WrestlingGear.Com - May Sale, New Products, Nutrition and Recovery
Article,Olympic Trials Update, & More (Sent at Your Request)
May 13, 2004
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Even though it is May, there is still plenty of wrestling left in the summer. Whether you are getting ready to go to a wrestling camp or wrestle at a National Tournament, we still have all the gear in stock ready to ship to you that you will ever need. Be sure to check out below our new lower prices on shoes and new products added to the site including new singlets.
Looking to improve your performance next year? Check out one of our books in the wrestling section. WinningSTATE and The Arsenal Training Log are selling very well during the off season. Looking for a top video or DVD? Can't go wrong with Olympic Gold Medalists, John Smith, Kendall Cross or Brandon Slay.
If it has been a while since you have been to the site, check out the new features we recently added. You will be able to post feedback about products by rating them and you can even post a brief comment about the product. This new feature will allow you to see what others are saying about that product.
The site now is more friendly to printing, with printer friendly buttons on most pages to allow you to print a hard copy to show your kids or to show your parents or other teammates...
Let us know what you think about the updates to the site and what other things we might consider adding next time we update the site. Many of the improvements to the site or new products being added are a result of one person writing us an email...
Good luck in the "off season."
-Jeff Pape
OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS INFORMATION
We will be at the team trials taking photos. Look for photos to be posted on illinoiswrestling.com or wrestlingwebphotos.com We will most likely send out an email the day after the Trials are completed.
Will you miss this chance to see past Olympians battling it out in the mini tournament to make it to the best of three wrestle offs on Sunday?
The wrestlers that come out on top will represent the United States in Athens. This is an amazing tournament to watch as a fan. I have been able to shoot photos at the last two trials, and was amazed at the wrestling.
Don't worry if you don't understand freestyle and greco, you can pick up what you need to know rather quickly. Wrestling is wrestling...
If you have any questions you think I can answer, email me at the address below.
Be sure to look for our ads in the program. WrestlingGear.Com is excited to be associated with Olympic Team Trials...
Follow this link to information about the Olympic Team Trials
NEW LOWER PRICES ON SHOES
You can trust you are getting a good price at WrestlingGear.Com. Now on select shoes, you will be getting an even better price with new lower prices.
New pricing on the Ferox, an entry level Elite shoe, is now $49.95. The John Smith Mat Wizards are now $96.95 and the Super Slays have been marked down to $69.95.
Now is the time to stock up on shoes you like. They will be difficult to find next year...
Click Here to visit our Adidas Shoes Page
FREESTYLE SINGLETS AVAILABLE AT WRESTLINGGEAR.COM
New singlets include the "Athens" and the "Sydney" from Matman. If you are looking for that singlet for the off season, we have a wide selection of Freestyle and Greco-Roman singlets for you to choose from.
We have the "Cliff Keen Cael," "Cliff Keen Reversible," "Adidas Response," "Adidas Reversible Striped," "Brute HCR Reversible," "Matman Sydney" and "Matman Athens."
Click Here to Check out New Uniforms Added
Nutrition, Recovery, and Performance in Wrestling
Muscle recovery is a major issue in the sport of wrestling. Athletes need to recover quickly from morning weightlifting sessions in order to perform well in afternoon practices, and they need to recover quickly from evening practices to be ready for tomorrow's training. In tournaments, the stakes are higher and the challenge is greater. Athletes may wrestle five or more opponents with only 30 to 60 minutes between matches. To complicate matters more, they are likely to begin even the first match in an energy-depleted state due to the caloric restriction that generally precedes one- and two-hour weigh-ins.
The ability of wrestlers to perform at peak levels is limited by how quickly their muscles recover and repair themselves after strenuous practices and competitions. Although many factors contribute to recovery, nutrition, which may be the most important, is often neglected, misunderstood and surrounded by misconceptions. In the last decade, research coming out of leading exercise physiology laboratories has given us a greater understanding of how nutrition can enhance recovery and performance. Wrestlers who put the latest knowledge into practice will have a distinct advantage over their competitors who don't.
Window for Recovery
Workouts, practices, and matches greatly deplete wrestlers' muscle glycogen (i.e. carbohydrate fuel) stores and damage muscle cells, which leads to muscle fatigue and soreness. The ability to perform at a high level several days per week is limited by how well the body recovers its glycogen stores and repairs muscle tissues after strenuous work. The key to maximizing recovery is to consume carbohydrates and proteins immediately after exercise. Research indicates that the ideal recovery nutrition is a liquid supplement containing high-glycemic carbohydrates and quality proteins in approximately a 4:1 ratio, because this formula is faster acting than any other.
Timing is essential, because the muscle cells are highly insulin receptive after exercise. Insulin is the hormone that is responsible for transporting glucose and amino acids into the muscle cells so that muscle glycogen stores can be replenished and muscle proteins rebuilt. When carbohydrate and protein are consumed immediately after exercise, these recovery processes occur much faster than at any other time. But this window of opportunity is only open for about 45 minutes. If athletes wait too long to eat or drink recovery nutrition, not only will their muscles no longer be insulin receptive but they will in fact become insulin resistant and their recovery will be severely compromised.
In a study at Vanderbilt University, researchers looked at the effect of a carbohydrate-protein supplement on protein synthesis following a one-hour workout. Subjects were given the supplement immediately after exercise or three hours later. Protein synthesis was almost three times higher when the supplement was given immediately after the workout. Other studies have shown a similar pattern with respect to muscle glycogen replenishment.
Still other studies have looked at the effect of proper recovery nutrition on performance in a subsequent workout. For example, in one study athletes performed a hard workout and were then fed either a regular sports drink or a carb-protein recovery drink during a one-hour recovery period. After the one-hour recovery period the subjects performed another hard workout. Those that had taken the carb-protein recovery supplement outperformed the others by 20%. These results have clear implications for how wrestlers should approach nutrition in tournament situations.
Maintaining Strength and Health
During the competitive season, many wrestlers have difficulty maintaining muscle mass and strength. Consistently taking in protein with carbohydrate immediately after workouts and practices makes it a lot easier. This was demonstrated in a study published in the Journal of Physiology. Subjects were given a carbohydrate-protein supplement either immediately after exercise or two hours later while participating in a 12-week strength-training program. In subjects receiving a carbohydrate-protein mixture immediately after each exercise session, muscle size increased 8 percent and strength improved 15 percent. When the supplement was given two hours later, there was no muscle growth or improvement in strength.
The Bottom Line
The bottom line is that proper recovery tradition makes a tremendous difference. Wrestlers who are serious about their performance should use a carbohydrate-protein recovery drink after every workout, practice, and match. They will be rewarded with greater energy, better muscle maintenance, greater strength gains, less muscle soreness, and fewer injuries and illnesses. Who wouldn't want all of that? For more training and nutrition tips for wrestling log onto www.jonmcgovern.com.
More information about Jon's camps offered in Iowa can be found by clicking the link below.
Click Here to Find out about Camps Offered by Jon McGovern
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