Bodybuilding Dot Com does BJJ

[Torrid]

And so like always, the thread devolves into making grand sweeping statements about people based on their predilections.

"oh guys who lift have such big egos, I'm sure happy I can beat them up". Really? Read what you bunch of dipshits type on the regular. It's not like the same ego problem doesn't come up with most skinny-fat BJJ practitioners. "Oh I can't lift weights, I'm too tired to train the next day", really? You're too tired to do a sport that requires you relax 90% of the time in your position? Seriously, if you're getting tired crushing someone in half guard because you squatted the day before - you just suck at top control and squatting.

This is coming from a guy who's done BJJ for seven years and bodybuilding a total of zero by the way.

 

[Jack Handy jr]

Doesn't it feel good though?
I mean, think about it. Most people on the streets walk around just like bodybuilders and powerlifters, with the same ego driven mindsets. What I mean is, 90% of the people on the streets think they're hard and can fight, when most of them can't.

Doesn't it feel good knowing that you have the skill to put them in their place if they get out of hand?

I spent years "bodybuilding" lifting whatever. I could leg press every 45lb plate in the gym. bench over 400lbs, along with all the other BB type workouts. so their I'm watching TUF 2, and I think it's Jardine VS Exans and I'm like " I could whip both their asses?!?!?"

so I contact my local MMA gym. I go in fresh out the Infantry, ripped, swole, and they put me in front of this dude with not a zero cut, flab roll and I clearly remember thinking.

"I better take it easy on this fat kid" "I wouldn't want to hurt him too badly"

a RNC, two omoplatas, two knee bars, and an Achilles lock later. I was the one who was "hurt" (ego) but instead of quitting. I kept going. 8 years, 5 MMA fights and countless rolls later I'm getting to the point where I only use strength against another heavyweight or brown/black belt.

 

[Symbolistic]

And so like always, the thread devolves into making grand sweeping statements about people based on their predilections.

"oh guys who lift have such big egos, I'm sure happy I can beat them up". Really? Read what you bunch of dipshits type on the regular. It's not like the same ego problem doesn't come up with most skinny-fat BJJ practitioners. "Oh I can't lift weights, I'm too tired to train the next day", really? You're too tired to do a sport that requires you relax 90% of the time in your position? Seriously, if you're getting tired crushing someone in half guard because you squatted the day before - you just suck at top control and squatting.

This is coming from a guy who's done BJJ for seven years and bodybuilding a total of zero by the way.

Someones too high on their high horse.

 

[j123]

At first I thought maybe the site misplaced them wrong or some images were missing for the positions, but then I realized thats what they actually listed. lol

 

[Nuclearlandmine]

Christ, here comes guys who don't appreciate how hard lifting is but shit on it anyway because of "muh ego".

And that positive reinforcement is hard work too, btw. Don't you dare think that going from a 2 plates to 3 plates squat is just merely "putting on more weight".

I did BJJ/No gi and currently lifting but the self-satisfying smug in here is unbearable.

 

[Megadautilus]

Lifting and grappling are different sports that people do for different reasons. The only wrong reason to do either is to try and be better than someone else.

 

[Thai Otoshi]

Christ, here comes guys who don't appreciate how hard lifting is but shit on it anyway because of "muh ego".

And that positive reinforcement is hard work too, btw. Don't you dare think that going from a 2 plates to 3 plates squat is just merely "putting on more weight".

I did BJJ/No gi and currently lifting but the self-satisfying smug in here is unbearable.

Um... let me clear something up.

I lift. I've lifted most of my adult life. I know it's hard work. But it's hard work that only works to reinforce egos, which is my argument. I wasn't wrong there. I'm talking from personal experience.

 

[Nuclearlandmine]

Um... let me clear something up.

I lift. I've lifted most of my adult life. I know it's hard work. But it's hard work that only works to reinforce egos, which is my argument. I wasn't wrong there. I'm talking from personal experience.

Clearly you haven't plateau and have to reset or overestimate your strength when putting the plates on, i'm sure. If having to reset your weight and work back up again is "positive reinforcement", clearly i've been lifting wrong.

Lifting in itself really isn't that hard, to be honest.

The most difficult thing I've found about lifting, (power lifting, specifically) is programming an adequate long term plan to increase your Squat from A to B. And I'm not saying this to be a dick or anything, I lifted for a long time and produced (still producing) decent numbers before ever donning a gi and touching dudes.

