Hygiene between back-to-back classes

[skribs]

Preface: I cannot smell. I am anosmic. I have never been able to smell. I don't know what smells are good or bad. I don't know what smells are strong or weak. So please bear that in mind when you read this thread and respond. Imagine you're trying to explain your favorite color to a blind person.

I've recently started doing cardio kickboxing right before BJJ. I've got about a 10-15 minute window between classes. I've been told that I'm pretty ripe after cardio kickboxing, and it was recommended that I have a spare rashguard to change into.

My question is: is this enough? I wouldn't have the stinky rashguard, but I'd still have the stinky me and the other stinky clothes. What else can I do (with a 10-15 minute gap) to try and not stink. Is there anything I should do before I leave to help?

I do shower right before I leave for class, and I keep mints handy. I'm going to start to bring an extra rashguard on days I'm doubling up. Is there anything else I should add?

(Also, is there any weight to the excuse "we're working out, we're going to sweat, and we're all sweaty when we start to roll anyway?)

 

[Simfers]

Some stench is expected, but some have a truly overpowering body odour. It can't be avoided, but it can be mitigated. Changing into a different rash guard will help, you could also roll on some more deodorant between classes. The ones who do BJJ right after MT at my school do all that.

That's basically it. Mints are a good idea, too.

 

[isshinryuronin]

I've been told that I'm pretty ripe

What else can I do (with a 10-15 minute gap) to try and not stink. Is there anything I should do before I leave to help?

Don't worry about it. In MA one should use all their weapons: Physical, mental and biochemical. Got someone in a choke but can't find the carotid? No problem, take a page out of Master Ken's playbook - just find his nose and he'll pass out just as quickly (unless the opponent is also anosmic - then you're in for a battle).

Combat requires one to perform in spite of pain, stress, danger and discomfort. Training to handle such things is important. You may not be attacked by a freshly showered, Old Spiced opponent. Train in the dark, on uneven ground, with loud irritating music blaring, and in foul odors.

What if you're attacked in a back alley behind a bar with piss and vomit and dog poo on the ground? Being exposed to strong B.O. during training will prepare you to roll and submit the attacker who has likely not undergone such advanced training. In fact, rank body odor will help keep potential attackers from approaching you with ill intent, defeating them even before the battle begins. Sun Tzu would be proud.

 

[Tony Dismukes]

Changing rashguards should be sufficient for the new class. If you happen to be one of those individuals with a naturally strong body odor, you could also have a small hand towel in your bag to wipe off excess sweat and a deodorant stick to apply in-between classes.

 

[skribs]

Changing rashguards should be sufficient for the new class. If you happen to be one of those individuals with a naturally strong body odor, you could also have a small hand towel in your bag to wipe off excess sweat and a deodorant stick to apply in-between classes.

I have no idea if I have a strong odor or not. I know the saying "everyone thinks their sweat don't stink", in my case it's literally true.

 

[_Simon_]

Whenever I'm out doing training somewhere and have somewhere social to attend afterwards (and don't have access to a shower), I bring disposable body wipes and deodorant and change of clothes. The wet wipes work really well and are very quick and easy to use!

 

[HighKick]

Preface: I cannot smell. I am anosmic. I have never been able to smell. I don't know what smells are good or bad. I don't know what smells are strong or weak. So please bear that in mind when you read this thread and respond. Imagine you're trying to explain your favorite color to a blind person.

I've recently started doing cardio kickboxing right before BJJ. I've got about a 10-15 minute window between classes. I've been told that I'm pretty ripe after cardio kickboxing, and it was recommended that I have a spare rashguard to change into.

My question is: is this enough? I wouldn't have the stinky rashguard, but I'd still have the stinky me and the other stinky clothes. What else can I do (with a 10-15 minute gap) to try and not stink. Is there anything I should do before I leave to help?

I do shower right before I leave for class, and I keep mints handy. I'm going to start to bring an extra rashguard on days I'm doubling up. Is there anything else I should add?

(Also, is there any weight to the excuse "we're working out, we're going to sweat, and we're all sweaty when we start to roll anyway?)

These work quite well for a quick, no water bath.
Dude Wipe
Foods can affect the odor of perspiration quite a lot as well.

 

[Monkey Turned Wolf]

I tend to go into a bathroom to wash my face (and my beard) quickly, dry it off, then use a paper towel to wipe any sweat off my body, and a separate one for my privates. Takes all of two minutes and at the very least makes me feel cleaner going into the next class.

