Adam Wheeler is a BJJ black belt that also has a bronze medal from wrestling in the 2008 Olympics. We are thrilled to cover a huge range of topics with such a motivating person.

We talk about:

Wrestling as a kid

Having the lable of a chubby kid

Wrestling both Greco-Roman and Freestyle

How important his wrestling coach was to him as a kid

Transitioning from wrestling to BJJ

Winning gold in no-gi black belt open division masters 1 in 2014

Learning from competing

Competing as an underdog

Getting coaching advice from Rulon Gardner

He shares some stories from the Olympics

What he does off of the mat

What he wants his kids to get out of sports

What he tells his kids after a competition

Getting his black belt quickly

Adamwheelerfitness.com

Links:

Quote of the week: “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” Confusiuos

Article of the week: 50 Killer Tips For BJJ White Belts

Fuji Sekai Gi- Byron has this gi and he is loving it, check it out.

Here is a link to Byron’s full review of this gi, and here is a link to our gi guide.

This week Claudio teaches us how to say “You’re Welcome” in Portuguese Click this link to find the entire set of words from Claudio

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Gary’s audio book this week is called “The Tortoise and the Hare the Untold BJJ story”

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