Recovery in between matches

Technomad · 12-14-2007, 05:44 PM

When I was at a BJJ tournament recently (ultimate force 2k7) I felt my conditioning was great in my fights. However, in between fights my recovery was awful. I was sluggish, tired and feeling really really cold. Once I got out on the mat I felt better, but I became exhausted much more quickly than normal. My question is two fold:

1) What are some possible causes of my failure to recover?
2) What can I do to improve my inbetween fight recovery time?

wufabufa · 12-14-2007, 07:39 PM

master curtis smith's ultimate force on pitt's campus?

I entered the welterweight novice no-gi division.

that was my first tournament i entered and i definitely got a lot more tired than i thought i would too. i think sometimes the adrenaline dump you get when you're nervous before a match can really sap your energy.

SPRINTS! sprints really do help your recovery time. read the stickied threads.

**XTrainer** · 12-14-2007, 07:55 PM

A lot of it is nerves and adrenaline. I recently had a tournament where I had six matches, and I felt downright sick in between each one. And I consider my conditioning quite good.

Technomad · 12-14-2007, 08:06 PM

We might have actually fought, I was welterweight novice too, what team were you with?

wufabufa · 12-14-2007, 09:22 PM

i was with IUP's BJJ club. i had a big fuzzy black beard. i won my first match with a triangle and then i fought that huge asian kid. i thought i had a tight arm bar but he escaped and beat me on points. then 45 seconds later i had to fight again because the brackets were screwed. i was gassed and got guillotined.

BayAreaGuy · 12-15-2007, 03:26 AM

Is the intensity of the grappling and time in between matches the same as in practice?

IronMaidenfan#1 · 12-15-2007, 05:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XTrainer

A lot of it is nerves and adrenaline. I recently had a tournament where I had six matches, and I felt downright sick in between each one. And I consider my conditioning quite good.

I was just going to say the same as this dude.
When the time comes to fight you get an adrenaline kick like few others, it's natural that you'd feel a lot more sluggish between fights.

I'd work on HIIT to help your overall recovery times and also I always have things like oranges in between sparring/fights. Not too many though as you may spoil a good white GI.