4 SECRETS TO GETTING LEAN IN 2015!
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PLUS MORE! NUTRITION, CONDITION, TECHNIQUE, SUBMIT
All About
THAT BACK! INSIDE: Rising Star Felipe Pena Exposes His Back Plan
PLUS: + CARDIO FOR DAYS Building A Bigger Gas Tank!
7 Ways To Take The Back With Matt Baker
+ Balancing Life With Jiu-Jitsu
Perfect Your Posture
+ The Power Of The Push Up
FINISH STRONG
January 2015 Issue 29
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ON THE COVER: Felipe Pena shows us some of his favorite techniques for getting to the back. Photo: Jason Boulanger
CONTENTS January 2015 // Issue 29
46 Spotlight
Life 8 Editorial Making a habit of improvment.
10 News New stuff, gossip, old stuff and some strange stuff.
20 Promotions Belts and Stripes
44 The Life A belt is not a gift
Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros - Going Green
50 How-To Making this your best year ever.
92 Gear Lab
Skills 56 Cover Feature Felipe Pena’s got your back!
74 7 Ways To Take The Back With Matt Baker
• Fuji Sports Suparatio Gi
96 How-To Intangible JIu-Jitsu
100 Event Coverage BJJ Tour 2014 US Open
106 Event Coverage FIVE Grappling NAIC
MEET THE STAFF
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Dr. Ethan KREISWIRTH PHD,
Matthew CORLEY
ATC of “Kreiswirth Sports Medicine” is the Medical Director for the International/ United States Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. Dr. Kreiswirth is a Black Belt in BJJ and has provided medical coverage for BJJ events since the mid1990s. Ethan can be reached at ekreiswirth@gmail.com
Matthew Corley is a blue belt and Registered Pharmasist and clinical phramacy manager who trains under Ezra Lenon. The best way to keep up with his articles and reviews is at facebook.com/ MappingMyBjjJourney
Corey BEASLEY Corey has been a strength coach for 16 years and works with a variety of combat athletes in Southern California. He owns Innovative Results gym in Costa Mesa, CA and founded a site called FightCampConditioning. com, that provides strength and conditioning advice for MMA fighters, jiu-jitsu players and other combat athletes.
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Mind
Body
104 Mind Games
38 Warm Up
Jiu-Jitsu Math
Power Up With Push Ups
122 Success Ericson Brown Look at him now!
Fuel 24 Grub
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110 Medic Importance of Posture
114 Medic Ask The Doctor
116 Gains
Apple Season
Jiu-JItsu Studies in Fitness
32 Supplements
118 Gains
The Fantastic Four - 4 Keys to Going Lean
Marshal D. CARPER Marshal is a purple belt under Sonny Achille. In addition to owning Artechoke Media, Marshal is the author of books like The Cauliflower Chronicles and Marcelo Garcia’s Advanced JiuJitsu Techniques. His latest project is WhiteBeltProblems.com, a free open-source resource devoted to making jiu-jitsu more accessible for beginners.
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Building Cardio for Jiu-Jitsu
Jeremy REID M.S.ED, CSCS, CISSN Jeremy is a nutritionist and strength coach who works with MMA and jiu-jitsu champions. He obtained his master’s degree in exercise physiology from Baylor University. He is a brown belt under Robert Drysdale.
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