Why Strength Will Save Your BJJ Life

[@jonnewbury3482]

Right on guys! I’m so glad I was into power lifting before I started bjj. It did hinder my flexibility at the start but just know my body is durable gave me confidence.

[@bulletproofforbjj]

glad to hear it! being strong definitely pays dividends

[@Horsethief666]

Power lifting doesn't hinder flexibility. That's from sitting on your a** all day. Not a bad thing. The amount of a** sitting I've done is positively correlated to income. Mostly from desk jobs.

[@ape1022]

Facts! Lifting weights the right way will 100% get rid of 90% of your pains and aches.

[@bulletproofforbjj]

Definitely helps!

[@jooot_6850]

Purely anecdotal but my relatively sedentary sister has more back pains and aches than me. I deadlift up to 405 with sometimes questionable form and I never have any of those issues. I think even if you mess up your heavier lifts, preparing for them by lifting lighter but with perfect form can reeally strengthen your joints and tendons to the point where you don’t get injured even doing stupid stuff 😂

[@luieaus]

One of my knees got fucked up during a motorcycle accident. I suffered from pain for years, hearing people saying that it would be like that forever. But, since I started lifting weights the pain disappeared.

[@Itzak15]

I had a period where I quit the gym because I wanted more time to train BJJ. What made me come back was that the frequency increase coupled with less strength made my body, especially my neck ache more and more. I felt how it would prevent me from keep training for a long time if I had continued like that. The turtle beats the rabbit

[@Taco-jitsu]

Yea! im super skinny and at purple belt got my first “you’re pretty strong” cOmPlEmEnT lol As a skinny guy I have learned to value strength training for more durability and am glad for it.

[@elchabuko]

Amazing!! thanks for invest the time to give us this invaluable information mates!!

[@bulletproofforbjj]

You're welcome brother!

[@timothyotoole8224]

this was a great topic. Thanks, guys

[@bulletproofforbjj]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@BbB-vr9uh]

working on some lower back strength was huge for me. Trying to do some wrestling to start rolls always ended with me getting sprawled on, and just doing some kettle-bell swings helped me to keep my posture up and not get folded in half by those sprawls.

[@itsjimmytimeee296]

Curious if you guys have a specific bjj strength training for an open guard player? Would be great if you generated specific programs for specific jiu jitsu players!

[@bulletproofforbjj]

Hey James, good question. Our view is that strength work should really build the base which your sports specific training is then laid on top of. Getting hyper specific with strength training for sports can have it benefits, but generally speaking keeping it simple in the gym, and then going nuts on the mats works best. At least in our opinion... That is not to say that we wouldn't consider doing something like this down the track. Let's see : )

[@leomoe433]

Do some yoga and some squats/deadlifts/powercleans.

[@jooot_6850]

@@leomoe433 Olympic lifts - ol’ reliable for any athlete. Can’t go wrong with em! I’d wager some basic plyometrics could also really help for BJJ too.

[@ansarjawaid8255]

Thank you guys- benefit hugely from your videos

[@bulletproofforbjj]

you're welcome Ansar! Thank you for watching and commenting : )

[@kevins6709]

Great talk guys! Thank you 🙏

[@bulletproofforbjj]

You're welcome!

[@briand.8271]

Underrated KZbin channel! Quick question; I’m a student so BJJ is my major expenditure of the month. I can’t really afford a gym membership, so would calisthenics and yoga be a good supplement as opposed to weight training? Thanks for the vid and any help!

[@bulletproofforbjj]

Hey brian, sure they would work well. However if you could procure some basic second hand weights for home, you could have the best of all worlds!

[@sharlah4057]

I am a mini fridge - easily moved and stiff - not good for much except to hold over priced hotel chocies ...

[@bulletproofforbjj]

reliable, tho!

[@ethanchaney1139]

Perpetuating myths is silly. “Body builders aren’t strong” only lets me know you haven’t met any. You’ll see pros repping a variety of lifts with abnormal weight. RDL’s with 405, weighed pull ups with 90+ pounds, incline benching 315, and all of this for reps. Body builders have some of the most general strength on the planet. Their focus for training is size growth, but to get that big they have to do lots of movements with incomprehensible weight. Bodybuilders are generally stronger than Olympic weight lifters or power lifters.

[@Scorch1028]

A large powerful bouncer can physically remove an average-sized BJJ guy from a nightclub.

[@bulletproofforbjj]

Is the Bouncer corn fed?

[@Jdac333]

“I’m not a gym guy” … ok but you are an injury guy 🙄

[@matthewribail4289]

Jumping closed guard should be illegal period

[@MichaelStanwyck]

Jiu jirsu is not, and has never been about force. It is literally an art designed for a smaller person to be able to overcome an untrained stronger person. If it relied on force, it would violate its founding principle. If you are relying on force to subdue or submit your opponent, you can win, but you’re not winning with jiu Jitsu . I can roll with guys who I am much stronger than that who are much better than me at jiu jitsu, and my strength will only get in my way. They will use it against me. Should you be strong? Yes. That’s good for your life. but to the extent that you think you should be strong for jiu jitsu, you are only limiting your mastery of jiu jitsu. As the teacher of my teacher has said, “I would rather lose with jujitsu, then win with not jujitsu.“ I do like to keep my joints, my tendons, and other connective, tissue strong and well conditioned. most of that, however, is to protect myself against spaz opponents, who will use strength to overcome my lack of ability in some area. But the best solution for a situation where you need to use strength, and its not a life or death or even competition situation, is to tap. The more you are willing to tap when you reach the limits of your skill, the more quickly your skill will develop in response.