Cyclops Tournament -Butte, MT

Alyssa and Hayden traveled to Butte, MT today to compete in the Annual Cyclops Folkstyle Wrestling Tournament. There were over 600 participants ranging from MT, ID, and OR. Alyssa went 0-2. She lost her first match 1-6, and lost her second in overtime 3-5. She has really come along way. Her technique and ability is right on track, she just seems to get out muscled by them boys. Hayden went 3-0 and was crowned the tournament champion. He pinned his first opponent, the score was 22-2. His second match was against his training partner and good friend from USA Cobra in Townsend, MT. Hayden was able to squeeze out a pin late in the match. He won his finals match 15-0 and won by a tech fall. Hayden scored a total of 44 points on his opponents, allowing only 2 points to be scored against him. Both by releasing his opponent on purpose for an escape point.

Season Records
Alyssa - (3-5)
Hayden (9-2)

Bozeman Tournament

Alyssa had a tough day but wrestled great and finished with a 1-2 record. She won her first match 8-4, lost her second by pin, and lost her third 0-4. Hayden also wrestled tough and finished with a 4-1 record. Hayden lost his first match 4-5, won his next two by pins, won his fourth 12-2, and won his fifth 14-0. Hayden placed third in the tournament with his only loss to the tournament champion.

Season Records:
Alyssa (3-3)
Hayden (6-2) Hayden's two losses were by 1 pt each.

Saturday's Workout:
Hayden - 2.5 miles
Alyssa - 2.25 miles
Dad - 2 miles

Wrestling! A Challenging Lifestyle!

"Some athletes compete only against others. Champions compete with themselves." - Unknown

Some people consider what Alyssa and Hayden do.....obsessive. It reminds me of a saying, "Dedication is what lazy people call obsessed." What is it that they do? It's called WRESTLING. A sport that i picked up at around the age of 15. Prior, I had spent most of my childhood "playing" baseball, basketball, and soccer. These sports kept me active, I had fun, and i even learned a little about hard work. But it wasn't until the age of 15 that i found something more challenging than life itself..WRESTLING. Grueling workouts, bloody noses, aching muscles, and battles with opponents. All for what? A medal? Or just for the personal challenge? It is something i have not been able to answer myself. It seems that i have taught and preached values into my children that even i don't fully understand. I feel like the creator of The Hulk. They get stronger and more powerful the more and more they are tested. Let me share with you Alyssa's and Hayden's workout schedule for the last week.

Alyssa
Mon - Wrestling Practice (1.5 hours)
Tues - 1 mile run & Wrestling Practice (1.5 hours)
Wed - Off
Thurs - 1 mile run & Wrestling Practice (1.5 hours)
Fri - Strength and Conditioning Workout (20 mins)

Hayden
Mon - 1 mile run & Wrestling Practice (1.5 hours)
Tues - 1 mile run & Wrestling Practice (1.5 hours)
Wed - Off
Thurs - 1 mile run & 30 minute jog & Wrestling Practice (1.5 hours)
Fri - Strength and Conditioning Workout (20 mins)

*Strength and Conditioning consists of approximately 30 squat thrusts, 30 push ups, 30 curls, 45 power bridges, 80 secs of wall sits, 12 ropes pulls, 22 box jumps, 60 sit ups, 40 flutter kicks, and 3 sets of forearm twists. To make it more challenging, each alternate exercise is at a different level of the house that way they have to run stairs between workouts.

Why all the work? Commitment, dedication, motivation, challenge, demand, high goals, excellence, competition, strive, win, sacrifice, discipline, perseverance, and enthusiasm.

So the next time you tell someone you "tried" or you will do your "best", think twice about what that means.

EHWC Wrestling Tournament

Alyssa (red) works a turk for the pin.

Alyssa (red) returns her opponent to the mat.

Alyssa and Hayden wrestled in their first tournament of the 2009 season. They both went 2-1 during the tournament. Alyssa won her first match by pin, second match 4-0, and lost her third by pin. Hayden won his first two matches by first period pins, and lost his third match 5-4.

Records
Alyssa 2-1 (1 pins)
Hayden 2-1 (2 pins)