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 table of contents
Introduction ...........................................................................................................4

The Autonomic Nervous System ..............................................................................5

Strategy #1 - Mindful Breathing ...............................................................................8

Strategy #2 - Anabolic Energizers / Qigong ..............................................................10

Strategy #3 Bioenergetic Exercises .........................................................................14

Strategy #4 Functional Medicine............................................................................16

Strategy #5 Holosync Meditation ............................................................................18

Strategy #6: Circadian Rhythms .............................................................................21

Strategy #7 Change Your Thinking ..........................................................................23

BONUS 8 The Skeletal System .............................................................................26

Conclusion ...........................................................................................................28

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 Introduction
Thank you for investing in the seven strategies for
stronger nervous system.

I’ve been involved in the sport of strength training, as

a coach and athlete, for almost 20 years. I was only 14
years old when my uncle began teaching me and my
younger brothers how to train in my parent's basement
in order to get stronger and more explosive for football.

Throughout that time I have been heavily involved in

the study and application of various forms of exercise
science and holistic health. These experiences have led
me to the realization that strengthening the body goes
far deeper than simply building bigger muscles.

The fact is, our physical strength is a manifestation of

several different body systems, including our powerful
nervous system. Our nervous system works as a complex and dynamic electrical feedback
and energy production mechanism that affects or is affected by every other system of the
body. In a way, it is what ties every piece of who we are together.

In order to become the strongest version of ourselves we must take into account the health
of our nervous system.

This report will outline seven powerful strategies that I personally use and teach to my
clients in order to develop a stronger nervous system.

Unlike my other books where I teach how to utilize your nervous system to generate more
force in the muscles in order to grow stronger, this book takes a holistic approach by
teaching you how to bring balance to your sensitive and complex nervous system.

There are seven strategies in this book. Feel free to pick and choose which ones you
might like to implement first. Any one of these strategies can forever change your life. The
application of all seven will absolutely ensure a stronger you.

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 The Autonomic Nervous System
If you have been reading my books, watching
my videos or visiting my blogs for some time you
have no doubt heard me speak about the wonders
of our autonomic nervous system.

The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is a

branch of your peripheral nervous system.
Your ANS is responsible for all of the nervous
functions that you don’t have to think about.
This includes heart rate, digestion, the release of
hormones, breathing and sweating among many
other things.

Within your ANS you have two opposing branches

– your Sympathetic (SNS) and Parasympathetic
(PSN) Nervous Branches. Each branch acts as
two ends of a seesaw. As one side is stimulated
the other side is suppressed.

As you can imagine both sides have their

benefits. The SNS stimulates adrenaline and
cortisol. Both of these hormones are essential
for getting you up and going in the morning and
providing energy in stressful situations (think
being chased by an angry baboon!).

The PNS releases anabolic and sex hormones such as testosterone and growth hormone –
your body’s own natural source of steroids!

The problem is that most people have a severe imbalance between these two branches and
It is this imbalance that makes us feel ill, tired, fat and old! The good news is I can show
you how you can fix this imbalance.

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Many of us are Sympathetically Overloaded – meaning our SNS is over stimulated. We live
in a constant state of fight or flight. In this type of predicament, you can rest assured all
anabolic hormones associated with the PNS are suppressed

This leads to:

» Decreased Strength & Vitality

» Poor Concentration
» Chronic Fatigue
» Foggy Headedness
» Decreased Sex Drive
» Night Sweats
» Orgasm / Genital Inhibition
» Waking Un-Rest
» Anxiety
» Jittery-ness
» Fungal Infections
» Constipation
» Digestive Disorders
» Rashes & Skin Problems
» Decreased Immunity
» Increased Risk For Injury
» Poor Sleeping Patterns – Waking Up With Cold Sweats

If you are experiencing two or more of the symptoms described above…you more than likely
suffer from an imbalance and need to read this chapter VERY carefully!

You can take all of the supplements; eat a healthy, organic diet; exercise regularly and still
be getting nowhere. This is due to a fundamental issue that has not been addressed –
balancing your nervous system. If your nervous system is out of balance so is everything
else!

