THE GRIND! MOM CUTS WEIGHT after State Tournament

[@Yellowrainkid]

Talks about broken finger “Do you have a girlfriend?” I see what y’all did there

[@KICKINITWITHEFTY]

What did he do?

[@chuckmcalister1567]

Lets go! I always love another episode of the grind!

[@KLGB25R]

The parent challenge was BRILLIANT, Jason L.! Jason K’s mom should have paid $50 for losing the bet AND another $50 for quitting. I applaud your efforts to educate parents. Have you ever tried measuring the kids’ body fat in order to calculate just how much fat they actually have to work with? I think THAT would be additionally enlightening for the parents (AND the kids)...

[@fred70829]

U r very right

[@Caluardo]

I'd be interested in knowing if Mike and Dave took part in the parent challenge

[@joshpescie1553]

Making as big of an impact as you can possibly make on wrestling. Don't stop.

[@carlosolaechea5848]

Jason Kwaak was wrestling the nysphsaa third place finisher/ Suffolk county champ, he did great.

[@snapstring3134]

Jason should be proud of his accomplishment . Hey J you went to a tougher weight class. Now that you went up ; HIT THE WEIGHTS

[@renecardona4806]

I remember running in a pool lobby with 3 sweat shirts, a trashbag, a pair of shorts, pajama pants, and sweatpants. That was horrendous lmao

[@brianandzane]

So Jason. I took Isaiah (8) to Reno Worlds. He was 77. He had a 75 or 85 bracket. We chose 85 based on your advice. He took 4th. It's all your fault and now his chances for college are toast ! 😂

[@arthurgoerner488]

When the coach asked her if she would be OK with her son sacrificing half an inch on his height from cutting weight in order to have some more success in wrestling, the first thing she asked was, "Would it really give him more success?" Enough said. My mother would have freaked at the thought. I can hear her now. My butt would be at the doctor, and HE would tell me what weight i would go, guaranteed.

[@vickersvc]

win or loose jay, i cheer for you every match, you are the best buddy. John from Gloucester England

[@adrian-el1gs]

This is like a reality show I don’t know anything about wrestling but I really enjoy this series

[@thejookking]

I can't believe the amount of people who are watching this like it is a rivaling series of COBRA KAI!! I just discovered these videos yesterday and now I gotta power watch the rest of the series to catch up with you guys. I feel like the kid who showed up late to wrestling practice and now I have to put in extra work to catch up.

[@jeremiahallen1647]

New to watching this and I love it! I want to see the coach wrestle a dad or something honestly😂

[@buzzkillington5270]

Another awesome video! Great motivation as I’m in the process of a 5% cut myself to compete alongside my son again next weekend.

[@thejookking]

What I love about what you do Coach, is when you narrate a match and indicate either a properly or improperly executed wrestling technique. You inject within the scene where you teach how to execute the technique properly, thus you are further reinforcing your teachings. Ex/ at 3:06 where Jason's opponent hit an inside crotch single because Jason didn't block his opponent's arms properly.

[@christaft92]

Saw matt and tyler at NUWAY summer nationals and they are great kids and parents are super nice got to sit near them during free style.

[@wgraz8339]

I love Jason’s wrestling technique and finesse but I’d love to see him go up against Ryan Scheller’s brute strength one day

[@johngolden6380]

YES!! I’ve been waiting for someone to agree with me that Ryan scheller kid is going to be a big problem in the wrestling world one day his technique is impeccable

[@wgraz8339]

@@johngolden6380 Indubitably

[@nighthawkgaming1411]

Omg great more Ryan Scheller fans. He has to be the most overrated wrestler I’ve seen in a while. I can’t wait for someone average you put him and his fans in their place.

[@JasonLayton]

Who is he? Where can I see him wrestle?

[@johngolden6380]

Jason’s a great wrestler!! Would love to see him take on Ryan scheller it’d be a dog fight 😤 let’s make it happen

[@JasonLayton]

Who is he? Maybe I can make it happen.

