MATT FUREY UNCENSORED

Last night I picked up a friend who is here to do some work for me this week.

He was asking me questions about why I think some people succeed while others don't.

I started to give him some examples in story format. The first had to do with me as a young college freshman.

I was sitting in the locker room in Iowa City, and my coach, Dan Gable, was sitting next to me reading the living section of the paper.

I grabbed the sports section and began reading.

Next thing you know I'm spouting off, talking about some of the highly-regarded football players featured on the front page, three of whom I had beaten in wrestling matches.

I started talking out loud about whom I'd beaten and how. When I first began talking about my first 'victim,' Gable looked over at me for a second with an 'Ask me how little I care?' glance.

I didn't get the hint and started on the next guy.

He moved the paper away from his face once again, gave me another look - this one saying, 'Shut the hell up. That was high school. This is college.'

I got the message and started busting my hump to get his attention, not through talk, but through action.

Today I coach a number of people with their businesses, and it is always amazing to watch how quickly some come to know everything about anything. When they should be listening - they're yapping.

One of the biggest mistakes I see people making is the so-called 'announcing of one's goals' to the world - or
to anyone other than a coach or others who want to help you.

This is a big mistake, for many reasons, one of which is that you are announcing your goals mostly due to personal
vanities; not because what you are saying is going to happen.

I learned this mistake, again, from personal experience. Not only from Gable - but from an old negative girl friend I had
back in Santa Cruz, California.

She didn't teach it to me, however. I had to learn the lesson from observing my results.

Here's what I mean: I would set a goal I wanted to accomplish, usually a 'new client' goal. I'd put the goal in writing, begin to
visualize it, and before long the phone was ringing with prospects who wanted to be clients. I'd have a couple on the hook who would swear they'd be dropping by later in the day to formally enroll.

This was awesome, I thought. I'd immediately call the girl friend, start bragging about the power of my new creative visualization - and she'd say, 'Wow, that's grrrrreaatt. That's incredible,' and so on.

Then I waited for the 'new' sure-thing clients who NEVER showed.

This scenario repeated itself over and over and over - until, finally, I learned to shut my mouth.

Hence, the Fureyism I coined last night: 'If people would just learn to shut up - they would be successful.'

Naturally, this is NOT to be taken to ridiculous extremes. When a person has achieved something worthy of mention (not the beginnings of something worthy of mention - big difference), it is good to let those who have helped you know what you've done. But these are instances of gratitude and appreciation - not braggadocio.

On the other hand, if you're in business for yourself, you also need to let out a roar and let people know you exist. Thing is, you're doing this for business reasons, not to feed your vanity.

Had a couple people write over the last week to tell me how much they like my new 'Fusion-Orange' HUMMER. At the same time they told me that the picture of me wearing the orange silk chi kung outfit resembles something far less admirable.

My reaction: Could care less. The photo is where it is for reasons other than my personal vanity. By the way, if you'd like to take a gander at this photo - go to the Psycho-Cybernetics - Zero Resistance Living page and make sure you read the entire letter from me. It truly represents a 'baring' - or it is 'bearing' - (again, I really don't care as I agree with the Mark Twain line that you should never respect a man who only has one spelling for a werd).

Well, my friend, that's all for today. Gotta go do some Hindu squats, Hindu pushups and bridging - the 3 exercises that have slain dragons, launched rockets and turned your average and ordinary couch potatoes into Super-Hero fitness machines. Check it out, if you haven't already, by going to the Combat Conditioning page.

Better yet - get Combat Conditioning and six other gifts 'gratis' by becoming a member of the Matt Furey Inner Circle.

Kick butt - take names!
Matt Furey

Twas doing a little bit of "research" at the magazine rack the other day. Typically this means looking at all the so-called "scientific" facts about health, fitness and inter-galactic stuff - that are placed inside all the brilliantly stupid muscle comics.

During my research I happened to pick up Men's Journal - and what do you know, an article that shows that bodyweight calisthenics are BETTER for your heart than long-distance cardio.

Now this was something worthy of reading. The article, written by Lou Schuler, entitled "The Fastest Way to a Healthy Heart" - shows the following bodyweight exercises as the ultimate test of cardio health.

