Lifting vs. BJJ

SW9876 · 2015-12-18T17:37:13+00:00

I lift and do BJJ. By doing both i'm confident that I have improved my physique more than I would have by doing one or the other.

Gawernator · 2015-12-18T19:05:45+00:00

Do everything. It's stupid to pigeonhole yourself into one form of exercise.

FragElder · 2015-12-19T03:12:59+00:00

BJJ provides a lot more than lifting as gives you a lot of confidence, humbles you and provides a more realistic vision of how you'd fair in a fight, it provides opportunities to meet new people and bond with bros through physical combat/competition. You really can't go wrong if you find a good gym to train at. Training BJJ will not necessarily directly add to your SMV though as to outsiders it's kind of seen as a weird pajama thing. People that don't train in martial arts can't tell the difference between someone training BJJ and a grown ass adult in a karate gi going to kids classes. It's all the same in their head and I've found can have a negative impact on your SMV in the minds of some people. This is slowly changing though.

Hiking/biking/camping/surfing/etc will provide much more direct benefits to your SMV. They are well known and socially acceptable activities. The health/aesthetic benefits aren't nearly as apparent as training a combat art or lifting especially.

For best results, combine both. You won't get bodybuilder huge if you take part in a sport, but you will look like a cut athlete, which imho is way better and way more appealing to women. Lifting to get you big/strong and BJJ/other activities to keep you lean and athletic. The best part is you never have to do bullshit boring cardio like running/cycling again if you don't want to. If you plan on competing at a high level you'll probably have to incorporate those as well though.

BaconEggsAndSleaze · 2015-12-18T16:41:11+00:00

Developing habits and hobbies that make you healthy and happy are exactly what you should be doing.

Camping isn't going to do anything for your SMV, but it will make you interesting, and that' a start.

Action dates is where it's at, too.

DennisReynoldsAMA · 2015-12-19T04:44:20+00:00

Both. I lift and do freestyle wrestling I get big and cut. Plus it's a part of our training and it's fun as hell.

evilquesadilla · 2015-12-18T23:59:42+00:00

It's all personal preference. Do both if you like both. Important thing is to keep improving yourself. They both contribute to SMV, just that the mechanism of how they improve SMV may be different.

One can argue, ditch both, play guitar and get in a band. Being a musician interestingly also raises your SMV.

So it's really your personal choice, as long as you choose something and get off the couch.

darkvinc · 2015-12-18T18:29:02+00:00

nothing works like lifting for aesthetics .... Stop going around the rules and lift you can do both no problem

Title	Lifting vs. BJJ
Author	WH_BJJ
Upvotes	3
Comments	27
Date	December 18, 2015 4:34 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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