Training BJJ After 50: Why Age Is Just a Number—If You Respect It
As I write this, I’m 51 years old—soon to be 52—and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu purple belt. My fitness journey has been anything but linear. I’ve been out of shape, in shape, and even too thin. But at 45, with retirement on the horizon, I made a promise to myself: I wanted to enter the next chapter of life in the best shape I’d ever been. I built a home gym, focused on my nutrition, embraced the outdoors, and committed to consistent training. And as I began this process, I quickly realized something important: age is a number—one we must understand and respect.
