I’ve known Steve Maxwell for many years…since 1995 I believe and he was well ahead of the times back then.

Steve is or has been strength and conditioning coach for many BJJ legends Saulo & Xande Ribeiro, Kron Gracie and Diego Sanchez. Not to mention the 100′s of recreational BJJ players that he has worked with.

Steve was kind enough to let me pick his brain for a few minutes to discuss Conditioning for BJJ.

Here’s a little of what we talked about:

1. What are the top 3 areas a BJJ athlete should concentrate on?