Bulletproof For BJJ Podcast JT & Joey

Do you struggle to gain muscle? Are you eating enough to support muscle growth? Doing BJJ burns a tonne of calories and this is can be hard to quantify if you are not rolling in some type of wearable or exercise tracker. But the simplest way to overcome the calorie deficit that Jiu-Jitsu creates is to get your food intake right- specifically Protein! Snacks, food prep and easy meals are key to your muscle gain success. You might be doing the lifting and rolling but the nutrition piece is the ...

Do you lift for BJJ? But How strong are you? Strength testing is key in knowing where you are at and set the bar to measure if your training is being effective? You have done all the work in the weight room but have you actually gained strength on certain exercises? JT & Joey unpack a couple of different approaches to doing some consistent testing and how to go about it. You need to make sure you warm up specifically for the lifts you are testing. There is a real difference between upper ...

What is the most Important set of Skills when you start BJJ? Every time you go to class there is a new technique to learn or a new drill to master. But it's always changing! So when you are always getting hit with new techniques and skills, which is the most important skills you need to boost your BJJ game? JT & Joey discuss where is the best place to start as a beginner to stop you from getting smashed and start to be able to have some success when rolling. Part of the battle is being ab...

Episode 360: Have you got a bad ankle? Never really done much about it? JT & Joey take you through the 5 key steps to restoring the spring to your step. Now most of time as BJJ folks we get away with having crappy ankles by just pulling guard or avoiding stand up battles but at some point in time you will have to hop and jump during rolling. If you are coming off the couch with a freshly sprained ankle you need to get that bad boy checked by a health professional to make sure your ligamen...

Episode 359: Are you guilty of committing a BJJ Deadly Sin? We are always looking to add something to make our Jiu-Jitsu better. But maybe you actually need to remove some handbrakes that are holding you back from making progress on the mats. These Deadly Sins are f*cking you up! If you can just stop doing at least 1 of these 5 things you will improve 20%. This is based on the principle of Inversion and we are not talking about Berrim Bolos. Inversion is your ability to look at solving a prob...

Episode 358: Do you lift weights? Have you ever seen a embarrassing gym fail? Joey has been lifting at a local big box gym and has been observing a particular young man squatting- poorly! Then Joey witnessed this guy perform a huge squat fail. He wanted to help and when this young man asked Joey for a spot - Joey stepped in to save the day. Joey's feed back will surprise you and the result was not what you would expect. Next time you see someone struggling with technique whether it be in the ...