[@thejookking]

*"John golden. . 5 months ago. . Jason’s a great wrestler!! Would love to see him take on Ryan scheller it’d be a dog fight 😤 let’s make it happen. 1 reply. 14 likes."* +I can't believe the amount of people who are watching this like it is a rivaling series of COBRA KAI!! I just discovered these videos yesterday and now I gotta power watch the rest of the series to catch up with you guys. I feel like the kid who showed up late to wrestling practice and now I have to put in extra work to catch up.

[@mikesf5254]

When’s the next episode coming 🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@Caluardo]

Cam, Jason and Junior are my favourites, but Ethan deserves an honorable mention for entertainment and being the star of the show

[@davidlalone2286]

Love your coaching! Reminds me of my coach when I was in wrestling as a young boy. At the Boy's Club!

[@Ithink.tfnott]

This series is so addicting, it really needs more attention.

[@yeahhhitscamille]

i’ve been waiting for this, so glad it’s finally here!

[@Gemellli]

I’m so happy you guys posted! Great Video!

[@AmusementOverlord]

This is fantastic. I had to cut 8% to 135 in highschool and it was hell. It took me a full year to get back to my natural weight. I will never ask my athletes to cut

[@arthurgoerner488]

I know almost all the collegiate saunas in the mid-west, and I always had a set of plastics on hand. Cutting weight and still competing is the single most difficult aspect of wrestling. It totally sucks, is not healthy, negates conditioning, lowers explosiveness, is mentally draining (I have seen tough guys LOSE IT), and is generally something only to be attempted at a higher level, with more experienced wrestlers. It must be done right, or it will mess you up. It has ended more careers early than anything. How many times you see a wrestler get upset because he was cutting too much, or the wrong way? Thousands upon thousands have taken early exits cause of bad weight cutting practices. Parents that force their kids to cut weight should not be allowed to talk. They are too dangerous.

[@arthurgoerner488]

The coach is more concerned about her son's health than she is. I am giving her the benefit of the doubt and attributing it to her not knowing what kind of damage she is doing.

[@arthurgoerner488]

She asked herself, "Why am I even doing this?" The fact that she didn't answer herself with, "because I force my kid to cut more than this all the time, and I made a commitment to do this to see how it feels, so I can get empathy for my son, and that I talked real big, and I have a responsibility to show my son that I also have the character that I expect from him, and I really want to see what I put him through..."... the fact that these words apparently never entered her sphere of consideration, or if they did, were rationalized away... This is all you need to see of parents who treat their kids this way. This parent thinks she got the message without making the walk, because, in actuality, this walk was never about getting a message for her. This was about her big mouth, and having to back it up, finding out that she couldn't even come close to doing it, quitting, and then saying "I got the message". The message she got was, "i can't do this, I have no character for this, i have a big mouth, I have no reason to do this, my son should still do it, tho, I am doing it wrong, my son will do it right, you still have to cut in high school, now i will watch my son and tell him when he is doing it wrong, because i know now". This parent may be a good parent, but she MUST get out of the way and let her son be a wrestler, or she is gonna burn him out. Lady, YOU cannot make your son a great wrestler. YOU have no idea what you are talking about. Let the coaches coach him, and let him put the pressure on himself. He is not gonna have Mommy on the mat with him. It is his career. The lessons include him learning how to make his own decisions for his career and suffering the consequences and reaping the rewards of HIS decisions, and adjusting. He can't do that if he has to run it all by you. Please, get out of the boy's way. Support him, stop trying to manage his career by nagging him. He will eventually quit. So would I. One last thing. I have a pretty good idea that this mother was the prime target for this exercise, her behavior was the straw that prompted the camel's back breaking and all the coaches and parents cutting weight. Interesting that she was a colossal failure at the exercise meant to teach specifically her, and then quit without telling anyone until weigh-in, which was either complete ignorance of wrestling culture, or cowardice. But you learned the lesson? Which one was that, exactly? I count about eight lessons in this mess. I am still not sure which one you learned. The quote I cringed the hardest? "You're gonna make the weight. I know how it works, it's gonna fall right off you tomorrow." YOU know how it works? I do not think you have a clue, even now. Lady, the lesson you should have learned is to stop telling your son how to do things in wrestling, period. At this point, and probably for a while now, he knows more than you, and you are doing damage. Forcing your son to watch his buddies eat was a move that ANY parent should know was a BAD IDEA. You shouldn't have to be an experienced wrestling parent to figure that one out. Unbelievable. When it comes to cutting weight, mothers should be watchdogs to LIMIT CUTTING WEIGHT. NOT ENFORCE CUTTING IT. That is insanity. I am not even sure what the psychological implications are of a mother pushing a son to the point of making him cut weight excessively. You had better be careful lady. It is serious business you think you know about, but ABSOLUTELY you do not.

