Wrestling Prep Podcast

Episode 20: Beyond the Single Leg – JJ Howland on Learning from Carolyn and Working Together

Quick-fix prep clinics don't create lasting results; retention and application do. In this episode, Carolyn sits down with coach JJ Howland, who has built a large social

Episode 19: Tumbling vs. Sequential Muscle Order – Why Body Leveraging Transfers and Tumbling Won't

Before you spend money sending your athletes to tumbling class to emulate what you've seen from Wrestling Prep athletes, understand this: the two are fundamentally differ

Episode 18: Success, Social Media, and Validation – Teaching Athletes to Build Real Self-Worth

After a big win, the real work begins. In this episode of the Wrestling Prep Podcast, Coach Carolyn examines how social media and well-meaning praise from parents, coache

Episode 17: Serving Athletes in a Self-Serving System - A Coach’s View on Ego, Power, and Politics

In this episode of the Wrestling Prep Podcast, Carolyn Wester, Drew Morgan, and Coach Cornell Robinson have an honest conversation about what happens when adult egos begi

Episode 16: Training Recap and Scientific Validation – Coach Wester Reflects on Summer Coaching

Coach Carolyn Wester shares highlights from a busy season of camps, clinics, and high-level training across the country. Over the summer, she coached in Kentucky, Montana

Episode 15: Stop Chasing Matches, Start Developing Wrestlers – Advice from Two World-Class Coaches

Coach Cornell Robinson is a nationally respected coach with over a decade of experience leading U.S. age-group world teams. He has served as head coach at both Christian

Episode 14: Your Athlete Is Not Your Mirror - Coaching and Parenting Without Projection

Coach Wester is joined by renowned trauma and addiction recovery expert Tennie McCarty to examine how unresolved issues in parents and coaches often surface in their rela

Episode 13: Acceptance Begins with Ownership - Why Avoidance Fails in Athlete Development

In this episode, Head Coach Carolyn Wester unpacks one of the most important but overlooked dynamics in athlete development: avoidance and acceptance. Avoidance shows up

Episode 12: Body Leveraging is the Future of Grappling - Positional Control & Movement in Jiu-Jitsu

In this episode of the Podcast, Coach Carolyn Wester sits down with Rob Setree and Mac Profumo to discuss the profound influence of Wrestling Prep on their Jiu-Jitsu trai

Episode 11: Cheat Code to Teaching Body Leveraging and Examples of Recent Success in Competition

In this episode of the Wrestling Prep Podcast, Coach Carolyn Wester shares actionable advice for coaches on integrating Body Leveraging into their practices. She offers g

Episode 10: The Path to Long-Term Success in Wrestling - Improvement Through Collaboration

In this episode, Coach Carolyn Wester and Drew Morgan discuss the evolving dynamics of youth wrestling, emphasizing the value of improvement over competition. Carolyn hig

Episode 9: Decoding Emotional Constraints in Developing Athletes with the Incredible Melissa Richey

Coach Carolyn Wester is joined by a leading subject matter expert on pediatric and young adult emotional development Melissa Richey. Melissa is a pediatric nurse practiti

Episode 8: Body Leveraging Meets Grappling - Coaching Athletes at Every Level at PSF Wrestling

In this episode, Coach Carolyn Wester sits down with 2024 ADCC World Championships breakout star Michael Pixley and recent NOGI World Champ Alejandro Wajner. Both former

Episode 7: Global Reach, Novel Approach - Coach Carolyn's Trip to Finland

In this episode of the Wrestling Prep Podcast, head coach Carolyn Wester sits down with Finnish coaches Niko Kettunen, Ville Heino, and Jere Heino to discuss her recent c

Episode 5: Catching Up with Coach Carolyn - Camps, Champions, and What’s Next

In this episode of the Wrestling Prep Podcast, Coach Carolyn Wester and Drew Morgan fill us in on their coaching efforts this summer. They discuss Wrestling Prep's recent

Episode 4: From Foundation to Finish - Enhance Technique with Core Principles

In this episode of the Wrestling Prep Podcast, Coach Carolyn Wester and athlete Drew Morgan discuss the importance of understanding foundational principles of wrestling o

Episode 3: Where Coach Carolyn Excels - Technique or Body Leveraging?

In the third episode of the Wrestling Prep Podcast, host Bryce welcomes back head coach Carolyn Wester and athlete Drew Morgan. Carolyn shares her experiences from a rece

Episode 2: Efficiency and Effectiveness - Keys to Sustained Improvement

This week on the podcast, Coach Carolyn Wester and Drew Morgan highlight their recent travels, and discuss Wrestling Prep's innovative training methods. Carolyn shares in

Episode 1: Beyond Technique: Mastering Muscle Sequencing

In the debut episode of the Wrestling Prep Podcast, Bryce talks with head coach Carolyn Wester Drew Morgan, an athlete at the US Naval Academy's RTC. They begin to unpack