Haoson Nian is the sports scientist at Ethos Performance out of Sydney, Australia. Sports scientists within combat sports are rare, which made this podcast an epic insight into the data behind combat sports training.  We also dive into specific strength and conditioning for BJJ, which isn't as common as boxing, MMA, Judo, etc, due to the professionalism of the sports.  

Timestamps

0:00 - Haoson's background

3:15 - Correlation data between exercises and level of fighter 

8:30 - Optimizing training without sports technology 

11:29 - Is it a bodyweight or speed issue? 

15:19 - Methods to develop reactive strength 

19:35 - Should grapplers still train reactive strength & power? 

22:13 - Designing strength training programs for BJJ 

38:20 - How to schedule training when you compete often in BJJ? 

41:40 - Balancing gym and weight training? 49:16 - Tests that don't correlate

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