Lucas Lepri against JT Torres at the Worlds. Foto: Ivan Trindade/GRACIEMAG

Lucas Lepri conquered in 2014 his second World Jiu-Jitsu Championship tittle after winning five matches in his weight division. In the final match, the black belt outscored JT Torres by 12-0, with guard passes and one takedown.

Fighting at Alliance BJJ, the athlete is used to train hard and roll with opponents that are much stronger and heavier than him. Knowing that, GRACIEMAG went after Lucas to find out what does the lightweight do to fuel up energy and have the stamina to endure tough hours of training at the gym and compete.

GRACIEMAG: What do you eat before training?

Lucas: In the morning I usually eat Brazilian yucca (tapioca) or whole wheat bread with almond butter, mashed bananas with hemp seed and honey. Especially, I feel very well and light while training when I have tapioca for breakfast.

Do you take any supplements?

I prepare some green tea and drink it on my way to the gym. I take a Multi-vitamin, Maca, Red Ginseng and amino acids – Glutamine only after training. I don’t enjoy taking a lot of supplements to enhance performance; I prefer to eat healthy.

How do you think your eating habits affect your performance?

I feel very good and energized to start the day and train.

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GB in celebration in England / Photo: GRACIEMAG.com archive

After a thirty-hour Jiu-Jitsu marathon, Bráulio Estima and his student Ebe Ghansah now have to wait for the red tape to get sorted out.

For Ebe to get Jiu-Jitsu into the world’s most famous record book, he had to endure a class lasting thirty hours and one minute last Sunday (ending Monday) in England.

“We’re confident the record will be announced by next Wednesday, they just need to check the videos we made. There were folks from the press and police officers there as witnesses, so it should all work out,” said the Gracie Barra brown belt, who through the marathon raised 1,250 pound sterling for a local hospital. The previous record was set with an aerobics class lasting 29 hours and one minute.

“They have to watch thirty hours of tape to make sure we followed the rules – we could only take one five-minute break every hour. After that, there’ll be no two ways about it: it will be the world record for endurance during an exercise class; we’re just waiting for them to confirm how Jiu-Jitsu always wins!” said a jubilant Ebe.

Now all that’s left to do for Bráulio Estima – who is in tip-top shape for the 2011 Worlds – is to sort out some red tape of his own in renewing his passport, to travel to California. “I’m waiting on a few details to get taken care of; if all that goes well I’ll buy the ticket,” said Carcará, who attended the marathon. “It was insane, there were guys passing out towards the end and everything.”

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