The Grapplin' Ghost

Luther Intensive Camp - Final Lifting Session

 

 

 

 

More Luther Camp

Sunday morning team run

Saturday night pizza, predator, ping pong party

Saturday night pizza, predator, ping pong party

Saturday afternoon countdown

Sprints 1

Sprints 2

Sprints 3

warm-up with bands

warm-up with bands

Coach Mitchell recognizes tournament champs - Kilgas, T.VanDeLoo, Wallace
Behnke, Vanevenhoven, Kazik, and Schmitt took second

Matt gets a pin

Tony hand fighting

Trevor puts on the squeeze

Micah finishing a single

Alex with a cradle

Tanner gets a pin

Alex commands "Blind Spider" (we tied 9-9)

"Blind Spider"

"Blind Spider"

Luther Camp

 

Send Off

Coach Mitchell introduces the counselors

Counselor Nate Hansen, a Luther National Champ,
watches over our technique sessions

Miss It!  Noonan!

Heckling our opponent in the dowel drop

An intense game of Wet Balls - we won this one

Tony VanGroll looks to attack

"I got it"

Good catch

Matt takes aim at the bucket

Missed the bucket

Tie those balloons faster!

 

July 2: Training Session Report

  

 

June 23: Training Session Report

 

 

June 19: Training Session Report

 

 

 

June 16: Training Session Report

June 11: Training Session Report

A group of ten participated in this morning's workout. At 6:30 am they were eager and focused on becoming 1% better over the next 90 minutes. The technique of the day was working on the set-ups and timing of knee picks, something we saw more of last season and are continuing to to see at all levels on the national scene. They also worked on finishing takedowns when in on double legs on the mat and your opponent clings on trying to create a scramble or just stalemate. Then the sand bags came out and they went through a series of Olympic movements and plyometrics for the hips, shoulders, and back. The bag was always in hand so they could condition the hands and forearm grip strength as well. For foot quickness and balance they did various timed line hop drills on one and two feet. They concluded with live wrestling and chose to do a long distance fat-burning run. Destination: swimming pool (little chilly for a morning dip but not for these guys). Another solid workout.

Tony VandeLoo, Matt Kilgas, Alex Degroot, Noah Budi, Scott VandeLoo, Trevor Koehler, Josiah Bobier, Austin Hietpas, Eric Vanevenhoven, Craig Schmitt

People coming together is a start, people working together is progress, but only when we commit to and trust in each other will we reach our greatest levels of success.

See you Thursday night. The school will be closed during the day for the Obama campaign, but we will be able to get in to the wrestling room at our normally scheduled 6:30 pm time slot.

June 9: Training Session Report

Last night's first training session was a productive workout for those in attendance. After a quick warm-up the group performed a few core strength exercises with a partner, then worked briefly on stance before drilling hand fighting, various leg attacks, and finishes from a sweep single and crackdown position. After drilling some upper body throws, and a few minutes of live wrestling they hit the weightroom for a series of rows, high pulls, hang cleans, snatch, and push presses. A separate group did supersets of deadlifts and squats followed by leg curls and/ or a progression of box jumps with a weighted vest. Then it was back on the mats for more drilling on individual needs, such as sets ups, scoring with the front head lock....etc, and more live wrestling.
The group met and talked about future workouts and did some story-telling as the night concluded with a nice, icy bottle of Gatorade. Good start guys.

Trevor Koehler, Scott VandeLoo, Cory Heid, Josiah Bobier, Craig Schmitt, Eric Vanevenhoven, Alex Kazik, Noah Budi, Joe Budi, Dillon Bera, Paul Wochinski

Next workouts: Wednesday 6:30 am and Thursday 6:30 pm
See you there. The STRENGTH of the WOLF is in the PACK!

Check in next week for pictures.