conditioning with consecutive classes
been training for maybe a year total with wide gaps due to travel+covid. i'm 38 and in probably average shape. looking to get a little more serious about my path and health.
was training gi twice a week and added a no gi class in the last month or so. i train gi on monday and wednesday mornings and no gi on tuesday nights. for a while i was trying to lift (dumb bells) on MWF and ride my stationary bike on TRS but i found that wednesdays were impossible to train well due to fatigue. if i don't do any conditioning on tuesday, wednesday is tolerable (some of this may be sleep related). monday and wednesday are pretty light to moderate classes but tuesday nights are killers. the average age is lower and skill level/athleticism higher so i come out on wednesday just wrecked. i can't change the class times (and i may eventually want to also go on thursday nights) but i can alter my workout schedule.
at the moment i'm considering filling up thursday and friday evening with a heavier workout of some kind. maybe weights one day and cardio the other day or something like darebee or some bjj solo drills (aiming for HIIT) on both days? i also considered a daily kettlebell routine, something like simple & sinister instead. i do think that resting on the weekend would be wise.
equipment-wise i've got kettlebells, dumbbells, a stationary bike, and some exercise bands at my disposal. anyone have sane ideas for filling out the week with exercise that will bolster my training rather than making it a grind? i'm already doing yoga every morning and have been for years just to maintain flexibility and fight soreness.
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I think you're trying to ride too many horses with one ass. Is your sparring hard? If that is the case then adding HIIT will just add to your recovery deficit. I can say with confidence you don't need yoga every day. It may be good for your mind but you're spinning your wheels flexibility wise. You're as flexible as you're going to get at this point.
You need to decide what your priorities are. If it's training for BJJ and your BJJ training is intense then all you need is a basic strength program like Starting Strength and some easy going LISS after hitting the weights. That's it. Do your favorite yoga poses a couple of times a week and spend the rest of the week recovering.