Olympic champion Balboshin reveals how he perfected signature suplex throw

Five-time world champion and 1976 Olympic gold medalist Nikolai Balboshin explained how he developed his signature suplex throw in Greco-Roman wrestling during the 1970s. After a coach dismissed him as just a "pusher," Balboshin was motivated to prove himself and created the technique. He trained extensively with maximum-weight spring resistance equipment, performing 100 repetitions per arm three times daily. Balboshin described how he perfected squeezing opponents so tightly they couldn't breathe or escape, comparing it to a vice grip. He initially mastered the throw to the left, then developed it equally to the right when opponents adapted, working extensively with training dummies to perfect the hip drive component of the movement.