Hosted by Pat Lugo III · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 20 episodes
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🎙️ The Lugo Show | Hosted by Pat Lugo 🦅Welcome to The Lugo Show—where wrestling meets real life. Hosted by Iowa Hawkeye and South Dade legend Pat Lugo, this podcast dives deep into what it takes to grow—not just as an athlete, but as a person.Each episode, the Lugo brothers sit down with top athletes, coaches, and personal development pros to explore the mindsets, habits, and lessons that drive success on and off the mat. It’s raw, real, and always focused on leveling up.Whether you're a competitor, coach, or fan of greatness, this is your front-row seat to the grind behind the glory.
Pat Lugo III hosts The Lugo Show, a sports show with 20 episodes published.
In this episode of The Lugo Show, Pat Lugo sits down with NCAA Champion Stephen Buchanan to break down his incredible journey from an under-recruited high school wrestler to the top of the podium at Iowa.Buchanan shares
In this episode of The Lugo Show, Pat Lugo sits down with Clarissa Chun, head coach of the University of Iowa Women’s Wrestling program, Olympic medalist, and one of the pioneers of women’s wrestling.Coach Chun shares he
Pat Lugo sits down with Steve “The Bear” Mocco for a wide-ranging conversation after Mocco’s return to competition at RAF. They talk about what it’s like to compete again after years away, how it feels having his sons in
Recorded live at the Miami Hawks Thanksgiving Wrestling Camp, we sit down with Zach Sherman for a camp-side podcast conversation on wrestling development, mindset, and what it takes to level up.In this episode:Zach’s wre
Nick Purler built one of the most respected wrestling systems in America — and in this episode of The Lugo Show, he sits down with Pat Lugo to break down how.🔥 From his days at Oklahoma State to running a 50-acre wrestl
Pat Lugo welcomes Brian Smith, head coach of the Missouri Tigers, for a powerful conversation about his rise from a Florida kid chasing football dreams to one of the most respected leaders in NCAA wrestling. Coach Smith
In this episode of The Lugo Show, Pat Lugo sits down with Ricky Cheese, the founder and voice behind The Florida Wrestling Room — the state’s largest and most passionate wrestling community. Ricky shares how a simple ide
On this episode of The Lugo Show, Pat Lugo sits down with Pat (Patrick) Gould, former Life University standout wrestler turned coach at Flagler Palm Coast High School. They unpack Gould’s journey on the mat, his transiti
In this episode, we sit down with two Olympians and leaders in American Greco-Roman wrestling: Kamal Bey and Alex Sancho. Both represent not just Team USA, but also the WCAP (World Class Athlete Program) of the U.S. Army
From the mats to the cage. 🥋🥊In the latest episode of The Lugo Show (Ep. 12), Pat Lugo sits down with NCAA standout and undefeated MMA fighter Mitch McKee (9-0) at the 5-Day Getaway Wrestling Camp held at Miccosukee Ca
High school records don’t guarantee college glory. 🏆In this Lugo Show Extra, Pat Lugo pulls from his own journey — from Edinboro to the Iowa Hawkeyes under Tom & Terry Brands — to reveal why being 142-0 in high school m
In this episode of The Lugo Show, Pat Lugo sits down with Coach Mitch Kennedy of Decatur Wrestling. From building one of the top wrestling programs in Michigan to balancing parent expectations and teaching kids to love t
Step inside one of the biggest high school wrestling facilities in the Southeast as Pat Lugo sits down with his former Edinboro teammate Arick Shankles, now head coach at Bob Jones High School in North Alabama.From three
In this special episode of The Lugo Show, we sit down with Coach Duck, the new head coach of the South Dade wrestling program after more than 20 years as an assistant. He’s also the driving force behind Gladiator Wrestli
From qualifier to finalist—Drake Ayala breaks it all down.In this exclusive sit-down, 2x NCAA Division I Finalist and Iowa Hawkeye standout Drake Ayala shares what sparked his transformation from talented qualifier to el
World medalist Forrest Molinari was just trying to bring the hype — but the officials didn’t agree 😅. Despite legendary Iowa coach Tom Brands saying the cowbell was fine, Forrest was kicked out of an Iowa dual not once…
In this episode of The Lugo Show, Pat Lugo sits down with Forrest Molinari — world medalist, young leader, and one of the rising voices in women’s wrestling. Together, they explore her journey from the youth room to the
📍 Live from the Miami Hawks Summer Games 2025Iowa Hawkeye legend Austin DeSanto sat down with Pat and Ozzy Lugo to talk about the electric growth of Florida wrestling and what it's like to be part of something bigger th
In this episode of The Lugo Show, things get real with NCAA Champion and Iowa Hawkeye legend Cory Clark.Pat and Ozzy sit down with Clark to talk about:🥇 What it really takes to become a National Champion🔥 That time he
Welcome to the first-ever episode of The Lugo Show—hosted by 2x NCAA All-American Pat Lugo and his brother Ozzy, live from the legendary South Dade wrestling room.In this raw, unfiltered premiere, the brothers reflect on
Stephen Buchanan
Scottish comedian and Some Laugh star
1 appearance on this show
Brian Smith
former two-time British champion and pundit · Smith Group Property Inspections
1 appearance on this show
Cory Clark
director of the Adversarial Collaboration Project, visiting scholar at the University of Pennsylvania · University of Pennsylvania
1 appearance on this show
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