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Archives from 2010

Issue #47 - 7/02/2010
Take Charge of Your Health: "Running Shoes Make Weak Runners & Ruin Your Joints"
Training Tip: "If You Aren't Training Your Vision, You Aren't Fit!"
Nutrition Tip # 1: "Shocking Sugar Content of Common Food Products"
Nutrition Tip # 2: "Super Salad for Slim Hips and Six Packs"
Self-Defense / Martial Arts Tip: "The Dehumanization of Teenage Girls"
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Issue #46 - 3/19/2010
Announcement: "Disaster Relief for Haiti"
Announcement: "New Bio Video for Brian Copeland"
Training Tip: "How I Quartered 76 Cards!"
Nutrition Recipe: "Hard Boiled Eggs and Avocados"
Self-Defense / Martial Arts Tip: "Getting Hung Up on Styles"

Issue #45 - 1/26/2010
Announcement: "Disaster Relief for Haiti"
Announcement: "Ranking System for Jeet Kune Do Students"
Words of Wisdom: "Choose Your Exercise Equipment Carefully"
Training Tip: "What does Train Like an Athlete Mean?"
Training Tip 2: "T is for Threat by Dr. Eric Cobb"
Nutrition Recipe : "Lean and Mean Veggie & Chicken Soup"
Self-Defense / Martial Arts Tip: "Be Like Water"

Archives from 2009

Issue #44 - 12/27/2009
Announcement 1: "Trainers Wanted"
Announcement 2: "New Promo Video"
Announcement 3: "New Testimonials Page"
Z-Health for Athletes: "Interview with Olympic Medallist"
Health Tip: "The Flu Shot"
Training Tip: "Don't Blow Chunks, Build Them!"
Nutrition Tip: "Spinach Chorizo Salad with Guacamole"
Self-Defense / Martial Arts Tip: "Coming to Grips with Violence"
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Issue #43 - 10/30/2009
Announcement: "Trainers Wanted"
Your Body: "Understanding Your Pain"
Health Tip: "Take Responsibility for YOUR Health"
Training Tip: "The Tiger Woods of Strength"
Self-Defense / Martial Arts Tip: "The Almighty Eye Flick"
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Issue #42 - 9/02/2009
Announcement: "Denver Area - Beginner Level Classes Start Sept 14th"
Training Tip: "A Double Take on Running"
Nutrition Tip: "Asian Bok Choi"
Health Tip: "The Importance of Sleep
Self-Defense / Martial Arts Tip: "Improving Tactile Reaction Speed"
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Issue #41 - 8/11/2009
Announcement: "Seattle Area Kenneth Jay Workshop"
Training Tip # 1: "Go Easy for Fat Loss"
Nutrition Tip: "Warrior Milk"
Training Tip # 2: "Cool Under Pressure"
Self-Defense / Martial Arts Tip: "Cool, Calm & Collected"
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Issue #40 - 7/01/2009
Announcement # 1: "Brian on Vacation July 3-18"
Announcement # 2: "Pay for Services with Credit Card Online"
Fun in the Minnesota Sun: "RKC Weekend"
Health Alert: "Probabilities"
Nutrition Tip: "Vitamin D May Help You 'Just Say NO' to Pharma Drugs"
Training Tip: "The Get Up"
Self-Defense / Martial Arts Tip: "How You Train is How You Fight"
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Issue #39 - 6/07/2009
Announcement # 1: "Pay for Services with Credit Card Online"
Announcement # 3: "Top 20 Kettlebell Instructors in the WORLD!"
My Weekend at Z-Health: "Thoughts on Pain, Fitness and More"
Nutrition Tip: "Chocolate Milk & Pickle Juice"
Training Tip: "Stretching: The Worst Warm Up"
Self Defense Tip: "'Circumstances hell! I make circumstances!' - Bruce Lee"
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Issue #38 - 5/13/2009
Announcement # 1: "Pay for Services with Credit Card Online"
Special Offer: "Discounted High Quality Kettlebells!"
Reality Check: "Why You Aren't In Shape"
Health Tip: "Myth Busted! Skin Cancer and Sunlight"
Training Tip: "Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?"
Nutrition Tip: "Cauliflower Fried Rice"
Self Defense Tip: "Open Letter to New Jeet Kune Do Students"
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Issue #37 - 4/15/2009
Special Offer: "Discounted High Quality Kettlebells!"
The Other Side of Fitness: "Your Nervous System & Brain"
Health Tip: "The Dangers of Orthopedic Shoes"
Training Tip: "Treadmills and Elliptical Machines"
Nutrition Tip: "Omega 3 Study on Women's Health & Depression"
Self Defense Alert!: "Never Take Violence Lightly"
Self Defense Tip: "Guns, Knives & Other Tools".
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Issue #36 - 3/24/2009
Busting the Fitness Myths: "Women Getting Bulky from Strength Training"
Testimonials: "for Kettlebell & Z Health"
Testimonials: "for Self-Defense Training"
Health Alert: "The Dangers of Cholesterol Lowering Statin Drugs"
Featured Product: "CoEnzyme Q10"
Nutrition Tip: "Have You Been Lied to About Cholesterol?"
Cool Video: "Want to know what the RKC is? Watch this video comrade!"
Lessons on Health: "The Morphines In Your Head"
Training Tip: "What Martial Artists Need to Know About Fitness Training!"
Bonus Training Tip: "What is Functional Fitness?".
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Issue #35 - 2/28/2009
Lessons on Health: "Avoid the Fitness Noid"
Featured Product: "Nutrilite Ocean Essentials Omega 3"
Testimonials: "4 Away from Top 20 Kettlebell Instructors in World"
Training Tip: "Grip for Shoulder Health & a Strength Boost"
Self Defense / Martial Arts Tip: "Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do"
Nutrition Tip: "Eat Late Lose Weight"
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Issue #34 - 1/18/2009
Announcement: "Now Selling Gymboss Interval Timers!"
Lessons on Health: "Still Human but with Tools"
Training Tip: "The Eyes Have It"
Bending Video Take 2: "Men & Women vs. Steel Bolts"
Self-Defense Tip: "Toothbrushes, Insurance & Prenuptials"
Nutrition Tip: "Reason & Science BUST Myths & Fear".

