Sandbag Conditioning for Combat Sports
September 14, 2009
The simple sandbag is one of my favorite conditioning tools for combat sports conditioning.
Simple. Effective and easy to understand. Fill up a canvas seabag or duffle bag with sand and lift, carry, throw and slam that thing in just about any direction.
Here’s a short clip of one of my favorite sandbag exercises for combat sports:
5 Minute Post BJJ Workout
September 1, 2009
We use this workout as a finisher after BJJ (Brazilian Jiu- Jitsu) class. Tim Hart, owner of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu 360 and BJJ Brownbelt is getting ready for an upcoming no gi competition.
Every minute for 5 minutes we start a new round of:
- 10 Gable lock Pull-ups 5R/5L
- 10 Hindu Push-ups
- 15 sit-throughs
The faster you work the more you rest. Most BJJ athletes usually end up with 45 seconds of work/ 15 seconds of rest.
We consider this a Specific Physical Prepartion workout for BJJ and perform it closer to competitions.
Deadlifts for Combat Sports Conditioning
July 21, 2009
Barbells are a very common tool within Combat Sports Conditioning circles.
However, there are many ways to use barbells when conditioning for combat sports that are often times are out-of-the-box variations that have direct carry-over into combat sports athletic development.
This combat conditioning exercise is known as the Angled Deadlift and Press and came to me via my good friend Nick Tumminello of PerformanceU.net.
Specific Physical Preparation for BJJ & Judo
July 8, 2009
One huge problem within BJJ circle is the lack fo drilling. Take any other combat sport and examine a typical training session.
90% of the training time will be spent drilling the basics. Rehearsing and refining combat sport skills until they become absolutely second nature and take all thought out of your actions and reactions.
We’re going to take a small step back in time to revisit one of the 1st post on this blog to check out an article on Specific Physical Preparation for Combat Sports, specifically BJJ & Judo.
The video that follow also rocks! Check it out here: Specific Physical Preparation for BJJ & Judo
The Swine Flu is Bullsh*t…Here’s the real Killer.
April 28, 2009
Seriously? How many headlines will we be seeing about the Swine Flu? There’s a real killer right under our noses and very few people want to discuss it…And even fewer people want to actually do something about it.
New Training Facility
February 17, 2009
There will some crazy combat sport conditioning sessions going on in this place. It feels great to have our BJJ mats so close to the conditioning area as well.
Here’s s hort video of our new spot.
Combat Athlete? This is a Great Partner Training Drill
February 5, 2009
If you’re a combat athlete and you’re looking for a tough partner training exercise than Monkey Boys should be included within your combat sports conditioning toolbox. Monkey Boys work on most essential areas of your combat sports conditioning plan at once.
They teach you how to intergrate your lower and upper body as well as your core. Your grip is working overtime. Not just your hands but the gripping ability of you arms, thighs and lower-legs.
Your head and neck will even get into the action as you work your way around your training partner.
The partner that’s standing has to work as well to balance and stabilize an awkward external resistence. This is exactly the type of resistance you’ll face on the mat or in the ring.
Set a timer and see who can go the longest or see how many revolutions each partner can get within a certain time frame.
CBJJ World Jiu-Jitsu Champion of New Generation BJJ in Philadelphia does a great job of performing and explaining the Monkey Boy.
Video Tour- 5 Points Academy with Gavin Van Vlack
November 4, 2008
Pam and I would really love to highlight the academies and programs of each and every coach and athlete within the Combat Sports Conditioning community.
So….please send us your videos, try to include your conditioning protocols as well as your combat combat sport program or programs.
Please send them to jason @ combat-sports-conditioning.com
JCB
P.S. Coach Dom, now you have an excuse to master that video camera.
Here’s our first video, a tour of 5 Points Academy in SoHo NYC with my good friend Gavin Van Vlack. If you’re looking for a solid BJJ and Muay Thai program along with a proven strengthen and conditioning team please check 5 Points Academy
Real World Judo!
October 14, 2008
I love finding videos that contain authentic martial art applications. I’m not sure of teh story behind this one but I’m voting for the Judo player.
A Combat Sports Success Story
September 26, 2008
I enjoy working with combat athletes of all skill and fitness levels. However, geography and time constraints simply do not allow me to work with everyone that I would like to. And to be honest that’s one reason why we created Combat Sports Conditioning.
Micah Atkinson is a BJJ Brown Belt from Novagen BJJ in South Africa and was our first official member. Now, I know Micah’s schedule and it is nothing short of hectic but somehow Micah always finds the time for conditioning and skill development.
Successful combat athletes do not wait around for the perfect schedule. They make time for training. They squeeze it in whenever possible…in between teaching sessions, before work or on their lunch hour.
I’m psyched that Micah is part of growing community and would like to share a little something that Micah had to say after a recent BJJ competition.
“Hey Coach,
Just a quick one to say thanks again so much for the advice. I won both the gi and no-gi divisions for my weight at The Cape Of Storms Grappling Nationals this weekend in Cape Town, S.A.
I had 3 matches in each division (gi won with submission and 2 on points, no gi won all 3 by submission)and conditioning felt 100%!”
Micah Atkinson Novagen BJJ
Thank You Micah!
