Is Training in a Hot BJJ Gym with No Air Conditioning Beneficial ? 

Constantly dripping sweat on my partners faces. It's become part of my game.

I’m sending this to my coach if it agrees with my preconceived notion lol

I train in Mexico where it’s late 30s early 40oC with no AC and training GI was hard to adapt to.

Thank you for this discussion! Back in the day, I trained karate with no AC, and it was HOT! I never questioned it, just trained. Thinking back, I think it was a good thing and made me tougher.

I’ve trained in conditioned and unconditioned wrestling, boxing and bjj gyms in fl. I find that warm or hot gyms prevents injuries to muscles. Promotes better conditioned lungs and mental toughness. My boxing trainer swears by hot training in preparation for boxing fights under lights. Lights become hot and wilt the ac trained fighters. The best wrestling states are cold ones, because they’d rather be in a heated room than out in the cold. The question really is wet or dry heat. I prefer a humid heat for combat sports over a dry heat. Dry heat is far more exhausting and draining.

I first started training in a gym located in Northern Brazil with no AC or fans (very warm part of Brazil, amazon forest and shit). People there would train hard all day every single day and do multiple cardio sessions together with bjj throughout the day. That's definitely not the smartest way to train, but it certainly works for them. Not once I heard someone complain about the weather or skip a day because it was too warm/didn't have AC. You just get used to it I guess...

Living is socal where its 90-110 all summer is hell even with a swamp cooler and fans.

No it’s a bad idea. For many reasons. The gym my dad I used to go to was easily over 100 degrees in the summer. One day when we were rolling the combination of the exertion and heat made him have a heart attack. He ended up being hospitalized and needed emergency surgery. Granted, my dad is in his 50s and has had a couple heart attacks in the past. However, It totally could have been avoided if the gym owner would have had some AC. Also, the constant sweating and not being able to push yourself as hard out of fear of getting heat exhaustion is extremely annoying. When I roll I want to ROLL. Not worry about getting or giving someone a heart attack or heat exhaustion.

He’s such a STUD!!!!! 👍👍👍💪💪

Fuck that, that will majorly increase the chance of passing out. If I pay good money to train I don’t want to train in a sauna.

Every time I sweat heavily, whether BJJ, hot yoga, sauna, whatever, I have to take a potassium pill (in addition to lots of water, obv) or I will get bad muscle cramps. Bananas don't seem to help for whatever reason.

I don't think I can train in a gym with an AC again. My muscles feel like jerky, and i can't get going. Class ends and I feel like I didn't even warm up.

It can lead to heat exertion.

@4:00 I move like that! I like to think of myself as a coffee grinder and everyone around me is coffee beans

Damn never been this early before The only thing I ever noticed in cool temperature is I felt more stiff until I warmed up and when its a hot and humid summer we double up on mat care to avoid the growth of fungus/bacteria since they thrive in that kind of environment. We don't have to worry about that so much in the cols winter months

How am I not subbed I always thought I was

I'm a faucet of hot liquid salt when in mount

I get hurt way less with no AC. I don’t like air conditioning and I’m in the Deep South. As long as there is airflow it’s all good

O man keeping it 70 and training? Oooof im from nd and its 70 outside rn qnd im dieing from heat lol.

If you want to become one punch man, I think it can be very beneficial

low 80’s id pass out 🤣

I have a question, so next week I'm gonna go to a jiu jitsu class and more than likely start training and this week I´ve jogging for an hour everyday and getting 30 minutes of stretch before the jog and 10 minutes of stretch afterwards do you think it's agood idea or should I wait until I start training?

Yoga sounds so bad ass now lol

Hot gyms are the worst kind of heat stroke.

No

"There's no AC in the streets"- probably some no-gi only dude.

Our friends in Brazil are laughing at us as we speak

Training while wearing Gi in the Philippines feels like wearing a sauna suit. The burn is brutal. It was hard at first but yeah, tough conditions create tough people.

It helps the owner's wallet by being a cheapass and not running the a/c when you need it.

Had a gym that I went to several times while out of town for work that would crank the heat up to 100+. It was very obvious that the guys who trained there were pretty sloppy with a lot of stuff because they were so used to being extra slippery. The mats also got super slippery. Not my preference at all. Minimal gain (maybe?) for a bunch of needless discomfort.

