benfrankparkway
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I am 42, and jealous of guys who can run gh and grapple. I ran gh and it ruined my grappling, knees were screwed and carpal tunnel and tennis elbow until i stopped.
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I am 42, and jealous of guys who can run gh and grapple. I ran gh and it ruined my grappling, knees were screwed and carpal tunnel and tennis elbow until i stopped.
MissedArmDay66
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Just saw this pop up today. I didn’t even realize he got busted…
www.usada.org
Cassio Felipe Sousa Costa Accepts Doping Sanction | USADA
Cassio Felipe Sousa Costa, an athlete in the sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, has accepted a sanction for an anti-doping rule violation.
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LGOP528
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He definitely should have just stuck to adcc. IBJJF is in a pickle. I am assuming they started testing to advance the sport but there is next to nothing for prize money. Now with Craig Jones making waves and bringing real prize money into no-gi with untested events, why would a young athlete even care about IBJJF? They can’t just drop the testing because that will look bad.Just saw this pop up today. I didn’t even realize he got busted…
Cassio Felipe Sousa Costa Accepts Doping Sanction | USADA
Cassio Felipe Sousa Costa, an athlete in the sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, has accepted a sanction for an anti-doping rule violation.
trianglechump
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Their greed will be their downfall not the testing, although it certainly won't help. Especially if CJI can keep funding going to putting on events. I'm sure they'll try to shift the focus on the best not competing there anymore because of testing. The truth is though, people will go where the money is regardless of testing.
LGOP528
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I agree with what you are saying but I think most of their money comes from hobbyists competitors. I don’t see them going anywhere, just the professional athletes not competing with them.
trianglechump
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Yea, I agree. No different than NAGA, Grappling Industries, etc...
Leg_locker
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The ifbjj worlds and pans used to mean something when they were much the only "world" organization and first to market but now with adcc, cji and quintets ect... they are getting less and less popular.
Plus their ruleset absolutely sucks... promotes stalling and only leglocks are stright ankle locks until brown belt? Gyms that teach based on ifbjj rule set have a far lower skill level overall. Usually their purple and brown/black belts get wrecked by fresh bluebelts that have learned leglocks since white belt.
Plus their ruleset absolutely sucks... promotes stalling and only leglocks are stright ankle locks until brown belt? Gyms that teach based on ifbjj rule set have a far lower skill level overall. Usually their purple and brown/black belts get wrecked by fresh bluebelts that have learned leglocks since white belt.
Leg_locker
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From a mental aspect it gives me more drive to train hard on the mats and in the gym.
From physical aspect it shreds me. Most vascular iv ever been was the last time I ran it.
Iv been fairly lazy last couple of months and need a recomp. With winter finally ending i can start getting back outside and incorporating the kids which will help alot.
LGOP528
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Yea. No heel hooks in masters either.
Funny you say that, I got put into the saddle from reverse X guard this morning (at least I think that is what happened). He just took the sweep but I was completely lost.
Involving the kids with outdoor exercise is huge for our relationship and makes the wife a lot happier with my training too. We do it all together - hikes, biking, running, and BJJ.
Leg_locker
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fuck I forgot about that... no ped testing but no heel hooks.... shitty trade off lol.
It's crazy we had a large group of ppl come to our gym for an event and I was rolling with a brown belt and had him in a toe hold from his knee sheild and their gym owner rolling beside me told him to just tap and looked at me and said "he doesn't know what those are yet"
Made me feel so greatful our gym teaches all subs from white belt.
Same man! Can't wait till they get a little older and can actually run and ride with us but for now they go in the bike trailer. Extra weight for me! Just bought a bunch of rucking stuff for when we go to the track or parks.
LGOP528
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@Leg_locker
For me to trust your advice on PEDs please answer 2 very important questions.
Heel Hooks in Gi?
Wrist locking white belts?
For me to trust your advice on PEDs please answer 2 very important questions.
Heel Hooks in Gi?
Wrist locking white belts?
Leg_locker
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Lol heel hooks in gi is the standard at my gym.
Im not much of a wrist locker but I do twister white belts if that counts
Advice accepted. hahah.
Interesting, same here, used to lift before taking bjj and going back to striking sports, when I stopped lifting. I ve been struggling with pubalgia for about 2 years and the PT noticed serious imbalances around the chore , weaker glutes, abductors and lower abs and I ve recently started lifting again, feeling better regarding the pubalgia although it is not fixed (Incidentally I also have L4/L5 issues, sometimes sciatica, so the pulling heavy lifting program might cause other issues). So far I m lifting ridiculously lighter weights than I did 5 years ago, when I was hardly bigger.
Also, if anyone has any feedback on the issue, taking my daughter to the gym in 2023 after she got injured and had to stop her regular sports training I noticed I had less strength in the right forearm than her (she is 120lbs I was almost 240 ). Thought it had to do with a tendinitis I carried a long time on that arm and actually went to see an orthopedist about this who thought I was joking considering I do not look weak, but moved country before doing the tests.
I might be stronger than her now, dunno, but my whole right arm up to the shoulder is a bit smaller than the left, and right grip is still weaker, very obvious at the gym when trying to pull a barbell.
As of steroids use in bjj, ime it depends on the gyms, in some places people are quite open about it. In Wrestling less so, I guess it depends if one competes in tested or untested tournaments, and whether it might cause them legal issues (in the countries I´ve lived, aas are no big deal)
I only like No Gi btw, grappling culture, and just wrestle atm because the bjj culture is way more Gi based here, with a lot of theatrics.
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