Training Intensity Previously I talked about training SMART not just HARD but I feel I need to clarify… YOU DO NEED TO TRAIN HARD Training intensity is incredibly important and making sure that your training is actually challenging is key to your progress. However just being hard is not enough – it must also get …
A Journal from my first visit to Renzo Gracie Academy New York – April 2016 Day 1 – Just Visiting 2016 On my first morning in NYC I decided to visit Renzo Gracie’s Academy to get an idea of what to expect and plan my training. As I approached 30th Street and recognized the familiar …
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Being Ripped in BJJ Can I train functionally for BJJ and still look ‘Aesthetic’? A question I get asked a lot by students and clients is, is it possible to train specifically for BJJ and Grappling whilst looking ripped/aesthetic? This is an interesting question so I thought I would share some ideas and opinions with …
Why Bench Press and Bicep Curls are good for BJJ. There are many awesome exercises that can benefit your grappling and BJJ, a lot of people will say Kettlebells are great, some people swear by Olympic lifts, whereas others love battle ropes and sandbags. However, when it comes to supposed ‘bodybuilding’ style movements there is …
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The Four Pillars What is Strength and Conditioning and how does it fit into your grappling training? Strength and Conditioning is a term often thrown around in grappling circles but rarely understood. There seems to be two camps on the matter; one is a strong advocate of this training whilst the other says ‘technique conquers …
Daniel Strauss AKA The Raspberry Ape recently dropped his DVD ‘Ape Strong’ Grip Training for Grapplers. Anyone that follows his social media will know he posts a whole host of interesting and innovative training techniques from bending horseshoes to lifting stones to swinging axes in the snow! But how good is ‘Ape Strong’? Will it …
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