Cardio is great and still gassing out during competetions..?

[robert gero]

it all on me for the adrenaline dump i know ...it sucks ...maybe it will come in time..atleast i know my problem ...thanks u guys

[Mike Dewitt Jr]

I have been competing my whole life, keep competing and just relax before during and after matches.

[David Rosado]

it all on me for the adrenaline dump i know ...it sucks ...maybe it will come in time..atleast i know my problem ...thanks u guys

Whatever your religion or non religion, use a device to take your mind off the anxiety. Treat it as another day of rolling if it helps. Meditate. Pray. Whatever helps. Smoke some green. Just relax. My assumption...whatever position you're in during a tourney, you've been in during rolling...so be just as calm. Get me?

[The kza]

obv you are not doing enough interval training

[robert gero]

went to a different gym of a friend of mine to get some work in during 5 min rolling session back to back..I notice that after the second match i was dead tired.....but after that i kinda got my second wind and i was somewhat better evene though i was rolling hard...

[Matthias Sieber]

pace yourself

[Patrick Carey]

are you replenishing your electrolytes effectively? I mean, one gatorade won't be enough for inbetween matches. you need to have been loaded up on sodium, potassium, magnessium, and calcium. muscle contraction is dependent upon the presence of calcium, sodium , and potassium . Without the proper levels of these key electrolytes, muscle weakness or severe muscle contractions will probably occur.

I make a dank ass gatorade with a bunch more sodium and potassium than contains about 1000 mg of potassium and 1500 mg of sodium. the idea isn't to drink the whole thing inbetween matches, but to take a few sips contain enough electrolytes to keep me going.

[Phill Schwartz]

it all on me for the adrenaline dump i know ...it sucks ...maybe it will come in time..atleast i know my problem ...thanks u guys

The more you compete the more comfortable you will get and the better you will be able to control your energy and ride out the adrenaline wave. When I first started competing the same thing would happen to me. If you keep working and competing this will get better. Also try practicing the competition matches. When you roll at the gym dont just have a BJJ roll get a friend start on your feet, count points ect. This makes a big difference in your psyche.

[Dylan Ehrnreiter]

When you say good cardio.....do you mean treadmill cardio or actul BJJ cardio. Coach brought that up with me. I mentioned hitting the treadmill to increase my cardio. He's like, it will increase your cardio for jogging. LOL. BJJ cardio is a different monster, I guess.

This is what I was going to suggest. There's a guy who runs a Crossfit gym half a block from our dojo, and he is a MONSTER. An absolute freak of nature. But, when we roll, he's gassed to death in 5 minutes or less. He can run for miles and do all kinds of other crazy stuff but since he only comes by to roll once or twice a year his JJ cardio sucks.

We play a game we stole from Randy Couture's book: Shark Bait. Have a bunch of your buddies make ready, and roll with one of them at full force. Then, about two minutes in, have someone yell "switch!" and that partner jumps out and someone else jumps on you from wherever he's standing. Continue until you've gone through all partners or until dead. If you tap, reset in guard. If they tap, next man in.

[rock d]

If you matches are 6 minutes, doing burpees and sprawls for 7 minutes as practice will help your pace. For me I feel faint from the standup.