Joel Lucky

AdvoCare Power Muffins

admin — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:30:05 +0000

2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour (to make them gluten free, I used Dry Oats - quick
oats cereal - and ground them up into a flour/powder in the food processor or magic
bullet)
2 AdvoCare Vanilla Meal Replacement Shake Pouches (You could also use
Vanilla Muscle Gain Powder to increase the protein content, lower the
carbohydrate content. Use 2 pouces of muscle gain OR 4 - 6 scoops.)
1 ½ Cups Flaxseed Meal (I use Bob’s Red Mill brand)
½ Cup Oat Bran
6 AdvoCare Peaches and Cream Fiber Drink Pouches
2 Cups Splenda Brand Sweetener
4 tsp. Baking Soda
2 tsp. Baking Powder
1 tsp. Salt
4 tsp. Cinnamon
3 Cups Shredded Organic Carrots (food processor or magic bullet)
5 Unpeeled Organic Apples, grated
1 Cup Organic Raisins
2 Cups Coursely Chopped Pecans, toasted (on a cookie sheet in preheated 350
degree oven for 10 minutes, cool before adding to the recipe)
1 ½ Cups 1% Milk (I use vanilla soy milk)
4 Eggs, beaten
2 tsp. Pure Vanilla Extract
Mix together all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Stir in carrots, apples, raisins, and
pecans. In a separate bowl, combine milk, beaten eggs, and vanilla. Pour liquid
ingredients into dry ingredients. Stir until moistened. Fill muffin cups ¾ full. Bake
at 350 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes. Makes approximately 3 ½ dozen.
(I also poured some batter into a bread pan and made a bread loaf. Takes a little
longer to bake. Poke a dry toothpick in the center and remove the bread when the
toothpick comes out dry - without batter stuck to it.)
For 42 muffins, approximate nutritional content per muffin
(using oats & Vanilla Meal Replacement Shake)
110 calories, 6 g fat, 13 g carbohydrate, 4 gprotein, 4.5 g fiber
Thank you to the Mid-West Team for this incredible recipe!!!
My kids GOBBLED them up

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How do you know when it is time to change your workout routine?

admin — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:22:55 +0000

Here are 4 signs that it is time to change your workout:

1. Your workout bores you. You used to like walking on the treadmill, so why do you dread your workout each day? It is very easy to get bored when you do the same routine every day. It helps to add variety to your workout. A few ideas that help break the boredom are to walk outside, add speed intervals, change your workout music, or bring a friend along. If that doesn’t work, then try a new activity such as riding a bike or taking an aerobics class. Change can help keep your workouts interesting so that you will keep coming back for more.

2. You have hit a plateau and no longer see results from a workout. Someone who does the same activity tends to hit a plateau much sooner than someone who adds variety to their workouts. Variety means changing the activity or changing the duration of the workout. This will help keep your muscles challenged so the results keep coming!

3. Your workout leaves you more tired and sore than before. Exercise should give you more energy, not leave you feeling rundown. If you are always sore, you could be overtraining. Your body needs time for rest and recovery. Rest and recovery is the time when your muscles repair and rebuild. If you don’t give your body time for recovery, then you become weaker instead of stronger.

4. Your workout is too easy. If your workouts aren’t challenging anymore, I recommend getting a heart rate monitor so that you evaluate how hard you are working. If you see that you aren’t getting your heart rate in the target range, then you know it is time to bump up the intensity.

Changing your workout routine whenever you experience these signs will keep you in a continual mode of improvement. Take time to pay attention to how you feel both physically and mentally. Exercise should not be a chore that you dread, but something that makes you feel good about yourself.

What have you done lately to keep your workouts fun and challenging?

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The Fit With Lucky Program

admin — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:10:43 +0000

The purpose of this program is to eliminate the mystery behind what it takes to get in shape so you can focus on your goal and let us take care of the rest. There are five key components that make up the program. When all five areas of this program are addressed, you will achieve maximum results. Aren’t all of us looking to be the best we can be? I sure hope so! When you live a healthy lifestyle, it pours over into other areas of your life. Your interpersonal relationships flourish, your productivity at work improves, and you have more energy to live the life of your dreams.

