Should I take up wrestling?

[The One and Only...]

After lifting today, my gym teacher asked me how much I weigh. After I told him, he asked me if I ever thought about taking up a sport, like football or wrestling (note that he's one of the football coaches). I said I thought about taking one up next season, but then I remembered that wrestling hadn't really begun yet. I asked him about it and he said I should go to the team meeting next Weds.

Anyway... should I do wrestling? My only concerns are:

1) Overtraining.
2) Interferance with fencing.
3) Having the academic team and chess coaches pissed at me.

Overtraining is pretty obvious - I'd be in season for both sports at the same time. That's a pretty hefty load on my musculature when combined with lifting. As far as fencing goes, I'm worried that either injury or the mental aspect of wrestling would screw up my foil game. The third part isn't that big of a deal, it's just that one of them is my teacher, so, ya know. Good not to have him pissed.

What do you think?

[KevinTheOmnivore]

I'm worried that either injury or the mental aspect of wrestling would screw up my foil game.

Why do you do this? WHY!?

[Sethomas]

I just have the mental image of you getting pinned every four seconds because you think you have right of way.

[KevinTheOmnivore]

We really do need to get you guys in a fencing match.

[Sethomas]

I don't do that foil faggotry. I did sabre once against the #1 squad in the country, mostly as a joke. I scored points against everyone on the team.

[kahljorn]

I'd beat both of you so bad you'd cry through your penis :(

[The One and Only...]

Epee just blows nuts. I was primarily an epeeist for a while, but I find foil much more stimulating now.

Watching snails fuck is more exciting than directing epee.

[Archduke Tips]

No matter what you do, you'll never be cool because you are just a poser and a fagass.

[ArrowX]

:O Russo is my fucking hero!

[ScruU2wice]

rumor on the internet has is that you're arrow x

[Emu]

I haven't read this thread yet, but from the title alone, I feel I have to respond:

Yes. Take up wrestling. For the good of us all. And get pictures of yourself eating out your own anus.

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Chess coach?

[Zomboid]

rumor on the internet has is that you're arrow x

Rumor also has it that he's trying 10 times harder than before to be accepted. I WOULD LOVE CHOJIN FOREVER IF HE BANNED ARROWX AGAIN.

Coming back under a different name shouldn't be allowed for banned people :(

...At least ban him for christmas? :(

[kahljorn]

He's worried about transcending too many genres. Chess geek, noble master of foiling evil, elephantitis thighman, and now homosexual(did i mention heteroflexible?) wrester. What was that ridiculous thread he made about being outrages? Well, now he's a politician and concerned about everyone's feelings. He's worried about inter-school politics. Who knows, he could be a spy for the wrestling team, or for the geeks. He could even be a double agent, sucking cock on both sides.

What a teenman.

[Sethomas]

Epee just blows nuts. I was primarily an epeeist for a while, but I find foil much more stimulating now.

Read: it doesn't matter how wrong you hold a foil 'cuz they can't get your hand.

Fag.

[Immortal Goat]

Damnit, we need an Adventure Comic for this. AChimp, hear my plea!

[glowbelly]

wrestlers wear a type of lady's bathing suit. they call it a singlet.

[adept_ninja]

Haha well im a wrestler and if your team is any good you are going to overtrain because you will train at least 2-3 hours a day. Half of your practice will be running wind sprints and stairs. If you really want to join then start getting in shape now because first week will be hell for you. Also you will get much stronger just by doing wrestling with all the push ups, team push ups , pull ups, drilling shit like that. If you want to get in beast shape though this is the route to go.

[Jeanette X]

Watching snails fuck is more exciting than directing epee.

I actually watched slugs fuck once.

It was pretty interesting.

[Emu]

After lifting today, my gym teacher asked me how much I weigh. After I told him, he asked me if I ever thought about taking up a sport, like football or wrestling (note that he's one of the football coaches).

He was hitting on you. Get over it.

[Dole]

Should I take up wrestling?

take up FUCKING OFF

[KevinTheOmnivore]

Read: it doesn't matter how wrong you hold a foil 'cuz they can't get your hand.

Fag.

That sounds like a challenge.

[The One and Only...]

Haha well im a wrestler and if your team is any good you are going to overtrain because you will train at least 2-3 hours a day. Half of your practice will be running wind sprints and stairs. If you really want to join then start getting in shape now because first week will be hell for you. Also you will get much stronger just by doing wrestling with all the push ups, team push ups , pull ups, drilling shit like that. If you want to get in beast shape though this is the route to go.

How can you get stronger and overtrain? Do you mean if I keep fencing in addition to wrestling I'll overtrain?

I don't think our team is like that. I've heard we don't even meet every day. The majority of the conditioning sounds like skill training, sparring, and explosive stuff from the starting position.

I figure that this will also force me to lean out and get ripped considering that I'd need to drop fat and water weight.

[The One and Only...]

Read: it doesn't matter how wrong you hold a foil 'cuz they can't get your hand.

