strongman training for grappling athletes?

[iama]

So I think sandbag traininng, moving around heavy bags are all good tools for grapplers, but how about getting say: a tyre take it to a hill and throw it behind your head sprint to its landing point and repeat? This type of thing seems like a great way of improving strength speed conditioning all in one, and you need no expensive equipment. Any other suggestions fire away.

 

[Uchi Mata]

I've had good luck with it. I used to do tire flips, farmer's walks, and sandbag tosses to good effect. It's really just explosive powerlifting if you think about it.

 

[iama]

I've had good luck with it. I used to do tire flips, farmer's walks, and sandbag tosses to good effect. It's really just explosive powerlifting if you think about it.

Yeah in perhaps a slightly more specific way also, so you recommend this sort of thing?

 

[DrBdan]

There's really no way to improve strength, speed, and conditioning all at the same time. That said, depending on the size of the tire and how you use it you could work on strength or conditioning with a tire or other odd objects like sand or heavy bags.

 

[Timmers86]

From a grappling standpoint, I would think you'd want to do more of the strongman events that focus on grip and endurance (e.g. farmers carry) instead of those that involve more flashes of strength and some endurance like the tire flip.

 

[plugchop]

It's really just explosive powerlifting if you think about it.

No, it's really not at all.

 

[Jake Pudenz]

No, it's really not at all.

Did you really think about it, though?

 

[Tosa]

Did you really think about it, though?

I though of DE squats, bench and deadlifts. Maybe I didn't think about it enough? I guess I better think harder.

 

[immovablestone]

So I think sandbag traininng, moving around heavy bags are all good tools for grapplers, but how about getting say: a tyre take it to a hill and throw it behind your head sprint to its landing point and repeat? This type of thing seems like a great way of improving strength speed conditioning all in one, and you need no expensive equipment. Any other suggestions fire away.

I wouldn't really call this strongman training, more like GPP assistance really...

I do, however, think training to lift atlas stones, flip very heavy tires, clean and press logs and axles, carry heavy kegs/stones etc, is a very, very good way to build general strength. This is what I do primarily and I've never been stronger, on the mat or otherwise.

Of course, the main power and olympic lifts are awesome for this, too

I think ultimately, training experience/quality being equal, it's whichever flicks your bic enough to keep you striving and training your hardest consistently.

 

[iama]

BTW a great way to improve grip strength AND build them traps up is get a 20kg weight then say 7.5kg tie it through the 20 plate and shrug your gripping with fingers it works great.

 

[James Fuller]

Atlas stones and a dedicated "strongman" day have been staples of the routine for awhile. Fingal fingers, farmer walks, truck/weight tow are great too for your more grappling specific strength and endurance. But again squats, deads etc. are always the base. I like to add strongman onto 5/3/, 2 day a week template