How Did I Get Like This?

The simple answer is poor lifestyle and nutrition choices. If you eat shitty food, don’t drink
enough water, abuse alcohol and caffeine, your wife pisses you off, your boss is a jerk,
you don’t get to sleep on time and don’t get enough when you do...rest assured that the

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simulation and response of your nervous system is imbalanced.

Excessive Stress Hormones Are Secreted Because Of:

» Financial Stress
» Poor Food Quality
» Overeating
» Eating Wrong For Your Metabolic Type
» Relationship Problems
» Anxiety
» Toxic Environment
» Dirty Air
» Chlorinated Water
» Poor Sleeping Patterns
» Negative Thoughts, Words and Deeds
» Improper Exercise Application

The rest of this book is dedicated to expanding upon the ideas presented in this chapter and
offering practical means for implementing seven strategies for a stronger nervous system
and ultimately helping you grow stronger.

Good luck!

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 Strategy #1 - Mindful Breathing
If we stop breathing we die, yet most people are unaware of just how dysfunctional their
ability to breathe is. If this most critical aspect of all physiological functions is in any way
inhibited or impaired we run the risk of experiencing a cascade of negative responses.

Although breathing is in many ways

a function of the autonomic nervous
system, we also have great conscious
control over the way we breathe. We
can focus our conscious attention on
improving our ability to breathe deep.

Mindful breathing is an ancient

meditative practice that modern science
has affirmed in its ability to reduce stress
by stimulating the parasympathetic
branch of our nervous system. This also
stimulates your body to produce more
anabolic hormones.

Of all of the strategies in this book,

mindful breathing is perhaps the easiest
to begin practicing right away. It simply
requires that we focus our mind on the
inhalation and exhalation of our breath for
prescribed period of time.

When I first began weight training over 20 years ago my uncle, who was heavily involved in
martial arts, urged me to practice mindful breathing as a way to facilitate recovery from
heavy weight training workouts. The method he taught me was to simply lie on my back and
visualize the air moving in through my nose and comfortably filling my belly followed by the
exhalation where I would visualize the air leaving my body, and then repeating this for about
15 minutes per day.

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 Mindful breathing can be carried with you throughout your day as well. Often while I’m
working at my desk writing books or editing videos I will catch myself holding my breath.
When this happens I briefly refocus my attention on my breathing. With consistent practice
the habit of mindful breathing becomes automatic.

Much of our dysfunctional breathing is due to chronic muscular tension in the extra
respiratory muscles. This tension is often a neurotic holding pattern because it is often
mental stress and anxieties that cause us to unconsciously tighten the muscles around our
jaw, neck, chest and belly thus restricting our ability to breathe deep.

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 Strategy #2 -
Anabolic Energizers / Qigong
Every time we watch the television we are
reminded of all the reasons why we should feel
afraid, anxious and nervous – and then we’re sold
pills to fix the problem of our anxiety!

If you are reading this you’re probably already

convinced that exercise is good medicine.

But did you know that the type of exercises you

do determines how your Autonomic Nervous
System stimulates the release of hormones?

There are exercise and lifestyle choices that ADD

stress to the body, forcing it to release Catabolic
Hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol. These
exercises are great since they break down the
body in preparation for the “rebuilding” phase
that would normally follow.

There are also exercises and lifestyle choices that

REDUCE stress in the body, inviting it to release
Anabolic Hormones such as testosterone and
growth hormone. In this “rebuilding” phase your
body is actually getting stronger by adjusting its ability to handle greater stress.

The problem is many of us, who are relentless in our pursuit for greater strength and fitness,
tend to create an imbalance by over stimulating the release of Catabolic Hormones through
vigorous exercise, and never make any conscious effort to stimulate the release of Anabolic
Hormones though “energizing” exercise.

Whats more, we live in a very stressful time and in a culture that does not value “down
time” or any passive activity that allows us to grow.

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The motto we’ve been forced to adopt is “go, go, go!”, with very little opportunity for “grow,
grow, grow.”

The energy and vitality in our bodies that allow us to grow stronger works a lot like investing.
Just like you have to have money to invest in order to earn more money, it takes energy and
vitality to build more energy and vitality in your body!

