These home-made fat grip training tools are awesome! I remember a decade ago, maybe more when I first picked these stainless steel locks up.
I can’t do much with them. Maybe some farmer walks but that’s it.
I haven’t met many people that can.
BJJ Blackbelt Mike Flitter is a grip strength beast and even he has a hard time dealing with these.
108lb – 2.5inch handle. Check them out.
Yesterday I posted a video of one of my favorite no-gi BJJ conditioning tools.
A lot of BJJ players are Do-It-Yourself types of guys and of course that’s where the discussion turned.
I just received some good photos and plans from my friend Doug on his own DIY Fat Grip model, those will be coming up soon.
Here’s what I did a few years ago.
These type of DIY tools work well for your own training, but aren’t always the best option in a facility.
One of the biggest issues BJJ players face when starting or maintaining strength and conditioning program is momentum. Building and maintaining momentum!
Through personal face-to-face discussions and numerous online resources, I have surveyed well over 2000 BJJ players…both competitive and recreational and the issues we face are all similar…too little time, busy schedules, other obligations, information overload and paralysis by analysis.
Given that information I’ve compiled my “Top 10 Ten Reasons Why You Should K.E.T.T.L.E.B.E.L.L. Train.” Below is a brief overview of each reason…more details will follow later within the lesson.
Zach Even-Esh has been involved with wrestling and combat sports for decades. He now trains wrestlers and other combat athletes fulltime in his gym in Edison New Jersey, he Underground Strength Gym.
The wrestlers that Zach has created are beasts and some of the best conditioned combat athletes that I’ve ever seen.
His record in creating champions is long and well established. Here’s a little of what we covered;
“I’ve been doing BJJ for about 4 years and being only 105 pound and 5 feet
tall I¹m continually over powered by the boys. I¹ve started conditioning
and it has helped tremendously. I can only condition one day a week but it
lasts about 70 minutes. Part of the conditioning incorporates 2 Kettlebell
movements but I want to do more without over doing it.
Right now I train Monday through Thursday doing dead lifts Mondays and
Wednesdays and pushup Tuesdays and Thursday sand abs work all four days as
well as 45 minutes on a stationary bike. On Fridays is the conditioning
only, Saturday is open matt only and Sunday I rest.
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Hi, I'm Jason C. Brown. I'm a coach and athlete obsessed with human movement, martial arts and walking the path of mastery. I help BJJ players move better, play better and enjoy their Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu more.
