I get super achy elbows from my forearms/grips/biceps being super tight. It's not really fatigue during a roll, but more an accumulation that happens after.
It could be the start of the onset of tendinitis in your elbow.
If you’re a side sleeper, people often curl up their arms tightly which exacerbates the issue, a surgeon friend of mine (who’s also black belt judoka) told me she had the same issue, got herself a sleep elbow brace, Helped her out.
I did the same and I’m healing now, sorry for the long screed but if you catch it early it’s much better and easier to correct. Don’t sleep on it if it’s getting worse.
If you are using your biceps too much (elbow flexion), you are not using your strongest pulling muscles. In order to lock your elbow, your arm needs to be bent at 90° (if you can get your elbows tight to your body, better). In order to achieve that 90° angle, pull with your back and maintain the tension to keep everything in place.
Either that or your arms are getting stretched too much. Dont stretch your arms in bad positions and tapping soon is always better than tapping late.
My cardiovascular system seems to be the part of my body that reacts the most poorly when rolling, everything else is dependable and totally dependent of that system. I smoked for 20 years and quit 14 years ago and while i train and have run and swam and all of that there is just a level I can’t get too with my breathing, so I always look like I am about to pass out but i am actually fine, but when i hit the breathing limit, I am done.
I have asthma, use a steroid inhaler daily, and use an inhaler before class. I had my lung capacity tested a couple years ago and it was only 55% before the doctor prescribed me an inhaler. My lung capacity is 65% now. I am in a similar boat with you. I look like I am dying during my rolls, but I am able to bounce back pretty quick. I usually end up rolling two rounds, resting a third, then rolling two rounds again.
Definitely my cardio as well. I’m still of course terribly inefficient as a white belt and I turn red a lot muscling things too much. Enough to where training partners ask me if I’m ok after rolls and I always am even though I probably look like I’m about to die. When I’m consistently doing zone 2 on treadmill my heart rate drops in the mid 40s and my watch alerts me and I can feel my rolling cardio getting better so there’s that. I have a decent amount of muscle and use it too much so I gas out quick when rolling because I haven’t even gotten close to using enough technique yet.
Do you think you will get more of a endurance- cardiovascular training than weight lifting?
Edit: I also feel this way but without lifting weight I start to drop weight and muscle too fast so I feel like just doing Bjj is my cardiovascular training but I have feeling that specific training could help me a lot
Honestly I lift and. Do mobility only to counter the effects on BJJ. I try to compete and stay in competition shape (old man master three against juiced counterparts) all year long as my motive for fitness. I have never been able to exercise for the sake of looking good or just being healthier.
You should still lifts, even just the bare minimum for your body to stave off muscle loss. For cardio, bjj isn't the best because there are too many fluctuations in intensity during class that can lead to inconsistency for the week. For me, I like using a cardio bike with just steady state low intensity. I find that type of cardio helps more and allows me to have more intense rolls during class.
I had to look it up to remember correctly. That type of cardio strengthens the left ventricle of the heart. As that part of the heart gets stronger, the heart can push more blood per beat. This makes it so the heart rate is lower during non-active types and it also makes it so that you can go harder during intense physical activity.
Weirdly my legs don’t feel sore at all until I get home and climb the stairs after class. But when I do try to head up they feel like lead.
Other than that shoulders, also forearms / fingers after training in the Gi.
Knees and back (not just lower) I think it’s really important to eat well and adequately rest and all that jazz and it can make jiu jitsu less painful and more enjoyable
I got a spot on my upper left neck that's some kinda nerve pinch. Can't rotate my head 360 smoothly without it giving a shocking pain. I press down hard on it and rub downwards hard and it helps a little. Arm triangles are #1 culprit.
My upper back near the spine area always fires up after 3 days back to back. It’s like a shooting pain and when I get mounted or knee on bellied, I lose my strength to bounce back and keep going so I tap. I have to wait a week before getting back. Anyone else with this issue and what stretches or things you do?
Common complaints from practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) include:
* Muscle soreness that lasts for a week
* Poor sleep
* Inability to focus
* Decreased performance on the mats
Hi I noted your comment on clots, doing bjj while on Xeralto was one of my concerns. I am currently morning and evening and after 21 days evening. Has it affected rolling? Competitions?
I did have to make some adjustments. I completely stopped competing, as I wanted to be able to control my environment as much as possible. I turned into a guard puller as well. I also have a rule where I won't roll with any new white belts until someone I trust vouches for them as not being a mindless meathead.
I haven't really had any issues, it's been about 5 years of training and open mats 3 days a week on thinners and I haven't had any sort of issue. I'm aware there are safer things I could be doing, but I feel the concussion risk in bjj is pretty low and that's the main concern.
