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Charging Up Your Cardio for Jiu-Jitsu
“Fatigue makes cowards of us all” – Vince Lombardi Why do so many people get tired when they compete? Preparing for c...
On Starting a Conditioning Program for BJJ & Submission Grappling
There are lots of reasons to start doing a conditioning program if you’re training in BJJ or submission grappling.
Th...
How’s Your Mat Cardio?
Those of us who have explored other sports and even other grappling styles know that jiu-jitsu has its own type of ca...
Things To Do Outside The Dojo
Those truly afflicted with the BJJ addiction are thinking of all things BJJ all of the time. The instructor has to ki...
The Best Mountaineer in the World and a Brand New Podcast…
I originally started my podcast – then named ‘The Grapplearts Radio Podcast’ – because I wanted to share some of the ...
Bernardo Faria On Conditioning When You Can Only Train Twice A Week
In a recent video, Marcelo Garcia black belt Bernardo Faria encouraged students to roll as much as they could in orde...
Firas Zahabi: How To Have Good Cardio And More
Firas Zahabi enjoys answering fans’ questions. In fact, he enjoys it so much that he thought he’d answer some more. I...
Staying Fit During a BJJ Training Layoff
BJJ is a marathon, not a sprint. The average Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt takes at least 10 years of hard training...
‘Twas the Day and the Night Before Christmas…
So about a year ago a semi-annual tradition got started…
The way it works is that every 6 months the toughest woman I...
7 Reasons Martial Artists Should Do Cardio
Today I want to share 7 reasons that all martial artists should do some form of cardio.
This article actually started...
Podcast EP30: BJJ Q&A – Popular Reader Questions Answered
I recently did the second-ever Grapplearts Radio Q&A format podcast. In it I answered questions from my newslett...
Bodybuilding, Jiu-Jitsu, and My Quest to Make 240 lbs with Abs…
In my late twenties I went through a phase that most young men go through – I wanted to get big. Maybe not as big as...