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Dear Friend & Subscriber, Vol. 1 - No. 10 September/October, 2001 ©

This special double issue of Fitness & Conditioning Tips is coming to you
all the way from China ... so be prepared, because, just like the Chinese method
of driving, this puppy is written in an unusual way. In one moment I’ll be on the
streets, in another I’m en route by plane, in another I’m preparing for the
trip, and so on. You’re in the back seat and I’m meandering all over the damn
place. I’ll be putting you on top of massage tables and soaking your feet in
herbs. I’ll be telling you about exercise, then instructing you in the way of
success. Metaphorically speaking, you’re going to get tossed about, in a good
way. I’m going to speed by peasants as well as their cows, goats, chickens,
ducks and pigs (we’re all sharing the same road) ... and I’m going to pass them
in the rain, and while going uphill and around a turn. I’m going to almost run
over hundreds of bicycle riders - most of whom have a passenger sitting sideways
on the rack above the back wheel. I’ll be zooming past motorcycles with a
helmetless father driving, mother behind him and baby in between. And to really
set this issue apart, I’m not even going to worry about the oncoming buses or
trucks heading toward me when I whip a U-turn right in front of them.
I’ll be weaving here and there, going back in time, coming
back to the present, talking about issues that seem unre-
lated, then in some mysterious way, tying the whole thing
together in one cohesive Taoist web. I’ll be revealing
things about myself and thoughts I believe in that I’ve
never published before. You’re going to get to know me,
Matt Furey, the egotistically humble man, like never be-
fore. This issue is straight up, filled with gusto and
transcribed without FEAR. I hardly censor my writings and
ramblings to begin with, but mark my words, this will go
down in history as “Vintage Furey.”
Some of what you read, may appear, at times, as
if it doesn’t relate to fitness and conditioning.
But it does. Some of my anecdotes and stories have
across-the-board relevance. A story about a busi-
ness or a relationship has a moral to it - and the
same moral applies to anything you’re trying to
accomplish in life.
Those of you who have been to China know what I‘m
talking about in regard to traffic. Unreal, isn‘t Matt Furey Dressed As
it? Even though this is my third visit, I’m still The Yellow Emperor

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amazed at what I‘m getting myself into, and it usually begins in the airport
lobby. Whenever I think I’m used to it all, that I’ve completely adjusted to
the culture, something else happens.
Look, This Is My Driver’s License

For example, what would you think of this? I’m sitting in the front
passenger seat traveling along a somewhat busy highway, and my friend Fan, the
driver, decides to look at the map? He pulls over, not on the side of the road,
not on the shoulder, but from the left lane to the right. Then he stops his
vehicle in the middle of the right lane, puts the parking brake on, grabs the
map, holds it up and begins navigating.
Or how about this? Fan misses an exit by about 100 meters. No problem. He
does a u-turn and drives back to the exit while oncoming traffic speeds toward
him. “If this was the U.S., all of us and a few others would be dead,” I said.
He and the others laugh. Most amazing of all is that, just yesterday, he showed
me all the licenses he has to have to be able to drive. Four. I’m wondering why
he even has one.
This, my friends, is China. It is not only a place where you can learn how
to turn yourself into a well-conditioned machine, but like the Chinese concept
of water, being in this country is like being surrounded. Stay long enough and
this “water” will knock down your guard and open your eyes to a new world of
thinking, doing and being.
For starters, let’s get this one out of the way first: When many people
think of China, the country, after they get past an image of the Great Wall,
most of the other things that come to mind are: Tianamen Square, human rights
abuses, tai chi, hot n spicy food, communism, kung fu, lack of freedom, chi
kung, acupuncture, poverty and “little” people.
Now, I’m not going to say that NONE of these things are true. But I will say
that NONE of the images listed above paint an accurate picture of the country
or her people or crazy Americans like me.
It is my perception, for example, that the people of China are MORE
capitalistic than Americans. The government may be a type of communism, but the
way business is done sure as hell isn‘t.
In 1993, during my first visit, the country was already changing rapidly ...
but the people weren’t as money hungry as they are today. Former leader Deng
Xiao Ping’s slogan, “to get rich is glorious,” is not just an idea in present
day China. It’s the goal of most.
Without a doubt, most people in China are much poorer than we are in the
U.S., but there are a lot of rich people there, too. Moreover, there are a lot
of middle to upper middle class who now own homes, cars and a wardrobe that
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 My wife’s sister, for example, lives on tropical Hainan Island, in the city of
Haikou, a special economic zone. Although she has done very well in the jewelry
business - the homes are selling so quickly that my wife came up with a great idea.
“Matt, you know how you always wanted to have a home abroad and in the U.S.?”
“Uh, yeah.”
“Well, my sister found an apartment home that is full security, even better
than the ones you liked when we went there last time. There’s only one house
left in the building. Do you want it?”
“Well, I think I need to know a little something more about it,” I said.
“Like what?”
“Like, how much does it cost?”
“It’s only 600,000 Renminbi ($75,000 U.S.).”
“Tell me more about this full security.”
“Well, it’s gated so that no one but those who live there can drive into the
complex. And then you can’t get into the building unless you live there or have
been invited. Your mail is protected. Everything is taken care of. We can go
there each year for a couple months and no one will bother us. You’ll be able
to relax, read and write more books.”
“Sounds good, but that’s a lot of money for only two months per year.”
“We could stay longer if you want. Besides, you want Frank to go to summer
school there each year, don‘t you?”
“True,” I said. She was pushing the right buttons.
“And we’ll be on the 21st floor with an ocean view.”
“Now you’re talkin.”
“And there’s no interest on the loan, so we can
pay it off pretty fast.”
“Who is going to watch the place when we’re not
there?” I asked.
“My sister and Mr. Fan.”
“Anybody else?” I questioned
“No one else.”
“And what about the deed? Who is going to be
listed as the owner of the property?”
The “Family Furey” dressed in
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 “You sure about that?”
“Yes.”
“And what is to prevent the Chinese government from looking at me and saying,
“Hey, fuck you. We’re taking it and there’s nothing you can do about it.”
“They’re not going to do that.”
“You know that for a fact?” I wondered.
“There are other foreigners who live there, too. We won’t be the only ones.
They even have a special school that all the foreign kids go to.”
The friendly discussion continued. I put off the decision as long as I
could. But Zhannie surrounded me with information. Like water, I couldn’t
fight it off. Eventually, water wears everything down. I gave in. We wired
some fungolas to her sister and on September 5, along with our 15-month old
son, Frank, we boarded the plane for Beijing.
My Daily Push-up Routine

