Very few people know that Rickson Gracie, the Brazilian Jiujitsu GOAT, was also a functional strength training pioneer. He used gymnastics, underwater exercise, neck training and simulating the movement patterns of animals to build real world strength and mobility. He was also an early pioneer of training with resistance bands, independently creating his own from the rubber tubing of a speargun. He practiced breathwork and either surfed, hiked or rode his bike daily to build endurance and promot