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BJJ School Kicks my Friend Out for Crosstraining

BJJ School Kicks my Friend Out for Crosstraining

Today, my friend informed me that her  brazilian jiu jitsu school, Gracie Barra Mission Viejo, kicked her out of their school, because she enjoys cross-training training with a friend at another school, The Art of Jiu Jitsu.  I remember a few days before that she felt like that she was being picked on and isolated.  She didn’t know why.  The teachers one day at Grace Barra suddenly didn’t her…

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Naomi Karpati Redefines Strength & Beauty for Women

Naomi Karpati Redefines Strength & Beauty for Women

Have you ever seen twin blades called Karambit’s wielded by an elegant and strong female? If not, than you best check this video out. I recently discovered Naomi Karpati from an upcoming online magazine called DeerWomen.

I’m looking froward to DeerWomen’s online magazine as this is the kind of video content and articles they…

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Creatine Supplementation on a Low-Carb Diet

Creatine Supplementation on a Low-Carb Diet

Whether you are new to athletics or just hearing about creatine monohydrate, it is one of the most efficient and useful supplements for improving strength, muscle mass, and generally improving physical attributes.

Most people fail to realize that creatine monohydrate requires other features in order to work properly within the human skeletal muscle system. Namely, carbohydrates are useful in…

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Three Important Analogies to Better Understand BJJ

Three Important Analogies to Better Understand BJJ

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BjjBrick(metaphor) it’s important to have a few key techniques that you can perform at a high level. You need to have a well-rounded game, but having some great techniques will help you excel at BJJ.  To your opponents it will feel like they got hit with a brick.  It takes…

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Best MMA Stand Up Technique - Nick Diaz

Best MMA Stand Up Technique – Nick Diaz

By far the best MMA Technique I’ve seen in a long time by Nick Diaz… THE BITCH SLAP!   

ENJOY

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MMA Gym Uses Sympathy Card to Take Your Money

MMA Gym Uses Sympathy Card to Take Your Money

These days it’s hard to find a good place to train martial arts.  I recently left a gym called Evolve Academy in Gaithersburg, MD.  I do not condone unethical business practices that take advantage of people to make money.  This is against the values of a martial artist.  So essentially,  the MMA gym I left was a McDojo.  One tell tale sign of a McDojo is their marketing methods.

McDojo is a pejo…

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The Paleo Diet - 5 Benefits To Going Paleo

The Paleo Diet – 5 Benefits To Going Paleo

Zone, Atkins, South Beach, Vegetarian, Vegan, Plant based, High Carb, Sunshine Diet, intermittent fasting, and don’t forget my (least) favorite – “If It Fits Your Macros.”

It seems like there’s a new diet coming out every couple minutes. So how are we to know what to choose?

Years ago I was fortunate enough to read some of the earlier postings of Ido Portal. Ido has researched more in his…

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The Issue With Modern Medicine

The Issue With Modern Medicine

Modern Medicine

When it comes to Western medicine such as antibiotics or insulin, for example, I believe it should always be a short term solution if possible.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think medicine is a horrible thing. Western medicine has saved lives, without a doubt. If I am walking down a back alley at night and I get shot, guess what? I am not going to go to a natural clinic to get my…

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Why Juicing Isn't Worth It

Why Juicing Isn’t Worth It

Time for some juicy gossip

You know what I don’t like? Juicing. Or juices.

There’s always a new fad diet going around promising to lean you out, give you more energy, and probably give you superpowers. Juicing is one of these new fads. Unfortunately, it will likely set you back more than spring you forward.

To understand why, we need to understand insulin. Insulin is secreted by your pancreas…

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The Benefits of Red Meat & Why It Is Good For You

The Benefits of Red Meat & Why It Is Good For You

Riddle for you:

What’s red, full of antioxidants, has CLA to help fight off cancer, protein to build strength and muscle, and has been totally vilified for the anti-meat campaigners?

If you guessed red meat, good job. Have a cookie… I mean a steak! But as always, the answer isn’t so simple. Let’s find out!

Poor Red Meat

Have you ever been blamed for something that you honestly didn’t do? And no…

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Gluten: 4 Reasons Why Its Bad For You

Gluten: 4 Reasons Why Its Bad For You

According to mainstream nutrition advice we need to be eating a lot of whole grains. Things like cereals, breads, and pastas make a killing off this. But are you the victim here?

If you have been keeping up with the news, nutrition, or health, you know that gluten is a big topic right now. It’s being called a fad diet or a holy grail of lasting life. But what is it really?

What Is Gluten?

Gluten

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Why Kipping Is Not Optimal For Strength Training

Why Kipping Is Not Optimal For Strength Training

You have to stand before you can walk. You have to squat before you can stand. And you should be able to both squat and stand before you can jump and land, correct?

If you cannot even stand on your feet, how will you survive the force of landing on them? The added force of your bodyweight and gravity combined with a fast descent would be much more force than you could withstand. Simple right? If…

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Why Alcohol Is Detrimental To Your Workout Results.

Why Alcohol Is Detrimental To Your Workout Results.

Thinking of enjoying a drink after working out? Maybe having one as part of your cheat meal on your fat loss diet? Consider thinking again.

When it comes to alcohol it is – in most cases – detrimental to performance, fat loss, and health.

ALCOHOL: THAT GUY WHO CUTS IN LINE IN FRONT OF EVERYONE

Alcohol can’t be stored. Unlike proteins, carbohydrates, and fats which the body can place in muscle or…

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"Crutches" in the Weightroom - AKA Supports

“Crutches” in the Weightroom – AKA Supports

WHAT IS A CRUTCH?

I use the word “crutch” to define any object that does one of the following:

 •Gives support to a body part during training or movements.

•Provides a false sense of security during training or movements.

•Or simply allows you to delude yourself into thinking you have achieved something that you really haven’t.

You see it all the time in the gym.

People walking into the gym with…

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Sugar Kills - What Happens When You Consume Too Much?

Sugar Kills – What Happens When You Consume Too Much?

It’s powdery. It’s white. It’s highly addictive. It causes many health issues. Now you may be thinking it’s cocaine, but you’re mistaken the right answer is: SUGAR. It can be hidden under other names like agave, high fructose corn syrup, sucrose, cane juice, evaporated cane juice, white and brown sugar, but at the end of the day, one of the biggest health issues we face comes from sugar.

GLUCOSE…

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5 Things I Have Learned About Goal Setting

5 Things I Have Learned About Goal Setting

Designed by: Brandon Groce

Lessons I’ve Learned About Goal Setting From Life, Teachers, And Experience.

Most of us have goals or something we want to achieve. It could be to lose an amount of body fat, to hold a handstand, to squat double your bodyweight, or even something like learning a new language. My personal goals were to accomplish a stalder press handstand which I succeeded at and a…

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What Are You Training For?

What Are You Training For?

Design by: Brandon Groce

Mainstream media has taught us that we should work out to attain an aesthetic goal or just to maintain a certain level of healthiness.  This is the first thing on our minds when we think of working out.  Athletes have clearer goals as far as their training goes because it must support what they do.  However, for the regular gym-goer there is not enough incentive or…

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