Over the last month, while preparing for this trip, I made good with my vow
to do 500 push-ups each day. I figured I would get them done before leaving
on the 5th, but it didn’t happen. I got up at 4 a.m. and got 200 done, and it
was still a scramble to get to the airport by 6 a.m. So much to do, so little
time.
The push-ups have left my pectorals sore for the past two weeks. Not so
sore I couldn’t do my push-ups, but sore enough that I knew I was working. You
might wonder why they would be sore for so long ... and the reason is because
I never did the same push-up routine two times in a row. Each day was
different. The only thing that was the same was this: In the morning I did 300
repetitions and in the evening, before bed, I did 200-300.
I did this many per day for a number of reasons:
1. Due to a shoulder injury, I was unable to do most styles of push-ups
(especially Hindu) on a regular basis for nearly 18 months. Even when I took
the photos for Combat Conditioning, I could only pose in the Hindu push-up
position. To actually do them would leave my shoulder sore for days. And so,
now that my shoulder is pain-free, I figured I had a lot of catching up to do.
2. It’s a good number to do - and is halfway to my goal of 1,000 per day.
3. When I do a lot of push-ups, my energy level throughout the day is much
higher. Because the chest is so close to the lungs, working the chest, shoulders
and arms through push-ups forces you to breathe more deeply, thereby supplying
your body with more oxygen - and more vitality.
4. When I do a lot of push-ups each day, especially from multiple angles
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 Now that you have the reasons for my obsession,
let me give you a morning and evening example of a
routine. And remember, every day was different.
You can follow the same exercises each day if you
want, but I like lots of variety.
300 Push-ups (Before Breakfast)
• 50 push-ups with elbows close to sides
Rest
• 50 push-ups with elbows close to sides
Rest
• 50 Atlas push-ups Matt Furey
Rest performs an
• 25 Hindu push-ups Atlas Push-up
Rest
• 25 Hindu push-ups
Rest
• 20 fingertip push-ups
Rest
• 20 Atlas push-ups with a jump
Rest
• 20 arms wide push-ups
Rest
• 20 feet-elevated push-ups
Rest
• 10 push-ups on Swedish Ball
Rest
• 10 Furey One-Armed Hindu Pushups(5 per side)
Rest
• shower - eat
200 Push-ups (Before Bedtime)
• 25 clapper push-ups
Rest
• 25 Hindu push-ups on fingertips
Rest
• 10 push-ups with fingers turned toward toes
Rest
• 40 push-ups with hands wide Matt Furey performs
Rest the Furey One-Armed
• 10 push-ups from forearms Hindu Push-up
Rest
• 5 push-ups on back of wrist
Rest
• 10 reverse push-ups
Rest
• 25 regular push-ups
Rest
• 10 push-ups with one hand on top of the other
Rest
• 25 regular push-ups
Rest
• 15 Hindu push-ups with abdominal flex
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 For those of you who want to follow in my footsteps, I don’t suggest you
begin with 500 push-ups the first day. It takes time to work up to this number.
Make a commitment to do 100 per day, even if it’s 50 in the morning and 50 at
night. When doing 100 per day is easy, then upgrade. And so on.
Fear of Flying

For business purposes, I’ve never liked flying too much. Vacations? They’re
a different story. Vacations give me an excuse to fly. And the alternative,
going to China by boat? Don‘t think so.
Fear of flying is something I’ve had occasional battles with. Can’t say
why I have had the fear. Maybe it’s the occasional news flashes of planes
going down with 200 or more passengers on board. Then again, maybe it’s the
feeling of not being in control. Or it’s the fact that I don’t fly too often.
Or it’s my overwhelming desire to accomplish so many worthwhile goals.
Regardless of what I come up with, the “why” is of little importance. What I
do in the face of the fear is the thing that adds juice to life. It’s easy to
be unafraid when you don’t do anything. But as the Chinese saying goes, “Bend
with the wind to avoid the hurricane.” This saying has mostly political
meanings for the Chinese, but for me, I use it a different way. If I bend with
the wind, if I don’t try to conquer the fear, I’m okay. On the other hand,
when I try to muscle through the emotion, I only make it stronger.
Throughout our lives, we’re always going to have something come up that
puts us face to face with internal monsters. With the emotion of fear, the
advice I was given many years ago still has meaning: “Do the thing you fear
the most and the death of fear is certain.”
The mere act of getting on a plane when you’re nervous or fearful, is the
right thing to do if you‘re serious about transforming the emotion.
Yes, I did use the word “transform.” The reason is simple. You ain’t gonna
get rid of fear. You’re not going to conquer it. You’re not even going to kill
it. You may put it to “death” as the quote says, but death is simply another
transition. To where? Well, a lot of people have ideas on that subject ... and
because I’m the epitome of political correctness, I’ll leave that one alone
and focus on the body. The bottom line is this: Unless you’re on schedule to
become an incorruptible, your skin is going to turn to dust and you’ll soon
be reduced to a coffin full of bones.
What’s the point of all this? It’s to give a terrifying illustration of how
to deal with negative emotions. You’re not going to whoop them. If you try,
you’ll lose. But if you leave the negative emotion alone, you’ll end up
winning the battle without trying to win.
What I finally figured out to do in my own “fear of flying battles” can be
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 1. Find the spot where the negative energy is located. Maybe it’s a
tightness in your chest. Or your throat. Find the place and simply observe
it. Don’t fight it.
2. While observing the energy, explore what it feels like. Is it heavy,
thick, spinning or pulsing? Is it dark or luminous?
3. Once you get a feel for it, relax even more.
4. Now inhale into the area. Bring in a white color on the inhale. Sur-
round the dark cloudy energy with the whiteness. On the exhale, hold
onto the white and exhale darkness.
5. Continue to do this for a few minutes and voila, without strain or
effort, an emotional shift will take place.
This process has worked like a charm. In most instances, after a few
minutes of breathing this way, I’m calm as a cat sleeping on the coach.
No Whining

