Black Belt Goal

My 2 year goal to attain 1 of the 101 HaganaH BlackBelts in the world

Awesome way to start the AM! Boot camp with Mike Lee Kanarek.

This year we have a great group and as usual MLK has mixed up given us our diet plans and instructions. Tuesday and Thursdays we are going 2 times a day. Two a days! This really puts a stain on nutritional requirement. My goal eat enough! No really I am trying to maintain 160 and continue down on the body fat. Looking to drop from the 7% I am at to that mystical 5.5%. It is really tough at this point and the diet needs to be spot on.

We started today with a 300 workout that really hit all body parts. Everyone survived but no one could hit everything on que. We all had to take a break in some of the sets. But it was bad ass. Great way to start the morning. I have to tell you though at 5AM in the shower I am thinking, “what the hell did I get myself into?” But, as always once we got going it was great. I did feel my legs in some parts and got real winded like at altitude. I guess the leg work was gassing me, combined with the fact that I am not used to working out at 6AM. After 12 weeks of this it should be no problem!

Business is going amazing. I am redoing both of my mine website and we are working on a total rebrand. It makes it so much fun to learn new things like Pay Per Click Marketing and Search Engine Optimization. I am really getting an education in both.

Life continues to move forward. I promise more updates as I continue to progress. Just loving it all right now!

Thank You,

Wow it is amazing how fast time goes. Nothing like a blog update to see that. Well I have been on goal rocking and rolling. Over the last month I have done Ground Survival Certification and Israeli Knife Certifications. Those where amazing and a lot of work. Mike Lee Kanarek has been in rare form training and working us out.

I also had the opportunity two weeks ago to participate in an EEMOON KRAV MAGA AGRESSEEVEE training with three operatives from the Israeli Special forces specifically the divisions of Duvdevan and Sayeret Nachal. These guys where warriors and took us through hell. It was an amazing once in a lifetime experience and I am so glad that I went through it.

I am now working with Billy Beck III to drop down a few more percentages of body fat. I am currently at 8%. Still have a ways to go and this week I started on a VERY strict 2400 a day calorie diet with each daily meal planned out.

Combat Fitness is going great and I am getting stronger everyday as well as the FIGHT program here at HaganaH Headquarters. I am looking forward next month to taking my Muay Thai level I instructor certification with Master Hung Tran at HaganaH East. Then it will be Combat Wrestling with John Clarke. If you have a chance to go by and see John and his team at HanganH East do! I try to make it as much as possible.

Overall it has been an AMAZING last few months. Mike Lee Kanarek’s Annual Boot Camp starts next month and it is an honor to participate in that with 9 other warriors! I am feeling amazing and just need to get my ass in front of the CPU and give more updates!

Thank you for sticking with me on this journey. Everyday I move forward and my fitness level is just out of the world!!

Rock on!!

JB

It has been awhile since I did a review and I thought I would do it on my shoes. I bought a pair of red and black Reebock Zigs a few weeks ago before my HaganaH Certification at headquarters with Mike Lee Kanarek. I really liked them at first they felt real comfortable and felt like a great shoe.  I got up to head out to the second day of training and I noticed something wrong with the bottoms. As you can see by the picture a small piece was coming off. When we got our lunch break I ran over to Foot Locker to exchange them for another pair. The only issue was in the size 8.5 they only had the orange and silver. I had to grab them and get back to working out.

After getting ribbed for the colors I made it through the certification and have had them for 2 weeks. I have to give them thumbs down. The initial comfort is not there. I guess they are good for straight line running, but they just don’t get the job done with all the training I do.

Nike Air Free vs Reebok Zig

I have had a pair of Nike Free 5.0′s for over 3 months, in fact this is my third pair that I just love. The only issue with them is I had to change the insoles. The ones that come with the shoe are brutal. I love the feel of these shoes and the weight and the actually torque ok on the mat. I would not run more then 5K in them though as they are designed to feel as you are in your bare feet. I leave long running to ASICS and other running brand shoes.

I am going to be looking at some new cross trainging running shoes this week and will report back.

I am also buying some new gloves and some new King shin guards I will review in the upcoming weeks!

Been a great couple weeks. Then next 4 Billy Beck has really got me on an aggressive plan to gain lean muscle and drop down to 5.5% body fat. I was at 9.5% Friday. I have a big speaking event next weekend, but other then that ready to train!

Have a great weekend!