Just like how the alternator in your car is fueled by the battery, it is the alternator that
recharges the battery, all of our systems are energy dependent, even the ones that
PRODUCE energy.

Your digestive system, circulatory, musculoskeletal, nervous and hormonal systems are all
consumers AND producers of energy in your body.

For example, the energy you expend to inhale air is payed back when your lungs take oxygen
from that air and attaches it to iron particles in your red blood cells which are delivered
throughout your body via the heart and arteries.

That oxygen carries a very strong positive charge while your body, and the water it holds, has
negative charge. You might remember from high school science class, wherever you find a
positive and negative pole energy is produced.

This new energy that is produced in the body is called Chi or Qi Energy by masters in the
martial arts.

When we breathe and move our body in a focused and relaxed fashion we invite this
powerful Chi energy into our muscles and organs where its power is magnified and recycled.

Anabolic Energizer exercises, like the ones you’ll lean in this manual, shuttle Chi energy
throughout our body along the lines of our nervous system and hormones, where it provides
us with:

» Better Sleep

» More Focus & Concentration

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» Improved Mental Clarity
» The Ability To Think Creatively

» Brighter Eyes

» Less Anxiety & Depression

» A More Refined Metabolism

» Better Communication Skills

» Stronger Ability To Relate To Others

» Lower Blood Pressure

» More Youthful Looking Skin

» Stronger Immunity Against Sickness & Disease

» Faster Recovery From Workouts

» Improved Athletic Ability

» Better Digestion And Nutrient Assimilation

» Stronger Self Esteem And Personal Power

» Increased Libido And Sexual Activity

» A Sense Of Stability And Strength

» The “Strongest Version Of YOU!”

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 How To Use Anabolic Energizers
There is no right or wrong way to use these exercises, but her are a few pointers on how I
have used them and how you can get the most out of them yourself.

1. The slower you move when doing these exercises the more powerful the anabolic
response will be.

2. Keep your mind and thoughts focused on your breathing. If you get distracted simply
return to your breath without judgment or frustration.

3. There may be times where your muscles begin to shake or quiver, this is a normal
response to the increase of qi energy in your tissues.

4. If you have a tendency towards tight shoulders, tight neck or headaches, these exercises
are great for reducing that pressure.

5. These exercises are very powerful but can be used on a daily basis for everyone from the
most de-conditioned person to the professional athlete.

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 Strategy #3
Bioenergetic Exercises
About 10 years ago I was suffering from a bout of
depression and anxiety due in part to the mounting
stresses of parenthood and building a business.
As a result I decided to take a class in dynamic
meditation.

Dynamic meditation is a form of body meditation

where you perform a series of exercises designed
to release physical tension caused by psychological
stress. Many of these exercises are very cathartic,
meaning that through the movements emotional
stress is released.

I found this class so helpful that I decided to hire the

teacher for a few private sessions. In our first session
she asked me to perform a series of deep breathing
exercises to stimulate energy production in my body.
After charging my body she asked me to perform a
series of awkward exercises designed to break up
tension in muscles she determined were tight.

These exercises caused me to experience a flood of

joyful emotions that manifested themselves in a bout
of uncontrollable laughter. I was laughing so hard and for so long that tears came to my eyes.

I apologized to my teacher for laughing so much and she explained that it was this
apologetic attitude that had caused me to repress all of the joy I had just exerienced. I
came to realize that throughout my life there have been experiences, both good and bad,
that I’ve unconsciously chosen to hold in. The exercises we performed allowed me to release
them. By relieving my body of the holding it brought a new sense of peace to my entire
physiology.

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Many years later I decided to further explore the idea of releasing psychological and
emotional tension through the musculoskeletal system. This bought me to the science of
bioenergetic therapy.

Bioenergetic therapy was created by Alexander Lowen MD, a student of Wilhelm Reich, who
studied under Sigmund Freud.

As a psychotherapist, Reich discovered many of his patients, even after spending months
and years talking through their problems, showed little or no improvement in their lives.
Reich theorized that talking about their problems was only one side of solving them.