For most people, the only bad thing about flying to Beijing from Florida
is that it takes 15 hours. Then again, this isn’t really bad. It’s an
opportunity to cultivate patience. I always make up my mind before going on
a long flight to China that I will not whine or complain. And why should I?
For heaven’s sake, I’m the one who made the choice to go there. There should
be nothing to whine about, right? Not only that, but 15 hours is plenty of
time to think, read, rest, relax and create some space to objectively view
your life and what you want it to be like.
Robert Fritz

In 1992, I enrolled in a life-changing one-week seminar in Sonoma, Califor-

nia, with master creator Robert Fritz, author of The Path of Least Resistance,
Creating, as well as a cartoonish self-help book called, a short course in
Creating everything you always wanted to but couldn’t before because nobody
ever told you how because they didn’t know either.” The seminar was $2,500 -
which probably represented my entire bank account at the time.
Whether by divine force or due to a need to fulfill a psychological function
for spending, I went, and to this day I’m glad as can be. Truth is, if I hadn’t
gone, I probably wouldn’t be the rabble-rouser I am today.
Fritz had a Socratic method of teaching. He asked so many damn questions
your brain spun around inside your skull. Your entire life, your beliefs,
ideas, goals, thoughts, assumptions - everything you think you knew as FACT -
it was all examined. On the evening of Day Three, I dreamt while I slept.
Nothing unusual about that, right? But these dreams weren’t flying, falling,
swimming or running-away-from-the-boogie-man dreams. It was pure interroga-
tion. Eight hours worth. On the evening of Day Four - it began again ... and
lasted another eight hours. I was literally getting another seminar while I
slept. Good thing was that this one was free.
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 When I left the seminar at the end of the week, I wasn’t the same
person, inside or out. Without trying to change a single thing about the
way I thought about life, something happened.
During the day, most of the seminar time was spent creating things or
doing things that enhanced the creative process. We conceived of some-
thing we could create inside of one hour. Then we took action and brought
it into reality.
After building confidence with the easier projects, we moved to tougher
creations. Even going so far as getting into groups of four and creating a
10-minute play that had to be performed by the final evening of the week.
Boy was that one hard.
But guess what we did to help ourselves along? Can you say ... “deep
breathing exercises?” This is not just a Fritz method. The Chinese Taoists,
for example, never begin any creative endeavor without doing deep breathing
exercises first. Doing so not only gives you more energy, it clears the cob-
webs out of your noodle and allows you to focus and concentrate far better.
The other part of what Fritz taught was FOCUSING on what we wanted to
create while simultaneously breathing deeply. But it didn‘t stop there
because we also imagined that the image we focused on was a split screen
movie. On the left was where we currently were in relation to the cre-
ation. On the right was where we wanted to be. The incongruity between the
two images caused what is called “structural tension.” Somehow this ten-
sion had to be resolved. And there are only two ways to resolve it. Can
you guess what they are?
The first way to resolve the structural tension is the easiest way.
It’s what most people who join gyms and begin exercise programs do. It’s
called “quitting.” It’s called “giving up.”
Here’s how it works. Let‘s say a person is 200 pounds overweight. You
know the person, don’t you? Focus on him real good now. What he does is
get an image in his mind of a goal he wants. He ignores where he is in
relation to it. He begins to take action. Within two or three weeks, he
gets upset when he sees he isn’t at his target yet. He feels increased
tension. So he decides that being free of tension is better than achieving
the goal. He tells himself he doesn’t really want to be in shape anymore.
He comes up with reasons why being 200 pounds overweight is cool. Then he
calls Oprah or Sally or Maury or some other tee-vee talk show to see if he
can go on and brag about how fat and happy he is. Tension is gone.
But guess what the butt-kicker does? Guess what the true Combat Condi-
tioning warrior does? He sets a goal. He figures out where he is in rela-
tion to it. He calculates the distance. Then he takes action. And he keeps
track of his progress or lack thereof. He notes when he needs to make ad-
justments. Like a missile, he will zigzag toward his target for awhile. He
realizes that the zigging and the zagging is actually a device that helps
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him get to the final destination. It’s the process of correcting his course
while en route. Some days will be brutal. Some days will be easy. But he
stays focused along the way, taking note of both where he is and where he
wants to be. He doesn’t just focus on where he wants to be, because doing
so would not create structural tension. He understands that he needs and
wants this structural tension. It’s a friend. There’s POWER in it. And he
resolves the discrepancy between where he is and where he wants to be by
ACHIEVING HIS GOAL.
Back to Fritz and how my life changed after his seminar.

