Thread: hurt, again.

I thought we had decided that long ago....the part about the mixed grip not being best for you?

I have made a number of posts on this too. This is why I don't deadlift like that anymore and I no longer teach the mixed grip. I think you are asking for more problems down the road, especially as the intensity gets up there.


The total body workout is not necessarily what did you in. it was the poor set up of the workout, laid out around your jiu jitsu. You need to set your jiu-jitsu schedule up first (just like an athete sets up their practice and game schedule) and then place your training around that in the order of importance and then you can decide which days can be higher intensity and were the lower inensity (more unloading) type workouts need to go. Even if you lift upper and lower you will have to do this. This is how an athlete trains. there is strength training and gym lifting and then there is practice and sport specific training (working on skill transfer...the strength gained in the gym lifting transfering into usable strength in the specific skill you are trying to perfect).

Originally Posted by P-funk

I thought we had decided that long ago....the part about the mixed grip not being best for you?

I have made a number of posts on this too. This is why I don't deadlift like that anymore and I no longer teach the mixed grip. I think you are asking for more problems down the road, especially as the intensity gets up there.


The total body workout is not necessarily what did you in. it was the poor set up of the workout, laid out around your jiu jitsu. You need to set your jiu-jitsu schedule up first (just like an athete sets up their practice and game schedule) and then place your training around that in the order of importance and then you can decide which days can be higher intensity and were the lower inensity (more unloading) type workouts need to go. Even if you lift upper and lower you will have to do this. This is how an athlete trains. there is strength training and gym lifting and then there is practice and sport specific training (working on skill transfer...the strength gained in the gym lifting transfering into usable strength in the specific skill you are trying to perfect).

we did decide that, but at some point I started using mixed grip again as i regained my confidence deadlifting, obviously it was the wrong move. DOH for now on. If I even decide to deadlift again, I might just back squat.

and as far as my training went, i said the total body did my in because i was working my lower back 3 days a week (back squat one day, deadlift another day, RDL another day) + 3 more days a week in jiu jitsu (getting thrown on my back, wrestling around, etc..), just begging for an overuse injury.

reason i went upper lower was because i dont need all that much volume to gain. train hypertrophy (primarily) and strength (maintenance) on both upper and lower days, and train power with kettlebells.

before I start of any of this though, im going to just keep stretching, and work on my core stability.

P.S. I have Jiujitsu 3x/week (Sun, Mon, Wed).
P.P.S - I am going to a PT, hopefully he can see what my issue is.