He discovered that most of the emotional and psychological trauma experienced by his
patients was actually trapped in their muscules. As a result he began teaching his clients a
system of exercises and deep breathing that would release the tension from their bodies.

Alexander Lowen, Reich’s students, further developed Reich’s breathing and exercise
methods to create what we call bioenergetics.

For the past year and a half I have been studying bioenergetics with my therapist and
mentor, Dr. Robert Glazer. When I first met Dr. Glaser he taught me a series of stretches
designed to open up the musculature that is associated with deep breathing. Dr. Glazer also
taught me several deep breathing exercises that I use daily. But the most powerful methods
Dr. Glazier has taught me are the ones that cause me to actively release psychological and
emotional tension.

As a result, I’ve experienced extraordinary personal development. Many of you may have
noticed from my videos over the past few years as I have made an effort to share these ideas
through videos and blog posts. Of all of the methods in this book, bioenergetics has given
me the greatest return on investment. The exercises are fun, easy, and even pleasurable.

Below are several links to blog posts and videos that I’ve created about bioenergetics and
how to use them, as well as a recorded interview with my mentor, Dr. Glazer.

CLICK HERE For A Blog Post About Using Bioenergetics

CLICK HERE To Listen to an Interview with Dr. Glazer

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 Strategy #4
Functional Medicine
I’ve been lucky to have a succession of great mentors throughout my career as a fitness
professional and coach. One of my first mentors was heavily involved in the study of holistic
health. He was well educated about the physiological reasons for why people suffer from
weight gain, lack of strength and poor vitality.

As always when I become fascinated with an area of study, I seek to discover the resources
others used to learn. I discovered that my mentor also had a mentor, Dr. Daniel Kalish. Dr.
Kalish is a functional medicine practitioner, he uses lab assessments to discover the roots
of an individual's inability to maximize their health potential.

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With a deep understanding of the physiological roots, or etiology, of poor health we can
work to strengthen the body at it's most basic levels. For example, we might discover that
someone with the inability to lose weight has a hormonal imbalance that is disrupting their
results. We would discover this imbalance through an assessment which pinpoints which
hormones are “out of whack” and then take appropriate steps to bring balance back to the
body.

Several years ago I was suffering from rashes and other skin problems on my legs and arms.
I contacted Dr. Kalish, in the hopes that he might help me discover the cause of my skin
problems. He had my stool tested and found I had a bacterial infection of the stomach that
was causing incomplete digestion of certain foods and in turn caused the rashes.

Most medical doctors would have just prescribed a topical cream and sent me on my way.
Instead we discovered the problem was tied to my digestive system and were able to stop
the rashes at their source.

Ridding my body of that pathogen brought relief to my skin problems and removed a major
stressor on my nervous system. My body was then able to attend to other things such as
recovery from workouts, and coping with normal daily stresses. Free from having to deal
with added physiological disruptions my recovery and general physical outlook improved.

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 Strategy #5
Holosync Meditation
The positive benefits of meditation on balancing your nervous system are well known and
documented. One of my favorite resources on the science of how meditation physiologically
enhances the body is Buddha’s Brain by Rick Hanson. This book is great for anyone who
wants scientific evidence to explain the power of meditation.

Given that most of us have at least heard of the benefits of meditation, why is it that most
of us don’t do it?

If you’re anything like me, it’s probably because the idea of sitting quietly and not thinking
about anything for several minutes, or hours, not only seems boring but maybe even
impossible.

When I first went into business for myself I suffered from lots of stress. I knew the
physiological impact of the stress was ruining my body. I had several anxiety attacks,
constant butterflies in my stomach and insomnia. Not knowing any better I assumed this
was just the pattern for the rest of my life. That is until I spoke with a good friend who
shared something powerful with me.

While on the phone with this longtime friend, he mentioned he had overcome stress and
anxiety through meditation. But not just your average meditation, he was using a new
technology that allowed his body and mind to slip into a deep meditative state without
having to actively participate in the act of meditation. Basically he was listening to a series
of CDs designed to do the work for you.

