#42 - Victor Hugo Explains His Training, Comp Prep, Athlete Pay & Reflects on CJI

Expect to get the everyday perspective on Victor's reflections after his CJI loss, his thoughts on the whole weekend including Nicky Rod's performance, BJJ athlete pay situation, his future with ADCC, his journey through the coloured belts and how he developed his 'Big Man Flow', his blueprint on how to be the best jiu jitsu athlete you can be, who he's got his eye on and much more. 

Victor Hugo is a 6x IBJJF Black Belt World Champion (4x Gi and 2x NoGi) under Saulo and Alexandre (Xande) Ribeiro of the Six Blades Association; and ADCC and CJI veteran. Despite being 195cm /6’4 and weighing 115 kg / 255 lbs, Victor is known for his technical guard game and 'Big Man Flow'.

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00:00 Reflections on CJI Loss
08:04 Nicky Rod’s Performance
11:41 Thoughts on the ‘Alley’
15:42 CJI Scoring and Pay
22:42 How Athletes Make Money
28:05 ADCC Invite Trials
32:42 Victor’s Colour Belt Journey
39:38 Developing Big Man Flow
44:39 Need For Strength Work
50:07 Lifting & Recovery
56:34 Joining Ribeiro Jiu Jitsu
01:01:40 Best Approach to BJJ Training
01:06:19 Developing a Game
01:11:35 Ecological vs Drilling
01:21:02 Competition Preparation
01:27:17 Rolling Intensity
01:32:04 Comp Day Routines
01:39:22 Future Plans & Fights

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Chapters

• 0:00 Reflections on CJI Loss
• 8:04 Nicky Rod’s Performance
• 11:41 Thoughts on the ‘Alley’
• 15:42 CJI Scoring and Pay
• 21:11 [Ad] So Meta
• 22:02 (Cont.) CJI Scoring and Pay
• 23:32 How Athletes Make Money
• 28:55 ADCC Invite Trials
• 33:32 Victor’s Colour Belt Journey
• 40:28 Developing Big Man Flow
• 45:29 Need For Strength Work
• 50:57 Lifting & Recovery
• 57:24 Joining Ribeiro Jiu Jitsu
• 1:02:30 Best Approach to BJJ Training
• 1:07:09 Developing a Game
• 1:12:25 Ecological vs Drilling
• 1:21:52 Competition Preparation
• 1:28:07 Rolling Intensity
• 1:32:54 Comp Day Routines
• 1:40:12 Future Plans & Fights