The Frames Culture Journal

BJJ gifts under a Christmas tree on Christmas morning: massage gun, duffel bag, rash guard, black belt, tape and a gift envelope

Christmas Gifts for Men Who Train: The Short List

The Gift Buyer's Hotline: Most BJJ gear is a bad gift. These ten are the exceptions.

Christmas Gifts for Men Who Train: The Short List

The Gift Buyer's Hotline: Most BJJ gear is a bad gift. These ten are the exceptions.

A measuring tape across the chest of a folded black t-shirt on a wooden table

What Size BJJ Shirt Do I Buy Him?

The Gift Buyer's Hotline: Buy the size on the tag of the tee he already wears most.

What Size BJJ Shirt Do I Buy Him?

The Gift Buyer's Hotline: Buy the size on the tag of the tee he already wears most.

A mouthguard case inside an open Christmas gift box, the wrong gift

What Not to Buy a Grappler for Christmas

The Gift Buyer's Hotline: Skip the gear. BJJ equipment is personal, sized, and opinionated, and a non-grappler cannot win that game.

What Not to Buy a Grappler for Christmas

The Gift Buyer's Hotline: Skip the gear. BJJ equipment is personal, sized, and opinionated, and a non-grappler cannot win that game.

Gift box with a folded black Jiu Jitsu and Coffee t-shirt beside an iced coffee on a cafe table

Is a BJJ Shirt Actually a Good Gift?

The Gift Buyer's Hotline: Yes. A good BJJ shirt passes the coffee-shop test: clean enough for civilians, a handshake for grapplers.

Is a BJJ Shirt Actually a Good Gift?

The Gift Buyer's Hotline: Yes. A good BJJ shirt passes the coffee-shop test: clean enough for civilians, a handshake for grapplers.

Train, Recover, Train: How I Rebuilt My Week at 45 - Part 6 of 10

Train, Recover, Train: How I Rebuilt My Week at...

At 45 I rebuilt my training week: three BJJ nights, two strength days and easy rowing. Why Zone 2 cardio matters for grapplers, and what changed.

Train, Recover, Train: How I Rebuilt My Week at...

At 45 I rebuilt my training week: three BJJ nights, two strength days and easy rowing. Why Zone 2 cardio matters for grapplers, and what changed.

Vintage gauge with the needle resting at the very bottom edge of the green zone

The Margin Is Thin: Sleep, HRV, and BJJ After 4...

At 45, I strapped a Garmin to my bicep and tracked my sleep and HRV. Here's what BJJ nights do to my recovery, and why sleep became part of training.

The Margin Is Thin: Sleep, HRV, and BJJ After 4...

At 45, I strapped a Garmin to my bicep and tracked my sleep and HRV. Here's what BJJ nights do to my recovery, and why sleep became part of training.