Average Daily Rolling Time

[Slick Rick]

Lol. I must be doing shots to the head then. I roll aggressive and hard..that's why these ten 5s are kinda hard. Been trying to take organic protein after rolling to help as well. Yea, 25 is the average it seems, like with no stopping. We have a lot of new guys so after 4 or so rolls they're out. Plus, i try to be somewhat nice to them. I have to ask the OGs to help me get the ten. They're ok with beating up and getting beat up for two or three rounds in a row.

I wish I could do day class!! A few more years maybe I can hit one or two a week.

I saw your tourney matches. You're just a beast!!

[Brent Smith]

Always marathon rolls at NTC. I dont really keep track of it all though

[chris miah]

Some unreal amounts of time being spent rolling here fair play! Usually hit up 25 minutes straight three times a week of pure BJJ.

[BJ Searle]

I found that averaging 5x5 min rounds is a nice round-about estimate. It's a balance of keeping you thirsty to roll more, while not burning yourself out. 5x5=25, so 3x8's is also doable. Sometimes I'll do 6x8 min rounds, or 10x5 min rounds, while other times I'll have only 3x3min rounds. In the end, I've seen it average out to keeping a consistent 25 minutes of hard rolling per night.

You'll have guys/gals that roll twice a day or 3x a day, but you gotta have money for that type of effort. More training equates to more food intake, and more wear and tear on the body. I savor grappling like fine wine, while others may want to do shots to the head, everyday. There's a trade-off in either case.

Just my two cents. Hope this thread gives you a good perspective on the different times and level of effort people are putting forth. Enjoy the journey!

This x10! Awesome way to put it

[Tori Applegate]

I saw your tourney matches. You're just a beast!!

Lol. Thanks! Gracie Worlds is a different level so I'm having to revamp this year. :-)

[Greg W]

5 minute rounds, switching partners every round, with a five minute break every three rounds. Typically we skip the breaks once a week on "cardio" rolling night, but technique really suffers when we roll for that long without any breaks.

Technique should increase since your strenght and energy are gone, all you have left is technique, so it should be spot on.

[Mike May]

Technique should increase since your strenght and energy are gone, all you have left is technique, so it should be spot on.

It's a nice concept that technique would increase, but we're talking about a level of exhaustion that is almost transcendent, and hallucinatory. We are reduced to noodle muscled wrecks that are basically wrestling on a slip and slide of sweat. Just an example, last week we rolled for an hour and twenty minutes straight with just enough down time to switch partners.
To a degree technique shines early on, but this is an effort to go beyond technique into the realm of true limit testing, watching as grapplers leave the mats until the last two are left still rolling, not willing to call it a night as long as we can continue to push.

[Brandon Mccaghren]

It's a nice concept that technique would increase, but we're talking about a level of exhaustion that is almost transcendent, and hallucinatory. We are reduced to noodle muscled wrecks that are basically wrestling on a slip and slide of sweat. Just an example, last week we rolled for an hour and twenty minutes straight with just enough down time to switch partners.
To a degree technique shines early on, but this is an effort to go beyond technique into the realm of true limit testing, watching as grapplers leave the mats until the last two are left still rolling, not willing to call it a night as long as we can continue to push.

We call that Tuesday

[scottross]

When I started training with Eddie at the Bomb Squad nearly nine years ago, we didn't have a timer. Eddie would periodically tell us to find new partners. It seems like Eddie had us do a roughly ten-minute round, followed by a twenty-minute round. Or maybe it just seemed that way since I was usually getting smashed the entire evening.

Nowadays at HQ, we have the timer set at 8 minutes, with a minute off between each round. I encourage people who aren't rolling to work technique though that rarely happens.

[Scott Philips]

I know personally, when I have not an ounce of energy left to give in a competitive situation, that's when I rely on drills and technique the absolute most. It's really the only option at the time given my physical state. Lately, the "Mobile Hotbox" has been running with no timers. We also have very limited mat space so generally have a session with 3 hardcore people and just rotate. One person get's to roll the other 2 (back to back of course, not at the same time obviously) until tap or unescapable dominate position is established and then rest while the cycle continues. I've had more intense training sessions in the past but it's working well with the mat situations at peoples houses and what not. Hell, getting ready for mma fights a couple years ago I would do 5 or 6 3minute rounds of mma sparring with monsters and then transition into jiu jitsu class with a fresh group of people for the most part looking for their best opportunity to tap me. Those jiu jitsu classes would really show you exactly where your technique was because that would be all you had to offer opponents.