Do you ever compete if you know your conditioning is down?

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I'm thinking of competing in the No-gi divison this weekend. I've only compete in one Jujitsu tournament but done many Judo tournaments. My problem is I've got maybe three jujitsu work outs in the last month. I train in Judo a couple days but the endurance is different. Also I'm at least 20 lbs above my best weight. Still I'm getting the urge to compete this weekend in the no gi tournament.

Do you guys ever compete when you know your conditioning is lacking for whatever reason?

Is it something you would recommend for the experience anyways?
 
I'd suggest if you don't think you can go a whole round without gassing, go in there going balls out, and hope to submit the guy before you gas.

Or work the hell out of your cardio. Right now. If you bust ass it only takes a week or so to get your cardio up, depending on how many times you like to puke in a day. :p
 
If I don't feel I'm at my best for my fight and given it all that I could, I'm very insecure going in the fight and will most likely lose. Probably more a mental thing tho...
 
i've only been to one tournament without any preparation and i took 2nd. i should've taken first, but the odds were stacked against me (my opponent had his instructor reffing the match and there were some fishy calls). i had to compete semifinals and then finals back to back, my opponent didn't have a semifinal match, i hadn't trained in about 2 months, etc...

after that experience i decided it's not worth it to compete unprepared.

i compete because i want to see how well i can do, but i don't want to lose on factors like conditioning, if i lose i want it to be because my opponent was better than me. so these days (been a WHILE), if i plan on competing, i take a month to really train and get my cardio and conditioning up.
 
If its going to be your first time competing, might as well do it just to get ride of the competition nervousness. See how your gas actually is when you're in the heat of the match, and get the experience of fighting while fatigued anyways.

Then you can gauge how much you need to prepare next time, and you'll probably feel more confident next time knowing you came in unprepared this time and it wasn't all that bad.
 
I'm about to do my first tournament, I've been doing a lot of powerlifting lately and I know my cardio is down from a month ago, but I'm going to do it anyway. Just going to try and pace myself.

If you really care about winning or losing, I wouldn't do it unprepared, I'm doing mine for the experience.
 
I don't plan on ever competing again if I am not prepared. I took 3rd in a tournament last year. (lost to the overall champ, couldn't of beat him with better conditioning.) But I did an exhibition match afterwards because we didn't get many matches.

Was up 6-0 and gassed. I still can't stop thinking about that loss and getting pissed at myself. Make sure you are good in your conditioning. You don't need your conditioning to blame.
 
I went into my first tournament after only a few months of training and I hadn't done much cardio. I also drank a bit the night before. It all worked out fine, I ended up taking 1st.
 
I say dont do it!

I went to a tournament not conditioned enough, ended up gassing in first match, fought till 3rd fight and fractured a rib. Risk of injury grows when you fight tired.
 
Just compete. You are hardly ever going to be 100% either with cardio/gas, technique, or injuries. When I compete, something just tells me I have to. I have no choice. Of course, the price of the competition and extent of my injuries directly influences how inclined I am to compete.

I compete more for the fun and how good instruction I get. It also helps me focus my training. Beforehand I tend to drill harder and am more motivated when I have a clear goal. Afterward, I have a laundry list of things I get to work on. Of course, I always have safety on my mind when I compete or train. However, if you are smart and aware then you can avoid most injuries when competing.
 
Yes I have. Letting a tourney pass you by doesn't do anything towards getting you ready for the next one, unless you're injured.

Some guys worry about win/loss, I worry about being better the next day. Tourneys are the best place to get better.

I also have worked out until passing out/complete exhaustion on many occasions. So, going to the very end is fine with me, but it isn't for everyone or even a nice sized minority so ask yourself if it's something you're ready for.

Start doing cardio today.

That is, if you haven't already. -ken
 
yes i just competed last weekend. i am 220 and should be about 175-180. i got very tired in my first match. i lost my second match partly because i was tired, and the guy was a little better. you should still compete. its not about placing its about improving. you will still get alot uot of it even if you dont do very well.
 
Tiger Balm said:
I say dont do it!

I went to a tournament not conditioned enough, ended up gassing in first match, fought till 3rd fight and fractured a rib. Risk of injury grows when you fight tired.
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This is good advice. Performance aside, going in with poor conditioning increases the risk of injury a lot. You should not compete in combat sports unless you are in shape.
 
yes otherwise I wouldn't compete

never lost due to lack of cardio thou, most recent losses for me have been hard fought point losses where i was outskilled and my size saved me, or armbars when I got overzealus
 
thats what a did at al the offseason tourneys. i just relyed on my technique and that was it. and i still won:)
 
Um, I compete all the time when I'm not in the best shape. Hell, I took five months off, trained for two weeks and competed. I just love competing. I have an overall record of 12-4, 10-2 of which came after I started training seriously.

Really, if you want to compete, compete. Just chill out and take it as experience. I don't think I'm even going to keep track of wins and losses anmore. Nobody really cares anyway.

And if you lose because of poor conditioning and you got as much rest as your opponent, you still lost, even if it was just because you gassed. If he didn't gas, he is better than you. Did you ever think that maybe he doesn't waste as much ENERGY with his techniques?
 
did the naga worlds that way(was expecting a baby)and took first gi/no-gi!if i didnt feel i could submit quickly,i pulled a mark kerr:got up on points and layed and prayed!!!ttt..it was f'ugly!!!ttt
 
I lost the semifinal in the nationals due to bad conditioning and ended up getting nothing in the end. I was leading the fight 7-0 up until the last minute, but then my opponent closed the gap. And of course five seconds before the end he ipponed me. I could barely breathe not to mention standing up and fighting, my visual field just kept bouncing like a flipper ball. I've never felt worse neither physically or mentally. I guess I got a bit of an Sherk-esque experience that time. I'll never, ever again enter an important competition when my cardio isn't up, I'm still bitter because of that day.
 
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