Podcast appearances and mentions of Rulon Gardner

Rulon Gardner is no stranger to adversity. At the 2000 Olympic Games he won gold in Greco-Roman wrestling, against all the odds. But in 2002, he finds himself in a different kind of fight - a monumental clash of man versus nature in the mountains of Wyoming. A series of wrong turns sees an afternoon of snowmobiling veer off the rails. With the daylight disappearing, Rulon will need every last drop of willpower if he's to make it out of the wilderness… A Noiser production, written by Nicole Edmunds. For ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you're on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions If you have an amazing survival story of your own that you'd like to put forward for the show, let us know. Drop us an email at support@noiser.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Send us a textAs a continuation of his original interview, Rulon talks about life after winning gold, two near-death experiences, advice for young people, and participates in Cam and Ott's speed round.

Send us a textThose who witnessed the 2000 Olympics will remember the David vs Goliath wrestling upset of a Wyoming farm boy, Rulon Gardner, over Russia's historic dominator Aleksandr Karelin. What most people don't know is that Rulon did not grow up as an early wrestling prodigy. There were many times in his life where he faced forks in the road to determine what he might become. In this podcast, Rulon talks about the journey from his childhood farm life to a world stage in Sydney, Australia. It is an amazing story of setbacks, grit, and resolve.

THANK YOU for listening to HODGEPOD , I truly appreciate it. 2025 will be fun. Join host Rob Fredette as he celebrates the 100th episode of HODGEPOD with special guest Larry Camp, host of "Nobody Knows Your Story." In this milestone episode, they delve into a variety of intriguing topics, including Larry's love for Hawaii and its culture, the power of human stories, and unforgettable sports moments. Listen in as Larry shares his unique experiences, from interviewing Hawaiian artists and sharing their music across the globe to reminiscing about historical visits to Pearl Harbor. The conversation takes an inspiring turn when the two recount the triumphs of sporting legends, including the miraculous victory of wrestler Rulon Gardner and the legendary 1980 USA Olympic hockey team. This episode is a rich tapestry of personal reflections, shared memories, and a deep appreciation for the spirit of Aloha and the human experience. Whether you're a fan of captivating life narratives or legendary sports feats, this episode offers a wonderful blend of insights and entertainment. Recorded December 14, 2024 HODGEPOD can be heard on APPLE, SPOTIFY , IHEART, AUDACY, TUNEIN and THE PODBEAN APP.  Please give listen , follow and share.  Email: hodgepodallin@yahoo.com  

THANK YOU for listening to HODGEPOD , I truly appreciate it. 2025 will be fun. Join host Rob Fredette as he celebrates the 100th episode of HODGEPOD with special guest Larry Camp, host of "Nobody Knows Your Story." In this milestone episode, they delve into a variety of intriguing topics, including Larry's love for Hawaii and its culture, the power of human stories, and unforgettable sports moments. Listen in as Larry shares his unique experiences, from interviewing Hawaiian artists and sharing their music across the globe to reminiscing about historical visits to Pearl Harbor. The conversation takes an inspiring turn when the two recount the triumphs of sporting legends, including the miraculous victory of wrestler Rulon Gardner and the legendary 1980 USA Olympic hockey team. This episode is a rich tapestry of personal reflections, shared memories, and a deep appreciation for the spirit of Aloha and the human experience. Whether you're a fan of captivating life narratives or legendary sports feats, this episode offers a wonderful blend of insights and entertainment. Recorded December 14, 2024 HODGEPOD can be heard on APPLE, SPOTIFY , IHEART, AUDACY, TUNEIN and THE PODBEAN APP.  Please give listen , follow and share.  Email: hodgepodallin@yahoo.com  

Ep 244 Miletich Fighting Systems  Championship Years - Jeremy Horn Pat Miletich, Matt Hughes, Jens Pulver and Tim Sylvia captured the UFC championship belts while all working out at the Miletich Fighting System in Davenport Iowa. Jeremy Horn was the architect and master planner behind the work that went into this incredible moment in mixed martial arts. Jeremy Horn and the MMA set Mike Davis discuss this historic championship run while also examining the science that went into each fight. Ep 244 Miletich Fighting Systems  Championship Years - Jeremy Horn 0:00 Lytes out intro0:19 guest introduction0:57 interview start 0:59 making the switch to Miletich fighting systems 2:14 reason for the move to MFS 4:33 deciding to make fighting a career 7:49 Matt Hughes and Pat Miletich friendship 9:34 realizing Miletich fighting systems was special 11:33 cornering Pat Miletich at UFC 16 14:53 Jeremy Horn vs Frank Shamrock 22:53 giving Vitor Belfort a pep talk. 23:11 payment issues with the IFC24:34 training in Montreal25:42 cornering Mark Coleman 29:59 Amaury Bitetti training Pat Miletech32:49 Jens Pulver early days at MFS35:57 Robbie Lawler at MFS38:05 Carlos Newton vs Pat Miletich 40:00 Matt Hughes vs Dennis Hallman 41:45 handling a loss 42:42 Jens Pulver winning lightweight title 43:28 Manager Monte Cox 47:42 Jens Pulver vs BJ Penn 48:31 Carlos Newton vs Matt Hughes 49:26 Matt Hughes vs Hayato Sakurai 50:50 UFC not wanting Pat Miletich 51:59 Robbie Lawler vs Aaron Riley 52:25 Matt Hughes vs Carlos Newton “rematch” 53:19 Matchmaker Joe Silva 54:12 Tim Sylvia vs Ricco Rodriguez 55:18 Matt Hughes vs Sean Sherk56:34 first thoughts on Tim Sylvia 59:27 Matt Hughes vs BJ Penn 1:01:27 Frank Mir vs Tim Sylvia “arm break” 1:03:32 Tim Sylvia cut from the UFC 1:04:11 Andre Arlovski 1:05:04 MFS winning multiple titles 1:06:01 Tim Sylvia vs Fedor Emelianenko 1:07:22 experience with Don Frye 1:08:47 Rulon Gardner 1:09:43 BJ Penn callout rumor 1:09:56 choking out Promoter Chad Mason 1:10:37 thoughts on Miletich fighting systems era 1:15:09 reason for never reffing fights 1:15:48 realizing it was time to leave Iowa 1:18:39 50 fight club members 1:21:08 fighters not being able to move on after career 1:22:17 interview wrap up 1:22:41 outro/ final thoughts Subscribe to the Lytes Out Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/@LytesOutClipsSocials: Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/groups/1027449255187255/?mibextid=oMANbwInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/lytesoutpodcast/iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lytes-out-podcast/id1568575809 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3q8KsfqrSQSjkdPLkdtNWb Mike - The MMA Detective - @mikedavis632 Cash App - $mikedavis1231Venmo - Mike-Davis-63ZELLE: Cutthroatmma@gmail.com / ph#: 773-491-5052 Follow the #LOP team on Instagram: Chris - Founder/Owner - @chrislightsoutlytle Mike - MMA Detective - @mikedavis632 Joey - Assistant - @aj_ventitreTyson - Producer - @ty.green.weldingAndrew - Timestamps - @ambidexstressAndy - Social Media Manager - @martial_mindset_Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power#miletichfightingsystems #jenspulver#timsylvia#patmiletich#matthughes#MMA #UFC #NHB #LytesOutPodcast #LytesOut #MixedMartialArts #ChrisLytle #MMADetective #MikeDavis #MMAHistory #OldSchoolMMA #FiftyFightClub #MMAPodcast #FighSupport the show

The youngest of nine children, Rulon Gardner was raised on a dairy farm in Wyoming, where the family grew crops and milked cows twice a day. Rulon learned about hard work and determination which became core values in Rulon's life.As Rulon shares his story, he talks about how his upbringing has helped him deal with the adversity that has come his way. He also talks about his wrestling career which most knew little about until the 2000 Olympics and his match against one of the greatest athletes to have ever wrestled.Though it doesn't get as much attention as the “Miracle on Ice” at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Upstate New York, Rulon's Olympic match against Aleksandr Karelin of Russia in Sydney Australia is an equally impressive underdog story. Aleksandr, “The Russian Bear” was 12 lbs. at birth and a terrifyingly toned 287 pounds in his wrestling prime. He had allowed just a single point to be scored against him in the previous 10 years of competition; he hadn't lost a match in 13. Yeah, we talked all about what has now become known as the Miracle on the Mat during our talk story session. But Rulon also talks about other events (which include several brushes with death) that have made him who he is today.2000 Sydney Olympic match: https://youtu.be/oVT3-wbL8HU?si=5i14CojKHNBG7k1gWebsite: Rulongardner.comBook: Never Stop Pushinghttps://a.co/d/03f7dod

Gold medalist Rulon Gardner speaks at Idaho Farm Bureau Federation convention

Gold medalist Rulon Gardner speaks at Idaho Farm Bureau Federation convention.

