What is collagen?

        By now, you've probably heard the word "collagen" being thrown around somewhere. But what is it? Here's the answer.

Collagen is a protein in the body that makes up connective tissue such as our tendons, ligaments, skin, and also our bones, hair, nails and teeth. As we age our bodies produce less collagen, which leads to less firm skin and wrinkles. Collagen supplements on the market promise to help us get great skin, nails, hair, and all that. But does it really do that? The answer is that there are actually some benefits to taking these collagen supplements, but at the same time it is not 100percent proven to provide the benefits that you are seeking. Also, studies show that eating collagen does not necessarily raise the amount of collagen in our bodies, when you eat something containing collagen it is broken down in our digestive system and the collagen you absorb does not exactly equate to higher levels of collagen in your body. Also the collagen you absorb may not go to the area that you want it to go(for example your skin or hair). Chicken skin, pork skin, beef, fish, and bone broth are foods that contain collagen.

     I prefer to get most of my nutrients and vitamins from actual food. But for people who already eat a healthy balanced diet, a collagen supplement could help you maximize the benefits of your overall collagen intake.

In case anyone is wondering... my memory is really good. Like really, REALLY good.

Peet's espresso, possibly some of the strongest coffee you can buy.

So it was back in late 2011(damn I feel old saying that). And my workout partner at the time had invited me to work a security job with him at a club one night. We were both avid coffee drinkers, so on the way to the job he took us to Peet's. Now somehow I had never even been to Peet's before, only starbucks. So we go in and I asked him what I should get. He recommended I get 4 shots of espresso over ice. I had never had espresso before so I asked him what was the difference between that and regular coffee. He turned to me and replied," It's different.." "Different?!' I thought to myself, 'well shiieet, let me get some of that!"

So I get this espresso and we head to the club. I had only taken a few sips of this stuff before I realized I was literally fucking wired. Yeah this is some strong shit and I had only drank 1/4 of the small amount that I bought. So, long story short we get to the club, finished the job around 2:30am and I go home and couldnt sleep to 8:30am. I didnt even finish the rest of the drink.

So there you go, if you want some strong ass shit try peets espresso. It makes black coffee look weak as fuck. And I recommend you get it on ice because hot expresso plain tastes horrible. Also, dont go to starbucks for this drink, their expresso is shit compared to peets.

AJ wins

Ruiz! This is not the news I wanted to hear when I got home from work. And I just lost 20bucks because of you.

Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. Rematch(tomorrow)

Tomorrow will be the highly anticipated rematch between Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. Where Andy Ruiz Jr. will be defending his 3 heavyweight belts(WBA, IBF, and WBO) for the heavyweight title in Saudi Arabia.

After their last fight I am expecting both to be extremely determined to win, however I believe Ruiz has much more determination in this fight. I'm going for Ruiz to win this one. Although I am sure AJ is in much better shape than in their last fight. May the best man win fellas. 

Be the best YOU can be. That's one of the most important things.

Why Drinking Black Coffee Reduces The Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

Black coffee will help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes because it increases insulin sensitivity. Therefore by drinking coffee any carbohydrates that you ingest around the time will be more effectively absorbed. This helps with the prevention of type 2 diabetes because your blood sugar will not rise too high or to dangerous levels. Type 2 diabetes develops as a result of the body not producing enough insulin to combat frequently high blood sugar, which usually is the result of the person's high sugar and/or high carbohydrate intake. Because black coffee helps keep the blood sugar low and helps burn fat and expend more energy(therefore more calories) the risk of developing type 2 diabetes(insulin resistence) is severely lowered.

The Health Benefits of Coffee

This post is long overdue. People who know me know that I am an avid coffee drinker. And I'm talking about black coffee here, we dont do that pussy shit here on this blog adding cream and sugar ok. My clients would sometimes ask me, " is it ok if I add cream and sugar to my coffee?" NO! It's not fucking ok! Do you Want to gain more body fat? Didnt fucking think so! So drink that shit black motherfucker!! You can add some milk to it if you want, But that is fucking it!!!!

I train you guys to be Savages, not fucking weak ass pussies. So get used to the taste of that shit.

Anyways, here are some of the reasons why I am a huge advocate of people drinking BLACK coffee: 

1. Increase in energy, coffee contains the stimulant caffeine which helps increase energy and burn fat. This can drastically help improve your training intensity and overall productivity throughout the day, especially at times when you lack energy and motivation.

2. BLACK coffee contains basically zero calories, which means you can pretty much drink it all day and you dont risk gaining body fat. Aside from water, green tea, and a few other teas, you can't really say that about any other beverages, especially ones that contain sugar.

3. Coffee consumption decreases your risk of type 2 diabetes by as high as 67%.

4. Studies have shown that coffee drinkers have up to a 65% decreased risk of developing Parkinson's Disease.

5. Coffee helps protect against cirrhosis of the liver. So all you alcoholics out there, you might want to buy a cup of coffee tomorrow.

6. Coffee helps decrease your risk of cancer, especially liver and colon cancer.

Sources:

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/top-13-evidence-based-health-benefits-of-coffee#section1

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-latest-scoop-on-the-health-benefits-of-coffee-2017092512429

How I was introduced to boxing

Most of you don't know about this but when I was 22 years old I was baptized by my boxing coach, Tongan professional boxer, Tony Fulilangi(professional boxing record: 36-4-2, and also taking Tongan boxer Pea Wolfgram to win a silver medal in the 1996 Olympics) at a Mormon church. That's right, I'm a Mormon motherfuckers! Haha jk Im actually an agnostic, but somewhere on paper it says I'm a mormon lol . I did it as sort of a thank you to him for training me, because god was very important to him. So there it is, I wanted to share this strange story with you, because if I had never met this man I never would have gotten into boxing. Here's the link to his last professional fight against George Foreman https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3453kk

204.0lbs today.

I totally forgot about this guy, he's not as well known as other professional boxers but he is really impressive to me. Check out the link to the video.

https://youtu.be/14HDpEeu_EE

Weights dont hit back

Not that you hit them in the first place, but just saying. A dumbell never jumped off the rack and hit me in the eye and a barbell never flew off the floor and punched me in the chin. 

204.3lbs today.

Dont just work hard, work fucking correctly.

If you dont know what correctly means, do some fucking reading. 

Never heard of this guy before, but this is a real shredded motherfucker right here.

"Floyd Mayweather's only signed MMA fighter Makhmud Muradov has inked a deal with the UFC, and the first-ever Uzbek UFC fighter will make his Octagon debut in two weeks."