I’m doing S and S. If I have a night where the baby keeps me up every 2 hours and everything is just bad in general I find that a quick session with the 16 and not the 24 (working weight) actually makes me feel better. And the days I don’t do anything about half way through the day I think “I really COULD have done something”.My work and school schedule is a bit all over the place. There are a few days where I don’t get a lot of sleep. Would it be best to just rest on these days? Or do some kind of light training any ways? What is the best approach to this?
Thanks
Awesome. Thanks man.I’m doing S and S. If I have a night where the baby keeps me up every 2 hours and everything is just bad in general I find that a quick session with the 16 and not the 24 (working weight) actually makes me feel better. And the days I don’t do anything about half way through the day I think “I really COULD have done something”.
But it’s a fine line sometimes differentiating a need to recover for another day vs general exhaustion. Usually in my first 2 sets of swings I can tell what’s what.
One of my days I can only get a max of 6 hours but sometimes it’s hard to wind down to even get near that. Like last night was about 2-3 hours.There is a lot of missing information in your question....
What is not ‘a lot of sleep’?
What type of training do you do?
What are your goals and training aspirations?
What is your age?
How does your body normally recover / respond to ‘low sleep’ situations?
Some folks seem to get by on 6hrs, others need much more.
It does seem to be generally accepted that more (within reason) is better than less when it comes to sleep and hard training...
My work and school schedule is a bit all over the place. There are a few days where I don’t get a lot of sleep. Would it be best to just rest on these days? Or do some kind of light training any ways? What is the best approach to this?
Thanks
I did ‘okay’ over the years on little sleep and a less than optimized diet. But I’ll bet it sure could have been better...kept me from ever really reaching my potential.
One of my posts in this thread states that I switched to a school that only does technique and drilling for the class. Rolling after is optional. Its extremely low impact. I have also been doing bjj long enough to where I don’t have to exert much energy in to it even when I do roll. I can go to this school five days in a row and I have no wear and tear from it. The Muay Thai class is set up in the same way. You can choose to stay after to do the sparring but it isn’t a part of the initial class. This way I can pick and choose light days and hard days. That’s why I switched to this school. If I feel like I’m not recovered from other training I don’t roll. I have been doing martial arts regularly for 7 years and I know what works for me and what doesn’t in that regard. This thread was just about others views on training while low sleep.Personally I would say your setting yourself up for overtraining/burnout/ injury. At 34 your recovery and mobility should be a focus and priority(thinking "long game " here)BJJ and Muay Thai is a potent mix and my choice as well but according to your post ,you are training one or the other 6 days a week. Now of course a lot of this depends on how hard you are training each art. Are you training like your in camp or just for a hobby? The frequency you mention is a lot , especially if your rolling an open mat type scenario 1-2 x a week. I used to push the gas pedal a lot in training when I was younger and now have to deal with the consequences of those actions. Many people mention on these forums they train BJJ as an afterthought which always confused me, BJJ is a bodyweight based resistance training and should be treated and respected as such. Good luck in your journey
Ah yoga, excellent suggestion. I always wonder to my self “where can I fit yoga in?”. You may have helped me figure that out.(yin) yoga before bed.
the right food.
no coffee.
no alcohol.
no hot spices.
I believe even monsters should wave their intensity.Sounds good , You stated your primary goal was to get better at BJJ." My main goal is being the best I can be at bjj." As you probably know this is going to entail lots of hard sparring/rolling to pressure test the techniques your learning. Also lots of repetition of techniques. If you want to be competitive at higher levels it is going to be a full time job. The elite of BJJ these days are absolute monsters.
Yesterday pulled an all-day drive home back from vacation. Didn't get to bed until 2, slept maybe 4 hours. Was pretty tired from the drive and lack of sleep but managed to squeeze in an S&S session mid afternoon. Went with heavy 2HS, timeless and dropped down a bell size for the TGUs and emphasized pauses at each stage.S and s punch the clock with generous talk test rest
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