I'd argue it is harder in some fashion as you are approaching your genetics potential, especially past your novice stage. Shit, even putting on weight as a novice day by day is still a difficult task if you think about it. I personally found it mentally challenging to a degree as well, which is good because it made other things easier in comparison.

 

[cms9690]

Christ, here comes guys who don't appreciate how hard lifting is but shit on it anyway because of "muh ego".

And that positive reinforcement is hard work too, btw. Don't you dare think that going from a 2 plates to 3 plates squat is just merely "putting on more weight".

I did BJJ/No gi and currently lifting but the self-satisfying smug in here is unbearable.

Lifting in itself really isn't that hard, to be honest.

The most difficult thing I've found about lifting, (power lifting, specifically) is programming an adequate long term plan to increase your Squat from A to B. And I'm not saying this to be a dick or anything, I lifted for a long time and produced (still producing) decent numbers before ever donning a gi and touching dudes.

 

[cms9690]

I'd argue it is harder in some fashion as you are approaching your genetics potential, especially past your novice stage. Shit, even putting on weight as a novice day by day is still a difficult task if you think about it. I personally found it mentally challenging to a degree as well, which is good because it made other things easier in comparison.

I'm not going to argue if lifting is difficult at all, it definitely is - but I do think learning how to fight (specifically BJJ) is more difficult by a large margin.

 

[Torrid]

I'm not going to argue if lifting is difficult at all, it definitely is - but I do think learning how to fight (specifically BJJ) is more difficult by a large margin.

BJJ is a sport where a guy with zero previous combat experience can come in, train three days a week for 2 hour sessions and most likely place in his division every time he competes regionally if he doesn't live in NY or California and he possesses a shred of talent.

It's hilarious that you say, "specifically BJJ", the art where you can spar everyday and not end up literally mentally incapacitated in your later years. The most amusing part is that SO MANY people still don't compete when the bar is set so low and the risk is so minimal. Then they still proceed to talk shit on everything else because they think they possess some secret knowledge known only to suburban assholes.

 

[cms9690]

It's hilarious that you say, "specifically BJJ", the art where you can spar everyday and not end up literally mentally incapacitated in your later years.

Does this make BJJ easier to learn? Because honestly, I thought boxing was easier to learn than BJJ by a long shot despite the heightened risk of mental incapacitation.

I'm not certain if we're discussing the same thing here: I am saying that BJJ is harder to learn than lifting.

I'm not attempting to take anything away from elite or hobbyist body builders / power lifters.

 

[Torrid]

Does this make BJJ easier to learn? Because honestly, I thought boxing was easier to learn than BJJ by a long shot despite the heightened risk of mental incapacitation.

I'm not certain if we're discussing the same thing here: I am saying that BJJ is harder to learn than lifting.

I'm not attempting to take anything away from elite or hobbyist body builders / power lifters.

What do you mean by learn? If you're a blue belt, have you 'learned' BJJ yet? Because I sure don't think hitting a heavy bag after class constitutes learning boxing. Obviously one of them is harder to hit the pinnacle of the sport in, and I don't even have to say which.

 

[cms9690]

What do you mean by learn? If you're a blue belt, have you 'learned' BJJ yet? Because I sure don't think hitting a heavy bag after class constitutes learning boxing. Obviously one of them is harder to hit the pinnacle of the sport in, and I don't even have to say which.

I stand by my originally statement in response to Nuclear. G'day sir.

 

[Ice 9 Cobra]

There's a definite difference in attitude/strength/whatever between guys who do bodybuilding and actual bodybuilders. Actually competing in the sport seems to grow more humility than just being a bro at the gym. I've trained with a bunch of fitness competitors and they were all super cool.

When I dropped by Michio Grubbs school he was awesome.

 

[Ice 9 Cobra]

Also I was trying to picture how hard that head and arm would be to set up. You'd be hard pressed to get to that position on white belts in the kids class.

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

I did BJJ/No gi and currently lifting but the self-satisfying smug in here is unbearable.

no doubt - the irony of calling bb on their egos while retelling glory stories about tapping bb is lost on many in this thread.

 

[Queen B]

BJJ went from this






to this





Its come down pretty hard

 

[TriangleMan]

people on bb.com dont do jiu jitsu, cuz they'd start crying every time they got tapped

And I bet you'd start crying anytime you had to seriously lift weights.

 

[TheHereticJay]

And I bet you'd start crying anytime you had to seriously lift weights.

Hell, I just LOOK at an empty bar and a rack with weights next to it and I'm brought to hysterics. Tears, choking on my own phlegm, balled up in the corner chanting "Helio never lifted...this isn't part of the filter..."