It's Short Time Shots, a look at the day's college wrestling scores and more, I'm your host, Hall of Fame wrestling writer and broadcaster Jason Bryant and I want to let you know, this is the scoreboard show of record. Speaking of scoreboards, did you know you can find all the D1 dual meet scores and links to their results at collegewrestlingscoreboard.com AND I've added another redirect to help you follow all the tournaments from every division at collegewrestlingtournaments.com. NO ONE ELSE DOES THIS. Top dual of the night, No. 25 Stevens Institute knocked of No. 11 Coast Guard 18-15 in Hoboken, New Jersey. The dual had a couple of matches between ranked individuals. Coast Guard took the 133-pound match as sixth-ranked Chase Randall beat 10th-ranked Luke Hoerle 9-3. At 157, Stevens' Ryan Smith, ranked as high as fourth, topped No. 14 Noah Caskey 9-6 in a matchup between returning All-Americans. Trailing 11-6 halfway through, the Ducks won four in a row from 165-197 to ice the dual. Elsewhere in Division III, Coe bested Buena Vista 45-9 to open up action in the American Rivers Conference. Will Esmoil, L.J. Richardson and Mathieu Arsenault picked up falls for the Kohawks (with a K) and head coach John Oostendorp - he beat Rulon Gardner back in the day by the way. McDaniel beat Division II Frostburg State 30-14. No. 12 Ashland edged No. 21 Mercyhurst 20-19 on criteria. Ashland took the victory on the third criteria, most match points 77-76. This is again one of those things that makes me wonder why the heck we don't just do match points. Wade Schalles has been touting a version of it for years. Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman went through and came up with a system. If we're changing points in individual matches for whatever reason, why don't we just change dual meet scoring to match the output of the athletes? Kutztown pulled away from Shippensburg, winning three of the last four weights to come away with a 33-18 win in a battle of PSAC squads. The Golden Bears improved to 2-0 on the season. Emmanuel beat Emory & Henry 45-3 and San Francisco State won a Bay Area battle, topping NAIA Menlo 43-9. In the NAIA, second-ranked Life University used a squad mostly of reserves and smashed Brewton-Parker 45-9. 10th-ranked Myles Starke did get the go for Life at 184 pounds. He picked up a technical fall over Charles Henkel. All seven victories were bonus victories for the Friends University Falcons as the flew past Bethany (Kan.) 39-18. Reigning KCAC Men's Wrestler of the Week Gunnar Henderson pinned Nathaniel Zabala in 2:33, while Thomas Vasquez, Jamie Mitchell and Gustavo Renteria also got their hand raised after they had the win by pin. It was also the first dual win for new men's head wrestling coach Tyler Mies. On the women's side, Grand View beat Baker 32-8. Emmanuel beat Emory & Henry 44-2. My thoughts are with my man Chris Mecate, a past two-time All-American at that place in Norfolk and current assistant coach at Mt. San Antonio College in SoCal. Mecate's dad passed away in the past few days and I wanted to drop a line with my condolences to a guy I haven't seen in a while. December 6 was a tough one here, it would have been my late father's birthday. Mt. San Antonio and the rest of the California Community Colleges wrap up their season at Cuesta this weekend for the California Community College Athletic Association state championships - which is still on my list of events to check out. Subscribe, for free, to my Daily Wrestling News. Get it for free at mattalkonline.com/news, sign up free today. That's as always, delivered by our longtime friends at Resilite.

On this episode of The Kurt Angle Show, Kurt and Paul welcome Rulon Gardner! Rulon shares several life experiences including the wins as well as the losses. Rulon discusses winning the gold at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and the extreme dedication and sacrifice to achieve it. Rulon has faced multiple life-threatening situations and survived every one through sheer grit and an absolute refusal to quit. Rulon shares his stories of triumph and loss and is motivated to encourage others to fight for their dreams. Find all things "Kurt Angle Show" over at www.anglepodlinks.com including merch, social handles, and how to stay engaged with the show! GameTime - Take the guesswork out of buying tickets with Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code ANGLE for $20 off your first purchase (terms apply). Download Gametime today. Last minute tickets. Lowest Price. Guaranteed. SAVE WITH CONRAD - If you have credit card debt or in a 30-year loan? Well, we can help you get out of that pinch and save money at the same time! Head over to SaveWithConrad.com for a quick quote. The Kurt Angle Show can be found on ADFREESHOWS.com where you get early, ad-free access to more than a dozen of your favorite wrestling podcasts, starting at just $9! And now, you can enjoy the first week...completely FREE! Sign up for a free trial - and get a taste of what Ad Free Shows is all about. Start your free trial today at AdFreeShows.com. If your business targets 25–54-year-old men, there's no better place to advertise than right here with us on the Kurt Angle Show. You've heard us do ads for some of the same companies for years...why? Because it works! And with our super targeted audience, there's very little waste. Go to AdvertiseWithAngle.com now and find out more about advertising with the Kurt Angle Show. Get all of your Kurt Angle Show merchandise at https://boxofgimmicks.com/collections/kurt-angle-show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Türkiye İş Bankası'nın katkılarıyla hazırlanan Olimpik Hafıza'nın üçüncü bölümünde Caner Eler, Mert Aydın'ı konuk ediyor. İkili; Mete Gazoz'un şampiyon olduğu ve Türk sporcuların büyük bir başarıyla geride bıraktığı Dünya Okçuluk Şampiyonası'nı ve Dünya Atletizm Şampiyonası'nda sırıkla atlama sporcumuz Ersu Şaşma'nın gösterdiği performansı değerlendirip Olimpiyat tarihine damga vuran Rus güreşçi Aleksandr Karelin'in Rulon Gardner'a kaybettiği maçı, ABD'li atlet Carl Lewis'in Olimpiyat tarihinde bıraktığı izi ve rakibi Ben Johnson'ın doping skandalıyla beraber yaşananları ve de bir zamanlar Fenerbahçe forması da giyen Kanadalı atlet Donovan Bailey'i konuşuyor.

Olympic wrestling gold medalist shares some true behind-the-scenes memories of his gold medal run in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. But maybe more important, he also talks about his goal to make one more Olympic team at the age of 51! Check this one out! 

