56 year old blue belt, been lifting consistently since I played football in high school, so 40 plus years…just started doing Zercher squats a few weeks ago…thought I was a pretty strong squatter, but those things humbled me!! He’s not joking, start light!

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Yea man! They’re no joke. Great performance booster, but also quite humbling haha. Keep up the good work!

@gajorg69

Жыл бұрын

I do judo not Bjj but I love zerchers..... I started doing them due to injury related mobility loss in my ankles and shoulders, and found out that they are perfect with the isometric upper back and postural benefits. Man they are great I usually do bodyweight or slightly above.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

@@gajorg69 there we go! 💪🏼

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

@@gajorg69 zerchers are so damn good!

Thank you Dave Batista. Really appreciate this! 💪🏼

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha glad you found some value here, my man!

@richardpanini971

Ай бұрын

Gotta make sure to do ur power cleans to help you with the Batista Bombs 🎶 🎸I walk alone in this pit of danger 🎶 🎸

High rep zercher squats are so good. Definitely carries over well to the mats. The high reps in that zercher position builds mental toughness like no other, and the anabolic response after doing a couple sets is pretty potent.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Speaking the truth right there!

@Lee-ic2yn

Жыл бұрын

All it does is damage your forearm though vs a normal front squat

@dvsavocs5290

Жыл бұрын

​@@Lee-ic2yn well no, you are training other muscles in order to hold the barbell in the zercher position, they are different exercises

@Lee-ic2yn

Жыл бұрын

@@dvsavocs5290 wouldn't it be better done with a heavy sandbag? Even harder to hold to the body

@dvsavocs5290

Жыл бұрын

@@Lee-ic2yn yeah that is a variation again, but it's different, probably even better for some aspects, good luck holding a heavy sand bag like that though still all these strongman-ish exercises are amazing for bjj and general strength

this channel is criminally underrated

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that very much

@chefblaze5108

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@thebaneking4787

Жыл бұрын

Right? It’s great.

@MrParadiseHotDog

Жыл бұрын

Just discovered his channel. If he keeps this level of quality content up he’ll blow up in no time.

@itdoesntmatter8029

Жыл бұрын

Naw it’s just rehash of every other video ever made. Nothing special. Just another video on the pile of similar videos. Untrained/uninformed people just keeping all this shit afloat.

I'm so blessed that i found this channel.... so informative without any bs.....Lots of love and power from India❤

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, my friend. I’m happy to have you. More on the way 💪🏼

Awesomeness!! Great content. Love the extra add for the Gi Top or Towel on the pull-ups! 🙏🏼💙

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! Enjoy developing that iron grip 💪🏼

Trying these specific exercises today and tomorrow and with full intention. I'll admit, I've been working on your blue print these past two 1/2 weeks. Just in these two weeks, I felt i was able to easily control and not get passed while drilling half guard. Looking forward to increasing some strength.

Wise words and great vid. Been including Zerchers lately in my leg day. Will be adding floor press and gi pullups. Thanks for this 🤙

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Nice!! Keep it up. More content on the way 🤙🏼

Great info bro!!! You always hit the key points & explain so well!

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother! I have more on the way 🙌🏼 And I appreciate you helping me film!

Just came across your content… excellent! Excited to give these all a try tomorrow! Looking forward to exploring your other material! 🙏🏻

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks my man! Enjoy the vids. I have more on the way 🤘🏼

Always rocking it, buddy!! Keep bringing it!!!

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated, my man!

Such a great video. Will definitely add in these to my gym workouts!! You have a new follower here. Thank you sir! 🙏

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the support and feedback! More on the way, my friend. I’m currently healing up from elbow surgery so as soon as that’s complete, I’ll be back in the gym and on the mats. I have some athlete recipe content coming out this week in the meantime. Train well! 💪🏼

Awesome tips. Going to make my strength days much more fun with new goals also. Much appreciated

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! More on the way

Zerchers are awesome. Definitely transfers well to grappling. Heavy farmers carry (no straps) helps me with grip strength, trap development and mental strength. Sled pushes improves my leg drive for pressure passing and pinning.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Yes sir! Thanks for the comment. Heavy farmer carries are golden. They will definitely but in a future video of this series. Love sled pushes too.

