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For those of you unfamiliar with Pareto's principle it is a theory used by economists that basically says that 80 percent of our results are yielded from 20 percent of what we do, in a nutshell. It can be even more complex than that, so I attached an article for you guys to read. Since I'm not a full-time grappler, nor am I training for any world championships where 80 percent isn't enough, maximum efficiency yielding maximum results is the key for me! I have a full time job, like most of us, with a family, so it's tough keeping up with the studs wrecking shop at all the tournaments! Here is how I try:
How to perceive this is that to yield 80 percent of results from training, you have to figure out the 20 percent of things that get you there. If you commit to more than 20% (of the most efficient practice) the results yielded are significantly lower! For example 25% of that training may only result in 81% of your results. Hence why sometimes getting sufficient rest and training 3 to 4 times a week can be better sometimes than training six days a week with insufficient rest ( have you ever asked yourself, " I'm training twice as much, why aren't I getting twice the results???")
How I personally use this theory may be different than how others break it down. I look at the principles that make a good overall grappler, which many of us may agree or disagree on- good no gi, good gi(if you're into that :-)), good takedowns, strength, flexibility and endurance. So lets put strength and flexibility together, say do your yoga and weight training consecutively. Now you have 5 focal points that can divide your attention equally,for you to receive the most out of it and be well rounded.
I don't follow this exactly, but I tend to refer to it when trying to come up with a balanced routine. You may even want to break it down by positions like where your game needs the most work, etc. if I were to start fighting MMA again I would probably break my training time up similar to this as well!
Any back and forth banter is encouraged, so questions, comments and concerns are welcome....
For those of you unfamiliar with Pareto's principle it is a theory used by economists that basically says that 80 percent of our results are yielded from 20 percent of what we do, in a nutshell. It can be even more complex than that, so I attached an article for you guys to read. Since I'm not a full-time grappler, nor am I training for any world championships where 80 percent isn't enough, maximum efficiency yielding maximum results is the key for me! I have a full time job, like most of us, with a family, so it's tough keeping up with the studs wrecking shop at all the tournaments! Here is how I try:
How to perceive this is that to yield 80 percent of results from training, you have to figure out the 20 percent of things that get you there. If you commit to more than 20% (of the most efficient practice) the results yielded are significantly lower! For example 25% of that training may only result in 81% of your results. Hence why sometimes getting sufficient rest and training 3 to 4 times a week can be better sometimes than training six days a week with insufficient rest ( have you ever asked yourself, " I'm training twice as much, why aren't I getting twice the results???")
How I personally use this theory may be different than how others break it down. I look at the principles that make a good overall grappler, which many of us may agree or disagree on- good no gi, good gi(if you're into that :-)), good takedowns, strength, flexibility and endurance. So lets put strength and flexibility together, say do your yoga and weight training consecutively. Now you have 5 focal points that can divide your attention equally,for you to receive the most out of it and be well rounded.
I don't follow this exactly, but I tend to refer to it when trying to come up with a balanced routine. You may even want to break it down by positions like where your game needs the most work, etc. if I were to start fighting MMA again I would probably break my training time up similar to this as well!
Any back and forth banter is encouraged, so questions, comments and concerns are welcome....
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