When I left that seminar, I was greeted by my girl friend ... whom I now
refer to as my LAST AMERICAN GIRL FRIEND. I had been dating her for about
four months and everything was fine. But around month six, when I was look-
ing into moving to her area - (she lived about an hour away) - she started
playing games. One day it was “I can’t wait for you to move here. Mmmmp. I
love you.” The next day it was a different story. Nervous, afraid, worried,
conjuring up images of hell, you name it.
This scenario went on for about a month. The final blow came a week after
she put me through another mental push-pull workout. It was much harder
than the one done with weights, I assure you of that. She calls me and gets
into this lovey-dovey voice, tells me that she went to see a psychic in San
Francisco. I just listen. Not saying a word. Waiting for the punch line.
And it was: “The psychic told me that you’re in love with me and you’re
going to move to this area, marry me and have a baby with me.”
Pause.
“What do you think of that? Was she right?”
“Well,” I said. “I’m glad you brought that up. I had the weekend to think
about things and I’ve come to a conclusion.”
“Okay ... and the conclusion is?
“We’re finished. I don’t want to see you anymore.”
“What??? Wahh, why? I don’t understand.”
“Well, it’s real simple,” I said. “I’m tired of getting jerked around.
One day you call me and tell me you love me, the next you call and tell me
something else. This is what I want: I want to be with someone who wants to
be with me. I don’t want to be with someone who can’t make up her mind from
one day to the next.”
I don’t think she liked hearing this. The fact that she paid the idiot
psychic a hundred smackers or so most likely added a bit to the equation.
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 I waited a week, then I sat at my desk, took out my legal pad and asked
myself, “If I could choose exactly the type of lady I want to marry, who
would she be? What would she be like? What do I want in a relationship? What
don‘t I want?” I put my answer down. To my surprise, I said I wanted to marry
a Chinese lady. I have no idea why this came out the way it did. Maybe I had
something truly psychic going on. Beats me. Hell, at least it was free.
After putting down my answer, I began eating at Chinese restaurants every
day. When I was in tai chi and kung fu class, I paid close attention to the
female students who were Chinese. I wasn’t seeing what I wanted. I could have
given up then and said what’s the use. There can’t be another way, right?
Wrong.
I then did the unthinkable. I looked at the classified section of a
single’s magazine. You know the one’s I’m talking about. The periodical
that only gets read by lonely people who can’t find who they want in a
bar, grocery store, health club or at work.
I put some feelers out. One Chinese lady called me back. The others
didn’t. I didn’t get too far in the conversation with the one who did.
No progress. So it seemed. But remember the missile. It zigs and zags.
It appears to be off-course. But it is actually ON course and so was I.
Everything I was doing, all the stuff that wasn’t working, was literally
leading me to my desire.
A week later I found a display ad in another magazine, saying they had
the pictures, profiles and contact information on Bay Area Chinese (as
well as overseas), who wanted to meet and marry American men. I called.
They sent information. I paid the fee. They sent me pictures and profiles
and addresses for three Chinese girls, none of whom lived in the Bay Area.
I didn’t like what I saw.
The deal was that they’d send until I was happy and found someone that
I eventually married. No marriage? Then keep sending the pics and profiles,
three at a time.
I sent the three back. A few days later I got three more. All living in
China (so much for the Bay Area women).
One of the women in this batch jumped out at me. I can’t describe what
it was, other than to say, there was something in her eyes that said,
“She’s the one. Write her.” I didn’t think I would want to marry someone
who still lived in China. I figured the Bay Area would be easier. But I
didn’t specify where I wanted my wife to be from, so I guess the whole
world was an oyster.
A month after sending my letter, I got a reply. In Chinese. What the
hell was I going to do?
Zig. Zag. Appearing to be off course.
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 I waited a day. Finally, unable to bear the structural tension any longer,
I went to a Chinese restaurant and asked if they could translate a letter
for me. They agreed.
For the next nine months, the owners of this restaurant translated all
of my wife’s letters. In the meantime, I found a teacher and began learn-
ing the language. I studied for five months. Then, despite the admonitions
and harbingers of doom forecasted by my parents and others, I boarded a
plane and went to China.
I was certain that what I was doing was right. Nothing and no one was
going to stop me. My parents tried ... which resulted in zero communication
between us for several months.
I met my wife on Tuesday, September 21, 1993. One week later we got mar-
ried. And I spent the remaining three weeks of my visa visiting with my new
family as well as touring various cities.
On August 2, 1994, nearly a year later, my wife, Zhannie, stepped through
customs at the San Francisco airport and we began our life together.
The entire adventure, from start to finish, was so incredible that I have
more than 1,000 typed pages about it in safe keeping; none of which has ever
been published.
Now, let me say, I have briefly told you about the adventure in a glori-
fied way. It sounds like fun. And it was. But what I didn’t tell you is how I
beat my head against the wall learning Chinese. How I would feel so humili-
ated and stupid, trying to make sounds and use tones that we don‘t have in
English, that I’d feel like crying. I didn’t tell you how hard it was to have
someone transcribing a love letter. I didn’t tell you how I worked twice as
hard as normal to save enough money to make the one-month trip, while still
being able to pay rent and all other bills ... and pay someone I could trust
a good enough wage that he would train my clients while I was away, and give
me back a prosperous business when I returned.
Yes, it was tough. I made a lot of mistakes. I zigged. I zagged. At times
I appeared to be going nowhere, but in fact, the whole time I was moving
closer to my target.
Now for the kicker: As has happened other times in my life, after I moved
in the direction of my own desires and created the life I wanted for myself,
those who had previously tried to stop me, decided, “Well, if I can’t beat
him. Join him.” Upon my return from China I mailed a packet of pictures to my
parents, mostly of my wife, myself and her family. All of a sudden, when they
saw their greatest fear (actually something else had to have been their great-
est fear), we began communicating again and to this day they have never been
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 That’s the way it is, my friends. When you begin working on achieving a
goal, there will be people who try to discourage you. Oftentimes, these
people are family. This is understandable. Hell, 80% of all murders in the
U.S. are between family or those close to each other. So take that for what
it’s worth. The key is, so long as you KNOW in your heart that what you’re
doing is right, then ignore the others, no matter who they are, and set out
to make your life better. Make a decision, not only about what you want, but
what you absolutely DO NOT WANT and WILL NOT TOLERATE. Compare it to what you
have now - focus on both - and take action and virtually anything in life is
yours for the taking. It ain’t always easy, but it sure as hell beats settling
for less than you deserve, not to mention having to put up with the
unnecessary bullshit coming from all the jerk-offs out there.
Macho Man

