Free parent guide

The Parent's Guide to Raising a Stronger,
Better-Fuelled Young Grappler

A no-BS handbook for parents of 8 to 18s who train BJJ, wrestling or MMA. What to feed them, how to train them safely, and what to ignore.

Your kid trains hard. The internet tells them ten different things about building muscle, half of them wrong and some of them risky. This gives you one clear plan you can trust.

Written by Jay Bell, BJJ brown belt & founder of Grapple Strong

19-page guide The Young Grappler Strength and Fuelling Guide — cover

What is inside

Everything, on one clear plan

The fridge cheat sheet

A one-page summary you can stick on the fridge, so the essentials are settled without re-reading the lot.

The grappler's plate

A simple way to feed a hard-training kid, plus a protein target that needs no meal-planning or maths.

Two sample training weeks

A beginner and an advanced session, built for grappling, not copied from a rugby programme.

Age-by-stage guidance

What is right for your child from 8 to 18, and just as importantly, what to leave alone for now.

Weigh-ins, done safely

A straight answer on making weight in a way that protects a growing body, not one that risks it.

Myth-busting for parents

The stuff that scares parents, sorted out, starting with "lifting stunts growth," which it does not.

Who it is from

I grew up playing rugby with no good guidance, and I muddled through. Today I am a BJJ brown belt, I run grappling classes in Hull, and I coach grapplers and combat athletes through Grapple Strong. This guide is the straight answer I wish my parents had been handed.

Jay Bell — Grapple Strong — Strength, Conditioning & Nutrition

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The Parent's Guide to Raising a Stronger,Better-Fuelled Young Grappler