I just found your videos and so far I'm enjoying them and learning from them.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Happy to hear! Thanks for the feedback, my man. More on the way

Awesome work !!! Thank you so much !!!

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Anytime!!

Absolutely brilliant, great channel, keep grinding brother

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that, brother. More on the way 💪🏼

Brilliant video, excellent exercise selection! Just subscribed!

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks my man! And welcome! I have more on the way 🤙🏼

Excellent! best holistical functional training tutorial, explaining injury prevention with excerise benefits for both disciplines. Thanks from grateful kiwi😊

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! More on the way 💪🏼

First time on this channel, impressed, a natural clearly put message, thanks.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated, my man. Glad you found some value here.

Great video, I will be applying all advice recommended. Thank you

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks and you’re very welcome. I have more on the way 💪🏼

This is some awesome information. Thank you 🙏

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Anytime! More on the way 💪🏼

Thank You , Sir . Absolutely eye opening , most informative . Thanks a lot

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

You got it. More on the way 💪🏼

Thanks bro, I'll start working tomorrow morning on these!! 🙏

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

You got it, brother. Have a good work out!

Having strength to back up technique is phenomenal. I love your comment about not using strength as a crutch. And that quote at the end 🤌🏻

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Yea, I think we can only go so far relying on strength. Need that technique! That quote is one of my all time favorites 🔥

Excellent selection!

@willbrooksofficial

4 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it. More on the way 👍🏼

A great channel. Will take the advice on board. Subscribed too.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard, brother. I appreciate you. More on the way.

Nice video will!

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother!

Thanks Will! This is perfect for me. I definitely want to continue and build muscle in general and now do it for BJJ is great

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped, my man!

What a great video, thank you very much. You got a new follower, keep it up 💪🏽

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, my friend. Welcome to the channel. More content on the way 💪🏼

PLEASE MAKE MORE OF THIS. I just started BJJ, but still want to continue going to the gym. I want to adapt my workouts to BJJ from my traditional bodybuilding exercises. Functionality > physique. This really helped. Please make more.

@willbrooksofficial

6 ай бұрын

I got you, my friend. Thanks for the feedback

Awesome content! Love it!

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! More on the way 💪🏼

such great advice man 😀

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother. I appreciate you 🙏🏻

I will incorporate these into my workouts. I am 57 and started doing powerlifting style weights 8 months prior to jits. Found my strength improved greatly especially grips. Great video

@willbrooksofficial

Ай бұрын

Happy to help 🤙🏼

Great video, mate! I'm currently a four stripe white belt in BJJ, and also vegan like yourself. So I really appreciate your content, bro. Thank you so much! ☺️

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it, brother! More on the way 💪🏼

This is a really solid video! I also like pendelay rows and RDLs because there is good carry-over. Just have to make sure not to program too much lower back strain into the week

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks my man! And I appreciate the solid tips! Great advice

Brilliant mate …thank you 💯🔥🙌🏻🙏

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, my man 💪🏼🤙🏼 I have more on the way 🔥

Man I just found your channel today and I’m hooked! I’m excited to keep following, I’m excited to see you grow on KZread great stuff!

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother! Welcome! I’m covering jiu jitsu content, recipes for athletes, and weight room/functional training workouts. I’m pumped to have you along for the ride! We’ll rise to the top together 💪🏼

@thomasduffy3318

Жыл бұрын

@@willbrooksofficial awesome man! I’m a person trainer and an mma/bjj competitor so this info will definitely help my personal life! I’ll spread your channel for sure!

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

@@thomasduffy3318 the support means everything, man! Truly, thank you!

Great video, thanks!

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated, my man! More on the way 💪🏼

Great video. Thank you

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated, my man. More on the way.

great video, thank you for your work. i have never done the floor press or the zercher squat, i will give them a try. i am doing no gi so the only mod i would say is to use a false grip for the pull ups or at least that is what i have been doing lately.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man. Much appreciated. Love that false grip tip for no gi

Super legit vid thank you.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it. More on the way 👍🏼

very well articulated and comprehensive

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks my friend 🙏🏻

On point kuz cheers

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother

awesome I will try these, thanks

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it. Glad you like them. I have more coming

Absolutely smashed it, real deal drills for men!!!

@willbrooksofficial

9 ай бұрын

Appreciate you bro!

