If you are struggling with your fitness needs, then make sure you read the following section thoroughly. You will find out “OUR SECRET” to fitness. The reason behind why our students lose an average of 15-20 pounds in 2-3 weeks and continue to improve until their fitness levels are in the 99% percentile of the population.

You will also find out why in 30 minutes of work our most committed students accomplish higher fitness goals than most people do in Gyms or with their Personal Trainer in a week.

Gyms & Personal Trainers vs. Third Law Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Gyms

I’m going to tell you a secret that the fitness industry doesn’t want you to know. Did you know that over 80% people sign up at a “big-box” gym and never go in? There is no motivation to go back unless you have a physical trainer and that’s mad expensive. But at Third Law BJJ you’ll make friends, and you’ll want to come back. There is personal accountability but in a friendly way.

What do you think would happen if everyone showed up at one time at one of those big gyms? Easy, they don’t have the facilities for it. Their business depends on your laziness, but not at Third Law BJJ.

I WANT my school filled up.

I WANT you to reach your goals.

This is my passion!

Personal Trainers

I am always laughing when I hear personal trainers advertise themselves as fitness experts. Fitness is not just about lifting heavy weights or doing a specific routine that will give you the “perfect body.”

The “perfect body” advertised in weight lifting magazines, TV, radio, ads, etc… does not include a healthy heart or flexible joints, for example.

Have you ever seen a bodybuilding contest? The contestants have to be given oxygen mask after the competition because their body mass is so great that their bodies can’t produce enough oxygen to keep up with the flexing. Healthy?

Tell me, what good is a 500 pound bench press or 1,000 pound squat if you can’t run 2 miles under 25 minutes?

Tell me, what good are 18 inch biceps and 50 inch chest if you can’t get remotely close to bringing your elbows together?

Now, I am not saying that strength is not important; it is a good asset to have, but a BALANCED FITNESS PROGRAM is much more that just strength development, or a “perfect body”.

Now let’s think about the products you might get exposed to in the search of the perfect body:

1-) Steroids (usually cooked in someone’s bathtub, which is very dangerous if you take them as they are not produced in sterile conditions)

2-) Protein Mixes or Creatine (these are white powder solutions not approved by the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration))

3-) Ephedrine or some other fat burning solution (these are not very good for your heart as you probably already know)

What happen to the good old days of a nice, lean, tasty meal?

Here are some questions for you to ask your personal trainer:

1. How often and for how long do you run, or do some type of cardiovascular activity?

At Third Law BJJ students meet every Saturday at 8:30 am to go for a 2.25 mile run at the beach!

2. How flexible are you? (ask them to demonstrate)

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is an art that demands flexibility so if you are not flexible, by training alone you will experience gain in flexibility.

3. Can you give me nutritional advice? ( If this advice includes any of the substances above…(RUN FOR YOUR LIFE)

One-Directional Strength vs Multi-Driectional Strength and Workout Regimens

I want to conclude this section by showing you the differerence between the workout you would get at a gym vs our jiu jitsu classes.

Finally we have classes that focus on circuit training instead of set of reps that look like this:

10 reps of one exercise that works the specific muscle group you are working on that day… 2 minute brake …repeat 3 – 4 times then go on top another exercise, etc…

2 Minute rests after 10 reps! No wonder the “perfect body” does not include a great heart.

The sad truth is that example above is actually the best case scenario. Go to a gym and observe … Usually everyone is talking to their friend and their neighbor in between sets, socializing, etc… What could have taken 15 minutes took 1 hour and 30 minutes!

At Third Law there is a lot of socializing too…

We joke all the time before and after class.

We train at the beach and hang out afterwards.

IT’S A FUN ENVIROMENT that hands down beats any GYM ENVIROMENT you may come across.

But we know that once training starts WE ARE ALL BUSINESS. Our main goal is maximum efficiency. We measured our times for almost everything we do because we are very big on:

RESULTS!