Jochum Strength Podcast Roman Mori: Why Becoming Strong for Jiu Jitsu Matters
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Jan 19, 2026 
Roman Mori, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach and former U.S. Army Ranger, dives into the significance of strength training for combat sports. He shares insights on transferring jiu-jitsu skills to Olympic lifting, making a case for why stronger practitioners often excel. Roman tackles misconceptions about weight gain and strength training, providing strategies to persuade skeptics. He emphasizes the importance of mastering fundamentals, effective conditioning, and selecting the right training partners for skill development.
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Make Strength Training Nonnegotiable
- Do lift and take strength and conditioning seriously if you do combat sports; added strength translates to better performance when skill is equal.
- Use strength as a force multiplier for technique rather than a substitute for practicing your sport.
Keep Strength Work Minimal And Heavy
- Schedule 2–4 full-body strength sessions per week for most grapplers and prefer higher load, lower volume sets to reduce fatigue.
- Minimize muscle damage so you can train skill sessions maximally and recover between practices.
Stop Doing Gym Clown Paint
- Avoid 'gray-area' exercises that imitate your sport but neither build skill nor drive strong adaptation; choose either true practice or heavy, high-adaptation training.
- Prioritize movements that create the adaptation (bigger, stronger muscles) rather than gym tricks that look like the sport.