Ben, CP, and JD take a look 57 - 74 at the US Open this weekend. Send in user submissions to 515-509-5071 or FRLsubmissions@flosports.tv! (0:00) Ben talks Mitchell Mesenbrink to Penn State (9:00) Rulon Gardner has registered for the US Open (10:30) NLWC registered for the US Open (13:57) Oklahoma job search update (23:10) 57 kg (30:10) 61 kg (42:57) 65 kg (48:50) 70 kg (53:18) 74 kg (57:40) would a 10-point tech be good for folkstyle? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2/3/23 H2: BEST OF! - Rulon Gardner, Marvin Harrison & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our world tends to prize brawn over brains, thinking that the stronger you are, the better you are. But muscle can only get you so far. Wisdom and understanding in a situation can get you much farther than brute strength alone. A sharp mind with understanding will outdo strength any day because it is not just working hard physically that yields success, but working smart as well. Illustration: American wrestler Rulon Gardner's shocking victory over undefeated Russian champion Alexander Karelin to claim gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games  Verses: Prov. 21:22; 16:32 Teacher: Jerry Wierwille

Our world tends to prize brawn over brains, thinking that the stronger you are, the better you are. But muscle can only get you so far. Wisdom and understanding in a situation can get you much farther than brute strength alone. A sharp mind with understanding will outdo strength any day because it is not just working hard physically that yields success, but working smart as well. Illustration: American wrestler Rulon Gardner's shocking victory over undefeated Russian champion Alexander Karelin to claim gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games  Verses: 22:11; 16:32 Teacher: Jerry Wierwille

In today's episode I got the chance to talk with Olympic Gold Medalist Rulon Gardner about his accomplishments and how following his dreams has allowed him to share his passion! Here is a link to the flyer for his upcoming gold medal wrestling camp June 27-July 1st. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Dk1RTKTLui_wK4shAySd2L6Hg2_1utZi/view?usp=sharing

Rulon Gardner - Olympic Gold Medalist to Real Estate Agent - Team Leader Academy Podcast EP 17 https://www.joetaylorgroup.com/scheduleWe sat down with Olympic Gold Medalist Rulon Gardner to talk about his experiences growing up to winning his olympic gold medal to eventually joining Real Broker and becoming a real estate agent.  Rulon takes on his struggles and mindset from wrestling and applies them to the Real Estate industry.  This interview was incredibly inspirational and we hope you find value in it like we did!TEAM LEADER ACADEMY is for Aspiring Real Estate Team Leaders looking to expand their knowledge and teams to fuel their business.  We provide a blueprint to success with TEAM LEADER ACADEMY and want to provide resources for new, aspiring, or existing team leaders to grow their Real Estate Teams in 2022.

Hello Old Sports is part of the https://sportshistorynetwork.com/ (Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear). EPISODE SUMMARY At the end of the 20th Century, Joe Garner and Bob Costas published two excellent books: https://www.amazon.com/Crowd-Goes-Wild-Celebrated-Broadcast/dp/1570714606 (And the Crowd Goes Wild) and https://www.amazon.com/Fans-Roared-Sports-Broadcasts-Seats/dp/1570715823/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=1570715823&psc=1 (And the Fans Roared), which covered the greatest sports moments and broadcasts of the 20th Century. Inspired by those books, we've put together a similar list for own hypothetical "book" on the best moments since the year 2000. There are a lot of expected names (Bonds, Brady, Armstrong, Ledecky) as well as some you may have forgotten (Rulon Gardner anyone?). We hope you enjoy and let us know if there's anything we missed! Contact the show at HelloOldSports@gmail.com and find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/HelloOldSports (www.facebook.com/HelloOldSports)

Facing 9-time world champ and 3-time Olympic gold medalist Aleksandr Karelin from Russia, Rulon Gardner of the U.S. came up with the biggest upset in Olympic wrestling history to win the gold medal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Olympic gold medal wrestler Rulon Gardner joined the show to discuss winning an Olympic gold medal and what projects he's working on now.

Rulon Gardner is an American icon. Not only is he an Olympic wrestling champion but he slayed Goliath to do it. Alexander Karelin was going for his 888th straight victory, a 13th World and Olympic championship and an unprecedented 4th Olympic Gold. Dubbed the "experiment" for his freakish strength and physique he was and remains the most dominant wrestler in history, but not on Sept 25, 2000 in Sydney Australia. On that day Karelin met Rulon, and he lost to the man who would not quit. His story is one for the ages. World and Olympic champ. Olympic Bronze and some of the most harrowing experiences and near death experiences you can imagine. Rulon Gardner is one tough dude. It was an honor to talk to him. Please subscribe and God bless you all.

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On this episode of Movement Radio, we discuss some of the biggest upsets in sports history. 13. Rulon Gardner does the impossible 14. Brady and Patriots shock Rams for first Super Bowl 15. Unheralded Pistons dismantle Lakers for NBA title 16. George Mason downs UConn to reach Final Four 17. Boise State beats Oklahoma in famous fashion 18. Appalachian State silences the Big House 19. Six-touchdown underdog Stanford shocks USC 20. Eli Manning and the Giants thwart Patriots perfection 21. Y.E. Yang stares down Tiger 22. Unknown Roberta Vinci stuns Serena Williams 23. 5,000-1 Leicester City wins the English Premier League 24. 16 seed UMBC humiliates Virginia 25. Nationals rally past Astros for first World Series www.movementradio.us https://www.patreon.com/Movementradio https://www.twitch.tv/unleashedxdemon?sr=a https://www.facebook.com/ThompsonPersonalTraining https://www.facebook.com/chronic.conversations.1 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/movementradio2019/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/movementradio2019/support

To celebrate the release of Olympic Channel's latest edition to the acclaimed Five Rings Films series 'Rulon', Olympic gold medallist wrestler Rulon Gardner sat down with the Olympic Channel Podcast to catch up. He talks about his epic (and unexpected win) at the 2000 Olympic Games, how to build the mentality of an Olympic wrestler, and much more about his incredible life. You can watch the full documentary for free right now at www.OlympicChannel.com

Retired Greco-Roman Olympic Gold Medalist wrestler, Rulon Gardner, joins Lee to discuss his new documentary "Rulon."  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Doug and Steve review Kong vs. Gozilla, this week's Big Movie Review. The guys also weigh in on The Unholy, Concrete Cowby, Every Breath You Take and French Exit.  Adam Irving, director of Rulon, joins them to discuss the film's look at the unbelievable life of the gold-medal Olympist. The Movie Show with Doug Wright and Steve Salles. Listen Fridays 9 am to noon at 1160 AM & 102.7 FM, kslnewsradio.com, or on the App. Follow us on Facebook at @TheMovieShow. Join The Movie Show Club for exclusive perks! Text "Movie" to 57500.  The Movie Show podcast is sponsored by Megaplex Theatres, Utah's premiere movie entertainment company. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Austrália presta contas com seu passado colonial, elevando Cathy Freeman ao status de estrela mundial, enquanto Ian Thorpe e seu maiô de corpo inteiro mostram o esporte de olho no futuro, enquanto o fantasma do doping de novo assombra o movimento olímpico. O Brasil vive um paradoxo: uma boa campanha, com 12 medalhas, mas nenhum ouro e muitas refugadas. Acompanhe essas e outras histórias dos Jogos de Sydmey-2000; Apresentação e edição: Fernando Cesarotti Colaboração: Aletheia Vieira Áudios usados no episódio: Basquete feminino: final de Brasil x Rússia (ESPN Brasil) Eric Moussambani – A Chegada Memória Globo – Sydney-2000 Natação: final do revezamento 4x100 m livre (Globo) Robert Scheidt e seu desempenho olímpico (Rede Nacional do Esporte) Rodrigo Pessoa e a refugada de Baloubet du Rouet (ESPN Brasil) Músicas: Capital Inicial – “Primeiros Erros (Chove)” John Farnham e Olivia Newton-John – Dare to Dream Manic Street Preachers – “Baby Elian” Rica Soares – “Tudo Bem Meu Bem” U2 = “Walk On” Veja também: A verdadeira história de Eric Moussambani (Olympic Channel) Cerimônia de Abertura dos Jogos de Sydney Cerimônia de Encerramento Corredores do revezamento 4x100 m, 15 anos depois Edvaldo Valério, 20 anos depois (GE Bahia) Legends: Ian Thorpe (Olympic Channel) Luta greco-romana: Rulon Gardner x Alexandre Karelin (Olympic Channel) Trivela – Histórias Olímpicas Vitória de Cathy Freeman nos 400 m rasos Acesse nossas redes sociais: Twitter Medium Facebook Instagram Youtube

The story of one of the most amazing Olympic athletes of all time.

