Epi 180 The Aging Grappler

Are you a little (or a lot) older than most of your training partners? Today Gary and Byron speak from their experience and offer advice to the aging grapplers out their doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

We talk about:

• Age on the mat is relative
• How to roll the odometer back on your mat age
• Changing the way you view yourself
• Dealing with your own ego as you age
• Making changes to your game to fit to your body
• Getting better with age
• Finding joy in watching your team get better
• Benefits of being a little older
• Tips for starting BJJ as an older student
• Setting a schedule that is healthy for training

Links:

• Interview with Glenn Jarrell

Quote of the week: "Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." Mark Twain

Article of the week: Training Partners Trump All

Byron pulls two pranks on Gary one that spans 5 episodes about Gary taking your back literally. The other is Byron saying song titles with the word time in them during the show.

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