Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), and Mixed Martial Arts are well behind the times when it comes to Strength & Conditioning (S&C). While this may seem to be no great insight to many of you, to others it must be, as the statement itself would not be true if things were not so. I think S&C...

In the first article in the series, we finally agreed on the fact that combat athletes in BJJ and MMA need to train like athletes from other mainstream sports.  A big part of that training includes a strength & conditioning program.  In this article, I’m going to outline a 2-day...

In Part I and Part II of my series, I posited that Strength & Conditioning was an invaluable asset to the combat athlete, as well as outlined a 3x/ week template to serve as a starting point for beginner and intermediate athletes. While it’s not that the template is insufficient for an...