Rob Hill and Jay Zeimet are the hosts of the QCA Wrestle Podcast. Rob and Jay both grew up in Iowa and wrestled through high school.  Now, both have kids heavily involved in the sport. While they are both veterans in talking about wrestling, this is the first podcast either has been involved in. The QCA Wrestle Podcast predominantly consists of interviews of figures in the wrestling community, where we get to know our guests, dissect their careers, and provide our audience with actionable advice on how to succeed, in wrestling and in life.  ALSOOpening topics touch on the anniversary or birthday of sorts for Short Time, how and why you should subscribe to Mat Talk Online’s DAILY WRESTLING NEWS, a new home to Chris Basford’s Division II wrestling rankings and of course, #WillieTrials SPEAKING OF RULON2000 Olympic champion Rulon Gardner finished third at the 1990 NJCAA Championships at 275 pounds for what was then known as Ricks College. The school, which is now known as BYU-Idaho, dropped all sports in 2002. Gardner would win the title in 1991. Check out Stalemates Show’s day 4 recap of #WillieTrials athttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7Ks1ZKD41A Support the Show and the Mat Talk Podcast Network Patreon | Rokfin SUBSCRIBE        The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported byCompound Sportswear

Rob Hill and Jay Zeimet are the hosts of the QCA Wrestle Podcast. Rob and Jay both grew up in Iowa and wrestled through high school.  Now, both have kids heavily involved in the sport. While they are both veterans in talking about wrestling, this is the first podcast either has been involved in. The QCA Wrestle Podcast predominantly consists of interviews of figures in the wrestling community, where we get to know our guests, dissect their careers, and provide our audience with actionable advice on how to succeed, in wrestling and in life.  ALSO Opening topics touch on the anniversary or birthday of sorts for Short Time, how and why you should subscribe to Mat Talk Online’s DAILY WRESTLING NEWS, a new home to Chris Basford’s Division II wrestling rankings and of course, #WillieTrials   SPEAKING OF RULON 2000 Olympic champion Rulon Gardner finished third at the 1990 NJCAA Championships at 275 pounds for what was then known as Ricks College. The school, which is now known as BYU-Idaho, dropped all sports in 2002. Gardner would win the title in 1991. The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Sportswear. Short Time Wrestling Podcast: Episode 629 - November 11, 2020

Pat Hogan was a 2006 New Jersey state wrestling champion. He and his wife Amanda have recently released a new children's book, Wrestling the Alphabet. Today, I talk with Pat about the idea behind the book, the selection process for who is included and what they hope to get out of this project.  Before talking with Hogan, I break down what’s awesome about wrestling in Iowa, pandemic or no pandemic, after the recent Hawkeye Wrestling Club Showdown Open. Pre-order Wrestling the Alphabet at wrestlingthealphabet.com  As always, you can support this network, its shows and its projects at mattalkonline.com/jointheteam or rokfin.com/creator/mattalkonline ROCKIN’ WRESTLING FACT DROP FAMILY TREE Dave Orndorff, the father of former Utah Valley wrestler Tanner and current Ohio State wrestler Tate Orndorff, was an NJCAA runner-up at unlimited in 1983 prior to his Division I career. He competed for what was then known as Ricks College in Idaho. The school is currently known as BYU-Idaho and eliminated all sports at the end of the 2001-02 athletics calendar. You might have also seen a Ricks College shirt in Napoleon Dynamite. Rulon Gardner, by the way, is another famous alum. Dave came back in 1986 after serving his LDS mission to finish third at unlimited and pick up the most falls award along the way. Support the Show and the Mat Talk Podcast Network Patreon | Rokfin SUBSCRIBE        The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported byCompound Sportswear

Pat Hogan was a 2006 New Jersey state wrestling champion. He and his wife Amanda have recently released a new children's book, Wrestling the Alphabet. Today, I talk with Pat about the idea behind the book, the selection process for who is included and what they hope to get out of this project.  Before talking with Hogan, I break down what’s awesome about wrestling in Iowa, pandemic or no pandemic, after the recent Hawkeye Wrestling Club Showdown Open. Pre-order Wrestling the Alphabet at wrestlingthealphabet.com    As always, you can support this network, its shows and its projects at mattalkonline.com/jointheteam or rokfin.com/creator/mattalkonline   ROCKIN’ WRESTLING FACT DROP FAMILY TREE Dave Orndorff, the father of former Utah Valley wrestler Tanner and current Ohio State wrestler Tate Orndorff, was an NJCAA runner-up at unlimited in 1983 prior to his Division I career. He competed for what was then known as Ricks College in Idaho. The school is currently known as BYU-Idaho and eliminated all sports at the end of the 2001-02 athletics calendar. You might have also seen a Ricks College shirt in Napoleon Dynamite. Rulon Gardner, by the way, is another famous alum. Dave came back in 1986 after serving his LDS mission to finish third at unlimited and pick up the most falls award along the way.   Support the Show and the Mat Talk Podcast Network Patreon | Rokfin   Get educated, stay informed Daily Wrestling News, delivered every day, free. The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Sportswear. And if you haven't already, leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts. SUBSCRIBE TO SHORT TIMEApple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS

G'Day, Mates! In this episode of Take A 20, Mark Davidson and Josh Green continue their Australian expedition for Part 2 of their discussion about the 2000 Summer Olympics from Sydney. The co-hosts revisit Cathy Freeman's historic run for gold in the 400M, as well as Rulon Gardner's stunning victory over "the meanest man on the planet," Alexander Karelin. Mark and Josh are also joined by 2016 Olympic medalist, Kristi Castlin, for an extended conversation about the pressures and thrills of competing on the world's biggest stage. Plus, Mark shares insights from his appearance as a guest DJ, and Josh pays tribute to the greatest New England Patriots player you've never heard of.

We talk one of the most interesting characters in modern Olympic history Rulon Gardner. He is the subject of a fascinating Olympic Channel documentary “Rulon Gardner Won't Die.” We see that he had a tough childhood as one of nine children with a loving family but he grew up on a farm working hard day in and day out.As a young man he survived a number of close call accidents but he was always out to do his best and work hard for his family. He attended the University of Nebraska where he would establish himself as a top notch college wrestler. Be sure to check out “Rulon Gardner Won't Die," on the Olympic Channel streaming now on demand.

We talk one of the most interesting characters in modern Olympic history Rulon Gardner. He is the subject of a fascinating Olympic Channel documentary “Rulon Gardner Won't Die.” We see that he had a tough childhood as one of nine children with a loving family but he grew up on a farm working hard day in and day out.As a young man he survived a number of close call accidents that might have killed him. But no matter how many times he got knocked down he always got up and did his best to work hard for his family. He attended the University of Nebraska where he would establish himself as a top notch college wrestler. He was a long shot to make the 2000 Olympic team but he did win a slot and that led him to sudden stardom. The documentary retells the story of one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history, when Gardner defeated Russian legend Aleksandr Karelin to win a gold medal in Greco-Roman Wrestling in the 2000 games in Sydney. But there far more to the story and “Rulon Gardner Won't Die,” shows what sudden stardom can do both good and bad. But Gardner never gives up and to this day he remains an upbeat person.Be sure to checkout the Olympic Channel documentary “Rulon Gardner Won't Die” I give it four stars and you can stream it on demand on the app. We welcome our new sponsor Proton VPN my personal security team and I suggest that you make them yours. Here is why, because in these days when we are always streaming video both at home, at the local cafe, on the train going to work or in the car and that is why security has never been more important.Proton VPN is based in Switzerland where they have some of the strongest privacy laws. My friends at Proton VPN are scientists, engineers, and developers, and we care deeply about the future of the Internet. They are also experts in security and Internet technologies, and we're applying this expertise for the public good they accept no sponsorship money but work only for those who are members of the Proton VPN community.We have a deal for you and all you have to do is go to www.protonvpn.com/williams and Stream On subscribers will get a 33 percent discount on a two year plan. That is a great deal so jump on it today.Start getting the security, the speed and the ability to connect to 50 country with their great service. So, get 33 percent off a two year subscription by going today to www.protonvpn.com/williams you will be glad you did!Promotional consideration for Stream On with Jim Williams comes from Sling TV. They are far and away the best live streaming service on the planet.Cord cutters and cord nevers want a place to keep up with live TV with sports or news. Well, we have the best possible option at the best cost in the business.It doesn’t matter if you like sports, or news, or entertainment they have it all in one place at a price that will have you cutting the cord today! Check out www.slingtv.com for their outstanding live service today and start saving money.Starting later this fall there will be a weekly radio addition of Stream On with Jim Williams that can be heard every Saturday nationally as well as worldwide. Our flagship stations will be WWBA AM 820 in Tampa-St. Petersburg "The Big 8 Florida's News, Sports and Talk Super-station." Along with our sister station WIXC AM 1060 AM Orlando - Melbourne "Covering Florida from "The Space Coast to the Gold Coast."The show can be accessed worldwide on the TuneIn Radio apphttps://tunein.com/radio/AM-820-News-s30995/Have questions or comments?No problem just ask away on social media Twitter @JWMediaDC Instagram – Jimwilliams200 and email at jimwilliamsmedia@gmail.com

