If you haven't started getting yourself ready then consider it crunch time and you need to get in gear. Fish oil and acai fat burning pills can help to assist metabolic rate. Wrestling conditioning is something that the best wrestlers work on year round. It's not something just for the preseason. Here are some keys to success that will help you crush every opponent you face.

Strength Endurance

There is no doubt that you need to be strong to edge out the best opponents. A really solid wrestling conditioning program will not only make you stronger but will also give your muscles the endurance they need to use that strength. I've seen many strong guys out on the mat that could bench press a lot of weight but when that strength is missing from the third period it isn't doing them any good.

A well developed wrestling conditioning workout will use several full body exercises that force you into using most of your muscles in multiple joint movements. Deadlifts are a great example of an exercise that makes you use your legs, hips, upper body and neck all in one movement. Pulling a heavy weight off the ground for a max rep is nice but you need to train your muscles to be able to pull several repetitions to simulate what they will be doing in a match. You can develop strength during the spring and summer using low reps but once you are a couple months away from the season it's time to condition those muscles with higher reps.

Anaerobic Conditioning

A great wrestling conditioning workout in the gym will have you also super setting exercises and not resting long in between sets. This will make your strength workout almost like a series of "mini wind sprints". Do a set of bent over dumbbell rows followed by dumbbell step ups on a bench. This will work your upper body followed by a 45 second rest prior going to your lower body exercise. Do 3-4 sets in this fashion and you will be breathing as heavy as you do in your toughest matches. This type of anaerobic conditioning will get your body ready for the intense bursts of energy required out on the mat.

Flexibility

Not only do you want to be the strongest most conditioned guy out there but you want to have longevity through your season. A wrestling conditioning workout should have some sort of flexibility component. This isn't intended to give you the flexibility of a gymnast but is to loosen the muscles, tendons, and ligaments just enough to help prevent injuries and speed up recovery. Stretching post workout does wonders in post workout recovery. It's important to keep the calves, hamstrings, and glutes stretched out to prevent lower back injuries.

General Conditioning

Wrestling conditioning also needs to include some type of conditioning for the whole body working both the anaerobic and aerobic energy systems. A great way to do this is by full body cardio workouts, jump roping, and wind sprints. Jogging for endless miles is o.k. for aerobic capacity but in wrestling you are primarily drawing from anaerobic energy. This is where you want your training to make you the strongest.

There are some programs out there designed to give you everything you need. I'm a former all-state wrestler that has been testing out the How to Get Ripped Abs program by John Alvino. So far I find it perfect for wrestling conditioning because it focuses on all 4 of the keys discussed here. It also will get your body fat down to single digits quickly if you aren't there already. Wrestling conditioning should be rigorous and downright miserable if you are looking to be a champion. These are the only workouts that make me as miserable as I felt back in my wrestling practices. It was the kind of misery that makes the wrestler different than everyone else. We love the pain and misery from a tough workout!