Dope channel, first time i see it.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Happy to have you, my friend. More on the way 💪🏼

Thank you for all the tips

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome brother. More on the way

@Theblackhand1937

Жыл бұрын

@@willbrooksofficial A lot of these exercises have actually helped me develop my jujitsu game and it helped me get a lot better not only in the gym but in competition

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

@@Theblackhand1937 glad to hear it, bro! That’s the mission right there 💪🏼

Awesome video dude! I’ve been doing BJJ for about 2 years now and the only other exercise I’d throw in is the bent over barbell row or a Pendlay row.

@willbrooksofficial

2 ай бұрын

Thanks bro!! Oh yea, solid choices 🤙🏼

Great video. You definitely know what you are talking about and your video is motivating me to find a MMA gym so I can learn Ju Jitsu and Muay Thai and MMA. However if I had to pick only one martial art / sport to train in then I will probably have to pick Ju Jitsu since its foundational and probably the most important martial art anyone can learn in my opinion but I also have a great urge to train Muay Thai because I've never done striking sports before and I would love to be good at striking one day. But everything in due time and one of the gyms I'm looking at Straight Blast Gym does both I think. EIther way sorry if I'm talking your head off but I really enjoy your video and I appreciate all the info you have given. As far as the exercises go in my opinion they were all really good and all had very practical purposes but I think the most important ones were the weighted glute bridge and the gi pullups and the gi pullups have the most applications and can be used in just about any position so it has more applications but the glute bridge helps out a lot when it comes to mount escapes which is vital for beginners to learn. Again I really appreciate the video and I hope you come up with more great videos like this.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother! I’m glad you found value here. And yea, I also have an interest in Muay Thai. I appreciate your insight! More content on the way 💪🏼

First day of BJJ for me tomorrow. Been bodybuilding for 7 years, but wanted to branch out and try something new! Super excited

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Congrats and enjoy! Stick with it and you’ll do great 💪🏼

@Lord_Swoledemort

Жыл бұрын

How did it go?

@MIKEDMADEIT

Жыл бұрын

My first day is on the 31st kinda nervous.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

@@MIKEDMADEIT that’s normal. You’ll be good. Beginners class is a great place to start.

I praise you to put the Zercher First!, ggod job man!

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother! They’re a must!

This is a great list. I have no argument with any of the exercises you've selected. The only two minor tweaks that I've found that work for me: 1. I prefer the bridge/hip thrust with my back on the floor instead of a bench. It may be due to my height (6"4") but I seem to get more benefit with that variation. 2. If you have access to a press bar (aka football bar) The floor press becomes even more practical. The parallel grip of that style bar is very shoulder friendly and also seems to correlate with the natural position you find arms and hands when on your back. Thanks for the excellent instruction.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Excellent additions, my man! Both of those sound incredible applicable to jiu jitsu performance. Thanks for sharing! I appreciate you.

Instant sub, great content.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother. I appreciate you. More on the way.

@TheSurvivalOutpost

Жыл бұрын

@@willbrooksofficial I'm a boxer but do train grappling a few times a month just to stay somewhat on point. Building that core strength in the hips is huge for grappling and for boxing since the core and hips play a huge part. After getting my knee blown out on the mats, I started to incorporate more plyometric work and lots of single leg work...single leg trap bar, bulgarian squats and similar exercises. Now my knees are like IRON. Can't wait for more content.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

@@TheSurvivalOutpost sounds like you found your footing and are crushing it. Motivational stuff!! Keep it going! And hell yea man, more on the way.

Solid vid, always did a ton of zerchers back when I was competing in wrestling. the only thing I would say to add to the list of mandatory movements is a heavy turkish get up. Hands down the best movement to replicate trying to get someone off you when you're on your back and have your arms extended. If you can do heavy turkish get ups for 8+ reps per side while fatigued, then you'll be ready for just about any struggle when put on your back. It's honestly probably the most difficult and unfun movement there is but it gets you damn strong at the weirdest angles.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man. Yea, zerchers are legit. And so are Turkish get ups. You’re so right about them making you strong in weird angles. Absolutely love that one for grappling performance.

@troy2517

Жыл бұрын

@@willbrooksofficial wrestlers been using turkish get ups for centuries so it makes sense other grapplers could benefit from them.

