OPTIMIZATION MODEL FOR THE COMBINATION OF STRENGTH AND SPEED IN GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING

Abstract

Greco-Roman wrestling is a highly demanding combat sport in which success depends on the effective integration of maximal strength, explosive power, reaction speed, technical precision, and tactical decision-making. Although strength and speed are traditionally trained as separate performance components, their competitive value in Greco-Roman wrestling emerges primarily through their coordinated interaction during gripping, lifting, throwing, countering, and transitional actions. The present study develops an optimization model for the combined development of strength and speed in Greco-Roman wrestlers and proposes a training framework aimed at improving sport-specific performance. The article is based on a structured analysis of wrestling demands, principles of neuromuscular adaptation, and periodized training design. The proposed model integrates maximal strength, explosive strength, speed-strength, reaction speed, and movement efficiency into a unified preparation system. The model is organized around three interdependent blocks: diagnostic assessment, individualized training prescription, and performance correction. Special attention is given to exercise selection, load distribution, recovery control, and the transfer of general physical preparation to wrestling-specific motor actions.