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Originally Posted by JuijitsuMan
Hey guys,
Couple of points. Crossfit I've heard of, Ross I know nothing about -- I will research. And Filero I'm mainly interested in playing guard. Most fighting at our school is ground grappling, I'm also an old man now (well not really just yet), and have given up on my days of being the ultimate fighter :-). BEsides the guard at high levels of skill is a pure chess game in itself, and mesmorizes me.
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't combat conditioning mostly for wrestling? I mean squats, hindu pushups, bridges, uphill buddy carries, sounds a lot like wrestling to me. Won't these exercises develop thick torso and and legs (great for wrestlers, bad for guard players). These exercises may be good for top game players in bjj or wrestling or judo. But what about guard?
JJM
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You're giving yourself too much credit if you think your legs and torso will be too big to have a good guard game. You might gain a little size, but don't think it will limit your game at all, it will help it. Many BJJ clubs follow the crossfit workout, they also lift weights and trust me, their guard game doesn't become weaker. Now go do the Crossfit or ross's workouts.
A stronger body will help you in all aspects whether its top or bottom game. I hope you know there are many heavyweights who have a crazy guard game, despite being huge. And by huge I don't mean Body Builder huge, I mean compared to your average joe, and that's who I assume you're talking about.