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Carl Adams - Wrestling Legend And Innovator :: Ep 25 The Full Tilt Podcast
Two-time NCAA champion and wrestling innovator Carl Adams joins the Full Tilt Podcast to share his journey from tough Long Island roots to Iowa State legend, world-level freestyle contender, and pioneering equipment designer. Carl breaks down how work ethic, family, and fearless competition shaped his career, what it was really like wrestling Dan Gable, and how the Adam machine changed wrestling rooms across the country.
Timed Highlights:
0:00 Cold open: Hatch and Custom Community intro
0:49 Meet Carl Adams: Innovator and retired coach who never left the sport
3:01 Discovering wrestling after…
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