I seen the title and instantly thought of the crew at daisy fresh ( pedigo submission fighting) 😂

Definitely makes you tougher mentally and physically with no ac,,, I can’t train any other way... it’s not suppose to be comfortable!!!,,,

Taking a nap in FL without AC is nearly impossible lol Props to that guy

There's 2 schools of thought, the heat makes you tougher and then you compete in a climate controlled environment and it'll feel a lot easier. On the other hand training in climate controlled environment allows you to handle more volume, more training and more technique thus making you better overall. Some coaches are moving away from altitude training for this reason.

the answer is NO! Hell NO! I can not stand hot humid weather- especially with heavy cotton gi.

I don’t know if it’s actually beneficial, but there’s something special about training in a “crappy” gym. It’s got a Rocky Balboa vibe.

Benefits of training with AC: It's better.

Wait there are gyms with AC????? Mine doesn’t even have a big fan

I am from the Amazon region In Brazil. All training sessions with no AC. Hot and wet weather 90% of the time. I see no problem training even at noon. Normal training conditions for me.

I'm brazilian, black belt, no AC my whole life. Yeah, you get tougher, but it sucks lol

Humans can cope in lots of environments. But variables interact and dehydration is never good 🤷

my gym gets so hot that it kinda feels like a sauna, im a fat fuck but now i can roll for like 30 minutes without stopping

I like ac it's very nice im switching to a no ac gym now and it will suck in 6 months when summer starts.

I remember training with no AC. it was 115 degrees in there, and we trained mostly gi. 2hr open mats. I miss it, and wish we could do it again, but AC does help business wise.

The timing of this video is perfect. I just moved to a new gym, and there's no aircon there either, the windows can't even be opened, it gets so hot. My cardio's not where it's usually at already, but there it's even worse haha. Hopefully it'll prove to be good conditioning.

... is it bad if I say I don’t care even if it is? 😂😂😂😂 I’ll get good at bjj despite the AC because I don’t like it without it

Personally I physically can't do it, my body gets heat exhaustion really easily, and I end up with a migraine.

Train like you fight. You never know when you’ll get attacked by a snowman or a fire salamander 🤨 Hot gyms are what happens when little dudes screw with the thermostat to make bigger dudes overheat 🤔

My team and I train above a liquor store in their attic. No ac. No heat. Have been doing it through the pandemic. Tough training makes tough competitors is all I can really add.

Upper 70s, low 80s???? Wtf. That is way too hot. The gym will be like a sauna. 75f MAX.

Ha! Come to AZ, I’m at an old school Carlson Gracie and there’s NO AC at no time ever… take that back, only for the kids! 110-115 outside feels like you’re in AC, no bullshit! We’re all used to it but when out of towner’s visit, it’s kinda funny cause you could see heat putting a beating on them! I’m sure I’d be the same if I train in North Dakota in the winters.

Only benefit in my opinion is less injuries. Other than that it’s pointless and takes mental energy from learning to just trying to survive. I don’t recommend it

Hi chew, I'm a 40 year old ,seven month ,white belt. I love jiu jitsu, always been a fan since Royce Gracie s, MMA debut. I'n the last month in a half, one of my senior instructors have been extra rough during the rolls with me specifically. I mean noticably rough. For example this last time (yesterday), he knee on bellied me over and over again untill I almost shit myself, then after he tenderized me, he mounted then rattled my head back and forth before cross collar choking me. He doesn't do this to the other WB. And I feel that I'm being tested or something, he's a four year blue belt and has me by 80-100 lbs. I wonder if I back down from rolling with him or ask him why he has been treating me different during the rolls I'll fail or something, do u have any advice?

I love training with no A/C, makes me focus a lot more on my breathing and technique

We train in Hawaii with no ac, some days no fan as well, a lot of people complain but I’m just fine

God i just started training in a hot gym. Shit sucks. I'm a very in shape dude. In my last gym I could do 8,9,10 or more rounds of hard sparring. Room was air conditioned. Stayed at a solid like 65 to 70 degrees. It was great. If I had a failure it was always because my muscles were too tired to continue. Now it's the opposite. I feel like my muscles still have plenty to give but I'm so hot that I feel like I cant breath. I cant catch my breath. Now I'm stopping after like 2 rounds because I just cant breathe anymore. The guys I train with there are all used to it so they hit me with a certain level of intensity that I try to match but at that rate in the hot room I got a solid 30 seconds before I'm struggling to breathe again and im drenched in sweat. And I end up feeling like I cant put in any work because the environment limits me too much. I really hope I get adapted to it soon otherwise I dont know I'm supposed to be able to improve if I cant work at all.