At the 2000 Olympics, American Rulon Gardner pulled off the greatest shock in the history of modern Greco-Roman wrestling when he beat the Russian Aleksander Karelin. Karelin had not been defeated for 13 years and had already prepared a party to celebrate his latest gold medal. The win made Gardner a hero in America and is credited with sparking a boom in the popularity of his sport. He talks to Ashley Byrne. The programme is a Made-in-Manchester Production. PHOTO: Rulon Gardner (Getty Images)

Wrestling Inc.'s Michael Wiseman is back to host the latest episode of WrestlingInc.com's podcast, The Wrestling Inc. Daily! Today's episode includes: Justin LaBar joining Michael to break down the pro wrestling news of the past weekend. Including Randy Orton tweeting about the death of George Floyd and #BlackLivesMatter, an interesting WWE Smackdown storyline featuring Jeff Hardy's real-life issues, Matt Riddle coming to the main roster, WWE letting a veteran pro wrestling writer go, and more!Scott Fishman chatting with Olympic Gold Medalist Rulon Gardner on dealing with COVID-19, his new documentary, and more!The latest installment of the Wrestling Inc. mailbag discussing which African American pro wrestlers have inspired you. The Wrestling Inc. Daily is released Monday-Friday afternoon!

Austin Horton hosts ‘The EP Podcast' on The Zone Sports Network, visiting a couple topics each day that the shows and hosts at The Zone have been talking about or discussing on and off air. -Joe Ingles news, why he's not been to the practice facility (0:58) -Blake Snell comments are ill-timed, to be nice (8:56) -SI's report from 11 conference commissioners details CFB mess (15:25) -Rulon Gardner documentary (24:01) -Matt Painter shows how hypocritical college coaches are (25:38) -Laugh of the Day: JJ Barrows learns about Alasks, Hawai'i (32:03)

This week on “Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia,” Lilian sits down with WWE Superstar, Otis. In his Chasing Glory DEBUT, find out the mindset of Otis recorded days before his HISTORIC Money In The Bank victory at WWE Headquarters. Otis talks all about what it’s like growing up in Wisconsin with a very strict upbringing. Unfortunately, he was bullied at a young age and also suffers from dyslexia but he shares all about overcoming those obstacles. He wasn’t without his struggles as an adult and speaks about the untimely death of his sister and how it affected him and his family. The experiences had led him to have a strong relationship with Jesus and a strong support system in the locker room. Otis shares how he got involved in amateur wrestling after thinking it was a pro wrestling school. He set his goals on being in the Olympics and was even mentored by Gold Medalist in Greco-Roman, Rulon Gardner who he considered family. Otis discusses what he’s learned from NOT making it on the Olympic team and why it’s important to create a vision as opposed to setting a goal. Find out how he met Gerald Brisco years before signing with the WWE and why he will always be a “Brisco Boy.” Being a WWE Superstar is a dream come true for Otis since he was such a huge fan, to the point where he tells the story about doing THE WORM at a school dance. It’s come full circle since one of his trainers was Scotty 2 Hotty who gave Otis his blessing to continue the move that is now known as The Caterpillar. Otis always talks about wrestling at the most unique environment of Wrestlemania 36 as well as what it was like to be in the Netflix film, The Main Event. All this and much more. It’s about to get real, raw, and inspiring with Otis.