Unlike many of the guided imagery CDs that we had tried in the past. these CDs contained
a low level hum and the ringing of gongs that would move from one ear to the other. While
listening to these CDs the participant, unconsciously, would slip into deeper brain waves of
consciousness.

After hearing his explanation of how this technology worked I was still unmoved, so he
asked me to simply try it for 30 days. He sent me his CDs in the mail, to keep, if I promised
to use them every day for 30 days.

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The CDs arrived in the mail, along with a packet describing the science behind the
technology and how meditation enhances well-being. I popped the first CD into my
computer, put on my headphones and started listening.

At first nothing magical happened, in fact the sound of the gongs just seemed annoying.
But having promised my friend to keep at it for 30 days, I continued.

One day, about three weeks into using the CDs, I was sitting on the couch with my daughter
just like I usually would when taking a break from work. Normally, I'd try to relax but there
was always a nagging sense of anxiety and my stomach was never at ease. On this particular
day something strange happened.

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After sitting for a few minutes I was surprised to discover I wasn’t anxious, in fact, my whole
body felt relaxed and I was breathing deeply. In a state of panic, I jumped off the couch
and fearfully explained to my wife I thought something was wrong. I felt so good I worried I
was becoming lazy!

I then realized it must have been the meditation CDs. They were rewiring my nervous
system to allow pleasurable feelings and reduce anxiety. At that moment I knew my friend
was right and this technology was far more powerful than I ever imagined.

The name of the CD program I was using and continue to use off and on today is Holosync.
Holosync is designed to offer your brain subtle, yet increasingly more intense, binaural
stimulation. The gradual increase in the stimulation causes your brain to rewire itself in
such a way that the user automatically experiences more feelings of joy, relaxation and
pleasure.

There is much to be explored as to how and why this technology works so powerfully, and
I'm not prepared to expound upon it here, but below there are a series of links to websites
and resources that might be helpful to you.

Holosync Is the easiest and fastest way to begin meditation and experience its benefits.
Although the CDs are a bit costly they have been one of the best investments I've ever
made.

CLICK HERE

To Lean More About Holosync Technology

CLICK HERE

For A Cool Cartoon About Holosync

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 Strategy #6
Circadian Rhythms
Throughout most of human evolution people have lived their lives in accordance to natural
rhythms. The most obvious rhythms are those of the seasons and, of course, the daily rhythm
of sunrise and sunset. As recent technologies, including electricity, have slowly changed the
way we behave, many of us no longer live in accordance to these natural rhythms.

To deny that we are sensitive to the movement of celestial bodies, including our planet as
it revolves around the sun and spins on its axis, is pure ignorance of just how connected to
the physical world we are. Human beings have grown out of the earth and to behave as if
we were placed here exempt from the natural laws that govern everything else on the planet
makes no sense.

Our bodies have evolved in such a way that stress hormones such as adrenaline and
cortisol are released when light comes in contact with receptors in our brain and skin. This
physiological response to the rising of the sun allows us to become energized for a day full
of work.

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Just as the sun sets so to should our catabolic hormones in order to make way for the
release of anabolic hormones.

Unfortunately, for most of us this natural catabolic / anabolic rhythm is disrupted. Many
of us are producing catabolic hormones to maintain energy well after sunset and often
past midnight. These same people then wake up early, creating a situation where catabolic
hormones are secreted at their maximum throughout the bulk of a 24 hour cycle and
anabolic hormones are secreted very briefly.

The negative results of our detachment from natural rhythms is experienced in a myriad
of chronic debilitating diseases many of us suffer. Disrupted sleep cycles are one of the
most prevalent causes of hormonal and nervous system dysfunctions. Nagging injuries,
headaches, neurological disorders and adrenal fatigue are often experienced by people who
do not get enough sleep or sleep at sub-optimal times.

There are many factors which contribute to our inability to get to sleep on time. Foremost
amongst these factors is the widespread use of stimulants, including the ever so popular
energy drinks and pre-workout supplements. Sugar and caffeine are also over used further
causing a disruption in circadian rhythms.

