CARY KOLAT Inside Cuban Weight Room - Mental Toughness
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
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Coach Kolat recently helped coach the Jr. National team for the U.S. to compete in the Pan American Championships in Havana, Cuba. During the trip he snapped some photos of the Cuban National Team weight room which generated some questions on twitter.
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Man, it must be so awesome to have a coach like him. Truly an inspirational coach!
Good stuff. Too many people over think and think they need a lot more than what is necessary.
I trained back in the Soviet Union, and in Soviet times, also children from poor province families frequently became champions. Even in the modern era, there are many famous wrestlers originally from the economically backward regions of the Northern Caucasus. It can be summed up that the result in the wrestling does not depend on the luxury of gyms
lol just because they are not white western countries does not mean it is economically backwards
Thank you for making these videos. The technique and discussion videos really help me as a fighter and as a coach.
You're the best Cary! Love the description of Cuban wrestling.
I’m not a wrestler, never been, but I’ve played other sports. I’m trying to take from this mindset.
Possibly the best motivational video for wrestlers on the Web
Interesting. Yet I just learned about high intensity training or heavy duty training from
Mike Metzger. Heavy weight and low reps for weight lifting. That high volume training is difficult to maintain. Cary Kolat is definitely a rare breed. Not many like him. Wish I had his mentality yet I see resting is important as much as training also. Therefore the H.I.T. takes that into consideration for growing and maintaining muscle density.
18 dislikes? What’s wrong with people? Love this video
This is how we do our work in cuba .is more what u put in that what u have ...thanks for the video ...cuba siiiiii
Heard you talking about emotions the other day. My college roommate used to put sayings on my bedroom wall once a week. One week it was control your emotions before they control you.
Fantastic. Thank you.
The secret to Cuban wrestling success is the cigars.
So basically don’t over think it and do your absolute best. That’s some good advice.
I gotta say, as a very skinny dude that did years of wrestling i did appreciate the barbell squat when i discovered it. Nothing will give you mass like that.
That said, Cary is talking about a sport with weight divisions
So it's all a balance
Excellent video!
I strong agree that a wrestler can develop the strength necessary for wrestling from the drills of wrestling.
Cary is a beast!
I agree whole heartedly with everything he says
I was in Cuba training with national team for a few months
I do disagree with taking down your partner at 100% because you might hurt them. Maybe at the Olympic level, everybody is tough enough, but kids and some college guys may get hurt. Depends on the takedown as well.
When you get injured, you won't be able to wrestle at all for a while; it would not be worth it. If you are doing duck unders and snap downs, I'd recommend going 100%, but if you are ending your double legs with slams, you could break your partners rib or their arm if they post out, especially child wrestlers who may forget the basics easier.
***** It sounds like you have a terrible attitude. Why would you try to intentionally hospitalize your opponent in wrestling, especially if you are a little kid? But I am not even talking about opponents, I am talking about training partners or your teammate. There is no reason to injure your practice partner.
That is not as bad to me, but still unnecessary. If you can win without seriously hurting your opponent, then I see it as bad sportsmanship to do so. If they get hurt in the process of you trying to win, I expect that to happen sometimes, but the having a goal to hospitalize someone is kind of sick to me. I personally have dislocated people's shoulders in high school and college, but it was never on purpose. In your other comment, what do you mean by Cubans are trained to kill you?
***** lol
To your point, newbies have zero business trying to wrestle the experienced 100%. Of course it's a painful reality that a newbie has to compete in real matches, if there's an evolving away from newbie status. And it's painful to watch. I prefer a newbie get the "100%" reality under my watchful eye, so I have control. How foolish to allow your newbie to get his/her first 100% in a real match. But, some coaches are not stupid more than just CLUELESS.
Your experienced wrestlers should be aware that a new Teammate needs encouragement not degradation. However, I want that newbie to experience the feel side of "effective persuasion". If they are coddled and never feel it, they will never know how to effectively persuade someone who'd take their face off, if they could.
What makes wrestling dangerous today are inexperienced referees. I watch a ref look on while shitty wrestler rips the arms off of a more shitty wrestler, because the officiating is the only thing more shitty than the wrestling. Except for wannabe coaches today's officiating runs off more potential than any practice ever could.
