#285 TJ Sebolt - Owner of Sebolt Wrestling Academy, 4x Iowa State Champ

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

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4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2021

⏱️ 61 minutes

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE TJ Sebolt is the owner and head coach of Sebolt Wrestling Academy (SWA), one of the top wrestling clubs in the country. Sebolt Wrestling Academy has produced the likes of Nathan Jesuroga, Drake Ayala, and Cullen Schriever. As a high schooler, TJ put together one of the most impressive careers in Iowa history, winning four state titles and losing just one match. TJ was the first Iowa high school wrestler to win over 200 matches and won a Fargo title before wrestling at Iowa State for Cael Sanderson for a season. In this episode we talk… - Living with Montini wrestling legend Pat McCaffrey -TJ’s daily workout regiment -Battles with future Iowa Hawkeye wrestler Joey Slaton -Idolizing UNI wrestling head coach Doug Schwab -Fearing failure and how that impacted his career as a Cyclone wrestler -How a parent should work with their kid at practice -The evolution of SWA -Dan Knight and his impact on SWA -Drake Ayala and Nathan Jesuroga’s development Enjoy this one! (Photo: Des Moines Register) * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is presented by Spartan Combat. The Spartan Combat Nationals are returning to Jacksonville, Florida on April 8-10, 2022. Register now at SpartanCombat.Com * FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! * TEXT THE SHOW –Keyword: Wrestle –Number: 224-54 * FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com *** ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.

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0:00.0	You're listening to wrestling change my life presented by Spartan combat to watch video clips of this interview
0:06.1	Go to at wrestling change my life on Instagram. We post tons of highlight clips from each of these interviews
0:12.1	Instagram at wrestling change my life now. Let's get to the show. Okay, minimum I had to run a 5k a day
0:19.2	So that's how you start your day
0:21.2	Then we would do a lift and my lift and this is thanks to Lance Palmer's dad
0:26.7	Would be this is just a warm-up to your lift
0:30.0	You had to do 20 sets or no 10 sets of 21 full-ups 15 pounds and ankle weights trapped at each leg
0:39.1	Hundreds a hundred sit-ups between every set of pull-ups. Okay, that was just the warm-up to the lift
0:46.8	We can endure anything
0:49.0	and adapt and pivot and change
0:52.6	Wrestling gave us that ability. I would say nothing in life is impacted me
0:56.6	Or the things wrestling has taught me in terms of self-reflection resilience
1:02.3	Stop mess some guys have it some guys don't
1:05.4	adversity 100% how to pick myself up and be a man after I failed and
1:10.5	Everything that is shaped my life and
1:13.8	What I'm at today would not be there without the values and basically the lessons I've learned to the sport of wrestling
1:20.6	For me wrestling saying a life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy
1:27.5	We're fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled
1:31.4	natural talent helps
1:33.9	But it's it's
1:35.4	5% of the ingredients it pales in comparison to heart and technique and effort
1:42.2	It humbled me taught me humility nothing can hit humble you more than wrestling
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