# The Weight Cut That Almost Ended His Career | NJ State Champion Greyson Pettit Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestling-mindset-487624/the-weight-cut-that-almost-ended-his-career-nj-state-champion-greyson-pettit Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestling-mindset-487624/the-weight-cut-that-almost-ended-his-career-nj-state-champion-greyson-pettit.md Podcast: [Wrestling Mindset](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestling-mindset-487624) Published: 2026-04-28T13:47:57+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/wrestlingmindset/episodes/discipline-over-cutting-with-greyson-pettit Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5aec535fe48f8bda3d66626d/e/69f066bb21b35036bf94349b/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wrestling-mindset-487624/episodes/the-weight-cut-that-almost-ended-his-career-nj-state-champion-greyson-pettit Duration seconds: 1664 ## Resource Gene Zannetti talks with New Jersey State champion Greyson Pettit about his journey from freshman to state champion at 132 pounds, how cutting too much weight his sophomore and junior years made him hate the sport and derailed his postseason, why moving up to a weight where he felt strong changed everything, the recurring dream he had three times before winning states as a 21 seed, and how he developed his own reset button using three deep breaths to stay calm between every break in the action. Timestamps: 1:15 - Cutting weight brought him to a dark place 4:46 - Grade 2 ACL tear ended his junior year 7:18 - The difference between discipline and cutting weight 10:43 - Seeded 21st at the state tournament 13:53 - The recurring dream 16:08 - Staying focused on the next match only 17:47 - Developing his own reset button without knowing it 22:06 - Staying locked in 🎯 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wrestling-mindset-487624/episodes/the-weight-cut-that-almost-ended-his-career-nj-state-champion-greyson-pettit/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestling-mindset-487624/the-weight-cut-that-almost-ended-his-career-nj-state-champion-greyson-pettit.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.