Another factor contributing to people’s inability to sleep at night, that is often overlooked, is
electromagnetic pollution. Power lines; electrical circuits in your walls, ceilings and floors;
electrical appliances, such as electric blankets, TVs and computers, emit such pollution.
This electromagnetic pollution can disrupt your natural sleep/wake cycles.

Finally, for many of us it has just become pure bad habit. We have become accustomed to
staying up late and our bodies grown accustomed to getting to bed very late. I’ve discovered
one of the best methods for retraining your body to fall asleep earlier is to simply get up
earlier, no matter what time you went to sleep. In the absence of stimulants, you'll find your
body grows tired toward the evening and you will naturally want to fall asleep.

Someone not well rested is in no position to train at their hardest or recover from difficult
bouts of intense exercise. It is essential that you get to sleep no later than 10:30 PM and
rise with the sun in order to balance your nervous system.

Below you will find some resources on the science of circadian rhythms and suggestions for
how to realign your activities with the natural daily and seasonal cycles.

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 Strategy #7
Change Your Thinking
It is a generally accepted fact that our thoughts
and habitual thinking patterns have immediate
and profound effects on our physiology.

The first time that I experienced this conceptually

was while attending a workshop. The teacher
instructed the class to close our eyes and imagine
we were holding a lemon. He then asked us to
imagine slicing the lemon open and observing the
juicy, plump fruit on the inside. After observing
the fruit within our minds he then asked us to
pretend we were bringing the fruit up to our
mouths and taking a bite.

It was at this point I noticed my salivary glands

were stimulated, my mouth was watering as if
there were a real lemon being presented to it.
But the fact was, that the lemon was merely a
figment of my imagination. Even so my body was
responding as if it were real.

This clearly demonstrated the power of our

thoughts and imagination on our physiology. The
thoughts and ideas we allow to enter our consciousness have an immediate and often long-
lasting effect on our physical bodies. It is impossible to escape this fact, but by being aware
of it we can better choose which thoughts, ideas, and external stimuli we allow to affect our
bodies.

We are all familiar with the damaging physiological effects that excess stress places on
our bodies. Many experts agree this stress can cause a myriad of chronic and debilitating
diseases including heart disease, cancer, and, of course, most of the neurological diseases,
including anxiety and depression.

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What most people are not familiar with is the fact that the effects of stressors on our
physiology can be affected by how we consciously approach them. Although stress is
inevitable, how we respond to those stressors either stimulates a sympathetic response from
our nervous system that can cascade into a hormonal and systemic dysfunction or have no
deep, lasting effect on us at all.

Let’s take the following scenario for example:

Pretend you are sitting in a coffee shop with a good friend who happens to be well trained
in defense and martial arts. After several minutes of relaxing conversation a man carrying
a semi automatic gun bursts through the coffee shop door. At that moment your body
responds to this threat by increasing your heart rate and thrusting you into a state of
immobilizing shock.

Your friend, on the other hand, experiences the same external stimulation, yet he is
unmoved. He slowly gets up from the table, unnoticed by the attacker, and moves towards
him in a silent manner. Before the attacker notices him, your friend has already disarmed
him and is taking him down to the floor where he holds him until the police arrive.

Both you and your friend experienced the same extrinsic forces that placed stress on your
bodies. Because your mind and nervous system were unprepared to deal with it you ended
up in a state of shock. Your friend being well-trained in defense remained calm and cool;
the sympathetic branch of his nervous system did not overwhelm his physiology. In his
levelheaded, state he was able to make good decisions and remedy the situation effectively.

This is just one example of how the same stress will manifest itself differently in two
different people. Of course this is an extreme example, but like I’ve said in the past, the
severity of a stressor is often perceived. It is how we choose to look at the situation that
will either throw our nervous system and physiology out of balance or allow us to remain
unmoved and able to deal with the situation appropriately.

Someone once told me that the word fear can be thought of as an acronym.

False
Evidence
Appearing
Real

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With fear this is often the case. Many times we are paralyzed by an inability to act in a
creative and progressive manner towards the challenges in life because we have allowed
false evidence to appear real. This creates a situation where fear controls our behavior.