[@ultimategamer4010]

Woahh woah woah woah woah

[@ultimategamer4010]

Dide calmdown

[@arthurgoerner488]

@@ultimategamer4010 Why? I am 100% correct, and she needs the feedback.

[@arthurgoerner488]

@@ultimategamer4010 Where am I wrong?

[@arthurgoerner488]

@@ultimategamer4010 I mean, the coach tried talking sense to her which she can't seem to hear. Maybe she needs a louder wake-up call, for her son's sake. If I have to choose between her pride and her son's career, I choose to hurt her pride.

[@diamondheart9268]

I’ve know Ralph Nap since he was a little kid living in the corner house of Chapel Hill and hanging out with my little sister!

[@tannerrollins8483]

I wrestled 152 my sophmore year over Christmas I got up to 162.3 we got back and I realized we had a day of practice before the meet in practice I dropped to 160 and then I lost 8 pounds through pure push and I’m telling u I don’t think I’ll be able to drop 8 pounds in less than a day again going into my junior year now and been training sitting at a weight of 150.6 right now getting ready for season

[@KLGB25R]

Side comment for Jason K. - I fully understand your frustration with your mom when she minimized your feelings about the weight cutting. That having been said, you are lucky to have a mom who is involved and supportive - be thankful. I hope to be able to follow your wrestling career - you work hard and have a great attitude....

[@arthurgoerner488]

His mother is causing damage. There is a difference between supportive and controlling, a difference between rooting for your children and doing it for them. Stay supportive, get out of the way, and stop doing damage, Lady. He would be better off if he stayed with teammates than with his mother on the road. Forcing him to cut weight and then forcing him to watch his teammates eat? She is out of control.

[@KLGB25R]

I just enjoy watching the episodes. I’m retired, after teaching 7th-9th graders and coaching sports (including wrestling) for 40 years. I live in California, so I don’t actually “know” any of kids, parents, or coaches who appear in The Grind. Over the years I’ve been a part of a lot of kids’ lives - but not these kids. Based upon the limited footage that I’ve seen of Jason K. and/or his mom - and I’ve watched ALL of the episodes - Jason seems to be bright, sensitive, reflective, goal-oriented, articulate, and also a normal teenager. Like all parents, his mom isn’t always right, as she admits to coach Layton, but, also like all good parents, she seems to doing her best with what she has. I disagreed with how she was handling the weight cutting - it was clear that her son also disagreed - and, in the end, she “saw the light” and Jason wrestled 106#. As kids get older, parents have to start letting their kids make more decisions for themselves - it’s not always a smooth and easy transition. Hopefully, she really DID learn from the parent “weight cutting” exercise*. Though Jason was clearly disappointed with his finish in the tournament, his mom did her best to try to help him put things into perspective. I’m pretty sure that I would have enjoyed working with Jason as a student and an athlete - he’s smart, skilled, and motivated - and I would have welcomed his involved and supportive mom. *Coach Layton does a great job teaching his athletes AND their parents!

[@arthurgoerner488]

@@KLGB25R I agree with everything you said, except she "saw the light". The episode ended with her arguing with Jason that she got the point of the exercise that she never finished, pushing for Jason to agree that her son will have to cut weight in high school, and asking Jason if her son could really have more success if he cut weight in high school and sacrificed about a half an inch of his height. He meant that last question to scare her, and her immediate response was to ask if he really could do better that way. I do not think she is acting in a healthy manner. I am a former college wrestler, and she scares me. I do not envy what her son will have to endure, and how his mother will always be dead center in the middle of his career when he thinks about it later in life, for good or ill, and which way do you think this is going? I would say she is putting herself in the way of a whole lot of blame and guilt later in life. Sad. Or, as I have seen this go before, she takes no responsibility for her actions, and blames all bad things on him. The "I told you so" parent. I have heard her say it. He then obviously doubly resents that, and yeah, just great. This is not that uncommon. The parent thinks the career is part theirs, that they have a stake in it, even when they do not know what is going on.

