Finding the Perfect Balance Between Traditional and Sport-Specific Movements for BJJ

If you want to get STRONG for BJJ you need to cover all your bases and select exercises that will “move the needle” for strength gains but also have the exercise “mimic BJJ” in some form and have crossover.

If you lean too far to either of those two essential criteria you end up with exercises that may have application for the sport but aren’t really the best use of your time in the gym to get stronger or on the flip side, it’ll make you stronger, but be less applicable to your sport.

I made this Venn Diagram to illustrate the point. In yellow, there are traditional exercises that will make you stronger, and in red are exercises that “mimic” BJJ, it’s where these two worlds overlap where you’ll find the best strength exercises for BJJ.

🧐Canada Eh! 

I have some exciting news to share with you all - I'm heading to Canada! For those who may not know, I've been working with Jordan Preisinger from Jordan Teaches Jiujitsu on YouTube for almost two years now, and I'm thrilled to finally visit his gym in person.

During my visit, we'll be creating instructional content, updating the BJJ Performance and Longevity Course, and of course, filming some awesome BJJ Rolling Commentary videos. If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe to Jordan on YouTube to keep up with all the latest updates.

Stay tuned for more updates on my trip to Canada!