# Drill to Build Confidence with Eleazar De Luca Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestling-mindset-487624/drill-to-build-confidence-with-eleazar-de-luca Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestling-mindset-487624/drill-to-build-confidence-with-eleazar-de-luca.md Podcast: [Wrestling Mindset](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestling-mindset-487624) Published: 2025-11-24T14:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/wrestlingmindset/episodes/drill-to-build-confidence-with-eleazar-de-luca Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5aec535fe48f8bda3d66626d/e/691b1aee2e77dfa5d3817e5c/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wrestling-mindset-487624/episodes/drill-to-build-confidence-with-eleazar-de-luca Duration seconds: 2339 ## Resource Gene Zannetti talks with Dragon Wrestling Club founder Eleazar De Luca about why cutting weight is overrated, how confidence comes from drilling proper technique, and teaching wrestlers to shoot to positions of strength instead of uncertainty. Timestamps: 2:40 - High school wrestlers focus on the wrong things 3:38 - Learning from his own mistakes 7:16 - Soviet Union model: one coach for life 10:36 - Drilling proper technique and chain wrestling 12:23 - Teaching proper vs improper wrestling positions 17:00 - Confidence is brought by the drill 20:10 - Competition frequency recommendations 27:04 - USA Wrestling's systematic approach 🎯 This episode is sponsored by: πŸ₯— Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.com Use code MINDSET for 15% off your order πŸ’ͺ Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.com Use code MINDSET25 for a special discount Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great episodes. If you want to support the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts. For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email mindset@wrestlingmindset.com πŸŽ™Stay connected with Wrestling Mindset πŸ”— Visit our website: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/ πŸ“ž Book a free consultation: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/1-on-1-coaching/ Wrestling Mindset Social Media Instagram: / wrestlingmindset Facebook: / wrestlingmindset Twitter: / wrestlingmindse 🎧 Listen to our podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wrestling-mindset-487624/episodes/drill-to-build-confidence-with-eleazar-de-luca/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestling-mindset-487624/drill-to-build-confidence-with-eleazar-de-luca.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.