When implementing the Fit With Lucky Program, you will learn the following five components of fitness:

1. Proper food intake is listed first because it is 80% of the equation for living a healthy lifestyle. You will learn how to eat and what type of foods to eat. This is not a DIET! If you are looking for a diet, you are on the wrong website. Do you know the serving size and type of foods you should be eating?

2. Proper supplementation using AdvoCare products is of utmost importance when you consider the fact that we live in a microwave world where the majority of the foods we eat are processed which means they are stripped of their vitamins and minerals. That is one reason people have cravings and struggle with controlling portion sizes. Common sense will tell you that when your body doesn’t get the vitamins and minerals it requires, it immediately sends signals telling the brain “I am not satisfied, feed me some more!” That is the reason we go back to the cabinets searching for more food especially in the evenings. You will learn how to add supplements to your regimen so that you burn fat and build/preserve muscle while filling the nutritional gaps.

3. Cardiovascular activity (aerobic) is the next thing that should be added to your program for many reasons. Cardiovascular activity is ability of the lungs to provide oxygen to the blood and the heart to transport the oxygenated blood to the cells of the body. It is also the ability of the body to sustain an activity for an extended period of time. Benefits of a cardiovascular program can help you:
• Increase HDL cholesterol
• Decrease total cholesterol
• Decrease body fat
• Increase heart function and its ability to pump more blood
• Decrease stress
• Decrease resting heart rate

Examples of cardiovascular activity are running, walking, cycling, aerobics, and swimming.

4. Resistance training (weight training) helps build and preserve lean muscle so that you have more muscle definition. The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn. Resistance training can be performed using free weights, body weight, machines, tubing, and stability balls. Benefits include improved productivity, power and bone density, as well as a reduction in stress, hypertension, and osteoporosis.

5. Professional assistance is very important because you get certain benefits that you can’t find when working out on your own.
Some of the reasons to hire a personal trainer are the following:
• Trainers help keep you motivated and hold you accountable so that you stay consistent with your program.
• You receive an individualized program suited for your particular needs.
• For beginners, you will learn proper form for weight training.
Trainers give suggestions on nutrition and supplementation.
• A personal trainer can come to your home if you don’t have any interest in going to a gym.
• If you are in pretty good shape, it can help you break plateaus so that you can get out of a rut.
• You can improve your technical skills if you play a particular sport.

Just know that all of these components can be slowly incorporated into your life over time. Remember, fitness is a journey. Where you start all depends on your current fitness level. Your previous lifestyle will determine how quickly you transition from an unhealthy lifestyle to a healthy lifestyle.

So what are you waiting for? GET STARTED TODAY!
E-mail Julie at Julie@JulieLucky.com
E-mail Joel at Joel@JoelLucky.com

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Private lessons for Joel Lucky’s Self-Defense training

admin — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:37:18 +0000

Now YOU learn how to defend yourself without any special martial arts moves!

Joel’s personalized Self-Defense Training will teach you how to:

Learn important knowledge that can save your life
Learn key situations and how to protect yourself
Discover how to quickly distract an attacker
Improve self-confidence
Learn REAL Self-Defense technique, but in a safe environment
Learn how you and your children can avoid dangerous situations
Get in the best shape of your life

Private Lessons:

Unlike group classes, private self-defense lessons are tailored to meet your individual needs, just you and the instructor. You’ll have his undivided attention, which proves extremely helpful since bad habits can be easily spotted and corrected. We offer one on one, semi-private, and group lessons that are convenient to your schedule and guaranteed to get you results. Substantial discounts available for semi-private and group lessons, all lessons must be arranged in advance. Cancellations require a 24 hour notice. For more information, please contact Joel at Joel@JoelLucky.com or complete the contact page under contact us.

5 Session package: $675

10 Session Package(Best Value) $1250/person

SEMINARS:

Joel’s self-defense system is also available in a seminar format. Contact us for details at Joel@JoelLucky.com .

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Size It Up-Compare food portions to everyday household items

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:39:07 +0000

This is another helpful tool to help keep your portion sizes in check! Click here to print this sheet out for a handy reference to what a healthy,normal portion size should be.

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Calculate Your Body Mass Index

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:36:12 +0000

Click here to get your body mass index calculated. This is only one of many ways to measure your state of wellness. Other ways that are useful would be body measurements and bodyfat. So my advice is to have your body fat and body measurements on record so that you can track progress or evaluate your state of wellness.

