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Strength and Conditioning For Greco-Roman Wrestling

October 06th, 2011 | Category: Training

Below are two videos that were recently passed along to me.  Within the clips, you will see Russian athletes preparing for Greco-Roman wrestling. The Youtube description for each video lists 1987 as the production date.  Yet despite being 20+ years old, you will find exercises that are still passed off as new in certain markets today.

As has been said before, many of today’s new ideas are everything but new.  Dominant athletes have trained and competed for longer than we’ve all been alive.  It certainly seems that everything old has become new again.

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12 Comments so far

  1. Troy October 6th, 2011 6:07 am

    What a great find. My son wrestled for several years, and know the demands it takes. I am inspired by the old school monkey bars, hands-only rope climbs, and muscle ups. Like you said, this is another case of what was old, is new again.

  2. Nick October 6th, 2011 7:52 am

    funny…i coud not imaging, some videos on my own language on this site..its soviet guide for training

    ps Sorry for my english

  3. awais October 6th, 2011 12:26 pm

    Great videos – I’m always impressed at the amount of physical work required for combat sports

  4. GAV October 6th, 2011 4:22 pm

    those elbow deadlifts looked quite scary.

  5. Pearse October 6th, 2011 7:49 pm

    Gav- they’re known as Zercher deadlifts, and appear to be making a slight comeback in recent months.

    Very cool videos. Loving some of the work being done there. In fact, off to the gym I go!

  6. Alexei October 7th, 2011 1:45 pm

    I used to do Greco-Roman (Classical) wrestling in Ukraine around that time and this video brought back the memories. Thanks for posting. When I go back to visit I show excercises I learned in the USA; and I get quite a few surprised looks. I would do burpees or hold plank – some of my favorites.

  7. RossTraining.com Blog October 10th, 2011 6:51 am

    [...] a follow up to my last entry, below are two additional videos from the past.  The titles are listed in Russian (Бокс. [...]

  8. nunh October 11th, 2011 7:31 am

    Excellent – love the bridge / kettlebell exercise. I also like the quick side jump over the line (guessing). Thanks!

  9. Luke October 11th, 2011 1:40 pm

    Thanks for sharing these videos Ross.

    I’ve been looking for strength and conditioning exercises for wrestling and boxing.

    Your two latest posts match my requirements spot on, so thanks a lot and keep up the great work!

    Best wishes from the UK!

  10. Henke October 12th, 2011 1:25 am

    Thanks alot! Great vids!!

  11. Jen McGahan October 19th, 2011 9:58 am

    Whoa! Those neck exercises were crazy! Never saw that before.

  12. Tom December 20th, 2011 4:03 pm

    What are your thoughts on the rounded back lifting such as the zercher deadliest and the round back kettle bell lifts.

    Acceptable with light loads or an injury waiting to happen?

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