1. Standard Push-up - nothing compared to Hindu pushups
2. Bodyweight Squat - nothing compared to Hindu squats
3. Bodyweight Lunge - okay, but still lacking
4. Bench Dip - okay for triceps, but not a real ass-kicker like Tablemakers
5. T-pushup - tis not bad - but nothing compared to 1-arm pushups
6. Diagonal Lunge - yawn
7. Step-up - a whopping 6 reps per leg - wow!
8. Decline Pushup - probably the most difficult of all - but still no cigar compare to the Royal Court of Combat Conditioning

Now, lest you think I'm "bashing" - I'm not. At least the writer and his quoted scientific sources are on the right track. But they're still light years behind the Furey Faithful.

Why?

Because the test they give, which is is to be done 2x a week, involves only 6-12 reps per exercise. With these exercises, my fellow Fure-cats wouldn't even have an elevated heart rate. They might as well do the standard treadmill test.

Now, for the average couch potato - I suppose this test is okay - but then again, the average couch potato probably can't even do five reps of many of these exercises - that's how far gone many of them are.

The key thing the test discerns, however, is how FAST a person gets an elevated heart rate - and how long it takes for it to come back to normal, and from this you will be better able to detect the possiblity of a heart attack than you will from doing cardio. I agree.

One of the other things they found was that you do more to help your heart by taking it out for a sprint as opposed to a long drive. Your body needs its valves "blown" wide open - just like a Porsche.

Bottom line, as I see it, if you do a set of Hindu pushups and Hindu squats, and it only takes a couple minutes before you're huffing and puffing like mad, then the elevated heart rate you are experiencing will do more to improve heart health than going out for a one-hour cardio ride, run or splash.

This is nothing new. I've been saying this sort of thing for years. So has Dr. Al Sears. And that's why both of us recommend bodyweight exercises and sprints for heart health. I particularly advise hill sprints a few times a week to really rev up the engine.

There is nothing wrong with doing cardio - if it is something you enjoy. I do some myself, such as long-distance walking. But I do it for reasons that have nothing to do with heart health. As a writer and creator, it helps me to go for a long jaunt by foot. Helps release creative energy and keep the "idea machine" flowing.

But make no mistake about it - the exercises I teach in Combat Conditioning and Combat Abs will do wonders for you. They will simultaneously improve your strength, endurance and flexiblity. And the endurance I'm talking about is both muscular and cardiovascular.

Make sure you do the Royal Court and Magnificent Seven today. Not just once or twice a week as a cardio test. Do them EVERYDAY for heart health.

Matt Furey

Back in my early days as a high school wrestler, I recall the day I lost a match and was heart-broken.

I went to workout the next day and Tom, a former college wrestler, who was a friend of mine, asked me how I did. When I told him I lost, he looked at me and said, "The difference between winning and losing is almost always DESIRE."

Man, that one stung. I thought I was working hard. I thought I was putting in enough time to win - but he wasn't talking about that. He wasn't talking about my work ethic or how much sweat I put into my practice.

He was talking about an internal quality: DESIRE.

You can go through all the motions, all the training - you can even work real hard - and success will elude you.

It will elude you UNTIL you learn that you don't just train your physical muscles - you must also train your internal muscles.

And DESIRE is one of the most important.

In fact, if you visualize what you want - but your desire is weak, you won't get what you want. Your desire must be strong if you want a vibrational shift to take place within you. And once this vibrational shift takes place within you - rest assured it is taking place outside of you as well.

Once your desire is pulsating, you'll find that the goal you seek is also seeking you.

So the question is: How strong is your desire?

I, for one, believe it can and should be strengthened on a daily basis. Just like your muscles.

Dr. Maxwell Maltz' Zero Resistance Living program will ramp up your desire and help make all your goals come true - if you'll move the negative part of yourself out of the way and let success come into your life.

Matt Furey

By the way, I guess I should point out that, even though today's story was about my experiences in a sport - the very same idea applies to your business, your career, or any other goal you have set for yourself. Success does not necessarily follow
hard work. Success comes to the person who WANTS it the most.

As a growing boy I learned that the Irish are good at doing 4 things:

1. Drinking
2. Swearing
3. Turning everything into a competition
4. Carrying grudges to the grave

At a recent seminar, when I told this a man raised his hand and said, "Do you know how to tell when an Irishman has Alzheimer's?"