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

Preface: I cannot smell. I am anosmic. I have never been able to smell. I don't know what smells are good or bad. I don't know what smells are strong or weak. So please bear that in mind when you read this thread and respond. Imagine you're trying to explain your favorite color to a blind person.

I've recently started doing cardio kickboxing right before BJJ. I've got about a 10-15 minute window between classes. I've been told that I'm pretty ripe after cardio kickboxing, and it was recommended that I have a spare rashguard to change into.

My question is: is this enough? I wouldn't have the stinky rashguard, but I'd still have the stinky me and the other stinky clothes. What else can I do (with a 10-15 minute gap) to try and not stink. Is there anything I should do before I leave to help?

I do shower right before I leave for class, and I keep mints handy. I'm going to start to bring an extra rashguard on days I'm doubling up. Is there anything else I should add?

(Also, is there any weight to the excuse "we're working out, we're going to sweat, and we're all sweaty when we start to roll anyway?)

By the time I get to tai chi I’m soaked. I usually bring an extra shirt. In the old days I would completely soak a shirt every hour. Used 3 per night.

 

[_Simon_]

I dunno how y'all are doin back-to-back classes! Y'all are crazy!

 

[Simfers]

I think I'd be able to do it, fitness-wise. I just have no interest in striking anymore, so doing MT doesn't appeal.

I say that, but I'm deginitely feeling my age these days, LOL. It's entirely possible I'd just crumble.

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

I dunno how y'all are doin back-to-back classes! Y'all are crazy!

My Sifu pushed us into it. Tai chi, then gung fu, then the invite only advanced class. If you got invited it meant you had to do the early class first and stay for the advanced class after. The advanced class was of indeterminate length. If you looked at the clock he would say, “ I will let you know when you are done.”

 

[Monkey Turned Wolf]

My Sifu pushed us into it. Tai chi, then gung fu, then the invite only advanced class. If you got invited it meant you had to do the early class first and stay for the advanced class after. The advanced class was of indeterminate length. If you looked at the clock he would say, “ I will let you know when you are done.”

That reminds me of a kenpo school i used to go to. Class would be something like 8-9, then after class was sparring (and only sparring) for specific students. Sometimes it'd be half an hour, sometimes we'd be going until midnight.

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

That reminds me of a kenpo school i used to go to. Class would be something like 8-9, then after class was sparring (and only sparring) for specific students. Sometimes it'd be half an hour, sometimes we'd be going until midnight.

Well I had to train hard consistently for about 2 years to get invited. Not everyone got invited, and no one ever was allowed to watch. The pace was relentless and with progressively more difficult exercises. Going until almost vomiting and then wobbling out dripping wet at the end was the normal. Tai chi at 5 gung fu at 6 then advanced class 7-? One of my buddies did two hours every morning before training the above mentioned evening schedule, he did that 5 days a week plus 2 hours on Saturdays! That’s 27 hours a week! I maxed out at 17 hours a week. Lately, I max out at 8. Ah well.

 

[Monkey Turned Wolf]

Well I had to train hard consistently for about 2 years to get invited. Not everyone got invited, and no one ever was allowed to watch. The pace was relentless and with progressively more difficult exercises. Going until almost vomiting and then wobbling out dripping wet at the end was the normal. Tai chi at 5 gung fu at 6 then advanced class 7-? One of my buddies did two hours every morning before training the above mentioned evening schedule, he did that 5 days a week plus 2 hours on Saturdays! That’s 27 hours a week! I maxed out at 17 hours a week. Lately, I max out at 8. Ah well.

This was during college. Through kenpo/sambo/fencing, I was doing (roughly) 30 hours a week assuming we didn't have a fencing meet. Nowadays I do 5 a week. And I'm not even old yet. I really need to amp my training time back up.

 

[Same Trick]

I had no idea what a “rash-guard” was so I had to google it, now I know.
When did such become a thing ? They doesn’t seem comfortable made of synthetic material, sounds could be more “rashy”

 

[Tony Dismukes]

I had no idea what a “rash-guard” was so I had to google it, now I know.
When did such become a thing ? They doesn’t seem comfortable made of synthetic material, sounds could be more “rashy”

A good rash guard is extremely comfortable to work out in. Especially for grappling. Even under a gi, it makes things more comfy. I didn’t understand why people were wearing them until I got one as a gift. Now I wear a rash guard (and spats, which are the same thing for your lower half) for just about every martial art workout.