What Every Man or Woman Should Be Able to Do
Dear Friend,
"Every man should be able to save his own
life. He should be able to swim far enough,
run fast and long enough to save his life in
case of emergency and necessity."
The quote mentioned above comes from
Earle E. Liederman, a renowned fitness
pioneer back in the days of Charles Atlas.
Anyway, in order to 'save his your own life' -
as well as the life of a loved one, Liederman
did NOT advocate bodybuilding. Or powerlifting.
Much of Liedermans' life-saving method evolved
around the development of 'strength-endurance'
with bodyweight calisthenics.
Recently, in Dr. Al Sears - Health Confidential
for Men - a newsletter I HIGHLY recommend,
he said:
"I've seen patients transform their
bodies through the power of calisthenics. You
too, can see improvements in your appearance
and in your stamina. And, by doing regular
calisthenics, you will be lowering your risk of injury
and building muscle that has been 'trained for function."
Let's face it, big gigantic muscles may impress some
people, but there is nothing more impressive than
having the functional strength-endurance to do things
with ease - including saving someone's life. Yours
included.
Liederman's life-saving prescription is not
very far off from my own. He wrote that you should ...
* Be able to swim at least half a mile or more;
* Be able to run at top speed two hundred yards or more;
* Be able to jump over obstacles higher than your waist;
* Be in condition to pull your body upward by the
strength of your arms, until your chin touches your hands,
at least 15 to 20 times;
* Be able to dip between parallel bars or between
two chairs at least 25 times or more.
'If a man can accomplish these things,' Liederman said,
'he need have no fear concerning the safety of his life should
he be forced into an emergency from which he alone may
be able to save himself.'
Now, let me add some things to Liederman's assessment, because I believe being able to do the following is critical to saving another's life.
* Be able to do continuous bodyweight squats (Hindu squats) for a minimum of 100 repetitions;
* Be able to carry another person of comparable weight up or down stairs with ease; I show how to do these carries in Combat Conditioning.
* Have a strong and flexible core that can handle quick movements without injury;
* Be able to tell your body what you want it to do and have it obey your command (once you begin to master Combat Conditioning you'll find this a very real occurence).
All for now.
Kick butt - take names!
Matt Furey
P.S. If you don't have my Combat Conditioning book and
DVD's yet, what are you waiting for?
A whole NEW you is waiting in the wings. All you have to
do is reach out and say 'yes' to the new you. You can do so NOW by getting a copy of Combat Conditioning .
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