Why squats and bench presses might not be essential for your BJJ game.
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Training priorities shift when joint health and specific athletic goals take center stage. For many grapplers, the high-impact stress of heavy squats and bench presses doesn't always translate to better performance on the mats. This perspective highlights the choice to skip traditional powerlifting
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Uh I very rarely bench press. You know, I I don't squat at all uh because of the the knee issues. I just And I don't really need that power right now. So, I don't need the added power of squatting. I'd rather just go out and run, which I know they're totally different mechanics. But, it it's one of those things where I don't need that added up down power, and I don't think it adds that much to your jiu-jitsu game except in the exchanges from down to up, which you know, in the way we train, we're mostly either down Well, I I'm always down. >> [laughter] >> So, I always pretty much pull guard at this point in time. Uh unless unless whenever I was doing a tournament, I
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