Hi everybody, I’m having a serious doubt regarding how to complement my Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training. I’ll give you a quick panorama of my situation: first of all, I’m a complete begginer regarding nutrition, weight lifting and supplementation (still learning and reading a lot from this forum and the website). That being said, I’ve tried CrossFit a few years back, with good results on my BJJ game, however I stopped training because of money issues and kept on training only BJJ. About 6 months ago, I moved to a whole new continent, and lost 10 kgs, mainly because I was barely eating, and not training at all. Now that I’m already on track, I started BJJ again a week ago, but not surprisingly, I’m extremely weak and thin. So here lies the main question: I need to regain my weight, because I’m planning on competing at 75 kgs/165 lbs and I’m currently 65 kg/143 lbs, height is around 170 cm (5’5); also because at that weight I felt much more confortable and strong in my fights. How do I go about recovering that weight (doesn’t matter how long it takes) and what is my best option regarding strength training to complement my BJJ with?
I read a lot of the threads in the forum, and I can see that most of the experts here recommend either SS or 5/3/1 for most begginers, but as I said, being a total rookie, I have no clue as to whether or not that can make me achieve my goals. Being that I’m interested in competing BJJ again, the weight is important, but not immediately, as I can start in a lower category; however, being explosive and strong is non-negotiable, I absolutely have to get stronger. I know I have to get my eating ridiculously increased, but I’m kind of hesitant as to which supplements will help me with my pre work out nutrition, training, and post work out recovery. I used to take creatinine with good response, but I wanna know what else you guys recommend.
So, to make a long story short:
A - Complete rookie.
B - Which strength program do you recommend for BJJ?
C - Which supplements should I take in other to complement my eating?
PS: I mentioned the CF “background” because I know how to squat, deadlift and other powerlifting moves, however, I didn’t set my PR’s back then and certainly don’t have any of that information, so let’s pretend I’m starting from scratch.
Thank you in advance for any help I can get.