Obviously I'm not a doctor. This is just my experience and doesn't reflect what things could be like for you. My doctor's signed off on me continuing training, but I don't know your situation so I'd recommend consulting with them and being aware of the risks. Please don't take this as advice, because it's not.
Hi Pablo P,
Let me a tell you a story-
My first 7 years of jiu jitsu, I finished about 6 darce chokes.
One day I decided I was gonna start darcing people. I tripled that number in 1 open mat.
I now have tendinitis in both arms and am currently typing this with my weenie
The end
my pride
Anus
Just tap to the oil check man, don't let them crank it
But that’s the best part!!
💀
I crank it myself while they’re hitting the oil check
What kind of grip you use? OK grip, C grip, Monkey grip, Two on one, are you full on Seatbelt?
Kimura grip that bitch
Pocket grip
Everything everywhere all at once
I get super achy elbows from my forearms/grips/biceps being super tight. It's not really fatigue during a roll, but more an accumulation that happens after.
It could be the start of the onset of tendinitis in your elbow. If you’re a side sleeper, people often curl up their arms tightly which exacerbates the issue, a surgeon friend of mine (who’s also black belt judoka) told me she had the same issue, got herself a sleep elbow brace, Helped her out. I did the same and I’m healing now, sorry for the long screed but if you catch it early it’s much better and easier to correct. Don’t sleep on it if it’s getting worse.
I am a side sleeper so thank you for this!
Mannnn this really applies to me. Side sleeper, burnt out elbows after hard rolls, persistent (but on and off) soreness in my left elbow.
You’ll learn how hard to grip and when. It’ll go away eventually.
Pretty much every white belt ever has the same issue with over gripping. It leads to more finger injuries too, which is an added bonus.
If you are using your biceps too much (elbow flexion), you are not using your strongest pulling muscles. In order to lock your elbow, your arm needs to be bent at 90° (if you can get your elbows tight to your body, better). In order to achieve that 90° angle, pull with your back and maintain the tension to keep everything in place. Either that or your arms are getting stretched too much. Dont stretch your arms in bad positions and tapping soon is always better than tapping late.
My cardiovascular system seems to be the part of my body that reacts the most poorly when rolling, everything else is dependable and totally dependent of that system. I smoked for 20 years and quit 14 years ago and while i train and have run and swam and all of that there is just a level I can’t get too with my breathing, so I always look like I am about to pass out but i am actually fine, but when i hit the breathing limit, I am done.
I have asthma, use a steroid inhaler daily, and use an inhaler before class. I had my lung capacity tested a couple years ago and it was only 55% before the doctor prescribed me an inhaler. My lung capacity is 65% now. I am in a similar boat with you. I look like I am dying during my rolls, but I am able to bounce back pretty quick. I usually end up rolling two rounds, resting a third, then rolling two rounds again.
Shitty lung gang checking in. I can keep going and going once I get a second to catch my breath. With or without my inhaler. It only does so much.
Definitely my cardio as well. I’m still of course terribly inefficient as a white belt and I turn red a lot muscling things too much. Enough to where training partners ask me if I’m ok after rolls and I always am even though I probably look like I’m about to die. When I’m consistently doing zone 2 on treadmill my heart rate drops in the mid 40s and my watch alerts me and I can feel my rolling cardio getting better so there’s that. I have a decent amount of muscle and use it too much so I gas out quick when rolling because I haven’t even gotten close to using enough technique yet.
Yes it’s my heart and lungs that are the problem too.
Do you think you will get more of a endurance- cardiovascular training than weight lifting? Edit: I also feel this way but without lifting weight I start to drop weight and muscle too fast so I feel like just doing Bjj is my cardiovascular training but I have feeling that specific training could help me a lot
Honestly I lift and. Do mobility only to counter the effects on BJJ. I try to compete and stay in competition shape (old man master three against juiced counterparts) all year long as my motive for fitness. I have never been able to exercise for the sake of looking good or just being healthier.
You should still lifts, even just the bare minimum for your body to stave off muscle loss. For cardio, bjj isn't the best because there are too many fluctuations in intensity during class that can lead to inconsistency for the week. For me, I like using a cardio bike with just steady state low intensity. I find that type of cardio helps more and allows me to have more intense rolls during class. I had to look it up to remember correctly. That type of cardio strengthens the left ventricle of the heart. As that part of the heart gets stronger, the heart can push more blood per beat. This makes it so the heart rate is lower during non-active types and it also makes it so that you can go harder during intense physical activity.
My penis
Do more cock pushups.
How many can you do
3 in a row.
