My head coach in college experimented with us training 2x a day. What happened was we became efficient wrestlers. That wasn’t a good thing. We didn’t have that same explosiveness because we were fried. So we went back to once a day and then everyone was wrestling well, feeling great, and laughing before and after practice (unless we were close to weight). On 2x a day, we were quiet and doing job. Collegiate practice is hard enough. But 2x a day just made my skin sore all over, 😆
Thank you. This is so true. Too many cultists preach the multiple daily sessions. No, you lose freshness that way. I used to train at Montreal Wrestling Club, an elite squad, and they did 3x a week. Each session was long, however.
@SofiasJiuJitsuJourney Exactly! Many Americans tend to have a cowboy attitude when it comes to training, the “leave it all on the mat” mentality, which has its place and time, but that place in time is not every day all the time. Matt Hume, who took Demetrius Johnson and Josh Barnett to UFC championships, always teaches that you should roll at of pace where you could keep up a conversation, and his fighters are brutal. So are the Thais and Russians, who focus on light sparring but train all day.
I’ve trained judo with Russians, my experience was 3 days a week once a day, 2 days light and one sparing day. Never had a burnout or injury, started doing this for JJ and I feel a lot better
Brandon, how do your keep ears in good shape for so long? When you are older you definitely do not want compounding cauliflower ear. What do you do to safeguard your ears?
Four sessions a week is exactly what I do. Good for the body, better for the mind. Taking a physical break allows your brain to process what you've absorbed. If you never take a break, you lose more than you gain in actual learning, in my opinion.
I had a similar experience with Muay Thai in my youth. Trained in Thailand for a whole summer 2 years running. Started out twice a day and just felt tired and burnt out all the time. It became a trail rather than the dream it once was. After a few weeks I dropped down to once a day 6 days a week and fell back in love with it immediately. You gotta do what works for you.
Here’s the honest truth. You have to know why you’re doing what you’re doing. Jujitsu has its own culture. I’ve never seen another sport where everyone thinks they’re going pro. I’m talking about 30-40 year old white belts. 3 months in and they are training 6 days a week. Then the injuries come. Know what you want to achieve first. Write down your goals and it’s ok to be a hobbyist. Which is 95% of the community. Have fun in your journey. It’s your journey to define.
@@jopalo31675 I was that. I wrecked my body for the first 4 years trying to keep up with younger guys just to do well in free rolling. Paying for it in physical therapy now at 33, and now only training twice a week. Feels a lot more beneficial honestly. I study techniques on a grappling dummy and practice them on people twice a week
I did twice a day for a week when I go on vacation and instantly regretted it. I felt sore achy which doesn’t happen often to me. So I knew it wasn’t beneficial for me.
Every session shouldn’t be a fight to the death…. Learn how to drill/flow for one of the 2-a-day sessions. 1 hard session with hard rounds , 1 session drilling and flow rounds.
My head coach in college experimented with us training 2x a day. What happened was we became efficient wrestlers. That wasn’t a good thing. We didn’t have that same explosiveness because we were fried. So we went back to once a day and then everyone was wrestling well, feeling great, and laughing before and after practice (unless we were close to weight). On 2x a day, we were quiet and doing job. Collegiate practice is hard enough. But 2x a day just made my skin sore all over, 😆
Once a week?
@@Haraldo-l7w I had to read it again and then saw that…no, once a day of course. Good thing for the typo police. 😆 I edited it so it reads right.
Thank you. This is so true. Too many cultists preach the multiple daily sessions.
No, you lose freshness that way.
I used to train at Montreal Wrestling Club, an elite squad, and they did 3x a week. Each session was long, however.
Studying more and training smart is my formula as a researcher in the sport
What about how the Russians train every day but don’t go 100 percent ?
This is the key, it is unnecessary to go all out in every session 😅
@SofiasJiuJitsuJourney Exactly! Many Americans tend to have a cowboy attitude when it comes to training, the “leave it all on the mat” mentality, which has its place and time, but that place in time is not every day all the time. Matt Hume, who took Demetrius Johnson and Josh Barnett to UFC championships, always teaches that you should roll at of pace where you could keep up a conversation, and his fighters are brutal. So are the Thais and Russians, who focus on light sparring but train all day.
@@SofiasJiuJitsuJourney I hear that all the time, but I have trained with Russians and they definitely aren’t dogging it. They train hard
@@philosopher2kingman I train Muay Thai and BJJ, thank you for the insight
I’ve trained judo with Russians, my experience was 3 days a week once a day, 2 days light and one sparing day. Never had a burnout or injury, started doing this for JJ and I feel a lot better
Brandon, how do your keep ears in good shape for so long? When you are older you definitely do not want compounding cauliflower ear. What do you do to safeguard your ears?
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Who's got time for 2x day? People have lives, school, work, etc. Unless you're like an instructor at your school or something
Four sessions a week is exactly what I do. Good for the body, better for the mind.
Taking a physical break allows your brain to process what you've absorbed. If you never take a break, you lose more than you gain in actual learning, in my opinion.
I had a similar experience with Muay Thai in my youth. Trained in Thailand for a whole summer 2 years running. Started out twice a day and just felt tired and burnt out all the time. It became a trail rather than the dream it once was. After a few weeks I dropped down to once a day 6 days a week and fell back in love with it immediately. You gotta do what works for you.
Agreed
I agree this seems it would only work leading up to a big comp to combat anxiety/ intensity but I don't see any reason outside of that
Is it the same if youre just getting into the sport instead of doing it since youre a kid
no, you gotta make up for lost time if you want to catch up
Here’s the honest truth. You have to know why you’re doing what you’re doing.
Jujitsu has its own culture. I’ve never seen another sport where everyone thinks they’re going pro. I’m talking about 30-40 year old white belts. 3 months in and they are training 6 days a week. Then the injuries come.
Know what you want to achieve first. Write down your goals and it’s ok to be a hobbyist. Which is 95% of the community.
Have fun in your journey. It’s your journey to define.
@@jopalo31675
I was that. I wrecked my body for the first 4 years trying to keep up with younger guys just to do well in free rolling.
Paying for it in physical therapy now at 33, and now only training twice a week. Feels a lot more beneficial honestly. I study techniques on a grappling dummy and practice them on people twice a week
I did twice a day for a week when I go on vacation and instantly regretted it. I felt sore achy which doesn’t happen often to me. So I knew it wasn’t beneficial for me.
Depends on how fast you pick up the skill. For him probably because he's an elite athlete but for most it's good.
Every session shouldn’t be a fight to the death…. Learn how to drill/flow for one of the 2-a-day sessions. 1 hard session with hard rounds , 1 session drilling and flow rounds.
Woooow you're a hobbyist bro
I know 😔