Bodybuilding and bjj

boy_named_su · 2019-03-29T21:18:10+00:00

Yes you can do it.

I box and lift

Make sure you actually rest on rest day. BJJ and lift same day

brooklynbooked · 2019-03-29T20:31:28+00:00

I box and also want to get bigger at the same time. Similar situation as yours. Do you compete? If so, logic dictates you would want to stay close to your weigh division. This begs the question, is getting bigger more important to you is being the best in your weight division more important to you? Decide, then follow that route.

If you do not compete and you want to know if getting bigger will affect your BJJ (will it affect flexibility, mobility, etc), I would say that if you lift correctly, you can actually increase flexibility and mobility (think of the mobility required for an overhead squat). Of course, for this you would not be following a body building routine, but you can still get bigger and more muscular.

pridebrah · 2019-03-29T22:33:17+00:00

Short answer is scale back your BJJ training a bit to allocate more of your recovery reserves toward lifting.

So if you are rolling 5 days a week, scale it back to 2 or 3, and lift 3 days a week while eating more.

Throwaway-242424 · 2019-03-31T23:41:42+00:00

Being bigger and stronger will make you a more effective grappler.

Of course there are caveats, in that you only have so much time and recovery capacity, so obviously there is a point of diminishing and even negative marginal returns when you're cutting too much into your actual grappling training, and that if you want to take your competition seriously, everyone is going to have a sweet spot regarding weight classes.

Title	Bodybuilding and bjj
Author	Bigdoggg323
Upvotes	2
Comments	15
Date	March 29, 2019 7:33 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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