Written on paper and pasted on the wall already. Thanks 😊

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Happy to help, my friend. More on the way 💪🏼

The way this man talks and thinks is the key to success 🔥

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you, brother 🙏🏻

Man im gonna be using these fasho! My first day is on the 31st. Kinda nervous lol but been wanting to train for a while. Been dropping in weight so I can be alot lighter and a lil more agile. Hopefully this helps! Thanx for the gems big bro!

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

There you go!! You’re gonna crush it. Welcome to Jiu Jitsu! Glad you found some value here. More on the way, brother 💪🏼

@MIKEDMADEIT

Жыл бұрын

Thx you got me! Im locked in keep it comin! Blessings!

Great video! Suscribed.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Welcome! And thanks 🤙🏼 more content on the way, my friend.

Love this channel, please do more of these strength exercises for bjj.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated. I’ll be filming part 2 of this series this week 👍🏼 expect to see that episode in a couple weeks

@lobo_solo214

Жыл бұрын

@@willbrooksofficial I'll definitely be watching and adding to my bjj library 💯 Great content. You, Chewjitsu and Chasen Hill are the best bjj channels on YT🥋

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

@@lobo_solo214 that means a lot 👊🏼🙏🏻

I also found the ab wheel to ease my guard retention, makes me less likely to fatigue

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Love that. I’m actually posting part 2 of this video in about 1.5 hours. It covers the ab wheel. Great timing with this comment 🤙🏼

Just subed !

@willbrooksofficial

5 ай бұрын

Welcome bro! More content on the way 💪🏼

Wow man great video. As a 44 Yr old purple belt I've come to the realisation that I need to do some strength & conditioning training. From being a carpenter half my life my grip is on point (yeah I'm that guy) but injury prevention is my main goal. How many reps & sets do you recommend from the squats & presses? Thanking you in advance. Am subscribing now for sure btw.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! And nice. Solid grips come in handy big time. For sets and reps, it all depends on your goals. Personally, I like to stick to about 3 sets of 12 to 15 reps right now. Train well, my friend 💪🏼

Gi pull ups earned you a sub... Very good idea.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated, my man. Welcome aboard. More content on the way.

Ive been weight training just slightly longer than doing jiu jitsu. Zerchers are one of the most under rated lifts that will really build serious strength. It got to the point where I had to order Westside Barbell's Zercher Front Squat Harness.

@willbrooksofficial

2 ай бұрын

Hell yea. Love that 👍🏼

Good advice here for sure. I would add abductor and adductor machine into this as well. Building strength here tremendously helps with guard retention as well as the ability to at least slow down some types of smash passes by being able to raise the knee/hip against resistance. These exercises I also find just help with overall knee stability and preventing injury.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks my man. Oh yea, solid picks and advice. So many people never focus on abductor and adductor movements. They translate so nicely to bjj. Excellent advice 🙏🏻 more content on the way 🤙🏼

Im a purple belt at cgt . Great video . Got my sub ☝️

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Welcome, Brother. I appreciate you 🙏🏻

this is excellent content. i'm not even 5 min. sub earned.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you. More on the way 💪🏼

Hell Yea † Glad this video came up on to the ole algorithm, there *

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy, my man. I have more on the way.

Hello, thank you for your video, it's great. I had a question please. The deadlift is not one of the most important exercises, I thought?

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏻 haha you’re getting ahead of me. I plan on doing several videos on this and the deadlift will certainly be in there. It’s a phenomenal lift when done correctly.

Sweet video

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother

All fun looking lifts - there’s not enough time in the day!!!!

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Yea, some of my favorites. I could use a couple extra hours each day to be honest. But until we figure out how to do that, gotta make time.

@ghfjfghjasdfasdf

Жыл бұрын

I hear ya, my man… until that day comes 🤟

I shifted my workout 6 years ago to, push pull. Super set all pushes with a pull and vice versa. I also do 10 rounds 10, 6 stations( push/pull). 5-10 pullups after each round...Its 100% strength, cardio...and I have yet to see anyone outside of highly skilled black belts with pretty considerable strength deal with it. Much love for sharing your workout!

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Solid!! I’ve been wanting to try a rotation like that. I’ve heard good things about similar styles in the past. What belt rank are you at?

