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Lex Fridman PodcastTom Brands: Iowa Wrestling | Lex Fridman Podcast #245
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- November 30, 2021
- Duration
- 55m
- Channel
- Lex Fridman Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Tom Brands is an Olympic and World Champion in freestyle wrestling and the head wrestling coach at the University of Iowa. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS: Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombrandshawk Hawkeyes' Website: https://hawkeyesports.com/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Motivation 16:00 - Mental toughness 20:28 - Weight cutting 22:16 - Olympic dreams 27:11 - 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta 30:16 - Brother 35:27 - Champion mindset 41:28 - Beyond limits 46:28 - Faith 47:58 - Family 52:03 - Brands vs Brands SOCIAL:
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Lex Fridman
hostTom Brands
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EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Tom Brands, Tom Brands: Iowa Wrestling | Lex Fridman Podcast #245 explores Tom Brands on Losing, Relentless Work, and Iowa Wrestling Culture Tom Brands and Lex Fridman explore the mentality behind elite wrestling, focusing on hatred of losing, obsession with improvement, and the rarity of true internal drive. Brands emphasizes repetition, personal accountability, and doing far more than any coach asks as the differentiators between good and great athletes. They discuss mental toughness, weight cutting, overtraining, faith, and the fine line between Olympic triumph and heartbreak, using Brands’ and his twin brother Terry’s careers as case studies. The conversation also highlights Iowa’s wrestling culture, the importance of aligned staff and family, and Brands’ vision for the future of the program.
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