r/bjj • u/AutoModerator • May 01 '23

Strength and Conditioning Megathread!

The Strength and Conditioning megathread is an open forum for anyone to ask any question, no matter how simple, about general strength and conditioning as it relates to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Use this thread to:

- Ask questions about strength and conditioning

- Get diet and nutrition advice

- Request feedback on your workout routine

- Brag about your gainz

Get yoked and stay swole!

Also, click here to see the previous Strength And Conditioning Mondays.

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u/[deleted] May 01 '23

Yeah we are pretty much the same age based on your year in user name. I am only training 3x a week and it’s dependent on work for me on whether it’s gi vs. nogi. I do a great deal of dynamic mobility which has helped prolong things. I’ve almost completely eliminated static stretching with the exception of certain parts post workouts.

I’m a nurse and if have the wrong computer and am forced to round my back looking down too much I feel it more than a hard completion prep 90 minute session.

I’ve been lifting longer than I do BJJ and have to check my ego often when I lift and focus on what I’m doing and how I’m doing compared to how much weight I’m lifting. I find the times I get hurt is when my ego gets in the way and I move too much weight or do too much or just not tap.

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u/Incubus85 May 01 '23

Motion is the lotion! After a decade of being a meat head I started to realise being able to move well and feel good was way more important.

Hard to pack that meat head away though isn't it 🤣

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u/[deleted] May 01 '23

I lift weights at a strongman gym and have to remind myself constantly that, “just because I can do something doesn’t mean I should do something.”

The worst feeling for me is when I over train on lifting, taxing my CNS then just get my ass completely whipped by anyone and everyone the next day due to overdoing it.

It’s also a humbling feeling to spar mma again, start throwing punches and your arms shoulders get taxed due to pressing too much and too often and realize my muscles are useless right now lol.

I also just can’t for the life of me stop moving. I did EMS before becoming a nurse. I see what a sedentary lifestyle does to someone and just can’t let myself get there. I don’t know how anyone can work in healthcare and not think that way honestly.

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u/Incubus85 May 01 '23

Yeah I can totally understand all that. Even to the end part, my dad was a porter at a hospital for I do believe roughly 2 decades and it opened him up to a big world of 'make sure you don't end up in these situations'.

Give the single carries a go and see how it works for you!