Best BJJ Strength Training Exercises 1: The Hip Thrust

[@robbyclark6915]

Best explanation of the hip thrust that I have seen on yt. Nice video.

[@QuabmasM]

The wife will thank you for learning and training this my friends.

[@CarlFrankBJJ]

Great info Stephan, keep em coming

[@GIBunz]

"Are you air humping?" "No, I'm ACTIVATING the Gluteus Maximus!"

[@Lazerecho]

Booty Jiu Jitsu

[@QuabmasM]

I like that exercise at the end 15:00...Im gonna start with that before I try any of the other stuff.

[@Dickie2shoes]

Those big blue gym balls that are on the wall in background of this vid are very good items to use for hip thrusts instead of a bench, I personally prefer them over a fixed bench as they recruit more muscles as you try to stabilize yourself on the ball.

[@JCBPARISPARIS]

Bravo for this expert. He gives very important details to train safely.

[@Agencyfox]

Very good exercises

[@kristianOLS]

Really enjoyed the podcast with ben too

[@StephanKesting]

Thank you. If people want to find it they should search “Ben Zhuang” on Grapplearts.com

[@ShellySummers]

Great info as always.

[@theredeemerben9028]

Do you train with master Ken? And practicing some Ameridote lately?#thrustoffreedomkata PS great video

[@StephanKesting]

I was trying so hard to resist the thrust of freedom reference!

[@marcaononymous]

this is really great stuff. thank you guys

[@forteastro6996]

Use this on Smith machine on my recovery training days.

[@tiponin23]

Great! Thank you.

[@Icantseeme]

How many times a week would you do the full 6 exercise routine?

[@mikecarlactual197]

What is the name of the equipment and who makes it? Thanks!

[@msanchez0125]

Strengthening the hips is definitely super important for bjj. Do you think this is better than squats/deadlifts for this purpose?

[@parvin_sehrawat]

Nice Explain

[@franciscocleiltonsoares3633]

Muito obrigado! 👍

[@iFlowWithTheGo]

This could also be done on a chair I think.

[@Docinaplane]

Stephen! I have a video request for you, please. I'm short and slender. I wish I had done BJJ many years ago, but I'm adding it the best I can to my skill set now. Something I've noticed is that when I roll with larger and taller people (like everyone) I can't easily get both my legs around them in guard unless I am very high on their back with my legs. Are there modifications in technique that would be helpful for me? I wrestled a little back in college, and I feel I have a knack for grappling even with my deficiencies :-) Thank you!

[@Tentacl]

Docinaplane You night want to give a look into 10th planet videos, they really like high legs in guard...

[@Docinaplane]

Tentacles - Thank you! I've already watched a couple.

[@OdinMMA]

Stephan 'next-level glutey' Kesting And glutes are slow-twitch? really? My thoughts were that it being part of the power creating 'posterior chain' it'd be also full of explosive, fast-twitch muscle fibre. Though I do agree that it's insane to do this with very heavy weights.

[@MikeFeldmeierMD]

Great tutorial, going to make sure I don't over extend like the Instagram girls :P

[@Signingman]

Lmfao the first 5 seconds

[@wanderbread4217]

9:16 lol

[@royalty_the1892]

Breathe Stephan, breathe my brother.

[@tokyocoates]

lets pretend we didnt notice Stephan's butterfly guard face for the duration of this video

[@kevinmflowers1]

But, before you spend time doing these complicated exercises, wouldn’t you agree that you should do what any athlete should already be doing: barbell deadlifts, back squats, power cleans, and push presses, which, when you do all of them, develop both strength and explosive power through the hips, which is always the goal in any athletic movement, including in BJJ? If you have limited time and energy, these are the movements you should be doing, no matter what your sport. And BTW, he’s just flat wrong that the glutes are solely slow-twitch muscles.

[@jamalwashington4475]

Are these any more complicated than any of the other barbell movements you listed?

[@Cin9999]

Thing is ...why would you perform a hip thrust as a main movement when a deadlift gives you way more benefits with the same investment? DLs dont only have glutes but also grip, abdominals, back, legs even shoulders and neck strongly involved And unless you are a Hipthrust-specialist ...which would make you a weirdo - you gonna move way more weight with a DL Plus where the f did this guy read that the gluteus maximus is mainly a slow twitch muscle in most people - thats ridiculous.