The Depressing Side to Achieving Your Goals in BJJ

There is a danger to achieving your goals in BJJ or any endeavor you find yourself in. And that's what we're going to focus on for today's video.
The question asker is Nina who says she's in a situation where she's accomplished several goals she had and now she's in a situation where she lacks the same motivation and drive she used to have.
Her question to me is how can she get that drive back in her life and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training. So in this video I'll explain the natural rhythm we all experience as we accomplish our goals and the process around that.
If you're experiencing a loss of motivation and focus after hitting a big goal I hope this video helps!
-Chewy
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[@johnshuey7627]

I knew I recognized you, I trained at your gym when I was about 9 yrs old when I lived in Louisville KY. Love your videos man. 👊 oss

[@Chewjitsu]

Haha nice. Appreciate the comment brother.

[@ClipsFromMaine]

I’ve missed a few videos lately… is “Something to Chew On” Chewy’s new tag line? If not it should be! 😁

[@MyMW3Channel]

Teaching ezekiels and heelhooks to the kids class is the motivational equivalent to cigarettes and coffee helping you poop in the morning. Try it.

[@abdelhakym8283]

This is such an important topic,Tyson Fury actually talked about this,he said he could tell after winning the belt he's gonna be depressed for a long time and as he predicted,he did and almost killed himself,but luckily,things turned out for the better,great great video Chewy,this is gonna help alot of people

[@hallas23]

This. I was fighting some depression for several months and stayed away from the gym. I’m much happier to be back

[@Chewjitsu]

Glad to hear it worked itself out.

[@memyselfi3520]

Covid halted my training for almost 2 years. I stepped back in the gym a month ago and competed last week…I got my happiness back. This video helps me not feel so guilty about missing class tonight. 😁

[@chickasawmike1319]

Your generation is so damn lucky to have this sport! I will do almost anything so that one day I might be able to train.

[@Adam-vc1xl]

I took 3 years off after I got my brown belt

[@Paycheck708]

I haven’t experienced this yet with BJJ, but I certainly have with other things. After my first 100 km bike ride, I couldn’t understand why I was so blah.

[@thefootballpunnedit]

Look up Huberman podcast on motivation After achieving a goal its good to sit out for a week and do 0 on the subject to reset your dopamine levels

[@iiapplypressure269]

*chewy you can't just swap things out when they stop working *Rothschilds have entered the chat

[@douglasemsantos]

I don't even practice BJJ, (or any other martial arts right now), but this video made a lot of sense to me! Thank you for the advice, and great content!

[@asaholloway9139]

Funny that you made this. Been training for around 7 months and have only earned one stripe. Been a little discouraged. think alot of it was my mindset.

[@retro6652]

hang in there, especially in the beginning. be content to come in and learn. roll for fun and it will come to you in time.

[@pluto9403]

Haven’t been to the gym in almost 4 and a half years due to high school and being busy with everything but recently you’ve been getting me to wanna get back into bjj not gonna lie

[@yakman8225]

Get into it dude

[@pluto9403]

@@yakman8225 honestly bro I might cause I was learning a lot at a fast pace due to me just being so in love with it I miss it not gonna lie bro it’s definitely something I’m getting back into very soon

[@yakman8225]

@@pluto9403 if you enjoyed it, then what's stopping you ahah find your nearest gym and start asap

[@lborate3543]

If I drive from NY to KY, can I roll with chewy and Adam? And the fam?

[@Chewjitsu]

Sure

[@callummackenzie5207]

Thank you for this video Chewy. Needed to hear this 🤙🏻

[@Chewjitsu]

You’re welcome.

[@cordariusniter5735]

Don’t take it serious. Treat it as fun .

[@tomtrader6559]

Never heard of blue belt course - my motivation comes more from rolling and being tapped which often drives me crazy and pushes me to research stuff and stay extra for open mat to practice certain positions to make sure next time i do better:) Even though training 15h a week i have more bruises being nearly 40 than as a kid and i have to listen to my fiance everyday complaining about me being on the mat all the time and not at home, i still feel enough drive to go. I guess big part of it is the team we have. Hopefully in a few months there will be a tournament in Bkk so i can feel that thrill:)

[@mikaylaa330]

Thank you for this video. I had my first ever competition last year, and the two months leading up to it were the best time of my life! I felt energetic although I was cutting weight a bit, I felt strong, proud of myself, I felt like I had a purpose and a dream to follow. I ended up losing my first match, which I was expecting since I had no previous experience on competing and on the comp day I was soooooooooo nervous! But, although I was expecting it, I hit the rock bottom after that. It took me over a month to recover from that. I felt so lost, I had nothing to chase anymore. I think it hit me so hard because I didn't realize how important the experience was for me, so I wasn't expecting to feel sad afterwards. Now I know better.

[@fitnessfuncody]

Im in the grind-set of the blue belt... Thanks for this one brother, it was needed.

[@martyblack13]

You're the best Chewie! Love you videos!

[@FlowLai]

Centr nervous system recovery is big

[@FinleyFuns]

Another great perspective.

[@celineamandasimple3164]

Needed this

[@pauljones5407]

On which media do these questions get posted? I’d love to ask a question

[@Chewjitsu]

Here. Email. Occasionally IG.

[@IzzoWingChun]

24 years of Wing Chun here. Took 5 years completely off of my teaching due to lost passion. It happens.