In high school, I encountered great opposition when I began training like

a champion in my quest to be a champion. As an underclassmen, when I was
introduced at high school pep assemblies, oftentimes the seniors and juniors
would begin jeering, booing and chanting “Macho Man.” I would simply stand
when my name was called and when the taunting began, I smiled inwardly, sat
back down without showing the least expression, then told myself that these
pricks would eventually be singing a different tune.
When I returned from the state finals three years later, a first-ever pep
assembly was held at my high school, and for one person: ME. I gave a speech
to the 1,000 + students and received three standing ovations. Now that is
quite a turn around, wouldn’t you say? I still smile when I think of the
people who had previously tried to tear me down, that came up and in a twisted
neurotic way, gave themselves partial credit for my performance.
When you have a goal to acheive something, you either give up on the desire
because you can’t take the tension - or you make it happen.
Sometimes it is better to change course and do something else, because sometimes
more appropriate ideas or goals come along. But far too often, far too many people
wimp out and lie to themselves about what they really want.
And the biggest lies are those involving health and wealth. The steroid-
pushers are the best liars of all in the fitness arena - and the nitwit
college professors who teach neo-socialism and Marxism to the non-erudite
nipple sucking idiot students, are the biggest liars about wealth. Running a
close second to the professors are politicians and clergy who give you the
old “camel can go through a needle easier than a rich man getting into heaven”
schpeil. Instead of pointing out a plethora of reasons why a person who
becomes wealthy is a benefit to our economy and society, these lane-brains
act as if those who have money are depriving those who don’t. As much as these
people may hate to hear it, the truth is that even mega-billionaires like
Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, have never deprived or prevented even one
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 The way I see it, most people in the world are unhappy because when they
look in the mirror, the person staring back is out of shape, doesn’t have the
money to do the things he wants to do in life ... and worst of all, isn’t any
good at anything. All three of these situations can be corrected - and the
most important one, the one to improve first, is health.
Without health, material wealth means nothing. At the same time, wealth is
still damn important. There are a number of reasons why, but I’ll narrow it
down to a couple that should hit home:
A. Without money, you can’t buy or do the things you want.
B. Without money, you cannot develop your unique talents or abilities to
their greatest potential.
Suppose, for example, you want to get fit but you don’t know how. Sure, you
can get fit without machines and the like. You can do it as I teach, sans
equipment. But how are you going to learn the way to do it? What truly
effective books, videos, courses or training programs can you get for FREE?
Zero. How many good trainers or coaches can you hire with the promise of “no
money - but on your death bed you’ll receive total consciousness?” None. Most
importantly, even if you’re a missionary, how many people can you really
help, how many can you really “serve” if you don’t have money?
Getting good at something is easy, at least in theory. Guess what you do? You
practice. You put in more time than anyone else. After you’ve done this for a
number of years, the person staring back at you in the mirror is much happier.
Now, for the kicker! Want to improve your career? Want to make more money
in your business? Then get your ass in condition. The better shape you’re in,
the more energy you have, the sharper your thinking and the more others take
note of and pay attention to you. And part of the reason why this is true, is
because so few people in the U.S. today are in even half-assed shape today.
Take a look around. Next time you’re walking a busy street or shopping at
a mall, or waiting in an airport lobby, take a head count of how many fit
people you see. If you find three in one hundred, I’ll be a horse’s ass
carrying a monkey’s uncle.
Frank “No Fear” Furey

Most people report “public speaking” as their number one fear. These same
people probably have no fear of flying, so I guess the deck is evenly stacked.
For me, speaking in public carries no negative emotional charge. I suppose it
was fear-inducing years ago, but not now. Sure, I may get antsy before I speak
publicly, but all of this is channeled into productive energy. And because
I’ve done it so often, the process is an automatic reflex. Not so for most
people in the U.S. though.
How much of this fear is natural and how much is socialized? is the
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crawled onto my lap to play. This is his second time flying and he has NO FEAR
of it. Absolutely none. Strange, huh?
At any rate, halfway to Beijing, when we hit some turbulent spots, I got
a chance to practice my deep breathing. So long as the ride is bump-free, I’m
okay. But as soon as the plane starts to shake, I tense up and place my hands
on the headrest in front of me.
I know that eventually, if I keep flying overseas, doing the thing I fear,
these turbulent spots will be nothing more than the wind blowing at my car when
I drive along the highway. My solace are the words of Muhammad Ali. In the
1970’s, Barbara Walters asked Ali if he had any fear regarding his fights. “The
flight, yes, never the fight,” said Ali.
Deep Vein Thrombosis

During these long flights, it is wise to be on guard and watch out for leg
cramps. Much has been written lately about executives getting deep vein
thrombosis (DVT), or blood clots in their lower legs as a result of sitting
in cramped conditions on long flights. These clots can lead to death, and it
can happen the first time you notice the symptoms.
The solution to DVT is ridiculously stupid. Move the hell around. Get off
your ass. Run in place. Walk the aisles. While in your seat, move your feet
up and down; rotate your ankles. Get up, then squat and hold the position for
a minute or two. Do some forward stretches. And so on.
But this advice is not given on the websites I looked at a few weeks prior
to departure. Instead, they sell you special socks. Don’t miss my point. I
ain’t against the damn socks. If they help, fine. But the person who moves
around, even if it’s the mere twiddling of his toes and the rotating of his
ankles, will probably not need them. And for Pete’s sake, why wouldn’t you want
to get up and move around? The seat on an airplane isn’t THAT comfortable.
Sitting is one of the worst things for your lower back. Plastering your ass
to an airplane seat for 15 hours isn’t good either. It’s almost as bad as
racing over speed bumps in your car. Before this flight, I hadn’t experienced
a lick of lower back pain in over two years. But six hours after leaving
Detroit, I was starting to feel less than fortunate. Was it from the years of
combat sports and all the bumps I‘ve taken? Beats me. All I can say about the
ordeal is that when it strikes, I find it is best to work on pacifying the
creeping, nagging sensation while on the plane.
Not wanting it to get worse, I walked the aisle and found a place to do some exercise.
I was not alone. Two corpulent Americans stood in place, waiting for the
shitter, as a Chinese lady stood a few feet away, stretching her limbs. When
the fat-asses entered the john, she began jogging in place. Her idea was right
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 While she moved about, I found a spot and sat in the Asian crapping
position, which incidentally, is also a working/resting position. Walk down
one block in China and you’ll see people sitting with their buttocks on their
ankles, resting. Or drive along the country roads and you’ll see peasants
working the rice fields in the same position.
I call it the “crapping” position for a number of reasons. First, as the
toilet hasn’t taken over in China yet, this is how most people defecate.
Second, taking a “daily” from this position is actually better for your
system. Peristaltic action of the bowels is enhanced when you squat; the
toilet bowl hinders the process. Third, by sitting in this position, you
strengthen the legs and back, increase energy flow to the entire body, and
most importantly, take all stress off the lower vertebrae.
In 1994, while attending a Taoist health workshop (this one wasn‘t as
expensive as Fritz‘), the instructor told how he would assume the squatting
position during long flights. Unlike myself, he wouldn’t find a place in the
aisle. Instead, he’d place his feet on his seat and assume the position.
Naturally, this would concern the flight attendants, who would ask what he
was doing. “I have a bad back and this is the only position I can get relief,”
he would reply, and the attendant would nod and leave him alone.
His story came to mind when my back began to ache and I’m glad I knew what
to do. After a few minutes in the squat position, I stood and did some Tai chi
waist turners, forward bends, back arches, side bends and other exercises
shown in my book Combat Abs.
Throughout the remainder of the flight, I got up every 60 minutes and
followed the same routine. It helped a lot, but not nearly enough.
The day after we arrived in Beijing, I was really stiff. Normally I bring
my bridging mat on trips, but this time I forgot to pack it. I wondered what
I could do to get some relief. And because our cheap hotel (the others were
sold out due to University Games) had dirty carpet, it is not the cleanest
place on earth to lie down.
Luckily, I recalled the time Karl Gotch told me how, back in Europe, he used
to bridge on his bed. I didn’t know if this would work, given the softness of
the mattress, but I gave it a try. I laid down, then arched, and presto - I had
found the perfect bridging apparatus. Within a minute the pain subsided. It
creeped up again every few hours, and each time I bridged I felt relief.
Chinese Massage

