Have You Tried Open Gym Yet?

Open gym from hours run from 11 a.m  to 2 p.m every Monday through Friday after the organized fitness class from 10-11 a.m. Take this time to use the equipment at your own pace and as much as you’d like. You can follow along with the workouts that are written on the chalkboards or you can do your thing! This is a convenient time to workout for as long or as short as you want to without having to keep up with an organized class or worry about reserving a bag.

Supplement your BJJ and Muay Thai training with a circuit and conditioning session of your choosing. Check out these ideas on how to use our resistance bands, kettlebells, and  battle ropes!

Gi WASHING AND MAINTENANCE

If you are new to Brazilian jiu jitsu you may have some questions about how to take care of your gi! Nova Gyms is the cleanest MMA and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu school in the Milwaukee area and part of keeping a clean, healthy facility is taking proper care of equipment and BJJ gis.

The first time you wash a brand new gi, you may want to check to see if is ‘’pre-shrunk’’ otherwise you can expect some shrinkage to occur. Using cold water and hang drying your gi instead of machine drying can prevent shrinkage from happening. Order a gi just a bit larger than your ideal size to help ensure that your gi will fit comfortably after washing. (Check out this tutorial on how to tie your BJJ belt and pants! Don’t worry, after a few dozen times, it becomes second nature).

Washing your gi is huge part of good BJJ hygiene and just plain good etiquette (nobody wants to train with the stinky guy/gal) Your gi should be washed as soon as possible after every practice to prevent a buildup of bacteria that can cause an unpleasant odor or even cause outbreaks of ringworm or staph infection. (Preventing ringworm starts with clean gis! Learn more here)

Our BJJ and MMA mats are cleaned and sanitized daily, but due to the physical nature of brazilian jiu jitsu and close contact between the team, it is still important to wash your equipment immediately after class. If you attend more than one or two brazilian jiu jitsu classes a week it is a good idea to have more than one gi so that you will have a clean one to bring to every practice.

Stay clean, stay healthy, keep rolling!