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Old 07-03-2009, 04:36 AM   #5 (permalink)
paolo27th

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Ok, a resting HR of 90 is high, I mean, freakin` high! When and how did you check it? Try to check it as soon as you wake up in the morning, possibly with a HR monitor. But if that`s where`s at you`ll definitely have to work on improving cardiac output. That means you`ll have to be doing higher volume, lower intensity cardio for some time.

I`m not sure I understood your running routine. How long is it exactly? In any case I think you do too much high intensity work -also thinking of the spinning -and with your resting HR that can`t be good.

Also your BJJ class is 2,5 hours? That`s pretty long for one session, and you seem to be doing plenty of conditioning there too. You may be overdoing it. You could always try to cut down your morning workouts and see if your condition improves.
When you work on high volume high intensity you may find you actually get weaker, it`s when you slow down afterwards and give your body time to fully recover that you see improvements. So try to dial in a deload week once in a while - I personally have an easy week every 3-4 hard ones.

Lastly, with 7 months of training you are probably not yet efficient enough in using your technique and need to rely on your conditioning way too much. As you learn to relax, flow and become more technical you`ll find your gas will magically last longer and longer. Also, since you`re still a white belt, you should really be concentrating as much as possible on BJJ and a bit less on conditioning.
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