Anthony Knox Commits to Cornell

<em>This week, Wrestling Mindset founder Gene Zannetti sits down with Anthony Knox and talks about his special announcement.</em></p><br /><em>Together, they discuss his College Committment, how to stay grounded when you're at your best, and what's next as the season approaches.</em></p><br /><em>Timestamps:<span class="ql-cursor"></span></em></p><em>1:00 - Cornell</em></p><em>4:34 - What's next</em></p><em>5:01 - Thoughts approaching the season</em></p><em>5:51 - How to stay grounded</em></p><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

00:07:45

Zack Ryder Mindset

<em>This week, Wrestling Mindset founder Gene Zannetti sits down with New York State Champion Zack Ryder.</em></p><br /><em>Together, they talk about roadblocks that every wrestler faces, the difference between focusing on technique over live drilling, and how the hardest opponents to beat are the ones with nothing to lose.</em></p><em>Timestamps:</em></p><em>0:31 - From New York to Penn State</em></p><em>1:58 - Technique over hard drilling</em></p><em>2:33 - Growing with Wrestling Mindset</em></p><em>5:16 - Wrestling roadblocks</em></p><em>6:10 - The ones with nothing to lose are the hardest to beat</em></p><em>8:15 - Wrestling is fun, first and foremost</em></p><br /></p><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

00:09:39

The Greater the Meaning, the Greater the Myles Amine

This week, Wrestling Mindset founder Gene Zannetti sits down with the great Myles Amine.</p><br />Together, they break down specifics about performance psychology, how surrendering the outcome of every match can help you perform without pressure, and we put to rest a long-standing question. Do you have to be the perfect wrestler?</p><br /><strong><u>Timestamps:</u></strong></p><br />2:40 - How to treat big events like any other match</p>5:05 - Surrender the outcome</p>9:48 - Do you have to be perfect? No!</p>12:20 - Breaking down performance psychology</p>16:14 - Filtering in the positives, not the negatives</p>21:27- The beauty of journaling</p><br /></p><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

00:29:55

Alessio Perentin College Committment

This week, Wrestling Mindset founder Gene Zannetti sits down with Alessio Perentin and talks about his special announcement.</p><br />Together, they discuss the thought process that guided Alessio to his decision, what are his expectations going forward as well as his goals for the upcoming year.</p><br />Timestamps:</p><br />0:23 - Alessio's special announcement</p>1:09 - Why Cornell</p>4:35 - Plans for the Fall</p>6:00 - Expectations going forward</p>7:41 - The challenge of letting go</p>9:08 - Goals for the upcoming year</p><br /></p><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

00:11:10

Stevan Micic World Champion Mindset

This week, Wrestling Mindset founder Gene Zannetti sits down with 2023 World Wrestling Champion Stephen Micic.</p><br />Together, they discuss how his mindset developed over time, the best way to avoid the distractions of a professional wrestler, and how visualize the worst case scenario instead of the win can help.</p><br />Timestamps:</p>0:26 - Mindset of going into a championship in your home country?</p>2:45 - How has your mental development progressed over time?</p>8:58 - How visualizing worst-case scenarios can help?</p>12:58 - Prematch routine breakdown</p>19:24 - How do you remind yourself that is what you wanted?</p>25:08 - How to stay focused and avoid the distractions that come with the sport?</p><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

00:34:22

Zain Retherford Interview Breakdown

Something new coming to you this week. Wrestling Mindset founder Gene Zannetti breaks down Zain Retherford's interview after winning a World Championship.</p>He analyzes key points of Zain's mindset, like how scouting can actually be a distraction, having faith that you can do what you set out to achieve, and how to make wrestling look easy by doing hard work.</p><br />Timestamps:</p><br />2:38 - Be thankful for the opportunity</p>4:00 - Adding a new perspective</p>7:40 - Scouting can be a distraction</p>9:06 - Always believe you can do it</p>10:11 - Hard work makes wrestling look easy</p>14:44 - Lessons are taught better through stories</p><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

00:17:53

Nino Bonaccorsi on Faith and Mindset

This week, Wrestling Mindset founder Gene Zannetti sits down with NCAA champion Nino Bonaccorsi.</p>Together, they discuss how to wrestle through injuries, his transition from wrestling to coaching, and his humble mindset that working hard doesn't guarantee you anything.</p><br />Timestamps:</p>0:32 - Wrestling with injuries</p>1:43 - ''You don't always have to win'' mindset</p>5:00 - Tips for the younger self</p>9:08 - Working hard doesn't guarantee anything</p>11:10 - From wrestling to coaching</p>13:35 - Chasing goals</p><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

00:18:07

Helen Maroulis World Championship Interview Breakdown

Helen Maroulis won her 9th World Medal this week in Belgrade Serbia. Wrestling Mindset co-founder Gene Zannetti breaks down her interview after winning a bronze medal.</p><br />Topics include:</p>0:52 - Helen loves being nervous</p>4:50 - Not performing well when too relaxed</p>6:34 - Yerkes-Dodson Law of Arousal and Performance</p>10:18 - Yerkes-Dodson Anxiety Graph</p>16:44 - "You have to love the nerves and pressure"</p>18:36 - Athletes burning out</p><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

00:20:33

Zain Retherford's World Championship Interview Breakdown

Zain Retherford won his first World Title this week and Wrestling Mindset co-founder Gene Zannetti breaks down his interview after winning a gold medal.</p><br />Topics include:</p>Visualization</p>Gratitude</p>Penn State</p>Perspective</p>Video Review?</p>Mental Resilience</p><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

00:17:13

World Champion Mindset

Newly crowned World Champion Vito Arujau joins the podcast two days after winning his first senior world championship. Wrestling Mindset co-founder Gene Zannetti talks with Vito about his mindset before and during the World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.</p><br />Timestamps:</p>0:17 - Sport psychology interviews and visualization before Worlds</p>1:45 - Vito began Sport Psych a year and a half ago</p>3:20 - Inconsistency before mental training</p>5:15 - What works best for Vito before and during a match</p>9:46 - Vito reaction to trailing 7-7 late in his finals match</p>11:50 - Vito match strategy</p>15:11 - Advantages and Pressure of having a dad who is a 2x world champion</p>19:54 - How Vito's dad helped him mentally</p>22:55 - Weight plan for college season and Olympic Trials</p>23:44 - Toughest part of winning a world title</p>26:00 - How to approach a "big" tournament</p>28:45 - Peaking for the championship match of a tournament</p><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

00:29:49