strength training

Jiu Jitsu World Mag - strength training fundamentals

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Keep your eyes open for for my next article to be published in Jiu-Jitsu World Magazine all about the five fundamentals of strength training. This article is a great guide for those who want to add some supplemental training to their BJJ training to increase their performance but who have limited knowledge on how best to train for performance.

Even though we might know what do to on the mats, it doesn’t mean wi=e know what do to in the gym. It can be daunting since there are so many different ways you can train depending on what your goals are, not to mention how to use all the machines and equipment. In this article I break it down and keep things simple and stick to the 5 fundamentals of training. Stay tuned.

Stimuli, strength, stability, A 3 point system to performance training

When training for performance it is important to think outside the box and a time to get creative and have fun!

When training for performance it is important to think outside the box and a time to get creative and have fun!

What a lot of people don't know is that gyms and weight training as we know it do not benefit the typical athlete. Most people do hypertrophy style training which is designed with  one end in mind: to build muscle that looks good. Which  is fine if you want to be a body builder. However, this type of training won't necessarily help you improve in your sport. Read on on my article published in Breaking Muscle magazine to find out why. 

http://breakingmuscle.com/strength-conditioning/stimuli-strength-stability-a-3-point-system-for-performance-training