Behind the Scenes at the Olympic Wrestling Trials with Gold Medalist Kendall Cross / COMBAT

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2021

⏱️ 18 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

“I would describe the experience with one word, stressful. I would be at a stop light and notice myself clenching my teeth in the weeks leading up to the Olympic Wrestling Trials,” says Kendall Cross, a 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist in wrestling.

Spartan Up Combat Series host Ryan Warner talks to Kendall about how elite athletes (in this case wrestlers) cope with stress amidst the highest stakes. In this episode, you’ll learn…

-How to manage stressful environments when the stakes are the highest

-How to improve anxiety management

-Why the Olympic Trials represent the pinnacle in amateur sports

SPONSOR

This episode of Spartan Up! is brought to you by Headspace. Get a free one month trial at Headspace.com/Spartan.

SUBSCRIBE:

Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow

YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT

Google Play: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpPlay

Spartan Combat: https://www.instagram.com/spartancombat/

Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/

Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod

Find out more at https://spartancombat.com/

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	It was stressful. I think you know for the months leading up to the trials, you know, I found myself thinking about it and the consequences know grit in my teeth and holding my breath like you know I can be
0:19.3	driving my car and be at a stoplight and find myself holding my breath and grit in my teeth you know and
0:26.8	squeezing the steering wheel and you know just relax relax it's you know that kind of thing.
0:33.4	You're listening to Spartan combat on Spartan up.
0:36.5	Learn from battle tested combat athletes.
0:41.5	With your host Ryan Warner.
0:44.3	Spartans!
0:45.7	Welcome back to the Combat Series.
0:47.7	Our guest today is Kendall Cross, a 1996 Olympic gold medalist in wrestling, and it's fitting that we have
0:53.8	Kendall on as the Olympic Wrestling Trials are going on today in Fort Worth
0:57.9	Texas. Kendall shares an inside look at what the athletes are going through
1:01.9	as they try to complete a lifelong goal.
1:05.0	Enjoy.
1:06.0	This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Organ.
1:09.0	Clean Nutrition to help you stay healthy, active, and feeling your best.
1:13.0	New subscribers save 30% atorgain.com
1:16.6	slash pages slash Spartan.
1:19.6	Kendall Cross, Mustang Oklahoma Oklahoma. How we doing?
1:24.0	Doing great, man.
1:26.0	Got a huge couple of days coming up.
1:28.0	Yes, we do.
1:30.0	Olympic trials are tomorrow.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Spartan Races, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Spartan Races and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.