[@KLGB25R]

Because I really don't KNOW any of these folks -- and I'm not privy to elements of their personal lives -- I don't really want to judge any of them after an ever-so-brief glimpse of their interactions. That being said, and given my personal history with teaching and coaching, I continue to be amazed by how easily people who have little, if any, experience in a certain subject can minimize or dismiss input/advice from someone who has a lifetime of study and practice in their area of expertise. Coach Layton is an expert in his field and parents are willing to pay him to share that expertise to benefit their kids -- why wouldn't they (parents) take advantage of the opportunity to also benefit from his wealth of knowledge? Of course, my question is rhetorical....

[@arthurgoerner488]

@@KLGB25R Of course. I respect your gentle hand, and although you may come off like you are too kind to really understand this brutal sport, (total assumption, probably wrong, I could be talking to Dan Gable here and not know it!) I can see that you can see to the heart of it. You are 1000% correct. I believe it has to do with the ego of the parents. All parents want their kids to succeed. When parents think they know more than a coach like Jason, who has walked the walk for real, it has to be an ego thing. Firstly, they do not know what they do not know. They should underestand that, but they assume they have seen enough to know without EVER having done it themselves. I call that arrogant ignorance. Ego issues. Control issues. "This is about me" issues. "Only I know best" issues. "I am smarter than everyone else" issues. "Everyone will credit me later for being so smart and making my kid better than anyone else could have" issues. Sad.

[@fistofbuddah]

Ethan, which D1 school are you planning to wrestle for .? 🧐

[@KLGB25R]

This is a great “channel”!

[@sportsandmore609]

Love your videos, wrestling is the best

[@sadcowboysfan2114]

Been waiting for this one

[@cashweddle1756]

I'm had my first state tournament for a two day tournament and it is my first year wrestling and I made it to the second day and lost but I beat every kid for first year at state in my weight class

[@moosethe1st910]

Being a chef in fitness, I have taught many in the ways of loosing weight while eating and staying full. It is easy to do, you keep and gain so much energy. I eat 5000 calories per day and burn 6000 each time I hit the gym. The calories are designed for my body weight..205 pounds.

[@botevforever8786]

Normally I cut 3 kilos, which is around 7 pounds in three days with juice fasting and if I need to make weight on the day, I do 12 hour dry fast for an additional kilo. Anything beyond that in a week is just unhealthy and puts significant stress on the organs! So for a 40 kilo kid to cut 5% body weight is not really that difficult in a week and there's no need to do a dry fast at any point. However, one should never allow a kid to have the need to cut more than a kilo or so in less than 72 hours. Normally, you monitor weight 7-10 days prior.

[@jordan8199]

Good ass coach, I was one of the few guys who found it pretty easy to just sit in a sauna and run on a treadmill in sweats but every wrestler I know that quit quit because of the weight cutting and cardio requirement. Parents who haven't wrestled don't have any idea what they're putting their kids through, wrestling is easily the most grueling sport I did, and adding heavy weight cuts on top of that breaks a lot of kids mentally and physically. Hilarious to see the mom cut about 1% and quit without any hesitation but it feels like she didn't learn anything. Dad smashing beers at 10am is also strangely not interested in weight cutting, weird how that works.

[@Adrury19]

Ethans the best

[@finestlex]

I feel bad for Jason his mom isn’t thinking about his health…

[@KICKINITWITHEFTY]

Love what ur doing my guy 🤘💪🏾

[@lincolnweeks9740]

while i’m watching this video i’m cutting weight right now

[@sergioc5385]

'Feel My Pain'.... In the end it's about "Doing" what's healthy and beneficial for your kids. Some parents live their dream(s) through their kids activities, that's when it gets unhealthy. Please make better choices. Kids already love what they are doing. Let them enjoy it. They should not be forced to do it.

[@sergioc5385]

P.s. Jason your a great coach... I am very impressed of how much u care for these awesome athletes. I hope the parents see the level of care and dedication u show for the kids.

[@arthurgoerner488]

You got it.

