"Building The Perfect Beast"

Combat Training Ideas for Wrestlers and Grapplers

Full-Body "Combat" Strength & Conditioning:

Sandbag Training - As a combat athlete, you'll often have to exert strength from a variety of unusual positions - positions which are often impossible to train for with traditional barbells and dumbbells. What we are talking about here is a different "kind" of strength. Sandbags have been used by wrestlers for thousands of years to build the type of unusual "combat strength" that wrestlers need. Light sandbags can be used for a variety of upper-body movements, while heavier sandbags can be lifted, carried, and thrown to build the larger and stronger muscles of the hips and midsection.

Sandbag Training in India, circa 1895

Canvas Sandbags

Manila Climbing Ropes

There isn't a more intense upper-body workout than rope climbing and you can find the highest-quality manila climbing ropes right here. Our manila ropes are manufactured to the highest specs in the industry and feature a steel "attachment clamp" on the end for easy on/off installation, and a "polyboot" on the other end to prevent unraveling. The manila itself is 3-strand grade A with a becker value of 40, making it the very best there is, and greatly reducing the chance of rope splinters. We also feature a complete line of ceiling attachment hardware for any gym or wrestling room to ensure your ropes are always safe and secure during use. More Info...

Manila Climbing Ropes

Ancient Traning Exercises - Revealed

The Physical Body

The Physical Body: Indian Wrestling and Physical Culture DVD - How did the ancient Indian wrestlers of the past train? Imagine if you could get in a time machine to watch the warrior art of Kushti (traditional Indian wrestling and training exercises) in action. While these ancient training methods are dying - they aren't dead yet - and they are still practiced in several of the Akharas (training gyms) of India. Now you can experience first-hand how these thousand-year-old arts look in action. Competitors use Gadas (maces), Joris (heavy clubs), Gar Nal (stone wheels), Sumtola (Indian barbells), Mudgals (Indian clubs), Mallakhamb (the Wrestler's Pillar), Dands, Baithaks (bodyweight exercises), rope climbing, and more. This DVD is a treasure trove of nearly lost training information. More Info...

How to Build An Iron Grip

Captains of Crush Hand Grippers - One of the greatest amateur wrestlers of all time was Dan Hodge, who won three NCAA Championships at 177 pounds and was never taken down during his entire career. At one point he flattened 22 straight opponents and pinned every man he met in the NCAA tournament as a junior. One advantage that Dan had on the mat was his incredible hand strength. In a match with Gary Kurdelmeier (an eventual NCAA Champion), Dan gripped his opponent's arms with such power that Kurdelmeier had black and blue spots for days afterwards. Imagine having hands that strong - it wouldn't even be fair. If you are a wrestler, the bottom line is that you need to build a bone-crusher grip and there is no better method than high-quality heavy duty hand grippers. You can start training with the best hand grippers in the business right here.

Iron Mind Hand Grippers

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