Visualizing Victory with Chase Karenbauer

Visualizing Victory with Chase Karenbauer

From Wrestling Mindset by Wrestling Mindset

April 6, 2026 · 21 min

About this episode

Gene Zannetti interviews Pennsylvania state champion Chase Karenbauer about his journey and the importance of mindset training in wrestling.

Gene Zannetti talks with Pennsylvania state champion Chase Karenbauer about his journey from third place as a freshman to winning the state title as a sophomore, how consistent mindset training helped him internalize confidence and focus on his own attack rather than his opponent's, and why he visualized the state finals match for weeks before it happened. Timestamps: 1:30 - Journey from third place freshman year to state champion 4:06 - Getting a new mindset coach and building a friendship 6:14 - Pre match routine visualization and repetition 7:05 - Breaking down the state finals match 12:19 - Focus on your attack not your opponent's 14:02 - Internalizing mindset lessons over time 16:08 - Talking about mindset publicly in the article 18:26 - Long term goals and college plans 🎯 This episode is sponsored by: 🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.com Use code MINDSET for 15% off your order 💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.com Use code MINDSET25 for a special discount Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great episodes. If you want to support the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts. For…

People in this episode

Host: Gene Zannetti

Guest: Chase Karenbauer

Topics covered

  • mindset training
  • visualization
  • wrestling journey
  • confidence
  • state championship
  • goal setting

Keywords

  • wrestling
  • mindset
  • visualization
  • state champion
  • confidence
  • training
  • goal setting

Sponsors

Eat Clean Bro, Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition

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