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BJJ's Biggest Lie About Winning in Training (The Truth From a 5x World Champ)

BJJ's Biggest Lie About Winning in Training (The Truth From a 5x World Champ)

From Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics

July 5, 2026

Do you feel like a failure on the days you get smashed in training... and on top of the world on the days you tap everybody?

In this video, 5x World Champion Bernardo Faria shares a personal story from 2015, the best year of his career, to prove a point most people get completely wrong: winning rounds in the gym does not mean much, and it definitely does not decide how you perform when it counts. He breaks down why you cannot control the result of a roll or a match, only your effort and preparation, and why obsessing over gym wins quietly wrecks your progress.

If your mood lives and dies with how training went today, watch this one.

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