Balancing Muay Thai,BJJ,and weight lifting???

[Nickotine]

I lift weights alot and want to start BJJ and Muay Thai aswell.My question is how can I do all three without my muscles being too tired? How can I go lift and then go to BJJ a day or two later still all sore?

 

[The_Appealer]

I lift three days a week, do BJJ three days a week and swim three days a week. I'll also mix in some Muay Thai when I can. I don't have a problem with it, but I'm 20. If you're young you'll be fine.

 

[whipyourasstyle]

M,W,F,Sa - BJJ
T, TH, Su - Lift

If you wanna add Thai do it AFTER a BJJ workout OR Instead of a BJJ workout.

There you go. . . go to the gym 7 days a week a 1-3 hours a day. Make that your hobby instead of posting on sherdog, or watching friends and CSI, or whetever else you kids do now a days :icon_chee

 

[kashiz]

I'm at the gym about 5-6 times a week.

my week looks like this.

S - Gym (chest, extended ab workout, run 4 miles)
M - Gym 7am (bi's, plyometrics) BJJ 7pm
Tu - BJJ 10am Gym 9pm (back, abs, run 3 miles)
Wd - Gym (tri's, abs, plyometrics) BJJ 6pm Boxing 7pm Wrestling 8pm
Th - Boxing 10am (run 3 miles)
Fri - Gym 7am (legs, shouders, extended ab workout)
Sat - Rest

you will be sore, theres not much you can do about that. you can try to speed up your recovery with the right supplements. (i use N.O. Xplode and CellMass) it's also a good idea to have about 8 hrs between your lifting and your training, it may not be feasible, but it does help to give muscles time to recover. i do recomend taking a rest day after leg day.

 

[Poseidon9]

I currently have alot of free time on my hands, so I try to do any 2 of these a day:
Grappling, muay thai, boxing, lifting, and I rest on the weekends.

It comes out to lifting about once, MAYBE twice per week. This is coming from someone who used to lift religiously 5 days a week, for a couple years.

Of course, it depends on your goals. If you want to be a powerlifter and train as a hobby, you're gonna focus more on lifting.
If you want to compete at a combat sport, it's better to prioritize learning technique and let lifting take a backseat.

Ultimately, just listen to your body and be sure that whatever combination you do, you're not overtraining.

 

[pollo loco]

Ultimately, just listen to your body and be sure that whatever combination you do, you're not overtraining.

Yep, find a right combination of training thats good for you. Make sure your body and handle it and don't over work it

 

[JoeU1741]

Like Poseidon and Pollo have said it will depend on your body and your circumstances, how much sleep you get, what kind of gym you're doing etc. For me, I ended up cutting back on my weights days to just one or two, added a little cardio to help with the grappling, then did BJJ three times. I've tried schedules with more, but for me it just didn't work and within a week or two I was just exhausted.

It sucks that you can't do everything I know, but for me what it came down to was, it's better to have cut back and still be progressing in the gym (even on an abbreviated routine), with BJJ etc, than be doing everything, but being too tired to really get anything out of any of it.

So start with your full schedule I guess, then if it's not working start cutting back. You may get to a point after a few months when your body adjusts and you can up your training slowly.

 

[Waxwingslain]

Do a search on recovery, there's another thread about this on the front page.

 

[MontisVerdes]

Like Poseidon and Pollo have said it will depend on your body and your circumstances, how much sleep you get, what kind of gym you're doing etc. For me, I ended up cutting back on my weights days to just one or two, added a little cardio to help with the grappling, then did BJJ three times. I've tried schedules with more, but for me it just didn't work and within a week or two I was just exhausted.

It sucks that you can't do everything I know, but for me what it came down to was, it's better to have cut back and still be progressing in the gym (even on an abbreviated routine), with BJJ etc, than be doing everything, but being too tired to really get anything out of any of it.

So start with your full schedule I guess, then if it's not working start cutting back. You may get to a point after a few months when your body adjusts and you can up your training slowly.

Good advice. You definitely don't want to sacrifice your BJJ workouts because you're exhausted from other things. BJJ is a difficult sport mentaly and physically, and if you're tired it will hurt your motivation, and ability to do things properly.

My advice is to commit yourself to BJJ and see how you feel after a couple weeks. Start adding in some weight days or Muay Thai days and see how you feel. Do it gradually. BJJ is a lifetime sport. There is no hurry. Even if you want to fight MMA, take your time. A few weeks won't make any difference.

Trust me, you'll get hooked on BJJ and once it becomes part of your life, you can incorporate all the other components of your game. Just don't burn out too early by trying to do everything at once.

 

[ghostfacekiller]

I lift weights alot and want to start BJJ and Muay Thai aswell.My question is how can I do all three without my muscles being too tired? How can I go lift and then go to BJJ a day or two later still all sore?

Not to sound like a Nike ad, but just do it. You'll get used to it. I have a neighbor in his late 40's who finishes the ironman triathlon every single year in under 10 hours and he weighs more than 200lbs. Oh yeah eat right and eat a lot.

 

[zfolwick]

proper nutrition and conditioning.

 

[Chris H]

I lift 3x week do bjj 2xweek and MT 1x week take one day off. Basically when lifting perform alot of compound lifts (squat, deads, cleans, ohp, row, pull ups) to limit your time in the gym and maximize your recovery periods. Proper nutrition and rest and you'll be fine.

 

[JDaveG]

Not to sound like a Nike ad, but just do it. You'll get used to it. I have a neighbor in his late 40's who finishes the ironman triathlon every single year in under 10 hours and he weighs more than 200lbs. Oh yeah eat right and eat a lot.

Good advice.

I train BJJ twice a week, Muay Thai once a week, lift twice a week, and run 3 times a week or more (just started running). I cram all of this into 6 days doing some kind of training per week.

The key to balancing all of that is to prioritize and do not get upset if you miss a workout. By prioritize, I mean that you have to do SOMETHING lighter than the rest. I do short runs and light lifting (meaning that I lift heavy weight, but I do not do an hour-long session hitting every body part sixteen different ways. I just do compound lifts and make it a short workout). As for the other, I am a very busy man. I do not always have time to fit everything in. I'll miss BJJ class this coming Monday, for example. I may make it up with a no gi class on Tuesday, I may make it up with a Muay Thai class Thursday, or I may just run Monday. I haven't decided yet. The point is, I'm not going to let it get me down or decide that I just have to make up the BJJ class come hell or high water. I'll get another workout in somehow, and I'll keep going.

But yes, it can be done. And it is worth it.

 

[Arnis_7788]

M=wieght lift, cardio, MT
T=arnis, cardio
W=wieght lift, cardio, MT
TH=arnis, cardio
F=weight lift, cardio, arnis
S=cardio
Su=junk food