@Jimi1124

Жыл бұрын

@Will Brooks Official I have a blue belt. Been training for a decade..when I switched to a push/ pull workout in 2018...my body fat stays between 10-13% all year around at 210lbs. The 10 sets of 10, 6 stations..followed by 5 pull-ups each round allows me to roll unphased ( outside of taps ofcourse 😆..for quite some time). ....I use bjj for body fat...and its been tremendous for me....

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

@@Jimi1124 awesome work, man! Keep crushing it!

This is a great video. I have been trying to increase strength for bjj as well, but my gym has a smith machine and a good rack of dumbbells. There are no barbells. How can I substitute db work?

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it. If you have a workout buddy, you can still do the floor presses with dumbbells. I’d recommend finding a pull up bar or even using ceiling rafters for your gi pull ups. Instead of the zercher squats, you could do goblet squats with a dumbbell. You’ll have to use less weight, but they are similar. And you can do hip thrusts with dumbbells on your hips. That should give you some decent dumbbell replacements.

I’m a skinny purple belt and my coach just randomly messaged me to start working out lol this is perfect thank you!

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

It’s a sign! Glad you found it helpful 🤙🏼 more on the way

@wanderer9569

Жыл бұрын

I was the same. Technique will only get you so far, i started to go into a dirty diet and went from a 145 lb purple belt to a 175 lb purple belt. It was very helpful bulking and lifting helped me hang more with my fellow teammates and in competition.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

@@wanderer9569 glad that extra size is helping you 💪🏼

@firstname-qq3xp

Жыл бұрын

diet will dictate your weight much more than lifting

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

@@firstname-qq3xp diet is certainly quite important for one’s size or weight goals

Hey brother, appreciate you great content I’m considering your coaching and going vegan or vegetarian. Thank you for sharing this channel.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, my man! I’m happy to hear you’re finding value you here. Going vegan was one of the best things I’ve ever done. Highly recommend trying it. Just make sure you eat enough calories and protein. And as always, I have content on the way 🤙🏼

Interesting take man, only thing I worry about is I’ve often heard that it’s not a good idea to replicate BJJ moves while lifting. It furthers the muscle Imbalances we are already creating in BJJ training.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother. Hmmm I’ve never heard or seen anything on that. I’ll take a deep dive on it. I appreciate you!

@leocanela279

Жыл бұрын

Bro literally every athlete does this, football players, basketball players, running

Awesome video thanks. Just starting my jiu jitsu journey and trying to maximize my fitness as well. For the gi pull ups, I only have 2 gis that are quite nice and expensive. Do you find that doing pull ups with them can increase the wear and tear a lot? Or not too much to worry about.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks my man. I mean, they are built to be pretty tough but I like my nice gis to stay nice. If I were you, I’d order a cheap gi top to be used in the gym for pull ups, rows, etc and just use a towel in the meantime until the cheap gi arrives. You can find them on Amazon for relatively low cost and that can be your “workout gi” for the rest of your life.

@justinhill7073

Жыл бұрын

Good call thanks!

Amazing info as always. My gym has only smiths machines. Can I sub the Scherzer squat/lunge with goblet squat/lunge?

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yea, goblet squats are a good replacement

@alexanderadamov7883

Жыл бұрын

@@willbrooksofficial Thanks!

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

@@alexanderadamov7883 anytime 🤙🏼

Congrats for your work. What do you think about weightlifting (not in a gym but like at the Olympics "sorry for my English) for bjj? Thx

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes, Olympic lifting can be beneficial as much of it is compound movements 👍🏼

What I noticed is that all grapplers all tell pretty much different things but one thing is common. You need solid posterior chain, solid grip, strong hips, strong core and solid overall push power. So whatever free weight/bodyweight compound exercises you can use to train those things do them.

@willbrooksofficial

4 күн бұрын

Well said 👍🏼

Make more videos I need them

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

More on the way, my man

Thank you @WillBrooks

@willbrooksofficial

11 ай бұрын

Anytime brother

what repetitions and sets numbers are best for these exercises ?

just found out this channel. like this moment. hi!

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, my man! More content on the way

46 year old black belt here. When I lift my cardio vanishes. Single father, son wrestles, 60h/wk career, Jiu-Jitsu, lifting... I run out of time for cardio. Maybe one day and if that day ever comes, this video is my plan.