The following is a more subtle example of how minor events can trigger a cascade of fear
and anxiety throughout our nervous system and body.

When I first began making YouTube videos back in 2007 I would read many of the
comments people would make about a particular video. Often times I would perceive
negative comments as an attack on me personally. Because of my lack of consciousness
at the time, I allowed those negative comments to ruin my day. It would also affect my
confidence as I made subsequent videos. But as I grew aware of how my physiology was
instantly responding to these negative words I began to notice the subtle, yet damaging,
changes in my breathing as well as a tightening of the musculature in my pelvic floor, neck,
and shoulders.

The fact is someone’s comments on a YouTube video is no threat to my livelihood,

personhood, or character. It’s just a bunch of words that someone typed up on a keyboard,
left and most likely forgot about. Today, the stimulation of a negative comment on YouTube
no longer holds the same implications that it once did in my mind, and subsequently no
longer has any physiological effect on me.

The way you choose to perceive challenges and stressors in your environment is what
allows them to imbalance your nervous system and lead to a myriad of acute physiological
responses, which over time can become chronic and debilitating. You choose how to
experience the world around you. You are not a victim of it. You can, however, choose to
become a victim of your thoughts. The choice, as always, is yours.

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 BONUS 8
The Skeletal System
Most people are aware of how the nervous system works to move your muscles and bones,
but they’re not aware of the fact that your bones actually have an effect on your nervous
system.

I first came across the idea that the bones, particularly the bones of the spinal column, can
have an effect on how your nervous system expresses itself when reading an article titled
Scientific Balance Training by Paul Chek.

In the article he explains how the brain and spinal cord are encased and protected by the
skull and the movable vertebrae of the spine. As the spinal cord passes through the whole at
the bottom of your skull it extends into the very first vertebrae of your spinal column called
the Atlas. After passing through the Atlas it extends itself down through the spinal column
and into the rest of your body.

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The interesting thing about the Atlas is that it is highly mobile. Unlike the other vertebrate
which are locked into place, the Atlas floats between the skull and the spinal column. This
allows the head to move freely upon the neck but it also makes the Atlas very vulnerable to
displacement.

As you can imagine, your highly sensitive spinal cord, as it drops through a displaced Atlas
bone, will be compressed. Even a little compression can disrupt the energy feed throughout
the entire peripheral nervous system down the chain. This is analogous to a tree that falls
on a power line knocking out electricity to all other power lines that follow.

The way this imbalanced energy feed, due to a displaced Atlas, manifests itself
physiologically can most easily be seen is in the imbalance of strength between one side of
the body and the other.

I personally experienced this as a weakening of my right leg I noticed when I deadlifted.

Armed with this understanding I decided to visit a upper cervical specialist that works with
patients in order to realign the Atlas bone.

After an assessment he used a special instrument to realign my Atlas. The entire process
was quite gentle. Afterward, I experienced a rush of sensation down my right leg and
noticed a nagging pain in my elbow subside. Needless to say my next experience deadlifting
was very different. My right leg didn't quiver and produced more force than it had in any of
my previous attempts.

All of this may sound strange and brand-new to you but I invite you to watch the video in
the link provided below. Also, in my Advanced Neuromuscular Strength home study course
you can actually watch as my students attend the very same clinic that I did and see some
of their results. Many of them have gone on to grow much stronger since having their Atlas
adjusted.

CLICK HERE

for a blog post and video about the Atlas

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 Conclusion
A strong and balanced nervous system is essential to good health and becoming the
strongest version of yourself. Taking even small actions towards bringing balance to your
autonomic nervous system will have tremendous effects on your physical strength and your
performance in all aspects of your life.

My objective in creating this report was to shed some light on ideas you may have not
considered and to offer insight as to how you might grow stronger using these methods.
My intention is not to overwhelm you with seven new things that you need to do right now,
in fact that would only create more anxiety and stimulate your sympathetic branch of the
nervous system causing further imbalance :)

I invite you to choose just one, maybe two, of the methods above. Use the resources I’ve
provided to continue your studies and to help implement any one of these methods. So get
started and good luck!

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