In this episode of the Strenuous Life Podcast I tried to answer as many questions as possible from my email newsletter readers
- Whether BJJ gameplans really are for everyone (3:30),
- How to pace yourself against the young guys when you’re 52 years old (8:36),
- The best stretches for grappling flexibility (13:12),
- What are the best drills for developing a specific position (15:30),
- What’s my hypothetical plan for creating a BJJ world champion if I had a young clone of myself (18:41),
- When will the single leg X guard and modern leg lock formula instructionals be released as apps (28:28),
- What should your focus be if you’re training purely for self defense (29:35),
- Ranking physical attributes in order of importance for BJJ competition (32:22),
- Bodyweight fitness routines (38:00),
- Tips for dealing with knuckle and finger pain (40:50),
- What’s a good balance between weight training and BJJ for healthy joints (44:30),
- Is 5′ 9″ too small to do BJJ (50:10),
- Training around knee pain (52:05),
- Post training nutrition tips (55:35),
- Flexibility for older grapplers (57:05),
- Are you being rude to your partners when you want to go light because of injury concerns (59:25),
- How can you deal with getting promoted to blue belt but not thinking that you deserve it (1:03:54)?
- And more…
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