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Push Yourself for Just one More
Have you ever noticed that you gain faster results when you workout with another person?  Why is it that the same exact workout plan when done in a group is much more effective than on your own?  The answer is truly mind over matter.

Know Your Strengths
Don’t ever climb into a spaceship built by me.  I know nothing about astrophysics or space.  Leave that to the pros.  Have you ever seen a fighter venture out of his zone?  Usually that rocket doesn’t fly. 

Captain America is Defeated
November 15, 1965, Craig Breedlove set a new land speed record of 600 MPH in his car the “Spirit of America.”   Fast forward forty-three years later to UFC 91, and Brock Lesnar defeats “Captain America,” Randy Couture.

One Punch Knockout
I was unable to go to a single MMA website this week without hearing about Chuck Liddell getting knocked out. All those that watched UFC 88 sat in great anticipation for an exciting fight. What followed was anything but. Rashad Evans versus Chuck Liddell ended in the second round with an overhand right punch to knockout Liddell.

Eight Limbs Make you Bleed!
I challenge you to a fight and will dominate you with all eight of my limbs! Eight limbs? One of the most deadly martial arts on this planet has mastered the eight major striking surfaces of our bodies. The art is Muay Thai or the art of eight limbs.

Let's Fight!
“I just don’t understand why people fight.” This is a statement that I hear quite often from my wife as I am enjoying a good MMA battle. As a martial artist and former competitor, I know the answer but have found it difficult to verbalize. Fighters have a fighting spirit and feelings are tough to put into words but I will try.

Give Me SuMMA More
Many people do not consider Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) a sport, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. MMA organizations like the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) really have transformed what some thought was “cage fighting” into the next big thing.

Feed Your Muscles
You found a great workout plan with which you truly connect. You work your butt off at the gym everyday. Today you compared your measurements with your baseline numbers and discovered a 15% improvement. How would you like to make that 20% or 25%?

Burn The Fat - Why Do 95% Of Diets Fail?
The dismal statistics about diets indicate that 95% of them fail miserably. People may manage to lose a little weight in the beginning of the diet, though most of it is just liquids and not fat, but most of them stop losing weight after a while, gain back what they lost and even more, so that they end up fatter than they were to begin with.

Eat to Live - Don't Live to Eat
If you ask people in the gym what's the most important piece of equipment is for people who want to build muscle mass fast, most people would point to the nearest dumbbell rack. If they do, than you should discount any other advice these people give you because they have no idea what a muscle building process requires and will likely provide you with false information.

Move Your 'But', Then Move Your 'Butt'
Stop making excuses and exercise - Move your body daily. How many New Year resolutions did you make this year? Focusing on fitness and health made it into the top ten most common new year's resolutions with only spending time with family and friends to beat it. When we did some research with GU Health 2 years ago 76% of people said that they would exercise each day and yet the reality was that only 22% really did and 71% said that it was a lack of time that stopped them from doing it.

Pregnancy Exercise - Why You Must Stretch While You Are Pregnant
When you think of a typical pregnancy exercise program, stretching and warming up are easily forgotten. But they are a MUST for any safe and effective workout.

Restaurant Info
Have you ever wondered how many grams of fat were in that Frontega Chicken Sandwich that you are eating from Panera Bread? This site below has over 500 different restaurants listed with many of their menu items' nutritional info.

Strokes ID and Assistance
STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters... S.T.R.

How Many Calories Do you Need?
Many people follow a strict workout routine but do not attain the gains they desire.  The culprit is most likely the diet.  The most basic building block of any diet is the calories that you consume.  Furthermore, body weight goals can be reached by regulating the amount of calories that you consume daily. 

Calorie Intake Strategies!
Everyone wants to be fit or just a little healthier, but many do not watch what they eat.  There are some that are happy with their current weight and simply want to maintain that number.  However, the majority either want to gain or to lose those pounds.

Tae Kwon Do
TKD is a very exciting martial art that is designed for self-defense.  There are many directions to go with this art.  You can practice the traditional art by learning the forms and techniques.  There is also the sport aspect of Tae Kwon Do that got it selected as an Olympic sport.  The sport style is much more dynamic with faster kicks and more fluid stances.

Krav Maga
Krav Maga is a brutal and effective art for self-defense in everyday situations.  The movements are very natural and can be accomplished by anyone.  This is the official art of the Israeli military for hand-to-hand combat.

Martial Arts
Why Choose Martial Arts? - How Do I choose an Art and School?

What is the Best Martial Art?
I have had numerous people ask me hundreds of questions about martial arts, however, I do have a favorite. I love it when people ask me what martial art is the best art out of all of them. It is a very difficult question with so many variables, and honestly there is not one answer.

MMA is Boring?
I was talking to my dad about Mixed Martial Arts one day, and he told me it was not exciting to watch. My first instinct was to invite him into the ring. Then I remembered the whole giving me food and shelter thing all those years, and I decided just to listen for once.

Limited Heartbeats?
“Why would you want to work out? Don’t you know that you only have a limited number of heartbeats before you kick the bucket?”

MMA - Largest Sport in the World
The book of Revelations prophesies about the end of the world and how it will come about. Nostradamus predicted Hitler and Napoleon. Today, Joe Lawrence is predicting that MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) will become the biggest sport in the world.

The Perfect Push Ups Plan!
Here is a perfect and easy way to build lean muscle while doing one of the oldest exercises!

The Pen Is Mightier Than The Dumbbell
If you ask people in the gym what's the most important piece of equipment is for people who want to build muscle mass fast, most people would point to the nearest dumbbell rack. If they do, than you should discount any other advice these people give you because they have no idea what a muscle building process requires and will likely provide you with false information.

High Intensity Workouts are the Way
“You need to workout each muscle group until failure. It will take about two hours in the gym, if you ever want to get real results.” When you first were introduced to weight lifting, did the advice sound something like that? Fortunately for our muscles and free time, this advice is wrong.

Parkour (Coming Soon)