Originally Posted by
Johnsonville
I did a bjj tournament the other weekend on one days notice and with only a week of training since January due to injury, and easily handled my competition. During my time off I’ve been strength training a lot and noticed that my huge strength advantage did two things that surprised me: it made my the match a lot easier cardio wise because I didn’t have to work so hard to fight for grips and takedowns, and it allowed me to control my opponent and take a breather after intense exchanges. Now more than ever I realize the importance of having a good strength base.
I do have two questions regarding this topic though, why are some guys who put up good numbers in the gym still weak on the mat? It’s like they can’t display their strength effectively. My theory is that they could benefit from assistance drills such as heavy sandbag carries, Turkish getups, and/or farmer carries, which is something I’ve seen dan John mention. Secondly, how if possible, do I continue progressing my lifts with training mma 4x/week? I currently do an hlm routine with three drop sets on heavy day but am thinking of losing them. The only thing with that is I wonder if it’s enough work to drive adaptation. Thanks for the video it was a great watch