Archives from 2008

Issue #33 - 12/10/2008
Christmas Gift Guide: "Give the Gift of Fitness"
Announcement: "Annual Clothing & Food Drive"
Training Tip: "Area of Focus: Posture"
Nutrition Tip: "The Spices of Life"
Health Tip: "Stress & Your Brain"
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Issue #32 - 11/24/2008
Announcement #1: "Closed on Thanksgiving"
Announcement #2: "Closed December 20th"
Announcement #3: "Annual Clothing & Food Drive"
Cool Video: "Men & Women vs Steel Bolts"
Late Thanks : "Veteran's Day"
Inspiration: "Transformation Happens w/ Andrea U-shi Chang"
Hall of Achievements: "Bend-O-Rama!!!"
Training Tip: "Static Stretching"
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Issue #31 - 11/05/2008
Announcement #1: "New Video"
Announcement #2: "Schedule Update"
Announcement #3: "New Group Package Prices!"
Hall of Achievements: "Bend-O-Rama!!!"
Self Defense Thoughts: "How You Carry Yourself Can Save Your Life"
Training Tip: "Ordinary to Extraordinary!"
HardStyle Magazine: "FINALLY UPDATED!!!"
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Issue #30 - 10/08/2008
Announcement #1: "Schedule Update"
Announcement #2: "New Group Package Prices!"
Self Defense Thoughts: "3 Things a Criminal Wants from YOU"
Training Tip: "Quit All Your Stinking Ab Work!"
Featured Business: "Active Health Chiropractic"
Hall of Achievements: "A BIG MONTH!"
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Issue #29 - 9/13/2008
Self Defense Thoughts: "Are You a Sheep, Wolf or Sheep Dog?"
Brian's Latest Adventures: "Back In The Saddle Again"
Training Tip: "Just What Exactly Are You Training Yourself To Do?"
Setting The Record Straight: "Flat Feet"
Nutrition Tip: "The REAL Food Pyramid"
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Issue #28 - 7/23/2008
Announcement: "Self Defense/Martial Arts Classes"
Got Grip: "More Endorsements for Seriously Strong Hands ebook"
Training Tip: "Amazing Videos"
Nutrition Tip: "Raw Milk"
Testimonials: "Don't Invite Peter to Play Cards"
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Issue #27 - 7/03/2008
Announcement: "Self Defense/Martial Arts Classes"
Training Tip: "High Intensity Cardio"
Nutrition Tip: "Juicing! No Not Steroids!"
Testimonials: "More Proof of Kettlebells!"
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Issue #26 - 6/12/2008
Training Tip: "Training Through Injuries"
Nutrition Tip: "Flax Seeds, Why Aren't You Eating Them?"
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Issue #25 - 6/03/2008
Plain Fun: "Stupid Human Tricks"
Training Tip #1: "Z Health"
Training Tip #2: "The Mighty Cheetah"
Nutrition Tip: "The Sweet Spot for Losing Fat/Gaining Muscle"
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Issue #24 - 5/15/2008
Training Tip: "More Is Not Better"
Nutrition Tip: "Delicious & Healthy Protein Shake"
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Issue #23 - 5/02/2008
World's Leading Spine Biomechanist: "McGill's Take on Kettlebells"
Upcoming Workshops: "Andrea DuCane Kettlebell & Z-Health"
Training Tip: "EDT Applied to Snatches"
Nutrition Tip: "Brian's Refrigerator"
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Issue #22 - 4/23/2008
News: "Seriously Strong Hands e-book RELEASED"
In the News: "Brush With Violence"
Training Tip: "Must Do Stretch"
Nutrition Tip: "The Summer Is Near Eating Plan"
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Issue #21 - 4/03/2008
News: "Improved Personalized Program Design!!!"
Lessons On Life: "Reach Out and Grab It"
Training Tip: "The Chicken Wing Stretch"
Nutrition Tip: "Is It The Real Thing?"
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Issue #20 - 3/04/2008
News: "New Videos"
Lessons On Life: "One of the Coolest Things I've Ever Seen"
Training Tip: "Get a Grip"
Nutrition Tip: "Sprouted Wheat Breads"
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Issue #19 - 2/13/2008
News: "New Videos"
Lessons On Life: "If It Was Easy Everyone Would Do It"
Training Tip: "Up Your Military Press NOW!"
Nutrition Tip: "Alternative Sweeteners"
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Issue #18 - 1/25/2008
Lessons On Life: "I Want To Be Superman!"
Training Tip: "Back Off Weeks"
Nutritious Recipe: "Thai Chicken Salad"
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Issue #17 - 1/09/2008
Lessons On Life: "Excuses"
Training Tip: "How Hard Should I Stretch?"
HardStyle Magazine: "Download the Latest Issue Free"
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Archives from 2007