Welcome to episode #31 of the Bible Reading Podcast. Today's passages are Esther 8, in which Esther and Mordecai save the Jews from Haman's edict; Mark 3 and the calling together of Jesus' 12 disciples and Romans 3, in which we learn that absolutely nobody is able to achieve God's standards in and of themselves. Our focus passage for the day shifts back to Genesis and our old friend Jacob "The Goatman" BenIsaac, which I believe would be a pretty good wrestling name for Jacob. Genesis 32 sees God literally get a hold of Jacob, and Jacob getting a hold of God, and things get better for our 'hero' from there. Wrestling was my jam when I was a kid, and I was privileged to grow up in the era of Hulkamania. You'd better believe I said my prayers and took my vitamins. Other than Hogan, my two favorites growing up were Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat and Billy Jack Haynes. I myself was a wrestler of some renown, basically a professional really, having won the 5th and 6th grade wrestling titles at my school for my weight class. My specialty move was the full nelson, which I know is illegal in real wrestling, but it was the only move I knew, which explains why I had to retire early, and never became a collegiate wrestling legend. Think of the greatest wrestling matches in history: Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant, Randy 'Macho Man' Savage vs. Ricky The Dragon Steamboat. The Rock vs. Mankind, Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Triple H and even the best real wrestling match of my lifetime, which saw Rulon Gardner defeat Alexander Karelin, a giant of a man who hadn't lost a wrestling match in 13 years. Go look that match up when the pod is over! But none of those matches even compare with the wrestling match we are going to read about today, because, at one point in history, a man wrestled with a Heavenly being and prevailed. Let's read about it! Jacob Wrestles... So - here's the big question. Did Jacob actually defeat God in a wrestling match? Our answer, unfortunately, is a little complicated, because this one big question raises three other questions. #1 - Does the verb used in Genesis 32:28 "Prevailed in the CSB) indicate that Jacob WON the match? #2 Was Jacob actually wrestling God - as in YHVH the God of the Israelites and the Most High God? #3 - Did this being allow Jacob to win in order to bless him? So - let's tackle the three questions in order: #1 - Does the text here indicate that Jacob 'won' the match in the same way that, say, Rulon Gardner won against Karelin, or the Patriots beat the Rams in last year's Super Bowl? To answer that question, we need to consider the Hebrew word "yakol " This is a verb that occurs nearly 200 times in the Bible. Of those times, approximately 15 percent of the time, it is translated as 'prevail,' or something very similar to prevail. (As a refresher, 'prevail' means, " prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious ") 15 percent is not a very high number, so this is not the normal meaning of the word. About 90 times - 40 percent of the occurrences, or so - the word is translated as "could" or "able," both of which are far more neutral verbs that don't necessarily indicate victory, but do indicate perseverance. Unfortunately, that is about as far as we can go. Most of the time when this Hebrew word appears, it doesn't seem to indicate outright victory, but there are many times that it does. Unfortunately, context and grammar does not help us to definitely, beyond a doubt, establish whether or not Jacob actually wrestled God and won. The text could merely be saying that Jacob wrestled and did not give up, or he wrestled and persevered. Even if it is the less victorious meaning of the verb, it should still be acknowledged that this is something of a tremendous accomplishment - one that caused Jacob to be tremendously blessed, and changed the entire naming of the people of God. You might say that the name change to Israel proves that Jacob 'won' the match, but I don't think so - Israel means to strive with God or contend with God - a meaning that doesn't indicate victory. #2 - Was Jacob actually wrestling with God? This is an interesting question that has an extremely long and not satisfyingly clear answer, and it will begin a discussion for us that won't end today. The heading of my Bible on this section of Genesis 32 says "Jacob Wrestles with God," so that settles it, correct? Well - not yet, actually. The headings in our Bibles were not inerrantly inspired by the Holy Spirit, because they were not part of the original text of the Bible. Clearly, Jacob believes that he has wrestled with God - because He names the place "Penuel" which is the Hebrew word for "face" and the Hebrew word for 'god,' put together. And indeed, Jacob is correct - the Hebrew of this passage and the Hebrew of a passage like Hosea 12 (which refers back to this passage) both tell us that Jacob has wrestled with an Elohim: In the womb he grasped his brother's heel, and as an adult he wrestled with God. Hosea 12:3 Case closed, right?! The text says it right there - Jacob wrestled WITH GOD. Except...that word Elohim in the Hebrew is a very, very interesting word with a broader sense of meaning than we might realize. This fact will become very important as we read through the Bible, so we may as well begin to grapple with it now. (pun intended.) Consider Strong's definition of Elohim: אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'; plural of H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative:—angels, × exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), × (very) great, judges, × mighty. Strong's Concordance So - that word can mean gods (with a little 'g') It can mean the one supreme God and it can also be used for angels, magistrates (government leaders) and judges. Which is interesting. You might be thinking - wait a minute! There's only one God, right?! And yes - there is only one Supreme Almighty God, and that God is Yahweh, which is the name that God gives to Moses for Himself. But, perhaps a bit confusingly, there are many Elohims. Consider Psalm 82: God stands in the divine assembly; he pronounces judgment among the gods: 2 “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked?Selah 3 Provide justice for the needy and the fatherless; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute. 4 Rescue the poor and needy; save them from the power of the wicked.” 5 They do not know or understand; they wander in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken. 6 I said, “You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High. 7 However, you will die like humans and fall like any other ruler.” Psalm 82:1-7 If that is not enough for you, consider these passages: Lord, there is no one like you among the gods, and there are no works like yours. Psalm 86:8 For the Lord is great and is highly praised; he is feared above all gods. Psalm 96:4 So - what gives here? Several different Bible passages that seem to affirm that there may be more than one God? And I guess, not to be a politician or anything, but the key thing is what your definition of 'God' is. The Bible is quite clear that there are indeed many Elohims, but there is ONLY ONE GOD ABOVE GODS (Or, God Almighty) He is ONE in the sense that He is ABOVE ALL. Consider how these passages in Exodus Deuteronomy puts it: Lord, who is like you among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders? Exodus 15:11-12 For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awe-inspiring God, showing no partiality and taking no bribe. Deuteronomy 10:17 And that is the key. There are many heavenly beings (living in the 'heavens,' but not necessarily in Heaven,) but only ONE God who is the Creator and Master and Lord. He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. And that is why I am unsure that Jacob wrestled THE GOD. Maybe I haven't convinced you, but I believe I might be able to if I tag in my partner Hosea again: The Lord also has a dispute with Judah. He is about to punish Jacob according to his conduct; he will repay him based on his actions. 3 In the womb he grasped his brother's heel, and as an adult he wrestled with God. 4 Jacob struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought his favor. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with him. Hosea 12:1-4 Did you catch it?! At first the text notes that Jacob wrestled with God, and then the text notes that He wrestled/struggled with the angel and prevailed. WHAT GIVES? And the answer, I believe, is that God sometimes manifests or appears as The Angel of YHVH, or the Angel of the Lord. Who is the Angel of the Lord? That is a question for another upcoming podcast, but very briefly, the Angel of the Lord first appears in Scripture in Genesis 16, when He rescues Hagar, mother of Ishmael, and sends her back to Abraham's family. The next appearance of the Angel of the Lord is in Genesis 22, when the Angel of the Lord prevents Abraham from sacrificing Isaac. Consider this passage and see how closely tied together the identity of the Angel of the Lord and Yahweh God are: 1But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”He replied, “Here I am.”12 Then he said, “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.” 13 Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught in the thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son. 14 And Abraham named that place The Lord Will Provide, so today it is said: “It will be provided on the Lord's mountain.” 15 Then the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven 16 and said, “By myself I have sworn,” this is the Lord's declaration: “Because you have done this thing and have not withheld your only son, 17 I will indeed bless you and make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the city gates of their enemies. 18 And all the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring because you have obeyed my command.” Genesis 22:11-18 So - did Jacob wrestle with God? I believe the answer is a somewhat weak and qualified 'yes.' In a sense, he did indeed wrestle with God, but it is important to recognize the mystery in a passage like this. #3 Final question: Did The Angel of the Lord/God allow Jacob to "win." As discussed above, it is unclear whether or not Jacob actually 'won' this match in the same way that we use the word 'won.' If there was a referee there, I do NOT believe that the ref would have held up Jacob's hand and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner!" I think that this being had power that dwarfed the strength and tenacity of Jacob, and yet He was obviously impressed with Jacob's perseverance. This will be a theme we see repeated in the Bible too - spiritually and otherwise - God appears to be moved by perseverance. Jacob 'prevailed' in that he displayed remarkable courage and refusal to quit. God/the Angel of the Lord, could have ended this match in a nano-second (as we will soon see in other appearances of the Angel of the Lord), but I believe that this text shows, in the same way a father enjoys 'wrestling' with His toddler, that God/the Angel of the Lord, might also enjoy wrestling with His children. Callback to a previous episode: What is the blasphemy of the Spirit A.K.A. the unforgivable sin? Addendum: For those who are curious - does the view above indicate that I believe the Hebrews practiced some sort of polytheism? Not in the least! Here's Dr. Michael Heiser with a detailed answer to that question: The biblical writers refer to a half-dozen different entities with the word elohim. By any religious accounting, the attributes of those entities are not equal. •Yahweh, the God of Israel (thousands of times—e.g., Gen 2:4–5; Deut 4:35) •The members of Yahweh's council (Psa 82:1, 6) •Gods and goddesses of other nations (Judg 11:24; 1 Kgs 11:33) •Demons (Hebrew: shedim—Deut 32:17)3 •The deceased Samuel (1 Sam 28:13) •Angels or the Angel of Yahweh4 (Gen 35:7) The importance of this list can be summarized with one question: Would any Israelite, especially a biblical writer, really believe that the deceased human dead and demons are on the same level as Yahweh? No. The usage of the term elohim by biblical writers tells us very clearly that the term is not about a set of attributes. Even though when we see “G-o-d” we think of a unique set of attributes, when a biblical writer wrote elohim, he wasn't thinking that way. If he were, he'd never have used the term elohim to describe anything but Yahweh. Consequently, there is no warrant for concluding that plural elohim produces a pantheon of interchangeable deities. There is no basis for concluding that the biblical writers would have viewed Yahweh as no better than another elohim. A biblical writer would not have presumed that Yahweh could be defeated on any given day by another elohim, or that another elohim (why not any of them?) had the same set of attributes. The Unseen Realm, Dr. Michael Heiser