"No I don't," I said. "But this I gotta hear."

"An Irishman with Alzheimer's forgets everything but the grudge."

Now THAT was a good one.

Truth is that if it weren't for God creating whiskey (and yes, that is the correct spelling in Ireland), we'd have conquered the world a long time ago. Afterall, according to one famous author the Irish saved civilization itself - see "How the Irish Saved Civilization" by Thomas Cahill.

And now, for what I really think about the Irish ...

I think of a true Irishman as someone who is an expert at telling a story, either in writing or orally. An Irishman who cannot tell a story will go broke. A true Irishman is a fighter, or a politician, a priest, a policeman, or an actor/comedian, or some sort of performer.

An Irishman will be opinionated beyond belief. He will have a comment about almost everything - as well as a theory, principle or LAW.

And an Irishman, most of all, will have a sense of humor, even during times of extreme adversity.

My father once told me a story about his days in the Philippines during World War II (and this is the ONLY story he ever told me about that war - couldn't get him to speak about it if you threatened to beat him).

Here it goes: "One day we were in the trenches and there was a lot of fire. I was right next to a couple of Irish and right during the heat of battle, after a couple bullets just missed them, one looked at the other and said, "You know, if these bastards keep this shit up I'm going to get mad. They're really starting to piss me off."

My dad told me that story for a reason. It has to do with an orientation toward life itself. You can be negative about what is happening to you. Or you can find a reason to be positive, laugh about it - but keep on fighting.

To the "Fightin' Irish" and to all Irish - Happy St. Patrick's Day.

Matt Furey

When someone is resistant to a new idea, one of the things he will do to stall, procrastinate and delay is ask the question
'why.'

I know this tactic very well .. and so does my wife.

We went through the 'why' stage when we were learning each other's language.

When I was learning Chinese, instead of simply absorbing the material like a sponge, whenever I was angry at having to relearn new thought patterns, I would stop the knowledge absorption process by asking "why?"

"Why does the person's name have to come first, followed by the time, followed by the verb? Why do you say it that way?

'Wo mingtian chi fan tai duo.' Translated literally, I yesterday eat too much.

I'd much rather say it my way, 'Wo chi fan tai duo mingtian. 'I ate too much yesterday.

Zhannie went through the same, only in reverse.

"Why do I have to put an 's' on the end of some nouns but not on others? Why not just put the number before the noun so we know how many of something? Isn't saying five car the same as saying five car(s)?"

When you think about it, we don't need the doggone 's' at the end to understand. But we insist on it in English. Why? Who the hell cares? Just the way it BE (yes, twas an intentional Furey mistake). We accept it and move on.

Whenever something is NEW to a person, if he is resistant to change, instead of being open and listening, he'll literally start demanding 'why, why, why?' Yet, deep down, the person doesn't really want to change - or do some work.

Reminds me of the story Michael Masterson told at my bootcamp a couple weeks ago. When he first began studying Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - he had a million questions for his instructor. Finally, one day, his teacher said, "Michael, there is one answer for all your questions."

"What's that?" said Michael.

"Training."

Oh yes. Training. Practice. Doing something.

Very profound - yet so very simple.

From that moment onward Michael got on the mat and trained like never before. Sure, he still had questions - but he understood many would be answered if he busted a hump each day.

The result: Michael turned into a butt-kicker himself. Today, at 55 years of age, he's a force to be reckoned with. All the younger guys in the gym know they're in for a thrashing when they train together.

This same scenario is true with my conditioning and fitness programs. Don't write and ask why pushups are better for you than the bench press. Just do the doggone pushups. Don't ask why I say you don't need LSD cardio if you can do 500 straight Hindu squats. Just do the Hindu squats and you will have your answer.

The only real way for someone to be convinced of the validity of Combat Conditioning or Combat Abs - is to get the programs, use them and discover the truth for yourself.

So "do the thing," as Emerson says, and "you'll have the power."

Matt Furey

Okay, I gave in. I bought another gas-polluting beast. Traded the old one in. Yellow is ugly anyway. The new beast is one of only 1,500 made. Tis a special edition, ya know. You won't see many floating around. This may force me to come out with my HUMMER Fitness program afterall - niched, of course, to people who drive these puppies.

