Bulletproof For BJJ Podcast

Have you ever hurt your fingers grappling? Knuckles aching from gripping too much? Finger injuries are the worst and if not treated properly can hang around much longer than they should. Lance Douglas is a physiotherapist with a deep grappling history starting in free style Wrestling for 10 years and now a brown belt in BJJ. Lance had encountered his own fair share of finger injuries and felt that not enough was being done to help grapplers treat their sore digits. He founded the Grip Physio and also invented the "Fingertine" a specialty floss band for the fingers to help reduce inflammation for swollen joints.
Lance reveals his go to moves to help strengthen the grips and also what you can do when you do hurt your fingers. If you want to get your hands on the "Fingertine" and want to know more about how to fix your bumpy knuckles click the links below.

The Finger First-Aid pack: https://thegripphysio.com/products/finger-first-aid-pack
Contact Lance on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegripphysio/

Have you ever been to a Bulletproof For BJJ seminar? JT recently was in Melbourne teaching 2 different seminars. A monster night at Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Burwood with Robbie Singh and his team, also a great morning with DC and his team at Academy Jiu-Jitsu in Camberwell. JT breaks down everything you get if you were to attend and the key take aways that can help you move better for BJJ. Joey shares some of his flexibility journey to achieve extreme levels of performance but he explains how easy it is to improve even if you have never stretched. If you want to start moving better on the mats this is the episode to get you going.

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Have you got a Rib injury and looking to strap or wrap it? Is there a product that can help prevent rib injuries or protect you when injured? Big answers coming on this one!
How can you objectively track improvement in your BJJ technique? Does it help to measure your jiu-jitsu and what is the method? JT & Joey drop very different but interesting answers. What do you do when you are doing everything right- lifting, stretching, rolling and straight up living that Bulletproof life, but your lower back is still jacked up?! The boys give some good alternatives that can remedy a tight lower back.

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Who is your coach?  Who was your coach's master? Your Jiu-jitsu family tree has for a long time be held up as an important part of your BJJ identity. The old school view was that sacred knowledge is handed down through the generations and this was an important part of what made an Academy successful.
The internet has democratised BJJ information and with the huge growth in the art and sport, running a good business with great community culture has broken through as the major factor in a gym's success. Whether it be Gracie Jiu-jitsu or Joey Jiu-jitsu this discussion goes deep on why where you come from may not be as important as you think.

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Do you love a good Open Mat session? Ever dropped in at another club for a casual roll? Recently JT went to 2 very different Academies and got amongst it at their open mat sessions. It was by all accounts rekindling of JT's love of the game. But it also raised different questions around the social aspect of BJJ and why meeting a complete stranger and trying to strangle them is good for both parties. If your gym's policies do not allow cross training it is worth asking some questions- Maybe you can be the wind of change that helps expand the learning and contributes to your gym's culture.

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Ever had a really bad Flu? Knocked side ways by illness? Coming back to BJJ can be delayed by a lingering sickness- A Flu Hangover. You know you are no longer contagious but you don't feel ready to get back on the mats. What can you do to right faster?
This episode was inspired by Joey's own bout of day care related bubonic plague from his young son. ( The Parents will relate.) Coughing, hacking and digestion issues. The Bulletproof boys break down the practical steps you can take to get healthy. The answers will surprise you but incorporate these easy to apply gems and you be feeling better in no time.

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When planning a vacation and visiting a new gym how do you approach rolling people as a new white belt and being a woman? If a higher belt who you don't know brings a smash intensity to the roll what can you do? Is having a chat an option or is this communication taboo? When we go back down the lineage of BJJ influence could the most Influential person be Jigoro Kano?

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Are you training enough to get better? Or are you surviving on 1 BJJ class a week? If you are trying to improve at anything there is a sweet spot on the right amount of exposure to the skill you need to get better. Too much will have diminishing returns and can lead to injury, too little and you stagnate or even go backwards.
From mastering a Pull up to perfecting a sweep the right Dosage for you to master that skill is uniquely individual. JT & Joey breakdown their different approaches in the gym and on the mat to find out just how much you need to do to level up.

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Ever been cut off in traffic? Ever got a speeding ticket? BJJ is very much like driving a car but there are no speed limits, very few rules and almost no-one has insurance.The difficulty with BJJ is the driver and car are one. If the coach has not outlined the terms and conditions on what the rules are then it's hard to be mad at people going super hard if that is not breaking any rules.
Communication is key to make sure that team mates know what kind of a roll you came for you may not want the Fast and Furious experience. No matter how you like to drive your body must be robust because physical strength and flexibility is your insurance policy. 

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If you only had a pair of Dumbbells what 5 moves would you do? This is a banger of a question and the boys give their Top 5 which might surprise you...
You are a beast on and off the mats and a small procedure has the surgeon telling you not to do anything for 8 weeks- what can you do to stay in shape?
Injuries suck, but they suck even more when they are self inflicted. A wrist injury occurred in the name of victory on the mats but now there is rehab to be done - how to deal with a sore wrist?
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