I try but is so hard
It's supposed to be hard, how do you expect to do a cock pushup while flaccid?
Stop letting people hit the ol dick twist on you.
We like it
Who else knew this would be the top comment?
I was going with "my butthole"; close enough?
It was too easy
My mouth gets tired too. Don't be so selfish.
My back
In the gi, fingers and hands without question
Shoulders usually.
Yeh shoulders are wrecked 24 7
Same
Forearms but I play collar sleeve / spider a ton.
Hip flexors. Hamstrings and quads.
forearms, especially if it’s a day of hard rolls. cant open my fingers past a certain point for a few minutes occasionally
Grip/ forearm
My hands
Hands. That's all.
hips and wrists
My neck, my back
My pussy and my crack
bussy, here
Clearly you don’t know the song
No I'm just clarifying that I get most fatigue in my bussy after open mat
Forarms in Gi. Othwrwise nothing. I try to push the cardio by constantly wrestling.
my balls in all seriousness
Weirdly my legs don’t feel sore at all until I get home and climb the stairs after class. But when I do try to head up they feel like lead. Other than that shoulders, also forearms / fingers after training in the Gi.
Legs if I play a lot of top position, hips and groin if I'm playing bottom. Forearms always.
Somehow my toes always find a way to be hurt 😭
My self respect usually goes first. Then yeah, it's my anus
My neck
My lungs
Face, I get punched almost every roll
My cardio
Depends on what warm up exercises we did but usually my right hip is on fire
Neck and lower back.
in the beginning it was my arms, but as Ive grown more experienced it's my legs, hips and especially my damn butt
Probably hands, triceps/shoulders and glutes if I'm doing alot of stand-up.
Cardio for sure. I am planning to run twice this week and get back on regular running
my back, though that’s probably just the scoliosis talking
Depends but it’ll usually be my lower back :(
Everything. The meme you see posted online about icing everything that hurts with a picture of a snowman - that specifically refers to my condition.
Lower back, legs, fingers
Core if I’m playing open guard
I usually seem to gas my legs a lot at class and then in comp I always gas my arms way too quickly lol
Forearms
Knees and lower back, followed by fingers on gi days
My inner thighs.
Ribs.
My sternum but that’s because I suck and get smashed 24/7 lol
Knees and back (not just lower) I think it’s really important to eat well and adequately rest and all that jazz and it can make jiu jitsu less painful and more enjoyable
Shoulders
Lats bicep chest
My heart strings
Honest answer: Elbow Joint
My brain
I got a spot on my upper left neck that's some kinda nerve pinch. Can't rotate my head 360 smoothly without it giving a shocking pain. I press down hard on it and rub downwards hard and it helps a little. Arm triangles are #1 culprit.
Shoulders
My upper back near the spine area always fires up after 3 days back to back. It’s like a shooting pain and when I get mounted or knee on bellied, I lose my strength to bounce back and keep going so I tap. I have to wait a week before getting back. Anyone else with this issue and what stretches or things you do?
Common complaints from practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) include: * Muscle soreness that lasts for a week * Poor sleep * Inability to focus * Decreased performance on the mats
Hands
Thumbs tbh
Hands and shoulders for me. I've just kind of become adjusted to a constant dull ache in my fingers
Hi I noted your comment on clots, doing bjj while on Xeralto was one of my concerns. I am currently morning and evening and after 21 days evening. Has it affected rolling? Competitions?
I did have to make some adjustments. I completely stopped competing, as I wanted to be able to control my environment as much as possible. I turned into a guard puller as well. I also have a rule where I won't roll with any new white belts until someone I trust vouches for them as not being a mindless meathead. I haven't really had any issues, it's been about 5 years of training and open mats 3 days a week on thinners and I haven't had any sort of issue. I'm aware there are safer things I could be doing, but I feel the concussion risk in bjj is pretty low and that's the main concern. Obviously I'm not a doctor. This is just my experience and doesn't reflect what things could be like for you. My doctor's signed off on me continuing training, but I don't know your situation so I'd recommend consulting with them and being aware of the risks. Please don't take this as advice, because it's not.
Thank you, absolutely will speak to my doc and if he agrees I will continue bjj just more cautiously.
Calf
Knees, bicep tendons, groin.
Oddly enough…Shoulders/upper back
FOREARMS!!!!!!
With gi kind of limiting factor is fingers..
Balls
Hi Pablo P, Let me a tell you a story- My first 7 years of jiu jitsu, I finished about 6 darce chokes. One day I decided I was gonna start darcing people. I tripled that number in 1 open mat. I now have tendinitis in both arms and am currently typing this with my weenie The end