In the interim, the product of choice will have to be Combat Conditioning.

To see a picture of me with the new ride, go check out the Psycho-Cybernetics page.

Matt Furey

There's an old tale - and this one is true - about passing on information from one person to another.

Here's how it works. When you hold a seminar or class, take one person aside, show him a sentence writen on a card to pass on to the next person, but do not give him the card to show anyone else. He simply has to remember what you showed him and pass it on. After he passes the sentence on, the next person is to do likewise - and this should repeat until the sentence has traveled to the very last person in the room.

Once the exercise is finished, the teacher should have the last person write the sentence he was given on a different card. Then the final sentence should be compared to the initial one shown to the first student.

Mark my words: The final sentence will not resemble the first in the least. You'll literally be prone to wonder, "What the bleep were these guys smoking?"

And so it goes with the performance of Hindu squats and Hindu Pushups. I brought both of these exercises to the attention of the world almost 10 years ago - then in the year 2000, I showed the correct way to do them in my Combat Conditioning book and DVD's. Since then, a number of people have seen that these exercises really do work, and they've gone on to put out their own version of how to do them.

Some of the versions you will see are done well - whereas many others give great cause for consternation. Let's take Hindu squats first - and in a future tip I'll cover Hindu Pushups.

Here are 7 mistakes I've noted in the performance of Hindu squats. Make sure you look out for them:

1. Hindu squats are as much a deep breathing lung-builder as a leg builder. Therefore, you should be able to hear someone breathing from across the room when they do this exercise. If you cannot hear the person's breathing, they don't have a clue.

2. Hindu squats use a reverse exhale/inhale pattern. By this I mean that the exhale is on the descent and the inhale takes place as you come back to standing. This pattern is the opposite of the breathing pattern used in barbell squats, wherein you inhale down and exhale up.

3. Hindu squats are done in a relaxed manner - but not the way you might think. By relaxed I mean that you do NOT slowly lower to the ground as if you have a barbell on your back. Instead, you allow your thighs and buttocks to relax and drop. Yes, you do lower under control - but the truth is you don't over-control the lowering phase of the exercise.

4. Hindu squats do not have a bounce from the bottom position. When done fast, the exercise may appear to have a bounce, yet there isn't one. This is a detail that is a bit complicated to explain. Just remember thatt Hindu squats are done in a circular manner with no apparent beginning or ending point - even though, for teaching purposes you have to show the beginning and ending.

5. Hindu squats can be done with elevated heels or with flat heels. I teach the heels-elevated position in Combat Conditioning - but when coaching people, such as in the Matt Furey Inner Circle - I often give both versions, depending upon the workout that each person needs.

6. Hindu squats are not done with your toes pointed outward. I realize this is difficult for some people, but your toes should be pointed as straight ahead as possible. If your toes go a bit outward, not to worry - but they should not be turned to the 3 or 9 o-clock positions.

7. Hindu squats are done with dynamic arm movements. You do not simply hold your arms out from your body. Your arms are moving the entire time. On the inhale you pull your arms in. As you begin to lower your buttocks toward the ground your hands go behind you and travel all the way down. From the down position your fingertips touch the ground then your arms swing back up to the start position.

There are many more details to cover on Hindu squats but these should prove helpful in getting started on the road to Mastery.

Good luck, and don't forget to ...

Kick ass & take names!

Matt Furey

"Take care of the abdomen and the rest of your body will take care of itself... I had to travel thousands of miles, coming to the South Sea Islands, to learn this important principle of physical culture. It was not to be found in my own country, as most Americans have weak, flabby bellies." - Paul Bragg

The message shown above was written over 50 years ago - and it is truer NOW than ever before. We have a choice to make about the future of our waistline. We can let it expand - or we can pull it in.

I say, "Pull it in. Reduce. Get back the look of your youth, when you were in your sexual prime."

There are three exercises that I want you to know if you're going to reduce your waistline - and all of them can be found in my international best-seller, Combat Abs.

The first is the Farmer Burns Stomach Flattener. This exercise, first made famous by the late Farmer Burns, involves mixing deep breathing with the flexing and tensing of the abdominals. This exercise tightens the abs, reduces the waistline and improves digestion in a huge way. Do it first thing in the morning and you'll know what I mean by improved digestion.

