BFS is a program designed to put weight and mass on kids, in my honest opinion. I do not agree that it means slower. I do not think that it is a great wrestling program. Many facets of any program can be adapted to help wrestlers. I think that the most important lift that a wrestler could do would be a hang clean. Lat pulls and rows would be second on my priority if I were beginning a program specifically for wrestling. I always want to laugh when a coach will brag in a seeding meeting how much his kid can bench. I remember a Brad McBee quote from a few years back....."Hell, if you'll start your kid on his back, I'll give you the one seed". As it turned out, Mr Bench Press never got out of the quarters. Wrestler lifts, in no particular order: Cleans, seated lat pulls and rows, lower back, curls, tricep extensions, squats. grip, neck. If your kids are not enrolled in a weight class, they are not all that serious about being an athlete. If your school does not offer a weight class, they are not a place that you need to stay.
If your kids are not in the weight room, they are not close to fulfilling their potential. Having said that, it's kind of cool when a skinny kid whips up on the guys that look great in a uniform. Too many average kids think that wrestling is all about muscle.
