcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI

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 Trials10:59 - Lowest seed with the most losses of any All-American11:44 - Doing all the right things but still not competing to his capability14:14 - Dennis Hall's Greco fundamentals built his hand-fighting foundation21:45 - Chose North Dakota State on gut instinct25:13 - Big 12 breakthrough: avenged a loss and punched his ticket to nationals29:06 - Lost his first match at nationals, let it go, rode the backside to All-American35:55 - Biggest lesson: you have control over what you feed yourself🎯 This episode is sponsored by:🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.comUse code MINDSET for 15% off your order💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.comUse code MINDSET25 for a special discountPlease 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 mindset@wrestlingmindset.com🎙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 MediaInstagram: / wrestlingmindsetFacebook: / wrestlingmindsetTwitter: / wrestlingmindse🎧 Listen to our podcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI

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 start1:57 - Called Coach Tillman the night of his worst loss and turned everything around4:10 - Lost 15 to 4 to a wrestler he should have beaten, texted Coach Tillman right off the bus8:46 - State finals: down 7 to 5 with 30 seconds left, got off bottom and scored to win10:35 - Wrestled the same rival seven times in high school, classification change put them in the same bracket12:44 - Wrestling Mindset made a night and day difference, more aggressive, more relaxed, more fun🎯 This episode is sponsored by:🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.comUse code MINDSET for 15% off your order💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.comUse code MINDSET25 for a special discountPlease 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 mindset@wrestlingmindset.com🎙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 MediaInstagram: / wrestlingmindsetFacebook: / wrestlingmindsetTwitter: / wrestlingmindse🎧 Listen to our podcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI

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 refocus2:04 - Semis against a returning state finalist came down to wanting it more and having fun5:11 - Thought it was stupid at first but six months in started to fully trust his coach7:53 - Calisthenics over lifting, wants to control his body like Jack Forest🎯 This episode is sponsored by:🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.comUse code MINDSET for 15% off your order💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.comUse code MINDSET25 for a special discountPlease 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 mindset@wrestlingmindset.com🎙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 MediaInstagram: / wrestlingmindsetFacebook: / wrestlingmindsetTwitter: / wrestlingmindse🎧 Listen to our podcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI