BJJ Workout

[Mayhem33]

I went to a BJJ school a while ago and I was so out of shape the warm up about killed me..later I learned that was the norm for a BJJ class. Well I want to go back but I want to get into shape before I start I dont remember what the routine was, (I remember somejumping jacks stretches alot of push ups situps neck lifts but not the other exercises)..it took about 30 minutes to do..Can some of you BJJ guys post some your class routines/workouts That I could use? Thanks

[Ahoym8e]

sort of in this order:

walking, running, high knees, touching heels, skipping sideways, running backwards, forwards.

30-40 pushups, 20-30 "wavelike"pushups, more running, 50 crunches, more running, 90 -150 situps, some miscellaneous leg, arm and neck excercises, and finally stretching

It kills me too. Especially the situps. Someday I'll be in good enough shape, but by then he'll have stepped it up to 250 situps or something (yowsers)

There's a few excercises I'm forgetting, for example one where we start out like sprinters in the blocks, but then switch our feet forward and backwards while leaning on our hands (60x)

brutal... (especially if you do it all twice in one evening: once for no gi, and then all over again for gi)

[Bjjexpertise@be]

We have a pretty intense workout in wrestling and some of the things that really work your cardio are 'up-downs' and 'bear crawls'.
For the updowns, simply jog in place as fast as you can. Then shoot your legs back and drop to the ground, breaking your fall with your hands. Get up as fast as you can(back into jogging place) and start the whole cycle over again. Try to go up and down without resting for the best results. I suggest doing this for 10 minutes straight to start off then slowly add 5 minutes at a time as your cardio grows stronger.

For the bear crawls just get on all fours(don't have your knees touch the ground, that's cheating) and crawl from one location to another. Or if you are in a small area you can draw 3 circles from one point to another. Each circle should be about a foot apart and have a diameter of 6 feet. Crawl around each circle by only having your hands inside the ring and your legs outside.

[EmptyneSs]

lift weights

[vincechoo]

I have developed a 6 week workout program that is based on Scrapper's and Mark Hatmaker's conditioning workouts but in a gradual progression. It's still pretty tough and has received very good results for endurance and stamina building.

You will need a jump rope and a pair of 10-15lb dumbells.

More info: www.kdta.com under Core Strength Boot Camp

[Bjjexpertise@be]

lift weights

I suggest you focus more on cardio than your strength for now. Do runs/jogs and anything else you can to boost your cardio.