[@DOKTAJ39]

Off topic, but I want the soundtrack for this episode. The bgm sounds awesome

[@matthewrobinson2831]

I've cut weight for boxing matches. Never push someone to hard you'll break them before the weigh in. That mom at the beginning really angered me. Made me so angry

[@nickankeny4638]

That 5% cut is so easy. I was at 7% body fat at 118 pounds and cut 9% of my body weight right away in the season. I gained 6 pounds over the season from growth so at the end of the season I was 123 and cutting 14% of my bw to make 106. A 5% cut for me would’ve been 6 pounds but I ended up cutting 17 at the end of the year. I was pretty dead because I cut the ENTIRE 3 1/2 month season with 2 matches every week. It was insanely hard but I did it and that mom should be able to do 5 pounds for sure.

[@JasonLayton]

It was 5 extra pounds, making it an 8.3% cut.

[@nickankeny4638]

@@JasonLayton ok that is more of a cut. That’s around 10 pounds. That is still less than 1/3 of my final cut but it is more of a challenge than 5%. But she didn’t complete it so I guess she could only do the 5% cut. It was easier for her because she has more body fat but she still tried and even though she was betting that she could do it and didn’t, she still did alright

[@tomlouderback8641]

I seen the Jen eating a funnel cake in the parking lot before her weigh in!

[@camrynhoward651]

😂

[@MC-yy7lo]

👀😂😂

[@ianshue2890]

This is not a conversation I’m having in front of the camera

[@thejookking]

Coach, at 4:10 you were demonstrating the backpack 🎒 that Jason missed at ~4:08. What video of yours was that from??

[@ultimategamer4010]

26:50 jiu jitsu in da background

[@sadcowboysfan2114]

Ethan, what grade are you in and also I saw you at Virginia Beach duals

[@fred70829]

Jaysons mom is unbelievable. She still didnt learn. She gave up.

[@garyg-sixturner3959]

This challenge wouldn’t work on me as a professional bodybuilder lol. I routinely dropped from 300 to 225 in a span of 3 months and was fine day of. Used to starving. Used to hours of cardio. Though I would never make my 8 year old cut because he should be getting bigger and stronger, if I had to cut 5% of my bodyweight, I could do it with ease. Good test and observation for regular parents though!

[@lbcoach2295]

Crazy mother. Im coaching college football 24 yrs.

[@mikeyvullo7096]

question for Ethan, what weight class do u think u will be when u are a senior in high school ?

[@ethanthethin2389]

Probably 27

[@ethanthethin2389]

26

[@ultimategamer4010]

HWT

[@lifeofhardknocks.3280]

It's hard to tell a kid to forget about that loss we're pulling data for the future when it matters. But you gotta cut 5 pounds in 3 days for a tournament that don't mean anything to anyone expect the participants.... Sad to see people so broke they treat their children like that. Thank you for calling them out on it. Poor kids shouldn't have to worry about that yet at that age. 💔

[@RockyCruz.MisterNYC]

The mother is the star of the episode

[@hulaGUNZ]

If you want, look at it this way....cutting weight is for those that like to beat up on smaller people. p.s. I hate fighting but love wrestling.

[@laural7757]

Who is his favorite wrestler?

[@oddblood420]

Pretty close match? Wasn't it 8-0?

[@Baileywilman0]

You know your cut is bad when you have sleepless nights.

[@arthurgoerner488]

LOL. Ok, I will join in. Ethan, if you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?

[@alexanderpekoff8457]

Good one!

[@colmanermi7575]

Where are the new episodes?!?!?

[@codys7079]

does Ethan do other sports aside from wresting?

[@antoneedays2863]

Let’s go always waiting another episode Good job jayson win by pin

[@blackhouse7646]

Do you have summer camps? My son just started to wrestle going into high school next year.

[@JasonLayton]

We do, but we haven't added it to our schedule yet. It will be posted on the homepage of www.WellRunTournaments.com once it is scheduled.

[@6-98]

Jason looks like a potential mma fighter

[@kennedyelizabeth9288]

who’s ethans favorite on the grind!? and how does he feel having people blow up his dms!?

[@ogmadetolose1729]

Who's E's favorite? Ethan is...

[@1stslothman912]

another banger

[@valhallabjj1032]

Ethan is the best ! Tell him I said that.