Welcome to episode #31 of the Bible Reading Podcast. Today's passages are Esther 8, in which Esther and Mordecai save the Jews from Haman's edict; Mark 3 and the calling together of Jesus' 12 disciples and Romans 3, in which we learn that absolutely nobody is able to achieve God's standards in and of themselves. Our focus passage for the day shifts back to Genesis and our old friend Jacob "The Goatman" BenIsaac, which I believe would be a pretty good wrestling name for Jacob. Genesis 32 sees God literally get a hold of Jacob, and Jacob getting a hold of God, and things get better for our 'hero' from there. Wrestling was my jam when I was a kid, and I was privileged to grow up in the era of Hulkamania. You'd better believe I said my prayers and took my vitamins. Other than Hogan, my two favorites growing up were Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat and Billy Jack Haynes. I myself was a wrestler of some renown, basically a professional really, having won the 5th and 6th grade wrestling titles at my school for my weight class. My specialty move was the full nelson, which I know is illegal in real wrestling, but it was the only move I knew, which explains why I had to retire early, and never became a collegiate wrestling legend. Think of the greatest wrestling matches in history: Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant, Randy 'Macho Man' Savage vs. Ricky The Dragon Steamboat. The Rock vs. Mankind, Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Triple H and even the best real wrestling match of my lifetime, which saw Rulon Gardner defeat Alexander Karelin, a giant of a man who hadn't lost a wrestling match in 13 years. Go look that match up when the pod is over! But none of those matches even compare with the wrestling match we are going to read about today, because, at one point in history, a man wrestled with a Heavenly being and prevailed. Let's read about it! Jacob Wrestles... So - here's the big question. Did Jacob actually defeat God in a wrestling match? Our answer, unfortunately, is a little complicated, because this one big question raises three other questions. #1 - Does the verb used in Genesis 32:28 "Prevailed in the CSB) indicate that Jacob WON the match? #2 Was Jacob actually wrestling God - as in YHVH the God of the Israelites and the Most High God? #3 - Did this being allow Jacob to win in order to bless him? So - let's tackle the three questions in order: #1 - Does the text here indicate that Jacob 'won' the match in the same way that, say, Rulon Gardner won against Karelin, or the Patriots beat the Rams in last year's Super Bowl? To answer that question, we need to consider the Hebrew word "yakol " This is a verb that occurs nearly 200 times in the Bible. Of those times, approximately 15 percent of the time, it is translated as 'prevail,' or something very similar to prevail. (As a refresher, 'prevail' means, " prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious ") 15 percent is not a very high number, so this is not the normal meaning of the word. About 90 times - 40 percent of the occurrences, or so - the word is translated as "could" or "able," both of which are far more neutral verbs that don't necessarily indicate victory, but do indicate perseverance. Unfortunately, that is about as far as we can go. Most of the time when this Hebrew word appears, it doesn't seem to indicate outright victory, but there are many times that it does. Unfortunately, context and grammar does not help us to definitely, beyond a doubt, establish whether or not Jacob actually wrestled God and won. The text could merely be saying that Jacob wrestled and did not give up, or he wrestled and persevered. Even if it is the less victorious meaning of the verb, it should still be acknowledged that this is something of a tremendous accomplishment - one that caused Jacob to be tremendously blessed, and changed the entire naming of the people of God. You might say that the name change to Israel proves that Jacob 'won' the match, but I don't think so - Israel means to strive with God or contend with God - a meaning that doesn't indicate victory. #2 - Was Jacob actually wrestling with God? This is an interesting question that has an extremely long and not satisfyingly clear answer, and it will begin a discussion for us that won't end today. The heading of my Bible on this section of Genesis 32 says "Jacob Wrestles with God," so that settles it, correct? Well - not yet, actually. The headings in our Bibles were not inerrantly inspired by the Holy Spirit, because they were not part of the original text of the Bible. Clearly, Jacob believes that he has wrestled with God - because He names the place "Penuel" which is the Hebrew word for "face" and the Hebrew word for 'god,' put together. And indeed, Jacob is correct - the Hebrew of this passage and the Hebrew of a passage like Hosea 12 (which refers back to this passage) both tell us that Jacob has wrestled with an Elohim: In the womb he grasped his brother's heel, and as an adult he wrestled with God. Hosea 12:3 Case closed, right?! The text says it right there - Jacob wrestled WITH GOD. Except...that word Elohim in the Hebrew is a very, very interesting word with a broader sense of meaning than we might realize. This fact will become very important as we read through the Bible, so we may as well begin to grapple with it now. (pun intended.) Consider Strong's definition of Elohim: אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'; plural of H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative:—angels, × exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), × (very) great, judges, × mighty. Strong's Concordance So - that word can mean gods (with a little 'g') It can mean the one supreme God and it can also be used for angels, magistrates (government leaders) and judges. Which is interesting. You might be thinking - wait a minute! There's only one God, right?! And yes - there is only one Supreme Almighty God, and that God is Yahweh, which is the name that God gives to Moses for Himself. But, perhaps a bit confusingly, there are many Elohims. Consider Psalm 82: God stands in the divine assembly; he pronounces judgment among the gods: 2 “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked?Selah 3 Provide justice for the needy and the fatherless; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute. 4 Rescue the poor and needy; save them from the power of the wicked.” 5 They do not know or understand; they wander in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken. 6 I said, “You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High. 7 However, you will die like humans and fall like any other ruler.” Psalm 82:1-7 If that is not enough for you, consider these passages: Lord, there is no one like you among the gods, and there are no works like yours. Psalm 86:8 For the Lord is great and is highly praised; he is feared above all gods. Psalm 96:4 So - what gives here? Several different Bible passages that seem to affirm that there may be more than one God? And I guess, not to be a politician or anything, but the key thing is what your definition of 'God' is. The Bible is quite clear that there are indeed many Elohims, but there is ONLY ONE GOD ABOVE GODS (Or, God Almighty) He is ONE in the sense that He is ABOVE ALL. Consider how these passages in Exodus Deuteronomy puts it: Lord, who is like you among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders? Exodus 15:11-12 For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awe-inspiring God, showing no partiality and taking no bribe. Deuteronomy 10:17 And that is the key. There are many heavenly beings (living in the 'heavens,' but not necessarily in Heaven,) but only ONE God who is the Creator and Master and Lord. He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. And that is why I am unsure that Jacob wrestled THE GOD. Maybe I haven't convinced you, but I believe I might be able to if I tag in my partner Hosea again: The Lord also has a dispute with Judah. He is about to punish Jacob according to his conduct; he will repay him based on his actions. 3 In the womb he grasped his brother's heel, and as an adult he wrestled with God. 4 Jacob struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought his favor. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with him. Hosea 12:1-4 Did you catch it?! At first the text notes that Jacob wrestled with God, and then the text notes that He wrestled/struggled with the angel and prevailed. WHAT GIVES? And the answer, I believe, is that God sometimes manifests or appears as The Angel of YHVH, or the Angel of the Lord. Who is the Angel of the Lord? That is a question for another upcoming podcast, but very briefly, the Angel of the Lord first appears in Scripture in Genesis 16, when He rescues Hagar, mother of Ishmael, and sends her back to Abraham's family. The next appearance of the Angel of the Lord is in Genesis 22, when the Angel of the Lord prevents Abraham from sacrificing Isaac. Consider this passage and see how closely tied together the identity of the Angel of the Lord and Yahweh God are: 1But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”He replied, “Here I am.”12 Then he said, “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.” 13 Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught in the thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son. 14 And Abraham named that place The Lord Will Provide, so today it is said: “It will be provided on the Lord's mountain.” 15 Then the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven 16 and said, “By myself I have sworn,” this is the Lord's declaration: “Because you have done this thing and have not withheld your only son, 17 I will indeed bless you and make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the city gates of their enemies. 18 And all the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring because you have obeyed my command.” Genesis 22:11-18 So - did Jacob wrestle with God? I believe the answer is a somewhat weak and qualified 'yes.' In a sense, he did indeed wrestle with God, but it is important to recognize the mystery in a passage like this. #3 Final question: Did The Angel of the Lord/God allow Jacob to "win." As discussed above, it is unclear whether or not Jacob actually 'won' this match in the same way that we use the word 'won.' If there was a referee there, I do NOT believe that the ref would have held up Jacob's hand and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner!" I think that this being had power that dwarfed the strength and tenacity of Jacob, and yet He was obviously impressed with Jacob's perseverance. This will be a theme we see repeated in the Bible too - spiritually and otherwise - God appears to be moved by perseverance. Jacob 'prevailed' in that he displayed remarkable courage and refusal to quit. God/the Angel of the Lord, could have ended this match in a nano-second (as we will soon see in other appearances of the Angel of the Lord), but I believe that this text shows, in the same way a father enjoys 'wrestling' with His toddler, that God/the Angel of the Lord, might also enjoy wrestling with His children. Callback to a previous episode: What is the blasphemy of the Spirit A.K.A. the unforgivable sin? Addendum: For those who are curious - does the view above indicate that I believe the Hebrews practiced some sort of polytheism? Not in the least! Here's Dr. Michael Heiser with a detailed answer to that question: The biblical writers refer to a half-dozen different entities with the word elohim. By any religious accounting, the attributes of those entities are not equal. •Yahweh, the God of Israel (thousands of times—e.g., Gen 2:4–5; Deut 4:35) •The members of Yahweh's council (Psa 82:1, 6) •Gods and goddesses of other nations (Judg 11:24; 1 Kgs 11:33) •Demons (Hebrew: shedim—Deut 32:17)3 •The deceased Samuel (1 Sam 28:13) •Angels or the Angel of Yahweh4 (Gen 35:7) The importance of this list can be summarized with one question: Would any Israelite, especially a biblical writer, really believe that the deceased human dead and demons are on the same level as Yahweh? No. The usage of the term elohim by biblical writers tells us very clearly that the term is not about a set of attributes. Even though when we see “G-o-d” we think of a unique set of attributes, when a biblical writer wrote elohim, he wasn't thinking that way. If he were, he'd never have used the term elohim to describe anything but Yahweh. Consequently, there is no warrant for concluding that plural elohim produces a pantheon of interchangeable deities. There is no basis for concluding that the biblical writers would have viewed Yahweh as no better than another elohim. A biblical writer would not have presumed that Yahweh could be defeated on any given day by another elohim, or that another elohim (why not any of them?) had the same set of attributes. The Unseen Realm, Dr. Michael Heiser

New decade, new goals! Adrienne is trying to stay hydrated. She learned about (and met!) Rulon Gardner. We talk about Little Women and the Golden Globes.

