Ryan Deakin, don't look at your kid as an investment, bad relationships with food, and more…

Hi 👋

Welcome to Week #15 of the Wrestling Snacks newsletter.

❄️🐻‍❄️ Today is our 4th annual polar plunge fundraiser for the Jerome High School wrestling team. It’s a fun event we’ve been doing the past 4 years to raise money for the High School program. It’s freezing cold here in Idaho, with a couple inches of snow and the team will jump into the icy cold Snake River!

🤿 I’ll be suited up in double wet suits and lifejackets to make sure kids are safe and make it to the dock after jumping in. I’ll share some pics of the event next week!

This weeks interviewee is Ryan Deakin, I wanted to share with you his Podcast link and YouTube link if you’d like additional resources for training and nutrition

Let’s GO 💪

News Bites

• Roman Bravo-Young is down at 57kg and set to make his international debut for Mexico this weekend at the 2024 Henri Deglane.

• January National Girls High School Team Rankings released: Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) is No. 1, Toppenish (Wash.) is No. 2.

• Former Princeton associate head coach Sean Gray joins Stanford coaching staff.

• Penn State Shuts Out Indiana 46-0. Scoring bonus points in every match but one and without giving up a single takedown across all 10 matches.

Snacks

This week's snacks come from Ryan Deakin: NCAA National Champion, 4X NCAA All-American, 3X Big 10 Champion, Hodge Trophy Finalist for Northwestern. U.S. Open Champion in 2019, Junior World Silver Medalist and is currently the assistant coach at Stanford.

Below are some excerpts from our conversation, along with key takeaways and tips that can be applied to improve yourself as a Coach, Athlete, or wrestling Parent.