When in China in December-January of 1997-98, one of the most memorable

experiences was the massage I got in Haikou, the capital of Hainan Island, on
the southern most part of China, where we are headed. It’s a four-hour flight
from Beijing. Ugh.
Recalling the massage I got last time, I couldn’t wait to return, and with my
wife mentioning that, because it’s so cheap, we could get a massage every day.
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I was determined to make this a reality.
Why was the massage I got four years ago so incredible? Well, first off,
I had to wear a pair of silk shorts and a silk shirt that tied like a long
robe. None of the nude body stuff in the “legit” massage places. Next, unlike
western methods where you begin on your stomach, I was told to lay on my back.
The massage begins with your head and face, then your neck and traps. Once I
was nice and relaxed, the practitioner adjusted my neck as well as any
chiropractor I have ever tried. Then she moved on to my shoulders and arms.
Massaging the muscles in ways I’d never experienced.
It wasn’t the typical groping you get in the U.S. from the Swedish or
Shiatsu method, both of which are spin-offs of the Chinese method - and poor
ones at that. Massage was invented by the Chinese thousands of years ago - and
they have dozens of different methods, from healing to sports to sexual. And
they had it all recorded a long, long time ago.
A good masseuse in China can make you feel like a trillion bucks and her
fee is so inexpensive that you feel bad for her. Imagine, after getting every
muscle feeling looser and more flexible than it has felt in years, then
getting every joint in your body adjusted, that you only owe between 60 to 130
Renminbi, depending on the method you asked for. That’s about eight to $12
U.S. And get this: This is a two-and-a-half hour massage fee. It ain’t an
hour. These girls will work on you all day if you want - and they never seem
to tire or get bored. Amazing.
I should point out, though, that these are the fees of the good places I am
taken to by my Chinese family and friends. If you are in a major city in China
and staying at an American hotel, and you get a massage there, it may be good,
but it’ll be American in nature. Translation: 45 minutes, big bucks.
Something to Learn

Figuring that I’m going to be here awhile, I

decided to do more than GET massaged. This method
is virtually unknown in the U.S. - and it has been
proven to help athletes improve their performance,
so why not learn it myself and bring it back? I
asked if they taught “foreign devils.” They sure
did, especially if they had money burning a hole
in their pockets.
So I set out to learn. I was put in the hands of
the best professional masseur on Hainan Island -
who happened to be blind and could speak some
English. My God, having him beat on you is awe-
some. I learned pressure points, meridians and the
Chinese method of viewing the body from the other
masseurs, but this blind guy put them to shame,
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didn’t do that the ladies did is walk on my back. But he made up for that with
solid punches, chops, slaps and back knuckles to every area of my back that
was bunched up or tense. I could never keep track of time during these
sessions, but I figure he hit me no less than 1,000 straight times without
stopping. When he finished I was so relaxed I was close to an astral-
projection, but I’ll leave that sort of stuff up to the Shirley MacLaine’s.
I’m an “earthy” sort of rabble-rouser.
Foot Massage

Because I was happy to be a sultan, I voiced no objection when I was asked

if I wanted to get a foot massage at a different place. This establishment was
first class. I entered,took off your shoes and was given some dark, deli-
cious medicine tea to sip. Then I was escorted to a room with two reclining
chairs, an ottoman and a television. While I sat sipping tea, a lady dressed
in a violet colored nurse’s outfit with a matching headdress, entered with a
bucket of steaming herbal water. She dumped it into another bucket and had me
sit sideways on the ottoman while my feet soaked. As I tried to make a rapid
mental adjustment to the hot water surrounding my feet, she took my mind off
it by massaging my traps, shoulders and arms.
After ten minutes of this, she had me sit in the recliner. My feet were
taken out of the water, wiped off, then coated with lotion. Then I got a foot
massage that was part heaven and part hell.
That first night, while working on my left foot, she said, “Ni de jianbang
you wenti.” Your shoulder has a problem.
“Nei ge jianbang?” I asked. Which shoulder?
“You bian de,” she said. The right one.
This was incredible. Here she is, working on my left foot, not knowing me from
Adam, and she knows about my shoulder injury. Even though the shoulder doesn’t
cause me anymore pain, something in my feet told her of the trauma it endured.
Later on she finds a tender spot and I am doing all I can to keep from
squealing. “Zhe shi shenme difang?” I ask. “What is that place?”
“Ni de shen,” she says. Your kidney.
Yep, had an injury there, too. Back in 1993, when I was wrestling with Gabe
Blanco in California, I tossed him to the mat and when we landed, he had his
right thumb pointing to the ceiling. My left kidney landed right on it. I yelled
like death was certain. Rolling to my right side, I was unable to move. After a
few minutes, I managed to get up. After resting for about twenty minutes, I
decided to try and drive home. I was 35 miles away. Somehow I managed.
After showering I hit the sack. The next morning I had to train people
beginning at 5:30. I woke up at 4:30 and was virtually immobile. It took
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Frank “The Little Emperor” Furey
I finally sat on the edge of the bed and stead-
ied myself in preparation for standing. I could
not stand straight. I took a step with my right
leg. It was normal. My left wasn’t. I almost had
to drag it to make it move.
For three days, I couldn’t even lift a light
dumbbell. I couldn’t do a pull-up. It was at that
time that I realized how right the Chinese are in
their belief that the internal organs are really
a person’s seat of power, health and vitality. One
thumb to the kidneys and I was reduced to a weak-
ling. It took me a couple months to fully recover.
My typical foot massage lasted two hours, fol-
lowed by a sauna, and more medicine tea. Was this
heaven, or what?
Heated Stretching

