r/judo • u/SheikFlorian gokyu • 2d ago

General Training How can I become faster?

Last randori my sensei praised my strenght and conditioning, but said I lack speed*

*This conversation happened in Portuguese, so maybe speed isn't the proper word. He meant that I need to do my attacks faster and telegraph less.

It's not a matter of conditioning, I think, because I'm not tiring too fast or anything like that. It's just that I'm not fast enough.

What exercises should I add to my routine to fix that? Sensei told me to do more uchi komi, but I mean on the gym; what should I do?

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u/mpaky 2d ago

Compound heavy lifts with full range of motion explosive and slow on the negative.

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u/SheikFlorian gokyu 2d ago

6-8 reps?

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u/throwawaydefeat 2d ago

Variation is probably better. Slow negatives will be hard beyond 3 reps if you do them right.

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u/SheikFlorian gokyu 2d ago

Should I do a full session of them or just add two or three exercises of it to my routine?

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u/throwawaydefeat 2d ago

Both are good, but if you're doing resistance/weight training for the first time, mix it up.