The badasses story of Aleksandr Karelin and Rulon Gardner and the greatest Olympic upset in wrestling history.

1) US Open / FSU big man camp / Crawfish at the CP! 2) Rulon Gardner has had a rough go of it ... my god. 3) Jeff doesn't hate Rulon Gardner, it's just the absurdity of it all

TDR 05/26/2018: Matt Lindland, Dalton Roberts, Gabe Iacovino, Rulon Gardner, Joe Rau, Michael Chandler 0:00 - 20:00                   Matt Lindland 23:00 - 41:00                 Dalton Roberts 44:00 - 54:00                 Gabe Iacovino 1:02:00 - 1:28:00           Rulon Gardner 1:29:00 - 1:45:00           Joe Rau 1:48:00 - 2:00:00           Michael Chandler

Why 30? This is the magic age. I thought it was all BS too, but once I crossed 30 years old, I noticed more aches, more pain, less energy, and in general, a feeling of not being quite the same. If you feel terrible and you aren't 30 years old, you have more trouble than you realize. Why? Because every decade after that gets harder, degeneration accelerates, nutritional deficiencies compound, and your ability to heal, in general, declines. Take advantage of youth. If you are like me, and well north of 30, then life can still be great, it just takes a little more work. Hence, this 6 part series. We are going to walk through a basic plan to get most health conditions resolved. -----------------Quick office update------------------------------------------ We have officially moved to Murray, Utah. Hours, directions, pics Check online SLCSAW.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take a quick look through the list above. If you have no problems in this section, congrats. If you do, why do you think the problems exist? "Why" is the best question to ask. For this particular section, these are all nervous system problems. What I didn't tell you on the graphic, is that there are parasympathetic and sympathetic problems mixed in. Those 2 parts of your nervous system control how you speed up and slow down your body. Are your organs running like the cartoon road runner or being dragged through the mud by a horse? If the balance is off, you will be off. There is a combination of chiropractic needs and nutritional problems mixed in there. Earlier in the year, I put out a quick survey on what interests readers the most. Guess what was the run away winner? Detoxification. I'm cool with that. It's incredibly important in the modern age. So why am I not starting with that? Well, there are two main reasons. #1 I used to consult with people about nutrition and supplements 15 years ago. Back then, It was mainly over the phone. After 5 years of doing that, I noticed something that changed how I did everything. The people not getting adjusted by a chiropractor, even in their home towns, did significantly worse, no matter what supplements they took. Your nervous system is the master of your body. If it isn't balanced, nothing else works right. #2 Dr. Nuzum said it best. He is a toxicologist with 7 doctorates. "If you are nutrient deficient, you are a toxic sponge." To give you an example, if you are iodine deficient, you will soak up fluorine and chlorine to block the function of iodine. That spells bad news for your thyroid. We will get to detoxification, but we have a few things to cover first and to get you ready for that. If you have or still have problems in section one, I'll bet you want to know why? There are a lot of variables at play here. How old you are, how long the problems been there, what you eat, what your hobbies are, your work environment, your stress level, etc. It ultimately boils down to your ability to heal. I even put a video online of a guy who was remarkably better in just a few visits, I interviewed him on his lifestyle. He ate amazing food. Two years ago, I wrote an article on accelerated healing. It was about my wife and an injury that left her unable to walk and 13 days later she ran a 1/2 marathon, on trails in Moab, Ut. What I've noticed over the years is that healing takes time. Often times, patients ability to heal is outpaced by their lifestyle, hobbies, or work stresses. When my daughter broke her leg, she needed time to heal and not be training for a 5k. You might remember Rulon Gardner from The Biggest Loser or the Olympics. He won an Olympic gold medal against a guy who hadn't lost in 13 YEARS. He retired in 2004 and didn't take good care of himself. He ballooned up to 474 lbs over the next 8 years. How humbling would that be? To go from the Olympics to the Biggest Loser. Healing comes from within, right? Do you think he's mad at the gym, or his coach, or at his spouse, because he let his body go? Did he go to the gym just once? No, they worked him to death daily. What if he only went to the gym every 3 months? What about every 6 months? Do you think he'd lose weight at all? In a 2012 interview with ESPN, he said "Yet, in the end, it wasn't enough. Gardner admitted Saturday that his one regret was not focusing as much on his nutrition as he should have." Rememeber those check boxes above? Do you know what symptoms tell you? I know, stay with me though. They tell you something is wrong. Not only that, they tell you something is wrong enough, that your body can't deal with or adapt to it any more. This survey section is a mixture of chiropractic specific problems and nutrition. If you aren't getting adjusted regularly, you are taking the longer, slower road to recovery. I've seen it in clinical practice over and over. This is why they've had a chiropractor head up the medical team for the Olympics. Chiropractic has saved some gold medals, but that's another story. On the flip side, if you give no thought to your nutrition, you will never ultimately get 100% better. You will linger in the middle. This is why most people don't do very well if they don't get adjusted at least once a month. Life is busy, stressful, and hard on the body. Most people don't have the time to cook every meal or exercise every day, or go on TV and exercise your guts out and have a professional chef cook for you. You can't go to a chiropractor once and expect it to undo 20 years of deterioration. Just like you can't go to the gym once and undo 200 lbs. of weight gain or just cook one organic meal at home and have it undo eating fast food all week. The laws of thermodynamics can't be ignored, the farther you drift from being healthy, the more work it takes to get back. The good news is that Rulon proved you can get back. If you are struggling with section one, talk to me in the office or send me an email, because I can't give specific advice in this format. -----------------Quick office update------------------------------------------ We have officially moved to Murray, Utah. Hours, directions, pics Check online SLCSAW.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Text the office for a quicker answer (801.896.3259) email docaltman [at] protonmail [dot] com (this is my new encrypted email) It will be much better for your privacy. -Dr. Altman  

**Positive Coaching Alliance is proud to have worked with Liberty Mutual Insurance to create this podcast and [other powerful resources](http://devzone.positivecoach.org/browse/%2522Liberty%2520Mutual%2520Insurance%2522).** This podcast series features Positive Coaching Alliance staff interviewing prominent former athletes, coaches and general managers. Each episode, these influential stars share insights from their own sports careers. Listen in as they talk about filling emotional tanks, bouncing back from mistakes, staying motivated through long seasons to continually give 100% effort, and how they translated their sports experience to invaluable life lessons. **IN THIS EPISODE: RULON GARDNER** In this episode, Jim talks with two-time Olympic wrestling medalist Rulon Gardner. Gardner explains how a “can do” attitude, forged on his family farm and encouraged by teachers and coaches, helped him to achieve his personal best in sports and in life. It was his strong personal belief in self that lead him from humble beginnings to the Gold Medal podium. Here's where you'll find Rulon talking about featured topics: - **Specialization**- 14:25 **ABOUT JIM THOMPSON** Jim Thompson is the founder and Executive Director of Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), a nonprofit organization founded at Stanford University with the mission of helping to transform the culture of youth sports to give all young athletes the opportunity for a positive, character-building experience. PCA served as the experts behind the Liberty Mutual Play Positive™ program.

Featuring Miesha Tate, Braulio Estima, Tim Sylvia, Olympic gold medalist Rulon Gardner, Ronda Rousey's manager Darin Harvey, and Women's MMA reporter Robert Sargent of MMARising.com.