How to Deal with Jiu-Jitsu Burnout
If you’ve been training jiu-jitsu long enough, you’ve been there: burnout. It’s a scary feeling. For some, it’s a heavy lethargy that weighs you down as you try to convince yourself to go train after a long day. For others, it’s a realization that you’ve come to dread stepping on the mat. For all, it’s the loss of that initial joy for the gentle art that motivated you go, rain or shine.
It's real, and it happens to everyone. Multiple times, even. I’ve experienced it at least once or twice every belt level, to some degree or another. You can’t avoid it. The good news, however, is that there are ways to manage it. And here’s how...