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.
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Mountain Climber
Mountain climbers are a dynamic core and conditioning exercise performed from a plank position. The ...
Technical Stand-Up Drill
The technical stand-up drill conditions the fundamental BJJ movement of standing up from the ground ...
Jump Rope
Jump rope develops footwork, coordination, and cardiovascular conditioning in a compact, portable fo...
Inchworm
The inchworm is a full-body movement that combines a hamstring stretch with shoulder stabilization i...
Shuttle Run
Shuttle runs involve sprinting back and forth between two points with rapid direction changes. The a...
Battle Rope Slam
Battle rope slams involve explosively driving heavy ropes into the ground with alternating or simult...
Rowing Intervals
Rowing machine intervals combine pulling power with cardiovascular conditioning in a low-impact form...
Bike Sprint
Stationary bike sprints provide high-intensity cardiovascular conditioning with minimal joint impact...
Wrestling Sit-Out
The wrestling sit-out is a grappling-specific drill that builds hip mobility, coordination, and cond...
Bear Crawl
The bear crawl is a primal movement pattern that builds full-body coordination, shoulder stability, ...
Sled Push
The sled push involves driving a loaded sled across the floor, building leg drive and conditioning w...
Sled Pull
The sled pull involves dragging a loaded sled toward you using a rope or strap, building pulling end...
Box Jump
Box jumps develop explosive lower body power by jumping onto an elevated surface. The plyometric nat...
Broad Jump
The standing broad jump measures and develops horizontal explosive power by jumping forward for maxi...
Medicine Ball Slam
Medicine ball slams involve explosively throwing a slam ball into the ground from overhead. This ful...
Wall Ball
Wall balls combine a squat with a forward medicine ball throw to a target on the wall. This full-bod...
Swimming Intervals
Swimming intervals build cardiovascular conditioning while developing breath control in a zero-impac...
Sledgehammer Slam
Sledgehammer slams involve striking a tire with a sledgehammer in alternating rotational patterns. T...
Prowler Push
The prowler push is similar to the sled push but uses a specifically designed prowler with low and h...
SkiErg Interval
The SkiErg simulates the double-pole motion of Nordic skiing, providing intense upper body and core ...
Wood Chop
The cable or medicine ball wood chop is a rotational power exercise that trains the diagonal force p...
Sprawl Burpee
The sprawl burpee combines a traditional burpee with the sprawl mechanics used in takedown defense. ...
Airdyne Interval
Airdyne bike intervals use a fan-resistance bike that increases difficulty with effort, providing un...
Hill Sprint
Hill sprints involve running uphill at maximum effort for short bursts, building explosive leg power...
Thruster
The thruster combines a front squat with an overhead press in one continuous movement, creating an e...
Tire Flip
Tire flipping involves lifting and rotating a large tire, combining a deadlift-like pull with an exp...
Sandbag Clean and Press
The sandbag clean and press combines an explosive clean from the floor with an overhead press using ...
Versa Climber Interval
The Versa Climber provides a vertical climbing motion that works the entire body against gravity. Th...
Sandbag Carry
Sandbag carries involve walking while holding an unstable sandbag in various positions such as bear ...
Kettlebell Snatch
The kettlebell snatch is an advanced ballistic movement that takes the kettlebell from between the l...
Grappler Conditioning Circuit
This circuit combines BJJ-specific movements in rapid succession to build grappling-specific conditi...
Rope Climb
Rope climbing builds exceptional grip strength, pulling power, and upper body endurance by ascending...
Kettlebell Complex
A kettlebell complex chains multiple exercises together without putting the bell down, creating inte...
Burpee to Pull-Up
The burpee to pull-up combines the ground-to-standing transition of a burpee with the pulling power ...
Assault Bike Tabata
The Tabata protocol on an assault bike consists of 8 rounds of 20 seconds maximum effort followed by...
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