Each morning when I got up I would do push-ups between chairs, Hindu push-
ups, v-ups, jumping jacks, the Magnificent Seven, sumo squats and bridging.
My boy Frank is a wild man over here, imitating me as much as he can, even
following my breathing pattern. Everyone is getting a kick out of him. His
name in Chinese is “Long” (pronounced like Lowe” which means dragon. They’ve
got him dressed in silk clothes and he looks like the little emperor.
The pain I felt in my back from the long flight was long gone. The daily
bridging and massage helped a lot. But one thing I discovered, while bridging on
the bed, is that as soon as I go into it my nose, lips - even my chin are down.
I couldn’t believe I could stretch this far without a warm-up. Then I remembered
the temperature and how a yoga master in Beverly Hills cranks the room to 95
degrees because, he contends, a muscle that is hot is easier to stretch.
Not knowing if this was a fluke, the formation of the bed or something
else, I decided to test myself on my other stretches, namely, the splits.
Normally I need a bit of a warm-up be-
fore doing the splits, but here in hot,
humid, sunny and Hawaii-like Haikou, I
don’t. I slip right into the splits with-
out a problem.
I’ve been told that once you’re
stretched at this level, in the heat,
that the flexibility will remain with
you. You don’t lose it right away when
you return to a cooler climate. All I
have to say to that is, Florida ain’t
the coolest state in the U.S. (but it
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isn‘t as hot as Haikou), so maintaining should be no problem.
The other thing I have discovered about my flexibility is that the daily
massages have also helped it to increase. Some of the stiffness I have had in
my upper back, mostly due to all the bumps I’ve taken from practicing throws
and having them practiced on me, is gone. This gave me the idea to bring this
method back to the U.S. and teach it as part of a Chinese flexibility program.
Bookstore Raid

The next thing on my agenda was going to the bookstore to look for
books on massage, exercise, pressure points, kung fu, fighting, healing
of arthritis, joint pain, and so on. I wasn’t disappointed. I purchased
posters, books, graphs and charts on every subject named above. The mate-
rial in these books is so valuable that I’m amazed it hasn’t made it’s way
to the U.S. yet. Oh, well. I’ll take care of that. Expect some valuable
surprises in the future.
Farmer Burns

In lesson five of Farmer Burns 1914 mail-order course, Lessons in Wrestling

& Physical Culture, he talked about the importance of a wrestler getting a
vigorous massage from his coach. He explained that massage helped with muscular
development, reduction of muscle soreness and overall rejuvenation. Only trouble
is he didn’t show you how to do it.
In Lesson Five of my new 12 video taped lessons based upon the Farmer Burns
course, I teach the massage method I learned in China. If you haven’t already
looked into getting this course, please don’t put it off any longer. It contains
a universe of information never before revealed. The course is not cheap, but it
is the supreme butt-kicker - and with the knowledge you gain from it, you’ll be
whooping people like they’re young errant stepchildren.
The mere fact that so many people have been opposed to my releasing of this
information is all you need to know. Why would there be so much opposition if it
wasn’t really getting down to the nuts-and-bolts, down-n-dirty details people
have never seen before.
Go to www.farmerburns.com to find out more. Or call 1-813 994 8267 and ask for
us to send you a free report on the course.
All for now, my friends.

Matt
Kick Ass - Take Names!

Matt Furey
“The World’s #1 NO B.S. Fitness Expert”
P.S. We also opened another new website this month. Go to www.realcatchwrestling
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 CONDITIONING MAILBAG
[Got a real intelligent e-mail to show you this month. A Real winner. Not!]
M.F.

Matt,
Just to let you know on your advertisement about the Portable Power Blitzer
there are some spelling and grammar mistakes I wanted you to know about.
The first one: You wrote: “Believe me, if you can get 500-straight Hindu
squats the first time you put this puppy on, then you are the Bionic Man.
You ain’t a gonna do it.”
Correction: You ain’t A gonna do it” should read “You ain’t gonna do it.”
Drop the ‘a.’
The second one: “Testing my idear,” should read “Testing my idea.”
Not trying to insult you, I just wanted you to be conscientious of those
little mistakes.
Curtis
M.F: Thanks so much Curtis, but the grammatical imperfections be deliberate. I
use them for affect (or is it effect?). Me forgets. Most importantlessly, are
you serious when you think “ain’t gonna do it” is better than “ain’t a gonna do
it”? Last time I schecked, “ain’t” and “gonna” aren’t proper “American”
either. Or is it English that we speak over here. At least you caught the
superfluous “a” in that sentence. Good job. You’ll be the chief editor at
Random House in dew course.

Dear Matt,
Several months ago I was in an accident and needed surgery on my left
shoulder. The surgery was a success, and I have gotten to the point now
that I can work out without pain. However, due to a number of weeks of
immobilization and many more of extremely light use, the muscles in my left
arm and chest have atrophied. I have heard some great things about your
book Combat Conditioning. My question is this: can the exercises in your
book help me to regain symmetry in both strength and size?