[@christophermacmillan7438]

I have just returned as a blue belt after 12 months break this is my third attempt at starting back .I have lost everything I learnt in the 3 years I rolled full time and I don't feel like I deserve my belt anymore .it's fucking with me my breathing I usta have has gone my strenght its demoralising

[@aarondragushan813]

I’ll bet you forgot some offense stuff but your defensive Instincts are probably still there!

[@christophermacmillan7438]

@@aarondragushan813 100% and thanks for reply bro. I was thinking 4 moves ahead before now im stuck in positions and finding my self just crushing people for the whole round or being crushed can't even do a sit thru from turtle I no what to do my body won't let me .maybe I'm over thinking it

[@aarondragushan813]

@@christophermacmillan7438 it's been the same for me, though it's gotten much better. Kind of impossible to distinguish it from when you used to do/love a move and now you just don't favor it. From mount I have .. like I guess I'll just hang out here until you try to OK LET'S GO BUCKOOOO! *leaps on a submission*

[@christophermacmillan7438]

@@aarondragushan813 yeah man I've been training everyday its getting better I just need to keep at it again.

[@Andy281084]

3 Stripes White belt here, but this video made so much sense! Thank you! Been training for a Naga Tournament and felt so unmotivated after it, that I stoped training for about 6 weeks. I started training again just for fun, a new goal (tournament in april came up) and I am training again very motivaded for this one now. Thanks for telling me that this is normal ;)

[@medicineandbrazilianjiujit8511]

Great advice, Professor Chewy, thank you. Could one problem BJJ competitors face is that the competition season is year round? NFL players, and other professional athletes have a three month season. They spend the next three months in recovery, the next three months in baseline fitness, and the next three months peaking before their “season”. Like you said in your video, periodization is very important for BJJ athletes. Always appreciate your advice, professor Chewy.

[@Chewjitsu]

Very possible. Although many bjj athletes have started to compete less and focus only on specific tournaments and competition. More similar to fighting.

[@NoblesseObligedCP]

I feel like this is belongs here kzbin.infocuEYMHH_70c?feature=share

[@mistermistermizzle9398]

I've been meaning to ask you similar questions with my take on it and get yours as well. I agree with your assessment as I almost always do. After hard training and or tournament you get that (often huge) parasympathetic nervous systems rebound where you just need to relax to allow for recovery. I've battled with feeling lazy and not productive but you gotta embrace the relaxation your body is asking for. It took me awhile to realize that I'm not a machine. I love all your analogies in this video. I also agree that the brain works very well and efficiently when relaxed, even though certain levels of adrenaline are associated with enhanced concentration - physiology and science often can't be explained in absolutes. I also agree that its important to note that if you redline the body (acutely or chronically) you risk injury which often means.... you won't gonna be able to train at all. Knowing when to push yourself is important and it has its place but its also important to understand that the body needs rest. I would advise to take that day off when tired rather than try and push yourself and succumb to injury. I'll also note that intensity is a spectrum. You can always go in a train but just at a lighter intensity. However, this could lead to injury also but less likey in jiujitsu and more so when lifting heavy weights. Meaning that there isn't way lift heavy weights at a lower intensity - you have to recruite much more of the nervous system (a finite amount) in order to lift a finite amount of weight (without getting hurt.) If I was her I would go in and drill but most important keep training consistently and know that that is enough - and exactly what you should be doing. It's important to not feel guilty for not goin super hard (look up black belt Firaz Zhahabi's philosophy on "never being sore"). We have a finite amount if neural energy and thats why it can take many years to get a black belt or purple belt. Realize that a 1st day white belt has all the adrenaline ever needed for any given match basically. Thus, the sympathetic nervous system is innate ... we don't need to learn that part. But as lifelong jiujitsu practitioners/grapplers we do need to learn to use our nervous system as a currency. Its easy to go balls through the wall but its much less easy to be able to time and tame the nerves when needed and know when to fully exert your energy. You must know when going hard is warranted (I understand things can get competitive in in the room). Unfortunately some don't know when its warranted and injury occurs because they pushed harder than the body can handle. Andrew Huberman once said that muscles are a slave to the nervous system. You can look at this in two ways. 1.) You can tear a muscle that wasn't conditioned enough for that amount of stress. Thus it was your own decision to exert yourself enough to cause injury. Trust me I know I've torn my peck off the bone from doing bench press. I also once pulled on an ants abdomen while it was clampong onto a peice of carpet with its jaws because I thought he would have to let go. Nope, I pulled his body off of his head and his head was left clamped onto the carpet. Muscled are a slave to the nervous system 2.) The mucles are a slave to the nervous system - thus, if you're super taxed then you really have no logical choice but to take it easy for a little while to regain the neural energy needed to generate maximal strength again. Its a balancing act though (don't get too lazy for too long but realize that our nervous system is dictated by our genes and recovery can take months - especially if you were super exhaustedand stressed from competition. Everyone is different, it could possibly even take years when you factor in other life stressors). We sometimes don't realize how stressed we are about some things. But think of this - if you're anything like me you can start dumping adrenaline and becoming nervous as soon as you sign up online for a tournament. It's tough taming the nerves but its doable. I personally like John Danahers "parable of the plank" philosophy. KZbin it. So, since a first day white belt and almost all humans posses the abilty to be spazzy and adrenalined out of their minds we must direct our energy toward the technical aspects (which takes less energy than spazzin like we on bath salts) 🙂

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