The second is the vacuum. In this exercise you literally train your midsection to act like a giant suction cup. This exercise looks "odd" when you see it in action - but the results from doing it are phenomenal.

The third exercise is, in fact, a series of exercises that you can do with a device called the Power Wheel. There has never been another abdominal training device that even remotely compares to the Power Wheel. Everyone I have spoken to who has gotten one and USED it, says that you can literally observe the changes in your abs on a day-to-day basis. Not kidding either.

I give an entire routine to follow with the Power Wheel in Combat Abs. And if you just take a few minutes each day too follow the routine, you'll be in shock at how quickly you can turn the flab into fitness.

Matt Furey

Earlier today, my webmaster, Ed Baran told me that he is often asked what my "real name" is. Matter of factomundo, he is usually asked, "Is Matt Furey really his real name?"

Tis a good question, eh?

Reminds me of my days when I began as a personal trainer, back in 1987, in Soquel, California. The parents of the wrestlers I trained often asked me if my so-called name was my business name or my real name.

Twas always stunned to hear such ramblings as I never gave my name a second thought, save for the legendary Dan Gable, telling me, when I signed a letter of intent to wrestle for him at the University of Iowa, that I had the best name for a wrestler you could find. Then again, now that me thinks about it, Dan Kennedy, upon first meeting in 2001, told me that my name was "comic book character perfect."

Okay, so what is my real name ... really?

The first answer that comes to mind is "none of your business."

The second, which is much closer to the truth, is that I was born an Irish-Catholic child, with the name Matthew John - and the surname, Furey.

I was the sixth of seven children - the fifth of six boys (and yes, I got my ass kicked daily for at least 10 of my first 18 years; herewith I credit the whoopings to making me into a determined human being - and if you're wondering why I use 'herewith' the answer is due to the fact that my father was a lawyer).

What you don't know is that my family's REAL surname is not Furey. It is ... O'Furey. Legend - or some other tale - has it that my grandfather, Frank O'Furey, got tired of walking into bars and being greeted with signs that read, "No Dogs or Irish Allowed."

So he decided, as many Irish did, to delete the 'O' or the 'Mc' from the name. Incidentally, in case you don't already know this, the 'O' stands for "son of" - and in MY case, you can fill in whatever you'd like after 'son of ..."

Back in 1991, when I decided I was going to begin taking and making steps toward becoming what the rest of the world calls a "writer" or "author" - strange words, indeed, are they not? - I decided to put the "O" back into Furey. And since that date I have always signed my name, 'Matt O'Furey." Figured it was good for my confidence, esp. because my grandfather was the publisher and editor of a newspaper BEFORE he lost the 'O.' In addition to that, the whole idea of being afraid of being known as Irish no longer appealed to me (somewhat archaic, not?) - so yes, I put the 'O' back on. Today I go by both names, Matt Furey and Matt O'Furey.

Why not Matthew, you ask? Good dumb question.

I don't know why - but from the time I was a young lad, I didn't like being called "Matthew." Something about it seemed arrogant and pompous - and I can do that number plenty well without the extra 'hew." And so today, I simply go by Matt Furey. Unless, of course, you're at a seminar and you ask me to sign your book. In that case, if it's possible to read my writing, you'll see an 'O' inserted into the middle of things.

Someone once aksed me what the 'O' stood for.

I could only recite the vocabulary words my father taught me, at age 8, when he said to me, "You're obstinate, you're obstreperous, you're obtuse, you're obnoxious and you're oblivious to what I'm saying."

Gotta love a father who gives you a lesson like that, right? I mean, how many dads could string together that many words with an 'ob' prefix when they needed to make a point?

Funny guy, my father - he taught me more than I'll ever know.

Matt Furey

It's been said that success is nothing but having goals - and the rest is commentary.

How true.

Yet, so many people tend to think of success as arriving at a destination. Not trure. All the great thinkers have stated, in one form or another, that success is a journey; that success is a decision; that success is the progressive realization of a dream. Naturally, this means that 'having a goal' is most important. And whenever you achieve your goal, you must form another, and so on.

The majority of people have no goals; neither in writing nor in their head. And that's precisely why the top 3% of society, those who have goals - out perform the other 97% combined.