I remember the old days, the ref would go to both locker rooms and talk expectation. IE, "crossface from the side ok, if you forearm face on, I'll penalize you. Arms threads, wings past 90 degree elbow bend I'll penalize you. Legs and cross body better be for scoring, not punishment. If you're wrestling an equal I'm ok with tit for tat, but I'm not allowing anyone to bully the inexperienced. ARE WE CLEAR?" A ref today could sit in on that and not know what the hell he just heard and perhaps think "They get to eat wings after the match?"
When you dominate, you don't have to rip shoulders out of the sockets of flounders. But when a guy busts your nose when a ref is behind you (ref can't see it)....etc, my guy/girl will step up to reality to change up the wishes of his/her opponent. I want the opponent to survive, but only to wish he had never overplayed with my wrestler, without the correct knowledge to back it up.
Back your point, in the realm of "partner", this should describe someone who knows all of my idiosyncrasies. It's the guy/girl (perhaps two others) I always drill with. They know how to fall, turn, and prevent hyper-extensions when posting...etc. In other words, they know how to NOT get hurt during drills. Yet, his/her face is real familiar with my elbows and mine face his/her elbows.
Sometimes a coach has to teach how to be a partner. I know it feels like punting the ball, but worth the time if you want your guys to work on their own. In the high school realm I've had a few drilling partners who went on to win states too. Man I just love that. Sure it's pride swallowing when you partner get as good as you, but you helped a life get better at life because that's wrestling. We all have to wrestle life, right? Now that's a perspective no other sport teaches!!!
Daaang forgive my digressing. Again, back to the point, when it's time to go 100%, if he's/she's not ready, perhaps you should find a more serious partner. Hopefully, one or both are better than me to improve me. How foolish to pick someone you know you can dominate, but sometimes your reach a level that you just have to accept what you can get. In the latter case, it's not possible to go 100% anyway.
The reality is all earned medals deserve to be shared by a partner that helped get you there. Sure Wrestling IS NOT a team sport, but it takes partners to reach a level of perpetual victory. In my heart, I know I share those state wins by others, even if they've never considered it. I know that I know and don't need someone else to believe it.
In closing. blessed is the dedicated wrestler who has like minded dedicated to partner with.
Did he ever make it to the weight room ?
Some say he's still driving there to this day....
Great video. The 9 takes where worth it!
Absolutely!
Here Here! Well said ^_^
Is it too late to start wrestling at 32... should I just start bjj?
I don't like doing weights, then how did you get so ripped and strong? I just did pull-ups and dips - Floyd Mayweather
Nutritional video please
Kolat overdoes the tough guy attitude. In my senior year of high school (1960) I absolutely dominated every opponent including in the state tournament. (I did not wrestle beyond HS.) I'm not saying this to brag but to make a point as follows:
It is ridiculous to use maximum force on your partner in the training room -- save that for the real matches.
Wrestling is a thinking man's sport. In the room you work on perfecting your moves and counters. Scrimmaging is important. Learn to think ahead and learn to react automatically. I used to wake up at night having dreamed up a new move or counter. I would write a description of it on paper and try it out next day. When you are really devoted to improving you even learn while sleeping.
I agree with Kolat that strength training is important and it does not require fancy equipment. At home I had a few hundred pounds of weights, a homemade bench, homemade squat rake, and a chinning bar. But I only did weight training in between seasons.
As soon as The Room was available, it became 100% training on the mat, no more weights. You built your strength in the off-season, now it was time to build SPEED, ENDURANCE, and especially your SKILLS!
tough guy?
Wow!! thanks for posting!! i totally agree with you, but god blessed us with kolat!!!
Let’s see advice from someone who never wrestled past high school versus Kolat.... I know whis advice I’m following.
Fred, although I get what you are saying, I think the " tough guy attitude" remark was out of place.
Tough guy attitude means false bravado, disrespecting opponents, showing off and shouting.
I think what Cary tries to inspire is the exact opposite: a silent, serious determination to excel in your craft fueled by passion yet checked by concentration and discipline. To push your self INTERNALLY so you have nothing left when the session or competition ends.
After all, it was a video about MENTAL toughness, wasn't it?
Just think - if Kolat had your mindset, he too could have been a one-time high school state champ who never wrestled beyond high school instead of a 4x undefeated PA state champ, 2x NCAA champ, and two time world championships medalist.
For some reason, I prefer calisthenics and functional exercises like digging, chopping wood, etc., over weights because they are more straightforward so you can focus more on working out rather than spending so much time trying to figure out what goes next. Nothing against weight-training but this is just my personal preference.
Yes and you are getting the chores done!
Your nice movement
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