[@jchen7782]

26:49 they’re doing BJJ in the back lol

[@KICKINITWITHEFTY]

Hey Ethan ! What ur favorite move on bottom ?

[@Gemellli]

Where the grind at?

[@JasonLayton]

I want a new episode as much as you, I'm not sure when it will return.

[@josho_reacts2.0]

Goo Jason 💪🤼‍♂️🥶

[@williambalentine5173]

Sad thing is she still don’t get it. Still acts like it’s no big deal but accepts it’s hard? You can tell by the way she’s acting at the end smh.

[@valhallabjj1032]

exactly she looked like she still thought she was in the right after all.

[@Charlie-sm4hk]

i couldn’t stand cutting weight!

[@camcatrabone354]

He was NOT the favorite to win 99😂

[@hulksmashing]

The mom that QUIT during the weight cut, saying she learned a lesson, didn't learn a lesson she was in the next episode arguing on behalf of Tyler's dad about 2lbs is nothing. 🤦‍♂️

[@joebuda7900]

MOM wants Jason!

[@kennyrojas4014]

The easiest 50 bucks Jason ever made...😉

[@Derminate94]

Darn - she didn’t make weight. What did Jason have to say about it?

[@breezy6372]

Is Tyler the new star of the show or is Ethan still the star

[@ethanthethin2389]

We both know that buddy

[@breezy6372]

@@ethanthethin2389 Shiloh said to make sure you use the bathroom before ur matches From Laz-

[@MC-yy7lo]

Laz 😂😂😂

[@heatherpierson2554]

HES GOOD BYE !

[@colejames5999]

Any wrestlers from central maine?

[@CooperCaraway]

Finally!!!

[@kingstonstrouse6836]

How does Ethan feel like being the star of the grind

[@jaykwaak4080]

Hes not

[@jaykwaak4080]

(Ginger😬😬🤣🤣)

[@ethanthethin2389]

He feels great

[@kingstonstrouse6836]

@@jaykwaak4080 yo buddy pal your not that guy

[@sadcowboysfan2114]

Ethan, how tall are you

[@Bowontop]

What is your fav style

[@JasonLayton]

Folkstyle, but I like all types of wrestling.

[@JasonLayton]

Oh, is that an ethan question?! I will ask him!!!

[@Bowontop]

It's for the video I hope I get in it I've never been in a video

[@trevorstuyvenberg4378]

upload pls

[@Charlie-sm4hk]

so cutting weight is never good bc i thought of it cuz im fat but i wanna grow too!!🙈

[@JasonLayton]

You should exercise like a maniac and eat a clean diet with enough calories to fuel muscle growth, but not so much that you are storing excessive fat.

[@alexanderpekoff8457]

@@JasonLayton 💪🏽💪🏽

[@Charlie-sm4hk]

@Jason Layton ok thx i’m so short and fat! i’ll try! i wanted to wrestle but it didn’t work out!😢

[@JasonLayton]

@@Charlie-sm4hk make sure you wrestle. It’s worth the sacrifice. NO ONE REGRETS WRESTLING!

[@Charlie-sm4hk]

@Jason Layton yeah thx!!!

[@Cdot2ReaL-wu5hs]

What state is this in

[@JasonLayton]

NY

[@shdussiboss6534]

Weight cut ain't it. I walked around at like 117 and had to cut down to 106. Given I didn't have much fat on me I would always go in feelin like shit.

[@valhallabjj1032]

What a quitter, what type of example is that to set for your child? Way to go , I'm actually glad she quit now she has to live with that, and I'm sure that burns more now than actually following through.

[@sawyerfulton4216]

John needs to drink more milk

[@butthole687]

7 pounds that's not much kids these days are soft

[@jillurmalik1]

Early squad

[@sussyimpostor5046]

BRUH, WHY

[@frankmurphy3723]

How old is jason

[@JasonLayton]

13

[@frankmurphy3723]

@@JasonLayton damn he’s tall asf

[@jillurmalik1]

My question is how old are u 😂 (ethan)

[@flyinbriant6426]

I remember sucking ice cubes and spitting then I was a tenth of a pound over so did what I could to lose a tenth of a pound it sucked kids should not be losing a ton of wight just to make weight