The amazing thing is that it doesn't take much to form a goal. All you need do is ask yourself what you want - then jot the result you intend on a 3x5 card. Once you've written the goal, it's a good idea to carry it with you wherever you go and read it to yourself over and over each day - picturing in your mind the successful completion of the goal and how much you are going to celebrate and give thanks for having achieved it.

I teach all this and a whole lot more in my Magnetic Mind Power - a program that will help you get fit, lose weight, make more money, improve your career - and so on - provided you do the first thing required: You set a goal and think about it all the time.

Matt Furey

In sports, even at the professional level, athletes report for annual Spring Training or Summer Camp. And while they are there, they work on something called "the basics."

The basics are the foundation of success. Master them - then master them some more. And whenever you find yourself lagging in your field, if you go back and review the basics, more than likely you'll find your problem there.

The other day I received an email from an idiot. He claimed that I over-charged for my Combat Conditioning book and DVDs because half of the information he had already learned in his kung fu class. Well, goodie goodie for him.

But the real question is not "Have you seen this already?" The real question is: Are you doing this? In his case, the answer is 'NO.' He supposedly KNOWS but does not DO. Well, I'm sorry but those who do not DO - do not KNOW. It would be like me watching tai chi - then saying "I know that stuff." Yet, anyone who is a serious practitioner of the art knows that you need to practice it daily - and that even when you've been training in it for a couple decades, you are still finding areas you need to improve.

Areas for improvement are "as limitless as the ocean."

I can say the same about the Royal Court from Combat Conditioning. There are three exercises in the Royal Court. They are Hindu squats, Hindu pushups and bridging. I've been training in them for many years now, and through my books, DVD's and seminars - have taught hundreds of thousands of people how these exercises should be done. Yet, when I conduct seminars, I can find something for each person I meet that he or she could improve upon.

The same goes for myself. When I do these exercises I find that the depth of them is boundless. A simple change in breathing can bring forth a profound difference in how the exercise hits me. Or a change in foot position or hand position. Or a change in what I am picturing in my mind whilst I train.

Some years ago I was flying home from Phoenix, Arizona. Seated next to me was a competitive triathlete. We spoke non-stop for nearly four hours, and I took note of many things she said about training and locked them into my repertoire. One of them was as follows: "When things get tough and I think I can't go on, I just picture a waterfall and then I have more energy and am able to endure."

Hmmm, I thought. Wonder how that would work with Hindu squats and pushups?

In my very next workout, I used the waterfall visualization. All I could think after doing a record number of reps was "WOW." Now that's freaking good.

The above illustrates why I don't take anyone seriously who says, "I already learned that in grade school, high school, the army, kung fu class" - and so on. Learning is one thing. DOING is quite another.

And the prizes in life, the great rewards - they go to the DOERS. Be one of them. Get my Combat Conditioning book and DVDs and change your life for the better.

Kick ass - take names!

Matt Furey

"Instead of trying hard by conscious effort to do the thing by iron-jawed will power, and all the while worrying and picturing to yourself all the things that are likely to go wrong, you simply relax the strain, stop trying to "do it" by strain and effort, picture to yourself the target you really want to hit, and "let" your creative success mechanism take over. "

Dr. Maxwell Maltz - author of 30 million copy best-seller, Psycho-Cybernetics

Imagine for a moment that you've just finished work. You're tired.

Your rump is dragging. And you're not paying attention to anything but your car keys. You've tuned the rest of the world out. It's just you and your own thoughts.

You begin to open your car door - but you're suddenly jolted with the feel of cold steel jammed against your flesh.

Is it a knife? Is it a gun?

Doesn't much matter if you are paralyzed with fear.

Well, let me tell ya ..

What you do in the next 5 seconds determines whether you LIVE or DIE.

If every cell of your body cries out, I want to LIVE - then you better find out how to make that happen by reading about Your 5-Second Fight.

This is no joke, my friend. We're talking about your life - and how to make sure no worthless low-down punk ever takes it from you.

Don't run and hide. Don't cower in fear.

Kick ass and take names!

You'll find out precisly how to do so, even when up against a knife or gun, when you go to learn about Your 5-Second Fight.