@willbrooksofficial

Ай бұрын

I hope you get to utilize it one day, brother. You’re a busy guy. Just keep doing your best with the time you have 🤙🏼

Nice video

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I appreciate it 🙏🏻

I started doing oly style lifts after a climbing injury for rehab and they have really leveled up my upper body strength and ability to do dynamic movements. I don't know how it has effect my BJJ because I just started that since I was overtraining in climbing and wanted something else to do on rest days.

@willbrooksofficial

11 ай бұрын

Nice. Lifting is such a nice addition to so many sports. Yea I’d imagine there’s some transfer from climbing to bjj especially in the grip strength department.

I use to work out in the gym on a arm cycle. It gave me quite a bit of punching power. In a moment of road rage I tapped the windscreen only to shatter the glass whilst driving. I need to get back to the heavy bag instead!

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Damn!! Beast mode! My guy breaks windshields 💪🏼

The biggest flex is when the big strong guy who works with his hands and lift weights says "mike your strong bro" but kettle bells and resistance band work out and some circuit training has helped me build functional strength

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

That’s a beautiful thing right there!

Great video. Great advice. Good to know i do all of these lol. If anyone reads this, i would add turkish getups.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother. Ahhh yes Turkish getups are insanely good. I’ll have to add those to part 3. I appreciate you 💪🏼

good stuff, cant believe it took so long to find this channel.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated. I have more on the way.

Great day to you all. I recently hurt myself and had to have pectoral surgery and bar bell lifting kind of concerns when going back to lifting. Instead using a barbell for the floor press would it be ok to use dumbbells as a substitute?

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Good luck with surgery! If you can get the dumbbells safely in place to use them for a floor press, then yea, that would be an acceptable replacement once you’re healthy enough to lift 👍🏼

#4 all DAY! Fun side note: Ninjas that don't have access to rock climbing gyms use #4 for grip strength as well just with a towel. Most efficient way to up the grip game.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Hell yea! That’s good stuff right there.

ohh i saw volkalolski doing the floor chest press and j was like ROM

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Yea it’s good for pressing from the ground when you’re on your back

Hey will, enjoyed the content, how many days do you specify your strength training to Bjj ?

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that. It really depends on my goals at that given time. If I’m preparing for a competition, I’ll drop my lifting days down to 3 days a week. If I’m not preparing for a competition, I’ll lift 5 to 6 days a week.

@marcschmidt4993

Жыл бұрын

@@willbrooksofficial full body or splits ? 44 Brown Belt no stranger to the gym but I am only 142lbs soaking wet. Gym split is 4x per week ( chest /shoulders / tri/ core Legs / neck / grip/ Back Bi,s , Traps , forearms , core / Legs again/.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

@@marcschmidt4993 I’m like splints better to be honest. Yours looks legit. Your rep range is going to play a part in your results alongside nutrition. Sounds like you could try eating more clean foods (focusing on protein) to help put weight on/aid in recovery.

@marcschmidt4993

Жыл бұрын

@@willbrooksofficial bumping protein Maybe to keep things improving I might Go upper - day 1 Lower - Day 2 Upper day 3 Lower day 4 Thoughts ?

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

@@marcschmidt4993 , that could work great. Try it out for a month or two and see how your body reacts. It could be really good.

In a situation in which one doesn't have access to a bar, and in an effort to let the perfect be the enemy of the good, what do you think about hex bar deadlifts, weighted dips, and gi pullups?

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Love them all. They all have their applications and if you use appropriate weight/reps, I think you see great, applicable results 👍🏼

@fatamsimth

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

@@fatamsimth anytime!

I think the gi pull ups are a little overrated at this point but this was a great video and more then even helping my bjj I was having really painful Hip and low back problems and bridges were life changing no joke

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the feedback! Bridges are the real deal. I’m glad to hear they helped you. Being able to strengthen our weak points is a game changer. Nicely done.

i need this

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

I got your back. I’ll be filming part 2 soon so be on the lookout for that 👍🏼

Good stuff only thing I say is a waste of time are the hip thrust. Deadlifts, Jefferson Deadlifts, and hack Deadlifts will be more beneficial. Other than that the other movements are good.

@willbrooksofficial

Жыл бұрын

Love me some deadlifts 💪🏼