ST182: Rhino Wrestling Club's Mike Malinconico on clubs, lock-ins and VICE Sports

Private training and clubs are nothing new to youth sports and its certainly nothing new in the sport of wrestling. For New Jersey native Mike Malinconico, creating the Rhino Wrestling Club was an accident. On Episode 182 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, we'll talk with Malinconico about his philosophy on coaching, developing talent and dealing with people critical of a paid component in wrestling. Malinconico has also taken the "lock in" technique and brought it wrestling, putting attendees through a rigorous 24-hour workout session he developed after doing a Death Race up in Vermont. Those lock-ins got him featured on Vice Sports (read the story here). We'll talk about the idea behind Vice's story. We'll also touch on his podcast, Wrestling Life, and how wrestlers like Scott Winston and Tyler Fraley helped the Rhino Wrestling Club get started. He's real, which means there's some language here that could be objectionable to some. Shop, drop and roll Mat Talk Online has now launched an affiliate store through Amazon.com. So if you're looking for wrestling shoes, movies, books or digital downloads, check out mattalkonline.com/store today. And if you haven't already, head to www.mattalkonline.com/getshorttime to leave a rating and a review on iTunes. The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly sponsored by Flipswrestling. Share your attitude and be heard at Flipswrestling.com. Contribute And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, consider becoming a contributor by going to www.patreon.com/mattalkonline. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of patronage. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a contributor. How much you give is solely up to how much you believe it's worth to you. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn.com by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires. SUBSCRIBE TO SHORT TIME iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | SoundCloud | iOS App | Android App | RSSWant an ad-free version of the show AND the best in wrestling news from around the world? Sign up for the Daily Wrestling Newsletter presented by Resilite on Substack at https://www.mattalkonline.com/news Links to FollowJoin the Discord: https://www.mattalkonline.com/discordDaily Wrestling Newsletter: https://www.mattalkonline.com/newsContribute: https://www.mattalkonline.com/contributePatreon: https://www.patreon.com/mattalkonline The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Sportswear: https://www.mattalkonline.com/compound Quick Subscribe: https://www.Podfollow.com/shorttime