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BJJ Conditioning

Build the gas tank for five-minute rounds and overtime. These HIIT, circuit, and cardio exercises develop the cardiovascular endurance and work capacity needed to maintain technique when fatigue sets in.

35 Exercises
25 Equipment Types

By Difficulty

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All Conditioning Exercises sorted by difficulty

Mountain Climber

Mountain climbers are a dynamic core and conditioning exercise performed from a plank position. The ...

★☆☆☆☆ 3-4 sets / 30-45 seconds
none

Technical Stand-Up Drill

The technical stand-up drill conditions the fundamental BJJ movement of standing up from the ground ...

★☆☆☆☆ 3-4 sets / 10-12 reps per side
none

Jump Rope

Jump rope develops footwork, coordination, and cardiovascular conditioning in a compact, portable fo...

★☆☆☆☆ 3-5 rounds / 2-3 minutes per round
jump rope

Inchworm

The inchworm is a full-body movement that combines a hamstring stretch with shoulder stabilization i...

★☆☆☆☆ 2-3 sets / 6-8 reps
none

Shuttle Run

Shuttle runs involve sprinting back and forth between two points with rapid direction changes. The a...

★★☆☆☆ 5-8 sets / 6 lengths per set
none Warm-up needed

Battle Rope Slam

Battle rope slams involve explosively driving heavy ropes into the ground with alternating or simult...

★★☆☆☆ 4-6 sets / 20-30 seconds
battle ropes Warm-up needed

Rowing Intervals

Rowing machine intervals combine pulling power with cardiovascular conditioning in a low-impact form...

★★☆☆☆ 6-10 intervals / 30 seconds hard / 30 seconds easy
rowing machine Warm-up needed

Bike Sprint

Stationary bike sprints provide high-intensity cardiovascular conditioning with minimal joint impact...

★★☆☆☆ 8-12 intervals / 15-20 seconds sprint / 40 seconds recovery
stationary bike Warm-up needed

Wrestling Sit-Out

The wrestling sit-out is a grappling-specific drill that builds hip mobility, coordination, and cond...

★★☆☆☆ 3-4 sets / 10-12 reps per side
none

Bear Crawl

The bear crawl is a primal movement pattern that builds full-body coordination, shoulder stability, ...

★★☆☆☆ 3-4 sets / 20-30 meters
none

Sled Push

The sled push involves driving a loaded sled across the floor, building leg drive and conditioning w...

★★☆☆☆ 4-6 sets / 20-40 meters
sled Warm-up needed

Sled Pull

The sled pull involves dragging a loaded sled toward you using a rope or strap, building pulling end...

★★☆☆☆ 4-6 sets / 15-25 meters
sledrope Warm-up needed

Box Jump

Box jumps develop explosive lower body power by jumping onto an elevated surface. The plyometric nat...

★★☆☆☆ 3-4 sets / 5-8 reps
plyo box Warm-up needed

Broad Jump

The standing broad jump measures and develops horizontal explosive power by jumping forward for maxi...

★★☆☆☆ 3-4 sets / 5-6 jumps
none Warm-up needed

Medicine Ball Slam

Medicine ball slams involve explosively throwing a slam ball into the ground from overhead. This ful...

★★☆☆☆ 3-5 sets / 8-12 reps
slam ball Warm-up needed

Wall Ball

Wall balls combine a squat with a forward medicine ball throw to a target on the wall. This full-bod...

★★☆☆☆ 3-5 sets / 15-20 reps
medicine ballwall Warm-up needed

Swimming Intervals

Swimming intervals build cardiovascular conditioning while developing breath control in a zero-impac...

★★☆☆☆ 6-10 intervals / 50 meters per interval
pool Warm-up needed

Sledgehammer Slam

Sledgehammer slams involve striking a tire with a sledgehammer in alternating rotational patterns. T...

★★☆☆☆ 3-4 sets / 10-15 slams per side
sledgehammertire Warm-up needed

Prowler Push

The prowler push is similar to the sled push but uses a specifically designed prowler with low and h...

★★☆☆☆ 4-6 sets / 25-40 meters
prowler Warm-up needed

SkiErg Interval

The SkiErg simulates the double-pole motion of Nordic skiing, providing intense upper body and core ...

★★☆☆☆ 6-8 intervals / 30 seconds hard / 30 seconds rest
skierg Warm-up needed

Wood Chop

The cable or medicine ball wood chop is a rotational power exercise that trains the diagonal force p...

★★☆☆☆ 3-4 sets / 10-12 reps per side
cable machine

Sprawl Burpee

The sprawl burpee combines a traditional burpee with the sprawl mechanics used in takedown defense. ...

★★★☆☆ 3-5 sets / 10-15 reps
none Warm-up needed

Airdyne Interval

Airdyne bike intervals use a fan-resistance bike that increases difficulty with effort, providing un...

★★★☆☆ 6-10 intervals / 20-30 seconds all-out / 40-60 seconds recovery
airdyne bike Warm-up needed

Hill Sprint

Hill sprints involve running uphill at maximum effort for short bursts, building explosive leg power...

★★★☆☆ 6-10 sprints / 1 sprint per set
none Warm-up needed

Thruster

The thruster combines a front squat with an overhead press in one continuous movement, creating an e...

★★★☆☆ 3-4 sets / 8-12 reps
barbell Warm-up needed

Tire Flip

Tire flipping involves lifting and rotating a large tire, combining a deadlift-like pull with an exp...

★★★☆☆ 3-5 sets / 5-8 flips
tire Warm-up needed

Sandbag Clean and Press

The sandbag clean and press combines an explosive clean from the floor with an overhead press using ...

★★★☆☆ 3-4 sets / 6-10 reps
sandbag Warm-up needed

Versa Climber Interval

The Versa Climber provides a vertical climbing motion that works the entire body against gravity. Th...

★★★☆☆ 6-8 intervals / 20-30 seconds hard / 40-60 seconds easy
versa climber Warm-up needed

Sandbag Carry

Sandbag carries involve walking while holding an unstable sandbag in various positions such as bear ...

★★★☆☆ 3-4 sets / 30-50 meters
sandbag Warm-up needed

Kettlebell Snatch

The kettlebell snatch is an advanced ballistic movement that takes the kettlebell from between the l...

★★★★☆ 3-5 sets / 5-8 reps per arm
kettlebell Warm-up needed

Grappler Conditioning Circuit

This circuit combines BJJ-specific movements in rapid succession to build grappling-specific conditi...

★★★★☆ 3-5 rounds / Full circuit per round
none Warm-up needed

Rope Climb

Rope climbing builds exceptional grip strength, pulling power, and upper body endurance by ascending...

★★★★☆ 3-5 climbs / 1 climb per set
climbing rope Warm-up needed

Kettlebell Complex

A kettlebell complex chains multiple exercises together without putting the bell down, creating inte...

★★★★☆ 3-4 rounds / 5 reps per exercise per arm
kettlebell Warm-up needed

Burpee to Pull-Up

The burpee to pull-up combines the ground-to-standing transition of a burpee with the pulling power ...

★★★★☆ 3-5 sets / 5-10 reps
pull-up bar Warm-up needed

Assault Bike Tabata

The Tabata protocol on an assault bike consists of 8 rounds of 20 seconds maximum effort followed by...

★★★★★ 1 set (8 rounds) / 20 seconds on / 10 seconds off x 8
assault bike Warm-up needed

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