>>4985706I might be able to answer that. Been training for 5 months, gonna do my first competition on the 20th of May. Fitting bjj to work is easy as piss. Most classes are fitted to a 9-5 working man, dunno what your schedule is, but I'm sure you'll be able to find something that fits it. I do 3x a week now, also trying to do kickboxing 2x a week, but I'm still working up to it.
As for lifting, its a bit more complex. I used to lift a lot when I first started. Then lifting gradually took a backseat, as I realised I liked bjj far more, and that lifting negatively impacted my rolling. You can't lift at 80% of your pr for sets and then roll the next day at max intensity, not for more than a week or so. Its gonna fucking kill you. Also, I may have a 70kg ohp, but my shoulders are so tight, I tap to a kimura or a keylock before my opponent even finishes the technique. Not having a good stretching routine is definitely going to limit your mobility big time. So now I only lift occasionally, and mostly stuff like oly lifts to help with explosive hip movements, and try to do lots of stretching. That being said, most pro bjj competitors incorporate weights into their conditioning. It just takes experience and planning to do it right.