William Young
M.F.: Yes, they can. But, you really need to train with the chest expander
first to get strength and mobility in the shoulders from all directions and
angles first. I suggest the chest expanders at level 1-2-3 and the video that
shows 20+ exercises. It called The European Strand Pulling Challenge. Each
chest expander is $15 plus $S&H. The video is $29.95 plus $6 S&H. If you get
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Matt,
John here in over in Scotland. Had your Combat Conditioning book for just
under a month now. Loving it!! Stopped using weights for the last 5 weeks
and I believe that I’m getting into the best all-over shape I’ve been in for
years. To date I’m bridging on my nose for 2 min 30 seconds, Hindu squats
250 straight and Hindu-pushups 50-straight. I have a long way to go, but
I’m going to enjoy trying to get there. A recurring deltoid injury is not
giving me anywhere near as much bother as it was when I was using weights.
I was wondering the best method of gradually increasing weight on my bridge
once I reach the 3 minute mark, I’m also doing 15 handstand push-ups. How
much height should I add under my hands to make it harder. If you get the
time drop me a mail, it would be much appreciated. Keep up the good work.
Train hard...John Nicolson
P.S- Any advice on improving my grip also?
M.F.: John, glad to see the improvements you’re making. Great job. First,
I suggest getting a chest expander to help strengthen the shoulder even
more. As for adding weight to the bridge, once three minutes is no problem,
find someone light, even 100 pounds, and have him slowly get into position
on your chest. Have him/her put feet in your armpits. See how this feels,
then take it from there. Regarding adding height to the handstand pushups,
Ed Baran and I cover this in great detail in the NEW video on The Secret
Power of Handstand Pushup Training. This video has over 20 exercises that
will make you a friggin powerhouse of pushing power. Ed even walks up
stairs with me holding his feet vertical to the ceiling. And after I go all
the way down and touch my head to the floor and pop back up, from two
kitchen chairs, Ed does the same but pauses and bites a cloth first. Hard
as hell, to say the least. Only $49 plus $6 S&H U.S. ($10 international).
Matt,
A friend commented that after he took a couple of days off from exercis-
ing, he felt stronger and could do more reps of his exercises. I have
noticed the same thing. He is just starting bodyweight exercises. I have
been at it a few months. I don’t remember you addressing the subject of
days off, or rotating exercises. Any thoughts?
A short progress report: This week I got out of bed every morning and did
200 Hindu squats. I have to stop and rest occasionally. It takes me 8-10
minutes to get through them. That is a big improvement from the beginning
of this year, when 10 Hindu squats was a challenge.
Keep writing!
Tom George in Plano, TX USA
M.F.: Tom, You can get results from taking a rest - but the biggest results
come from daily training. The problem with most people is they try to set a
personal record during every workout. Not necessary. Go hard one day and
lighter the next and you’ll feel great all the time and get even more
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results. Por ejemplo, let’s say you did 200 HS on Monday. On Tuesday, just do
50. On Wednesday do 200 again. On Thursday do 100. On Friday, do 75. On
Saturday, do 300. And so on. Play around with it and make it fun.
Matt,
I recently read your issue about taking cold showers. The advice proved
invaluable to me. I am presently in Thailand on holiday. Yesterday I ate some
tainted seafood for lunch; by evening, I had alternating chills and fever. When
my temperature neared 102, I was ready to make a run to the hospital, as I’ve
had my spleen removed, and my body does not effectively fight infection...
Then, I clearly remembered the incident with your son, how you had immersed him
in cold water, rather than take him to the hospital, and brought his fever
down. So, I gave it a try—it worked like a charm! After 5 minutes of standing
in a cold shower, my temperature dropped two degrees. I toweled off, rested a
few minutes, took another cold shower. It dropped further to 98.5. Thanks for
the great advice, Matt. I will now make cold showers a regular part of my day.
Bill Dahl
M.F.: Bill, that’s terrific. Glad you sent this in. Cold water is powerful
therapy. My friend Vic Boff was the original guy who started the Polar Bear
Club in the northeaster United States. He has told me so many stories about
swimming in the ocean in the middle of winter, and staying out longer than
anyone else. One team of doctors was going to come prove him wrong one day.
He and some others waited and waited on day while bathing in the freezing
water. After they went home and contacted the doctors, and asked why they
didn’t show, the doctors said it was too cold. And they would have been
wearing coats, hats and gloves. Funny, huh?

Hi Matt,
In the April 2001 issue of Fitness & Conditioning Tips, you mentioned the
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension course. I was wondering, what do you think of
the exercises in the course? Are any of the routines a good supplement to
Combat Conditioning? I don’t own the course yet but was thinking of purchas-
ing one for new ideas, motivation, and as a collector’s item.
George Melas
M.F.: Hi George. As a collector’s item is is fantastic. It also has some
terrific information that will motivate and inspire you. As an overall
program, it won’t give near the all-around results that Combat Conditioning
gives, but for $45 it‘s a steal. You can order online at www.charlesatlas.com.

Hi Matt,
I am writing you because I want to comment on your book Combat Conditioning,
that I received last week and also I have a couple of questions for you. A
brief introduction: I am a Police Officer in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I live
here with my wife and two (three in January !) children. I’ve been a
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bodybuilder in the past for about 18 years and then got involved in an Israeli
Jiu-Jitsu which is very similar to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. However, I still
trained hard with weights for strength and appearance. But, approximately 2
years ago I became very dissatisfied with weight training because I came to
the conclusion that it’s really just for “pretty boys” who like to look at
themselves and love to have people look at them. You become obsessed with
this. It’s absolutely ridiculous !!!! What a role model for your children.
Men were no longer becoming men as we go into the future. With this in mind
I began to search for alternative exercises. I still wanted to maintain power
for Jiu Jitsu and my job as a cop, but I also wanted what you call “func-
tional” muscles. I started to incorporate free hand exercises in the form of
various types of pushups and pull-ups combined with weights. I read articles
and books just looking for something. Then I had the privilege to meet and
train with Rickson Gracie. I don’t know how well you know Rickson but don’t
believe all the crap and gossip written by absolute nobody’s who have never
done anything in their life. Rickson is the finest athlete I have ever known.
He combined bodyweight exercises with breathing exercises and special diet.
The outcome is inhuman endurance, cat-like reflexes and agility, power and an
incredible physique. I immediately related and began trying to fashion my
training after him. You have never mentioned Rickson in any of your articles
in “Grappling” or “Combat Fitness” magazines. He does what you and Karl Gotch
do. What’s your thoughts on him? And now that I purchased your book and began
utilizing it right away. I have done the exercises for the last 5 days. The
first day I did the big 3 ( Hindu Squats, Hindu Pushups and Bridging) along
with about 4 of the supplement exercises in the book. I Like to train hard
too. I did several sets of each. I hadn’t realized how bad of shape I was in!!
I could feel every muscle from my toes to the top of my head. It was
fantastic!! I am absolutely hooked. My entire training and philosophy with be
those exercises. Thanks for you time Matt.
You have a lifetime student.
Onil Das Gupta
M.F.: Onil, actually I have written about Rickson several times, not only
in my old magazine, G.A.I.N. but also in Martial Arts & Combat Sports and
Grappling. He is definitely in great condition and has proven that you can
still be a force to be reckoned with in your 40’s. Glad to know you like the
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