How I Train BJJ Twice a Day at 47 — My Full Recovery Protocol. Ep 88

How I Train BJJ Twice a Day at 47 — My Full Recovery Protocol. Ep 88

At 47 years old I train BJJ twice a day. This is exactly how I do it —

the full daily recovery protocol, every element, and the science behind why each one earns its place.


Topics: midlife athlete recovery, breathwork for grapplers, cold water immersion,

morning sunlight, grounding, electrolytes, ancestral nutrition, sleep stack, magnesium, glycine


Follow @thatjiujiteiro and comment GUIDE for the free Midlife Grappler's Survival Guide.

Follow @stopkillingtheplants and comment RECOVERY for the free Midlife Recovery Protocol.



In this episode:


00:00 Why recovery is the training after 40

02:23 Training at Vagner Rocha's gym — why I don't skip Tuesday and Thursday nights

04:37 Morning foundations — grounding, sun exposure, lymphatic movement

06:53 Cortisol Awakening Response — why electrolytes come before coffee

09:15 Grounding — the science behind going barefoot every morning

11:33 The stress threshold analogy — why masters athletes are chronically overloaded

13:39 The physiological sigh — your in-the-moment reset tool

14:13 Early morning sun exposure — circadian entrainment and why glass blocks it

17:09 Vitamin D3, serotonin, dopamine — what morning light actually does

18:58 Morning breathwork — CO2 tolerance and the grappling connection

21:30 On the mats, you are drowning — the CO2 panic response explained

23:54 HRV, whoop straps, and why breath work moves the number

25:40 Morning Jiu Jitsu — foam rolling and post-training stretch

28:00 Post-training fuel — raw eggs, cholesterol, testosterone, and sourdough

31:40 The afternoon stack — ice bath, breathwork, and the walk with the dog

34:04 Cold exposure science — norepinephrine, dopamine, inflammation clearance

36:16 DOMS reduction and the mTOR caveat

38:32 Evening training and dinner — protein anchor, sweet potato, kimchi

40:54 The vegan trap — how I went carnivore and why Steak Moses was born

45:02 The wind-down protocol — magnesium glycinate, glycine, and sleep architecture

47:26 What a dialled-in sleep routine actually feels like

49:17 Why without a foundation, you will eventually stop training



Mentioned in this episode:

Laird Hamilton — XPT pool protocols

Wim Hof — breathwork method

Rob Garcia — Hawaiian boxing Coach, introduced Josh to Laird's pool

Thomas P. Seager — pre-cooled workouts and testosterone (check that episode- Ep 56)

Vagner Rocha — head coach, South Florida

Gregory Rodrigues — UFC fighter, trains at Vagner's



Free resources:

Midlife Grappler's Survival Guide → comment GUIDE on Instagram @thatjiujiteiro

Midlife Recovery Protocol → comment RECOVERY on Instagram @thatjiujiteiro

Ancestral Nutrition Guide → comment ANCESTRAL on Instagram @stopkillingtheplants



Follow Josh:

Instagram: @thatjiujiteiro | @stopkillingtheplants | @IamJoshButton

Website: joshbutton.com

Podcast: TheJoshButtonPodcast.com



#bjj #jiujitsu #midlifeathlete #recoveryprotocol #breathwork #icebath #masterdivision

#grappling #hardtokill #stayonthemats #staydangerous #ancestralhealth #coldplunge

#morningroutine #sleepoptimization #vagnerrocha #stopkillingtheplants

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