Lucius Tirey is Rafael Lovato Jr’s strength & conditioning coach and has worked extensively with combat athletes like Xande Ribeiro and James Puopolo. He is a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and formerly had a successful career in power lifting and strong man competitions.
Lucius breaks down exactly how he been able to keep Rafael performing at his best into his late thirties while still competing at the highest level in BJJ and until recently MMA.
Lucius shares an immense amount of knowledge on all things BJJ performance, durability, longevity, recovery, and overall health.
In This Episode We Discuss:
- How He Keeps Rafael Lovato Jr performing and competing at his best into his late 30s.
- Why “Physical Freedom” is the number one thing he focuses on for longevity and performance.
- Why chasing more strength isn’t the best approach for mat longevity.
- How he uses assessments to determine what his athletes need for each workout.
- The 3 “big blocks” that are most important for health, longevity, and performance.
- How he structures Rafael Lovato’s weekly training and workouts.
- Why adopting the “martial arts lifestyle” is the key to prolonged success.
- His favorite exercises for Jiu Jitsu and combat athletes.
- The value of the Turkish Get Up for grapplers.
- The most common mistakes he sees in most grapplers S&C routines.
- His favorite recovery methods and supplements for grapplers.
Take Action:
- Follow Lucius here on Instagram.
- Visit Lucuis’ website here.
- Do a quick assessment of where you are lacking and dedicate more time to that area. Is it mobility? Strength? Sleep? Recovery?