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Calorie comparison of common beverages

admin — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:39:48 +0000

This chart is a comparison of common beverages side by side. This should be enough information to convince you that you should watch your drinks carefully because the calories add up quickly. If you could replace some of these calories with food, you would feel more satisfied.

Notice that the calorie content is ONLY 8 OUNCES OR ONE CUP of the beverage! Sometimes we have way more than just 8 ounces of a particular beverage.

BEVERAGE (8 ounces)	CALORIES	CARBOHYDRATES	PROTEIN	FAT
Water	0	0	0	0
Diet Coke	0	0	0	0
Tea	2.4	0	0	0
Coffee	4	0	0	0
Instant Tea	4	.9	0	0
Light beer	66	3.1	0	0
Soy Milk	80	4.4	6.7	4
Skim Milk	85	11	8	0
Tomato Juice	40	10	1.8	0
Grapefruit juice	93	22	1	0
Regular beer	97	8	0	0
Coke(soft drink)	101	26	0	0
Apple juice	116	29	0	0
Orange soda	119	30	0	0
2% milk	122	11	8	4
Whole milk	148	11	8	8
Grape juice	154	37	1	0
Chocolate milk	207	25	7	8
Milkshake	184	29	5	5
Wine (white)	160	1.9	0	0
Wine (red)	169	4	0	0

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Does exercising on an empty stomach in the morning burn more fat?

admin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:11:37 +0000

I would not recommend exercising on an empty stomach because your blood sugar is low in the morning from not eating for 8-10 hours. It is recommended that you eat something 2 hours before working out. If you have proper fuel in your system, you are able to perform better. Eating will also reduce the chances of passing out during a workout.

Again, every person is different. Some people can workout on an empty stomach with no problems while others run the risk of getting sick and passing out.

Some experts say that exercising on an empty stomach burns more fat, but overall, the number of calories you burn during a workout is much more important.

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Resources to better your life!

admin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:21:46 +0000

On this page you will find useful information that will help you in your journey to changing your life. This section consists of:

Recommended Books to help you in your pursuit for better health, business, and life.

Motivation/Champion Mind-Set to inspire you to get in the game or stay in the game.

Announcements of what is going on with Joel and Julie Lucky. Book signings, mixers, and seminars will be announced in this section.

Tools to help you build a better body or business.

Common FAQ’s to give you a quick solution to all of your questions.

If you see something you would like to have added, please let us know at Julie@JulieLucky.com .

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Marcus Hicks- Tribute to a REAL champion

admin — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:19:47 +0000

Marcus Hicks fights for the 155 pound World Extreme Cagefighting(WEC) world championship on August 5, 2008. He has an undefeated 8-0 record, with an incredibly well rounded game consisting of slick submissions, dominating ground control and devastating striking. Marcus is an inspiring example of persistence, determination, work-ethic, and championship mindset. I am one of the lucky ones who has been able to see his MMA career from its beginning to the brink of his August 3rd championship destination. I can remember rolling around on the mat with Marcus in the year 2000 when he weighed an admittedly “over his ideal weight” 245 pounds. I knew there was something different about Marcus at that time, something special, but I had no clue that he would become one of the best MMA fighters on the planet. Marcus probably knew the greatness he was destined for and began to relentlessly pursue his dream. Endless hours of boxing and jiu-jitsu were practiced with a burning desire to be his best. He worked 80 + hour work weeks to pay for his Jiu-Jitsu classes, working in the day as a Wal-Mart department manager and as an overnight manager at Toys R Us the rest of his waking hours.

Now he is almost 100 lbs lighter, has earned the ever elusive black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is a full time professional fighter while owning and running his own Mixed Martial Arts school. Marcus is admired and respected by all that know him, not only for his awe-inspiring MMA skills, but also for the humbleness he displays at all times and the kindness that he demonstrates to all he comes in contact with. In an age of athletes who are often self-centered, spoiled ego-maniacs, Marcus is a breath of fresh air. He is what you would you hope your kid grows up to be like. And he is an example of WHAT A REAL CHAMPION TRULY IS.

Marcus, good luck, God bless, and “go gettem”! I know I speak for many in saying how proud I am of you.

Joel is a Certified Self-Defense Trainer. Joel teaches the Self-Defense in 12 Lessons program as well as group, family, and corporate self-defense seminars. Visit his website at www.JoelLucky.com .

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