Issue #16 - 12/27/2007
Lessons On Life: "Why Put Up With The Pain?"
Training Tip: "Squats Good or Bad for the Knees?"
Nutrition Tip: "Veggie, Black Bean & Chicken Soup"
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Issue #15 - 12/01/2007
Lessons On Life: "Celebrities"
Training Tip: "Functional Fitness"
Nutrition Tip: "Holidays And Gratitude"
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Issue #14 - 11/10/2007
Lessons On Life: "On Your Death Bed!"
Training Tip: "Misconceptions In Training Methods"
Nutrition Tip: "Are You Eating Enough Food?"
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Issue #13 - 10/28/2007
Lessons On Life: "RKC Tough!"
Training Tip: "Unbreakable Spine!"
Nutrition Tip: "They Knew It Back Then?!?!"
Bonus Tip: "Strong As A Girl"
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Issue #12 - 10/12/2007
Lessons On Life: "Life After A Heart Attack"
Training Tip: "Heart Health Training"
Nutrition Tip: "Bullet Points to Live By"
Bonus Tip: "Martial Arts Striking Power"
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Issue #11 - 9/20/2007
Lessons On Life: "Surviving Violence!"
Training Tip: "Training to Succeed or Fail?"
Nutrition Tip "Chicken, Corn & Sweet Potato Soup"
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Issue #10 - 9/06/2007
Lessons On Life: "Are You A 'Can't-Do' Person? Why?"
Training Tip: "Yoga, Pilates, Aerobics OH MY!"
Nutrition Tip "Yo Yo Dieting"
Bonus Training Tip: "Lesson On Progress"
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Issue #9 - 8/11/2007
Lessons On Life: "Guilt By Association"
Training Tip: "Finally Toned Or Big Arms"
Nutrition Tip: "Post Workout Nutrition"
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Issue #8 - 7/20/2007
Lessons On Life: "Stress, The Good, Bad And The Ugly"
Training Tip: "Kettlebell WTH Effect!"
Nutrition Tip: "Brian's Peanut Chicken Delight"
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Issue #7 - 7/02/2007
Training Tip: "Are You All Show and No Go?"
Nutrition Tip: "Your Lose Weight NOW Eating Plan!"
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Issue #6 - 6/07/2007
Training Tip: "Balanced Training"
Nutrition Tip: "Getting Full Without Getting Fat"
Bonus Training Tip: "Low Back Health"
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Issue #5 - 5/31/2007
Training Tip: "Personal Training vs. A Gym Membership"
Nutrition Tip: "got water?"
Bonus Training Tip: "How to Train Your Abs, REALLY"
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Issue #4 - 5/09/2007
Training Tip: "What is Functional Training?"
Nutrition Tip: "What Are You Eating?"
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Issue #3 - 4/25/2007
Training Tip: "Is My Exercise Program Effective?"
Nutrition Tip: "Is Soy Making You Fat?"
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Issue #2 - 4/04/2007
Training Tip: "How To Lose 100 lbs in 1 Year"
Nutrition Tip: "Eat THIS To Melt Body Fat"
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Issue #1 - 3/19/2007
Training Tip: "Aerobics or Not Aerobics? That is the Question"
Nutrition Tip: "Do You Live to Eat or Eat to Live?"

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