One of my favorite images from history is when the Persian king Xerxes faces off with the famous 300 Spartans at Thermopylae…but it isn’t any of the battles or famous one liners that I think of.

Last week I posted a video going over a combo drill called the Butt Blaster 4000. After you get past the funny name you find a deceivingly tough workout that really targets the specific types of cardio you need on the mat.

Cardio training for BJJ is a bit tricky for a couple of reasons. First, you don’t want to overdo it and end up overtraining or burning yourself out.

Few things suck as much as getting crushed in Mount. Someone who knows what they are doing can make life really miserable and shut down almost all of your escape attempts.

A few weeks ago I posted an article going over a simple way to peak for an event and one of the exercises I listed was the Banded Swing.