#04 CH02-E01: Planning for competition (How Lachlan Giles prepared for ADCC 2019

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The Absolute Jiu-Jitsu Debate with Lachlan Giles

Lachlan Giles

13 episodes

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BJJ is a relatively new, fast-growing, sport. In this discussion series, Lachlan Giles and guests explore the potential for using ideas from sports science and other performance sports to improve HOW we train and develop in Jiu-Jitsu. Lachlan Giles is an Australian grappler and black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He is the Head Coach at Absolute MMA in St Kilda, Melbourne and holds a PhD in physiotherapy. In 2019, Lachlan became the lightest grappler ever to win a medal in the absolute division at ADCC.

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#04 CH02-E01: Planning for competition (How Lachlan Giles prepared for ADCC 2019 - PART 1)

The Absolute Jiu-Jitsu Debate with Lachlan Giles

33 minutes 57 seconds

5 years ago

#04 CH02-E01: Planning for competition (How Lachlan Giles prepared for ADCC 2019 - PART 1)

In this chapter, we discuss the basic principles linked to planning for competition, by looking back at how Lachlan Giles prepared for ADCC 2019 and comparing it to how other sports prepare for elite-level competition.

Part 1 focuses on what Lachlan learned from competing at ADCC 2015 and 2017 and looks at how to break the year down into periods, macrocycles and mezocycles and why it can be beneficial to do so.

Lachlan Giles is an Australian grappler and black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He is the Head Coach at Absolute MMA in St Kilda, Melbourne and holds a PhD in physiotherapy.

As a competitor, Lachlan is a medallist at ADCC (2019) and the IBJJF World No-Gi Championships (2017). Giles is also known for his work as a grappling coach, aiding athletes such as Livia Giles (née Gluchowska) and Craig Jones.

Tom Crick is the Head of Track and Field Athletics at Aspire Academy in Qatar and a BJJ brown belt. He was previously the Director of Coaching and Athlete Development in Northern Ireland and worked for British Athletics in the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics.