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In this episode of the Wrestling Mindset Podcast, Gene Zannetti talks with New York state champion Ryker Cox about winning his first state title as a junior at 160 pounds, how working on his mindset helped him jump levels in wrestling by staying focused one step at a time, why his reset button became raising his eyebrows to mentally reset between sequences, how key losses during the season lit a fire under him and made him a completely different wrestler, and wrestling through pneumonia and the flu to win a tournament just weeks before states.
Timestamps
- 2:14 – Following his dad’s footsteps
- 4:46 – Placing fourth at states lit a fire for the offseason
- 6:00 – Mindset helped him jump levels in wrestling
- 8:23 – His reset button is raising his eyebrows
- 10:00 – The loss that changed his whole season
- 10:43 – Wrestling through pneumonia and the flu
- 11:40 – Breaking through his mental block at Eastern States
- 13:28 – Hiring an assistant coach for practice partners
- 14:12 – Coming in as the one seed and establishing dominance
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