[ModernWarrior]

I was grappling with a friend yesterday for very long time. He is not as good a grappler as myself but is a way better striker.

He almost collapsed at the end of grappling. I still had some gas left in the tank. We are pretty much equal in terms of cardio. But, I could not strike for close to as long as he can.

This got me thinking. Him and I came to a conclusion, that it probably less of a toll on my body to grapple, because I am a decent grappler, however when striking/boxing, I need to try a lot harder to keep up with people, because my stand-up game is not the best.

He gets more tired grappling for the same reason as I do boxing. He is not going 100% because he is better at it, yet when we grapple he has to try to keep up, which is a lot harder for him, because he is not as proficient in grappling. This might be a little confusing but oh well.

Does this sound right? Which do you get more tired doing, striking or grappling? Do you know why?

[krellik]

conditioning is extremely specific and this is what makes mma so fucking hard

[Tibunsay]

your body is used to the grappling, so once it has that muscle memory in, it can manage it's energy efficiently when grappling, so it's because your body is used to the movements and knows when and where to efficiently conserve energy is why u arent tiring out. Same thing visa versa. The body's main goal is to adapt and put the least amount of stress on itself, so when you practice something totally new to it, the body doesn't know what to expect.

In reality,(technically) the body hates exercise and getting worked, but then it gets stronger and remembers the movements after a time.

[Braderlei]

i get way more tired grappling, even against people who are the same skill as me. i think its just cause im physically not that strong. i look like kendall grove with an eating disorder

[kidfear0]

i get more tired striking. Like you I'm better at grappling and I suck it up bad while striking, mostly clinching and pushing my opponent away. I find striking happens in flurries, a couple of seconds of lots of punches followed by rest, while grappling your getting frequent down times thinking about what your next move will be

[cruzcontrol39]

Yeah definitely get more tired striking. I think like most of you it's because i'm a better grappler. I also think you get more rest on the ground. When your striking your always checking, moving, throwing, and blocking. To me there just isn't a whole lot of rest time when you do stand up.

[massgrunt]

For me, grappling.

[TheRekiem]

Grappling for me. I can strike for 20 minutes but grappling for the same time? No way.

[NeoOsiris]

Also have more muscle and strength helps. More muscle, the more oxygen it can store to keep it flowing through your blood and what not to stay pep. It really depends on what type of grappling. I find with a gi its not as exhausting but more calculated, but with no-gi it can get fairly exhausting quickly when going 100%. But naturally I would think that grappling would be more tiring than striking but it highly depends on how good a grappler your opponent is. If they aren't that great fighting for positions and submissions obviously won't be as difficult.

[Ian Coe]

I always thought the more muscle the worst you cardio would be (if you don't live and breath conditioning)


Then again I'm a striker so.....


Clinching and throwing knees is the worst part of MT, you just get sapped of energy if your tensed up