This program has the Matt Furey Stamp of Approval. Go find out WHY right NOW.

Best,
Matt Furey

P.S. The guy who teaches this program is so good that he takes old men, middle-aged women, even those who've never had a lick of martial arts training, and he turns them into wrecking machines in a weekend. Sound to good to be true? I thought so at one time, too. Then I learned first-hand that it is the real deal. Go find out why Your 5-Second Fight is something you want to WIN!

“The body is no stronger than the legs and the back. When a person’s legs and back become weak … vigorous health is gone. That is the reason why it is so imperative to see to it that the legs and back are kept strong and vigorous, and the only way the legs can be kept strong is by vigorous exercise, particularly exercise which involves some jumping. When a person ceases to jump he loses the elasticity and flexibility of the legs.” - Paul Bragg

These immortal words of Paul Bragg not only validate the importance of Hindu squats, bridging and Hindu pushups, exercises that strengthen your body in a HUGE way - but they also explain why you should mix in Hindu jumper squats and rope skipping.

You can find Hindu jumper squats in my Combat Conditioning book and DVDs. They're next to impossible to learn from the book alone - so you really do want to have the DVD's playing to learn proper form. Make sure you're able to do at least 100- straight regular Hindu squats (without jumping) before you try the Hindu Jumper Squats. This is important. And when you begin doing the Hindu Jumpers - start with 10-20. Gradually you can work up to 500-straight jumpers, as some of my top students have.

Whilst making the transition from being a non-jumper to a jumper, you're well advised to jump rope regularly. I use the weighted blue and green ropes made by Lifeline USA. I like to call the green rope the Green Monster. It truly kicks butt. You not only build your leg muscles, but your grip, too. Just the other night I pumped out 500-straight with the bad boy - alternating between regular forward jumps and backwards. Tis good to train your body in BOTH directions.

Like Hindu squats, speed in jumping rope should come along with proficiency. You don't try to run when you can't walk. Once you're able to jump rope with fairly decent skill, then add speed. Go faster and faster and you'll be amazed at how jumping strips the flab off your body in record time.

If you're a true daredevil, you can alternate and/or mix Hindu Jumpers with rope jumping. I'll be teaching Matt Furey Inner Circle Members the details of that in el futuro.

Well, time for me to grab the Green Monster and do some kick-butt rope jumping.

Matt Furey

A number of old-time physical fitness courses recommended exercising with as few clothes on as possible. Some even said to exercise in the RAW.

This is all well and good, provided you don't take it to your local park or gymnasium. And if you must take the old-time advice to extremes, then go to a nude beach - but understand up front that you may be disappointed - of course that's assuming you're there to look at more bodies than your own.

Most of the people on nude beaches SHOULD be wearing clothes. My wife and I checked one out in California about 11 years ago - mostly out of curiosity - and it was absolutely grotesque. We left as soon as we got there.

As for your home, the benefits of training naked (or almost naked) are many. Number one, you get to see more of your body and as you look at your body you'll become more conscious of areas you'd like to improve. Number two, because your skin is the largest eliminative organ on the body, it's good to let it breathe freely from time to time.

If you're going to train nude or in a pair of briefs, I suggest you throw a towel on the floor and lie your undressed body on the floor to begin bridging. Then do some Hindu pushups, or v-ups, or table-makers - or any of the many extraordinary exercises featured in my international best-seller, Combat Conditioning.

When standing, it is good to see your buff body in the mirror as you do the deep breathing, fat-burning exercises found in Combat Abs. As you train you'll see your waistline going in and out. And day after day, as you train this way, you'll notice all the subtle and major changes taking place as your body is reshaped and sculpted.

Training in the RAW increases motivation and mental focus. It also gives you a greater appreciation for your miraculous human body. And if it doesn't look or feel miraculous as you train this way, that's even more motivation to exercise and follow a good diet, so that it WILL.

After your workout, jump in a cold shower to recharge your body. I'll write more on that in el futuro.

In the interim, take a serious look at being a Matt Furey Inner Circle Member - by enrolling in my monthly coaching and support program. You get seven of my products FREE for enrolling. Plus you get a monthly newsletter and CD that gives you a workout to follow. The workout is broken into beginner, intermediate and advanced routines. Not only that, you get access to our private discussion board where you get all your questions answered. The program IS a steal! Enroll in this program - NOW and change your life for the better.

