Spenser Mango is a decorated Greco Roman Wrestling champion and a 2x Team USA Olympian. He talks about finding his style, strength & conditioning, the benefits of being smaller and his Olympic experience. He also gives advice on diet and cutting weight. Click “read more” for show notes! SHOW NOTES:

• Origins / Finding Wrestling by chance
• The appeal of an individual sport
• Finding his style of Wrestling
• Strength & Conditioning
• Ivan Ivanov
• Committing to Wrestling
• Transitioning from Freestyle to Greco
• The differences between Freestyle and Greco
• The jump from High School level to College level Wrestling
• Working through tough sessions
• Adjusting to weight classes
• Mistakes with weight cutting and advice
• Nutritional timing for training
• His biggest takeaway from high school Wrestling
• The value of taking notes
• The Pummel
• 2008 Beijing Olympics
• The importance of good sportsmanship
• 2012 London Olympics
• The decision to retire
• Coaching
• Advice for new Wrestlers