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Training Devices to Use in Honing Your BJJ Skills at Home

By Tia Blackburn 16 Dec, 2020

Due to the still potent risks of COVID-19 infection, training or doing workouts in gyms is still a cause for concern among Brazilian jiu jitsu practitioners. Actually, training location should not pose a problem. Certain advancements in training technologies can make skills-practice and working out at home, a lot safer and at the same time, just as effective.

First off, there are several brazilian jiu jitsu instructional videos that bjj enthusiasts can obtain online, from which a wide selection of submission holds and grappling techniques are available as method-specific tutorials.

While practicing martial arts is most effective if applied against a sparring partner, there are now smartphone apps that can help you meet and connect with other bjj practitioners near you. However, this still does not mitigate the possibility of getting to spar with someone who might later become COVID-19 positive; with you knowing about it only when you receive notification for testing as a traced contact.

Setting up a training space in your own home is still the safest option during these times, which you can supplement with some of the latest tools that can help you improve and get the right results.

Modern Training Aids in Safely Practicing BJJ at Home

While they may not be as high tech or as ideal as the gizmos you find in a bjj academy or your favorite gym, they can still provide modicum assistance in working toward the right direction.

Heart Monitor

Safety being the main issue, training on your own makes it important to keep track of your body’s recovery during rest periods. A heart monitor can make you aware if you are pushing the limits, even with aerobic exercises, and of how fast your body is attaining recovery. Hear monitors usually come with a mobile app that monitors your heart rate based on the type of physical conditioning in which you engage. Take note that your heart rate tends to elevate when your body experiences intensive training.

Resistance Bands

Resistance bands can make a big difference when working to improve your bjj skills for a variety of difficulty levels. It’s a great go-to-device when looking to improve on your takedowns or throws and on your mobility.

Bulgarian Bags

Bulgarian bags are suitable for conditioning as well as for strength training while working on your grip. There are different sizes of Bulgarian bags, allowing you to target specific workout goals, whether simply for conditioning or for strength. This training aid is actually a must for every bjj practitioner.

Grappling Dummy

The early versions of grappling dummies were a disappointment to many bjj fanatics, considering that they come as high-priced training devices. Fortunately, there are now improved versions of sturdy dummies that you can pick up, to slam and practice takedown while concentrating on the crucial technical points of specific drills.

Since lack of a sparring partner can limit your practice, the latest models of human-like torsos are now more massive and have arms and feet that can be manipulated. That way, bjj fanatics can actually train as if grappling, attacking or striking with a sparring partner but without having to worry about causing physical injuries.

How Body Building Benefits from Technology

By Reija Mönkäre 16 Nov, 2019

Body building has been around for hundreds of years now. Until now, a lot of people, specifically men dream to have a body builder like built. Also, hundred of years ago until now, manual body building equipment are the commonly used materials if you want to bulk up. But nowadays, technology made it possible to come up with a great innovation that provide a different experience to those who are in to body building. Moreover, the inventions will be beneficial to people who are taking up Ostarine and other kind of SARMs.

From various kind of gym equipment, steroid, and other gym related stuff, you actually should thank the technology and how it makes your lives easier. With continuous development, different kinds of machines and equipment were developed that aim to make the process of achieving a good figure much faster. If you will ask people who are older than you by twenty years how was weighlifting back then, they will probably say that it will take quite some time before you achieve your desired body weight since you will only depend on movements, and as for the supplements, there was not any steroids back than that is affordable, so you will have to rely on natural foods that helps to achieve needed nutrition, especially protein.

On the other hand, in the present times, gym lovers are currently enjoying the benefits of technology to their healthy and active lifestyle. With the help of technology, their tasks become much easier and less time consuming.

For you to further appreciate what the technology developed for gym fanatics, then continue reading:

  1. First would be the numerous machines developed to define muscles. Some of the important machines being used nowadays are the : Chest press machine which is specifically designed to make the chest broader as well as the triceps. Next would be the leg adductor that aims to make your legs bulkier.
  2. Aside from machine, technology also came up with supplements such as steroids. However, since there are lots of cases on the negative effects of steroid, SARMs are developed. This is a healthier version of steroids. Aside from that, protein shakes that serve as a post-work out drink are very popular these days.