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<blockquote data-quote="bounce" data-source="post: 601911" data-attributes="member: 5079">Yeti: I have practiced BJJ for over 10 years and instruct a class at the local university. You mentioned that one of your primary motivations for training is to gain muscle mass. Unfortunately, in itself, BJJ will not give you the muscle mass that you are looking for. Especially if you are training at a &quot;sport jj&quot; place that doesn't emphasize starting from your feet. While sparing, your back and legs are almost completely neglected. As far as the rest of the body, think low rep/high volume weight training. You will lose fat and get stronger but you won't really put on size.As time goes by I am becoming less and less disillusioned by the mystique of BJJ. It just has too many weaknesses the way it is practiced today, as Rionomad alluded to earlier. That being said, I would never advise you to not train jiu jitsu, but I would couple it with weightlifting or wrestling/boxing/kickboxing which most BJJ gyms offer anyways. Don't get me wrong, I'll probably train for the rest of my life. The camaraderie that I've experienced with BJJ is unlike anything I've experienced in other martial arts or sports in general. Everywhere I go in the world I have an instant social circle because of BJJ and have gotten some bangs too <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />And about the aggressiveness issue. If you freak out while sparing at a gym someone is going to put you in your place real fast. Serious aggression is best left for competition or against a well-known opponent.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bounce, post: 601911, member: 5079"] Yeti: I have practiced BJJ for over 10 years and instruct a class at the local university. You mentioned that one of your primary motivations for training is to gain muscle mass. Unfortunately, in itself, BJJ will not give you the muscle mass that you are looking for. Especially if you are training at a "sport jj" place that doesn't emphasize starting from your feet. While sparing, your back and legs are almost completely neglected. As far as the rest of the body, think low rep/high volume weight training. You will lose fat and get stronger but you won't really put on size. As time goes by I am becoming less and less disillusioned by the mystique of BJJ. It just has too many weaknesses the way it is practiced today, as Rionomad alluded to earlier. That being said, I would never advise you to not train jiu jitsu, but I would couple it with weightlifting or wrestling/boxing/kickboxing which most BJJ gyms offer anyways. Don't get me wrong, I'll probably train for the rest of my life. The camaraderie that I've experienced with BJJ is unlike anything I've experienced in other martial arts or sports in general. Everywhere I go in the world I have an instant social circle because of BJJ and have gotten some bangs too :) And about the aggressiveness issue. If you freak out while sparing at a gym someone is going to put you in your place real fast. Serious aggression is best left for competition or against a well-known opponent. [/QUOTE]

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