The Strenuous Life Podcast with Stephan Kesting

087 - The Brazilian jiu-jitsu Question and Answer Episode


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In this episode I try to answer as many questions as possible from my email newsletter readers, including 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 joint 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), and how can you deal with getting promoted to blue belt but not thinking that you deserve it (1:03:54)?  Please subscribe and give this podcast a rating and/or a review if you find it useful - it's really helping us produce more episodes!

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