#gi training

Jiu Jitsu: To Gi or NOT to Gi

Mixed Martial Arts or MMA is a synthesis of a combination of different martial arts that come together to what is known today as MMA. The UFC was created in the beginning by the Gracie family to showcase that Jiu Jitsu is the deadliest form of martial art and the most effective. They proved without a doubt that to step into the cage and get out in one piece you needed to know Jiu Jitsu. Jiu…

This may be the most important message of the year regarding your eating plan for 2014.  If you use these 4 strategies with every meal, I guarantee you'll have an amazing physical transformation this year...  1) Pay attention to the cooking method The way a meal is cooked determines how many calories, how much added fat, and the number of nutrients that survive. This simple factor will make or break your weight loss goal.  Avoid foods prepared like this:

Fried and battered

Processed and packaged

Doused with cream sauce

Sauteed

Choose foods that are prepared like this:

Grilled

Baked

Broiled

Steamed

Sure, I may not know your name or where you live, but I understand the frustrations that you have when it comes to you body. I know all about your insecurities over the size of your thighs and how hopeless that can feel.  And today I'm here to motivate you to take action.  The answer to your body frustrations is to get you up off the couch and into the gym, day after day. So here's my pep talk in bullet form—21 rewards that you will gain from regular exercise.  Do yourself a favor and print this list and post it where you'll see it every day. When you need motivation or encouragement, simply read over this list and take action.  Remember that action alleviates anxiety. So whenever you're feeling anxious over the current shape of your body, take that as a reminder to jump into action. And then begin to reap these 21 rewards of exercise...

Goodbye, 2013. Hello, 2014.  Has the New Year gotten to you yet? You know what I'm talking about—that feeling of excitement in your gut as the New Year greets you with the promise that you can turn things around...that you can shake off past mistakes...that you can become better.  The New Year renews hope for your dreams.  And if you are like most people then your dream for the New Year has something to do with losing weight.  It makes sense, doesn't it? What better time is there than now to transform your body into the one that you've always dreamed of?  To get you off to a great start I'd like to share with you some food for thought...