Our old wrestling room had an enormous industrial heater. Most of the time, it would stay a normal temperature, maybe 75 to 78 after everyone gets in there sweating. But when it was time to start cutting, we cranked that bitch up and had it 90+ in there in dead winter. That's what heat is good for. Sweating. Make yourself tougher in ways that doesn't involve daily heat exhaustion.

train in south east asian like Thailand or Philippines. I'm all for a few fans but not so much AC. It gets too comfy, my body falls asleep

I take it he hasn’t watched One Punch Man yet. Saitama never trained with heat or ac! 😂

You should do 100 push ups, 100 sit ups, 100 squats every single day and do it all in a room without AC

hey guys my first competition is coming up in 17 days, any tips would be greatly appreciated

I'm in Phoenix, you can piss right off with that garbage lol

It benefits the gym owner so they don't have to pay high electricity bills. Hygiene wise it's terrible.

I preferer a hotter room to train in because of how easy i am able to warm my body up and stays lose. Helps prevent injuries.

A building with no AC in it should be a state crime Florida.

This man gave us a scientific lecture for a yes or no question 😂

As someone with neurodermatitis I actually hated training in my former gym in summer with no AC.. 😅 Sure, it makes you mentally tougher and all that stuff but seeing a dermatologist on a regular basis because your skin not just has to deal with friction but with a high amount of sweat, heat and humidity, is no fun 😅 The risk of getting Ringworm or staph would've gotten higher and it even got worse when some people from my gym decided to not care about hygiene. This obviously never kept me from training though but still I wish that some training partners could care a little bit more about cleaning theirselves before training and hygiene overall...

If you don't do AC you need a dehumidifier or fan system

Train every Friday night in my garage in FL no ac great weight loss program

Brazillians that trainning in noon sees the title of the video: is a normal trainning

my trainer closes all windows on purpose hot asfff

you guys have air conditioning in your gym??? Luxury

Hahah try that in Southern Arizona in July. It’s 120 or more outside and sun on the building and windows makes it hotter in there. No fng way. I can handle 85 or 90, but not 120.

Chewie at a bikram yoga class .... rawr

No my coach need to stop with that bulshit lol

I go to a mma gym in TX. No AC is also their thing.

Louisiana here no ac no training haha

Lol.. is this gym in macdill?

HEAT. SHOCK. PROTEINS.

Come train in Guam

Haha. This was today

Great story, I always find yoga is a must and great challenge for any athlete

y'all have AC ? lol

I had my first jiu jitsu competition on Sunday and in my first match I adrenaline dumped really bad and it really impacted my performance technically and physically. Any tips on controlling adrenaline?

A hot gym mite be good for keeping your muscles warm which may help reduce some injuries, just a theory. It's very hot where I live and train and our gym has a.c but Its never been turned on since I've been training there

LOL sounds like the prince skit from chapelle show when he’s copying the instructor. Great vid

Would taking water mixed with dextrose/glucose be beneficial in such humid environments during class? When i workout in humid environments i feel like im going to pass out and have passed out once. Is taking it easy the best way to prevent this?

I personally hate AC. Feels like it hurts my lungs and throat to breathe it in when im exhausted. No AC, just a BIG fan works wonders.

The place I train at turns up the heat and closes the doors. I've grown to really love it. When I train in a cool room I feel like my muscles/joints are less supple and more prone to injury. Probably bro science but I like it anyway.

No ac at Gracie Barcelona, just a couple of fans that don't really help. It gets sweaty.

So the best the comment section has for a pro is “building toughness”? That doesn’t outweigh all the cons, there’s also a lot of other ways to build physical and mental toughness.

We do this too. It's hard core, but through some research i found out it has benefits to the connective tissue in the body. Heat helps push blood to tissue beyond muscle to start the repair. Who knows, maybe Coach is toughening us up.

Is Nick gonna mention his own hot yoga experience? Let's find out!

In Japan some judo places crank the heat up even in summer when training stand up and ground it builds willpower to push beyond your limits

My gym just opens up the doors and allows the air to come through, stays like 70-75 ish id have to say

No. You don't need to give yourself heatstroke to be good at BJJ. That belief is so outdated and stupid. Also, there are plenty of other ways to build mental toughness. Hot is one thing, but if you're literally having to bring a whole first aid kit full of s*** to hydrate and not pass out between rounds and your technique is sloppy af because your literal muscles aren't working it's not making you any better imo.

For those who don’t train gi, like myself. I love it when it’s at sauna level heat. I feel like we can warm up faster, and the heat gives an intensity for sure.

Here in Puerto Rico we do open mats at 12 noon. It builds character lol

Ummm. We where talking about this before I left. Once again, thanks for having me

Dude, such a well informed answer. Thanks!