I plan on starting to do kettle bells this year.
Not going to make a huge deal if it. I can tire myself out in 15 minutes or so.
I really started to think about it after getting wrecked in competition. I’m in ‘average’ shape. While all of my opponents were athletic.
Seems like to hang in comp I’ll have to be in good of shape as the rest of competition.
In other words, this is a thread so that TS can say hes better than everyone else that doesn't lift.
Ive lifted longer than ive grappled, but there are still guys who don't lift, who can throw me around purely because theyre more skilled than me. No big deal.
Raging douchebag idiot OP: Why doesn't everyone in BJJ train like totally all the time like me? I'm swole guys, SWOLE.
Other posters: various reasonable answers.
OP: Haha you're OFFENDED. BJJ people are so dumb. BTW I'm like super awesome and stuff.
Like I've said previously, shortbus is literally too dumb to insult. You guys should stop trying to reason with him, it's all going waaaaay above his tiny head. Ideally we'd remove his dumb genes from the collective gene pool, but until then, the only sensible thing to do is to mock him relentlessly for our entertainment.
I need to lift more. I used to be big into bodybuilding but once I found BJJ then lifting weights became boring to me. Anytime I have free time to exercise I want to do jiu-jitsu instead. But I do need to incorporate more S&C at the very least for injury prevention since I've been training many years and am getting older.
No idea. I won't get back into muay Thai or BJJ until I am jacked strong. Strength matters a lot especially in MMA now. Days of Royce are over
Why did this thread get so heated? Lifting and other exercises are a good supplement to BJJ. As long as you aren't replacing classes with lifting, it's a completely positive thing.
Seems like ur problem is gas rather than strength
Weightlifting indirectly makes you a better wrestlerWeightlifting will not make you a better wrestler, wrestling will make you a better wrestler.
This is the problem with this forum, I never insulted anyone that didn't insult me.Why did this thread get so heated? Lifting and other exercises are a good supplement to BJJ. As long as you aren't replacing classes with lifting, it's a completely positive thing.
Raging douchebag idiot OP: Why doesn't everyone in BJJ train like totally all the time like me? I'm swole guys, SWOLE.
Other posters: various reasonable answers.
OP: Haha you're OFFENDED. BJJ people are so dumb. BTW I'm like super awesome and stuff.
Like I've said previously, shortbus is literally too dumb to insult. You guys should stop trying to reason with him, it's all going waaaaay above his tiny head. Ideally we'd remove his dumb genes from the collective gene pool, but until then, the only sensible thing to do is to mock him relentlessly for our entertainment.
Be careful don't tell people on sherdog you are lifting to improve your grappling, kid who never grappled a day in their lives will give you false advice.I plan on starting to do kettle bells this year.
Not going to make a huge deal if it. I can tire myself out in 15 minutes or so.
I really started to think about it after getting wrecked in competition. I’m in ‘average’ shape. While all of my opponents were athletic.
Seems like to hang in comp I’ll have to be in good of shape as the rest of competition.
Stipe doesn't lift weights. Ngannou lifts weights. Enough saidNever understood this mindset. In wrestling everybody lifted heavy, but in bjj most people I talk too, don't lift weights, which blows my mind.
many respected teachers lift weights and it seems that most people I roll with (white belt to black belt) it was like a 3:1 ratio of guys who don't lift vs do lift.
There's obviously nothing like grappling with stronger heavier guys to develop that functional strength, however you can't do that all the time if you're trying to actually improve technically.
If you go from benching 135 to 275 1rp max you would have to be delusional to not think that strength is going to transfer over, I know for a fact my whole body is allot more robust from lifting heavy since hs wrestling, many people in bjj are under some sort of false belief, it's like some hispter bjj shit
/Rant
Wrestling is more strength dependent than BJJ. That being said, a great wrestler knows how to utilize his body more effectively than a physically stronger laymen, evening the playing field.
Stipe definitely lifts he just doesn't enjoy it.Stipe doesn't lift weights. Ngannou lifts weights. Enough said
Thats my point man! A bjj based grappler with a certain level of grappling will benefit greatly from strength because they know how to apply that strength.Wrestling is more strength dependent than BJJ. That being said, a great wrestler knows how to utilize his body more effectively than a physically stronger laymen, evening the playing field.
Stipe definitely lifts he just doesn't enjoy it.
Thats my point man! A bjj based grappler with a certain level of grappling will benefit greatly from strength because they know how to apply that strength.
It's not only wrestling, wrestling definitely requires more strength because everybodys fighting for their lives to keep their back off Matt so it's more push and pull than bjj.
But bjj has various positions And submissions that would greatly benefit from strength (kimuras) for example.
Most importantly it makes you more robust and less likely to be injured it's s good way to optimize your training
Well he clearly lied, he's in a gym with a belt on and lifting shoes.Hmmm. He recently said on Joe Rogaines podcast that he doesn't lift weights
Well that was 2015 & I could see how would do possibly be doing that workout as a joke. He certainly doesn't look like he lifts weightsWell he clearly lied, he's in a gym with a belt on and lifting shoes.
He probably doesn't hit any tricep pulldowns lol but he clearly lifts as part of strength and conditioning