#13 CH03-E06: Livia Giles Strength and Conditioning for ADCC 2019 (Main Lifting Sessions)

In Part 6, we look at the main lifting sessions Liv performed prior to the 2019 ADCC European Trials. Her program included three lifting sessions per week from January to March 2019 with the goals for each month changing as she got closer to competition.

The panel includes:

Livia Giles (née Gluchowska) is an Australian grappler and black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. In 2019 she qualified for ADCC and has been an IBJJF World Champion (gi and no-gi) at blue, purple and brown belt. Before Jiu-Jitsu, Livia competed at a high level in both gymnastics and track cycling. She is also a physiotherapist specialising in jiu-jitsu injuries and sits on the Australian Professional Boxing & Combat Sports Board.

Ben King is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Victorian Institute of Sport in Melbourne, Australia. He works with international elite athletes across a range of sports focused on achieving success at Commonwealth Games and Olympic level for Australia. In 2019, he helped Livia prepare for ADCC. As well as a big focus on combat sports such as BJJ, Wrestling, Judo and Karate, Ben also works with athletes in gymnastics, golf, racquet sports, basketball and shooting.

You can follow Ben on:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/B_kingsc

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/b.king_sc/

Tom Crick is the Head of Track and Field Athletics at Aspire Academy in Qatar and a BJJ brown belt. He was previously the Director of Coaching and Athlete Development in Northern Ireland and worked for British Athletics in the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics.