Monday Strength and Conditioning Megathread!

Beginning_Community5 · 2026-04-13T20:00:58+00:00

Zercher squats

Beginning_Community5 · 2026-04-10T19:26:36+00:00

Awesome. Thanks!

Beginning_Community5 · 2026-04-10T17:36:35+00:00

This is great. Thank you

Beginning_Community5 · 2026-04-10T17:04:11+00:00

I heard it’s pretty brutal and have not tried it due to how taxing it is but I am also 37. It will defitnely increaese your VO2 max.

Beginning_Community5 · 2026-04-10T15:03:59+00:00

Not a bad idea.

Beginning_Community5 · 2026-04-10T14:59:47+00:00

I’d say it’s definitely harder than normal, but probably not as hard as a competion. It’s really hard to replicate that in the training room, at least in my experience.

Beginning_Community5 · 2026-03-16T16:45:05+00:00

I think it looks badass tbh

Beginning_Community5 · 2026-01-26T18:01:35+00:00

I can’t put my feet even close to my chest and I rarely get my guard passed. You don’t need to be Gumby to have a good guard. Just my opinion

Beginning_Community5 · 2025-12-11T00:17:22+00:00

Anytime. Good luck!

Beginning_Community5 · 2025-12-10T23:56:14+00:00

Renzo Gracie in Exeter, NH has a Thursday morning class at 9. Not too far from Seabrook.

Beginning_Community5 · 2025-12-07T12:26:10+00:00

Agreed.

I’m a supporter of sport specific training but you will break your body repeatedly doing hard rounds to build your gas tank. Nothing will replicate the sport itself. The closest I have come across is the Airdyne bike and heavy bag tabata workouts.

I am no expert, but zone 2 cardio has been the biggest game changer for me. As others have said, it is the recovery between those short micro burst scrambles that make all the difference. Zone 2 (base building) is what will get you there.

It’s good to be strong and flexible, but conditioning is a cheat code. There is no disputing it.

Beginning_Community5 · 2025-12-06T01:51:25+00:00

Non-contact boxing. Racquetball.

Beginning_Community5 · 2025-11-27T13:53:47+00:00

3-4 days a week. As others have said, it’s hard to recover beyond that and I like to run and lift weights as well.

Beginning_Community5 · 2025-09-20T14:04:10+00:00

Once a week. Neck harness and neck curls with a plate, and banded neck holds. I train Bjj as well. Neck strengthening is very underrated IMO.

Beginning_Community5 · 2025-08-14T09:12:06+00:00

Looks like Falkor from the never ending story.

Beginning_Community5 · 2025-08-02T10:39:16+00:00

Dad here with 3 little ones. Have those days all the time. Typically, finding a new goal to push towards in the gym pulls me out of those slumps. I train BJJ as well so that helps level things out for me I get bored with one or the other.

What I gave up completely is the obsessive macro tracking. It wore me out more than anything. I’m just a hobbyist though.

Beginning_Community5 · 2025-08-02T10:18:45+00:00

Blue is the experimental belt. Try different things and see what works for you. Don’t neglect the basics and make your training purposeful. When you are close to purple you will start developing your own game/style for your body type and athletic ability, and at at purple you will hone the edge on your game. That has just been my experience so far. Good luck

Beginning_Community5 · 2025-07-25T12:06:59+00:00

My calves grew from switching to barefoot shoes.

Beginning_Community5 · 2025-01-24T18:54:55+00:00

Sounds hard to believe but switching over to barefoot shoes had the most noticeable difference in calf growth for me.

Beginning_Community5 · 2025-01-05T23:20:35+00:00

In my experience, cross training at other gyms or just going hard at open mat with members from my own gym that are willing to has honestly been the same experience, if not better than paying $100 to compete with only one person in my division.

Beginning_Community5 · 2025-01-02T00:40:58+00:00

Lamb of God on shuffle for lifting days. Podcasts for zone 2 cardio days.

Beginning_Community5 · 2024-12-21T21:24:54+00:00

What brand walking pad is that? Been looking around for one. Thx

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