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