Well one and half years of hard work have really paid off. Last Thursday – Sunday I went through a very intensive HaganaH Instructor Certification. Training for the last year and half at the HaganaH headquarters with Mike Lee Kanarek really paid off. I felt amazing and had a great weekend. I am also very thankful to all the other students who where just amazing.

Another special thank you goes out to Chris Kisslen who is an instructor and black belt in the system who stayed the entire event and helped us all. Obviously, I want to thank Mike Lee Kanarek for putting this whole thing together.

Amazing week – now I am on to getting better with Tactical Knife, Ground Survival and Ground Wrestling, and Tactical shooting. Along with that a weight gain of about 5 more lbs and a body fat percentage drop to 6%. Then next 6 months are going to be amazing!

I will keep you informed on my progress!

I wanted to include a new video on dedication here:

Profiles in Success

This week we launch the new series on MorningCoach.com called PROFILES IN SUCCESS. Each Saturday, a new Profiles in Success interview will go up. It will be a fun format, with each podcast consisting of an interview of someone living their passions from all walks of life. This week I will be interviewing Mike Lee Kanarek the founder of HaganaH.

He will be discussing his past, the good and bad. I am certain the life lessons will be amazing.

You can click here to make sure you are subscribed to PROFILES IN SUCCESS via iTunes. Make sure you subscribe. We have an amazing group of people already lined up. If you are a MorningCoach.com member, you will get the Profiles in Success each Saturday and will have access to all the archives. I would still implore you to subscribe as that helps us achieve a top ranking on iTunes.

I’m thrilled about this new project and can’t wait to share the stories of individuals who are manifesting the life experience they desire.

Have an amazing day!

Well I met with Billy last Friday and we had an awesome meeting. Started to put the plans in place. When I met Mike Lee Kanarek at HaganaH I was 140Lbs and around 20% Body fat. I am now 155LBs at 10% body fat which is awesome. I am now taking that next step and working with Billy Beck III to go over a exercise, supplement, and nutrition strategy to take it to the next level and get to 160Lb’s and 5.5% body fat. Which is not too shabby for a 40 year old! LOL

I have some great things to say about Billy and his new book that is coming out. I have been reading it over the last few days and will fill everyone in on it soon.

I am also getting ready for my Combat Fitness Certification at Hangah headquarters and then continuing my Kickboxing, Muay Thai, and HaganaH training. Life is Beautiful and I will be putting up a lot more pictures and videos soon. Also look for my new podcast called MorningCoach.com Profiles in Success I am interviewing some real heavyweights in the world out there.

Time to put the pedal to the metal. I had a “last hurrah” this weekend with some friends, time to put the focus into the new goal of 5.5%!

Mike Lee Kanarek introduced me to a gentleman named Billy Beck III. Mike had amazing things to say about him so I just had to meet him. Well, in our meeting I just found a wealth of information and professionalism and even more energy than me!

He has trained the likes of Manny Ramirez, Duane “The Rock” Johnson, Jason Taylor and many more professional athletes.

I have the opportunity to go to his gym and actually train with him tomorrow. Not only that, we will be doing some things in the future as Billy really walks the talk.

I have included a video below.

One last note John Clarke is getting his Combat Wrestling rolling and I would suggest everyone do the certification with him. Not only is John amazing but his techniques will help you get the edge! – You may see me there as I will be doing the certification this year I just want to rehab my shoulder a little more as I want to be 100%. To find out more about John and Combat Wrestling go to Haganaheast.com

I thought this was pretty cool Mike Lee Kanarek is starting a new blog – Mike Lee Kanarek Blog If you are looking to get some great information on combat fitness training or on Haganah make sure you head over there!

Thank you

JB

After a hard Saturday of Combat Fitness I interviews Mike Lee Kanarek and Friends here at haganah headquarters. It was an amazing day or training as always. You can see it here, enjoy.

I am putting out there, time to get to work. I am shooting for 170 at the Combat Fitness Cert at headquarters. Starting to eat more and train harder. The key is good weight and with as much as we are working out that should not be a problem.

I am just under 160 now, so 10 is a large goal it is really hard for me to put on weight.

I have added some new supplements and I am putting together a pretty extensive diet plan. Basically eating every 2 hours that I am awake. LOL

Going to be a challenge but going to make it happen! Just do it to it, bad shoulder and all!

Next week got some cool videos with Mike Lee Kanarek!

Thanks everyone!