Read: I can afford crappy footwork and complacency because I chose a shallower target than you.

Oh, and Kahl... the only reason I do chess and A-team is that I feel obligated at this point. I'd much rather wrestle, and *hopefully* I'll be able to get fencing at my high school as a spring sport.

[Sethomas]

Complacency? So all épéeists suffer existential crises that detain them from scoring points because, after all, what's the point? And why are we in these queer knickers?

[The One and Only...]

No, my point is that in epee there is much more wiggle room for form and footwork than in foil. Sure, distance is of a greater priority, but for the most part minor adjustments are all that's performed, and big actions are few and far between. Hence, you can be complacent towards those aspects of fencing.

No offense, Seth, but looking at your pic, I have a hard time imagining that a man of your size could have exceedingly quick footwork. I'm guessing that your analytical nature is your biggest advantage in epee.

[kellychaos]

Please do not join my high school sport. :(

[Sethomas]

Right. The target area is three times as large, so we don't need to give a shit about defending it.

Admit it. There was someone in épée much better than you, so you copped out and switched back to the beginner's weapon so you could feel some sense of achievement by flèching neophytes.

Let me guess: you don't do sabre because it hurts too much.

[The One and Only...]

Of course you have to give a crap about defending it, but if someone attacks at too far a distance or with too large a preparation, you can easily counter. Aggressive actions are smaller and fewer simply because it's too risky to take and pursue them until the timing and distance is just right.

Beginner's weapon? Wow. As if it takes more effort to master any weapon over the other.

I don't do epee because it has too slow of a pace.
I don't do saber because there is practically no time to consider your options or think during the bout.
I do foil because it requires so much to be successful at it. Quick footwork, understanding of priority, analytical as well as decisive mindset, good form, timing, tempo variation, point control, execution of preparation, etc... I just find it the most enjoyable.

In truth, I actually have a harder time against neophytes than experienced fencers. Under the damned new foil timing, the contact has to be maintained longer - so if my opponent twitches his body, removes the target by leaning, or wears a chest protector, there's a good chance my hit won't register on the box. I need to work on finding the right time to "explode" my arm so I can reaquire the target and loosening up my grip when I land so that the point "grabs" the lame.

[Sethomas]

They call it "lame" for a reason.

Fag.

[adept_ninja]

I dont believe in overtraining. In a sense it does exist but few people reach that point they just say they did and use that as an excuse to stop.

[Mike]

No. You should not wrestle because you are too much of a weenie.

[glowbelly]

yes. you should wrestle because you are too much of a weenie.

[kellychaos]

That is the second attack of which you've have made upon the sport of wrestling, miss! >:

All due respect, of course. :)

[The One and Only...]

I'll probably cut about 9 lbs if I do it. At least it will force me to get that six pack.

[kellychaos]

please stop sucking

[KevinTheOmnivore]

The third part isn't that big of a deal, it's just that one of them is my teacher, so, ya know. Good not to have him pissed.

What do you think?

I've got it. Talk to him for 20 minutes about anarcho-capitalism, and the benefits of a stateless society, and you'll be in the clear.

[The One and Only...]

He'd probably just beat me with his ruler and yell loudly if I tried that.

[glowbelly]

i dated a wrassler in highschool.

his name was trevor miller and he was very tall and thin. he often would put handfulls of ants in his mouth, swallow them and then vomit them back up. he also put pins in his forehead and ripped them out. aaaaand, whenever he talked to my sister he stared at her tits.

then i wouldn't fuck him so he spread nasty rumors about me. i told my mom's boyfriend's cousins RAY AND ROCCO CAPONE and they threatened to break his fuggin legs.

he never spoke to me or about me again.

[Marc Summers]

There was a Trevor Miller at my high school too :o

Didn't wrestle, though :/

[KevinTheOmnivore]

He'd probably just beat me with his ruler and yell loudly if I tried that.

And?

[The One and Only...]

I don't see how that solves anything.

...

From my perspective.

Oh, and on a semi-related note, my anarcho-primitivist friend is joining the APW wrestling league under the name "Dragon." You can see him here: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/shaffer1/74671a8b.jpg He's the one in yellow with the chair.

[ItalianStereotype]

Dragon is a stupid name ;<

[Blaber66]

No, I've tried it before. Its hard. Besides, if you're fat like me, you might get sued for crushing the opponent's bones.
:wank :whitepig

[sadie]

my cousin was a wrestler in high school. before the lightning killed him.

[Skulhedface]

If OAO takes up wrestling, Goldust and Rob Conway will suddenly seem much manlier.

[ArrowX]

OAO is gonna have a fun time staring at all the othr boys in the shower. You see now hes gonna think about penises more than usual, then when he gets to the showers in the wrestling team he'll run away and cty cuz his D is the size of a pinky.

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[The One and Only...]

my cousin was a wrestler in high school. before the lightning killed him.

They call the right fist lightning and the left one thunder.

[Sethomas]

And they call you "fag".

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