Matt Furey

My son, Frank, is almost six years old - and he's been somewhat involved in my business since he was 18 months old.

He used to help carry packages into the post office with us (when we still did that part of this job). He helped stuff packages as well - even tried to tape them from time to time.

And today, whenever I give a seminar in Tampa, provided he's in the U.S. - he introduces me. Afterward, he goes around with the digital camera I bought for him, snapping photos of me while I speak. I should mention that NONE of this has been forced upon him. He simply wants to be involved.

Frank also has a father who knows beyond a shadow of a doubt, that you get ahead in life by putting more time in on a subject than anyone else. Want to excel in basketball. Spend more time on the court than anyone else. Same goes for baseball, football, wrestling, boxing as well as any other academic or career endeavor.

Frank's father is also a pragmatic sort of guy; a person who has no patience for things that don't contribute to life-long success. And truth be told, most of what people learn in school today, from pre-school through college, contributes almost nothing to being a successful human being.

Sad, but true. This is why it is NOT coincidental that many of the greatest successes never finished college. They were simply bored with the lack of practical life-long application of many of the subjects.

From Ben Franklin to Mark Twain to Thomas Edison to Albert Einstein, Walt Disney, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates - you'll find that all of these people were life-long learners - just not life-long learners in a "school." The whole world was their school - not the mentally handicapped classroom.

In a recent discussion with some friends, I told them about some of the ridiculous drivel that Frank's kindergarten teacher has tried to dump his way. And during that discussion I mapped out a list of the truly important subjects that a person, of any age, should study if he wants to succeed in life. As you look at this list of subjects, take note of how many you do or do NOT know. Or better yet, think of the failures you know - and consider how little they know from this list.

Furey's List of Required Subjects to Study for Life-long Success

Physical Exercise - don't take care of your machine and it falls apart - not intelligent if you ask me
Wrestling or some other form of Martial Arts - not my advice; this comes from Plato, Aristotle, Socrates and so on.
Meditation/Deep Breathing - imagine that, learning to relax
Reading - how many people today who can read - ever DO read?
Writing - not being able to write a simple letter is pretty sad
Speaking in Public - should not be biggest fear of mankind - tis easy if you simply get up and do it.
Anatomy/Biology - you oughta know how your machine works
Basic Math - especially what I call "money math"
History - those who don't know the past are doomed to repeat it
Computers - sort of a no-brainer these days
Goal Setting - not taught in schools - but mega important
Time Management - once again, not taught
Positive Attitude - most teachers need this one
Marketing/Selling - nothing happens in a business until something is sold
Relationship development - How to get along with others - not a bad idea, eh?

Bear in mind that these subjects are the basics. If you want to be a laywer, doctor, dentist or accountant, you'll need more than the above - but to become a successful human being - these pretty much summarize the necessities.

You might be saying, what about music? And, what about art?

I'm all in favor of them. And they are part of what we have our son learning. Yet, I'm certain he will do just fine if he cannot draw much more than a stick figure or if he has trouble singing a single note. I should know. When it comes to art and music, although I listen to powerful music and surround myself with various types of art - I, myself, have never learned anything beyond what a two-year old knows on either subject. They are highly desireable things to learn - but not essential to your success. Tis always easier to simply sit back and enjoy the art and music of others - which I do a good job of.

In regard to the subject of math, my wife, Zhannie, was #1 in her class in China. Now - in case you're not aware, this ain't easy to do in the U.S. - much less China. When it comes to Algebra, Trigonometry, Calculus and so on - she is a true genius. Somehow knows the answer without even working out the equation. As for ME - I could care less about the subject, beyond what is required to run a good business.

Well, just yesterday Zhannie said, "Even though I love math - I have never used any of the complicated stuff a single time in my entire life. All I do is money math."

Such is not be the case for chemists - that's for sure. But last time I checked, my son doesn't need to be a chemist to be a successful human being.

And speaking of success, mark my words, I will NEVER teach my son that the point of him going to school right now is so he can go to a major prestigious college and get a degree, then get a job working for some big corporation.

Sadly, that's the sort of garbage being taught to kids today. A far better message, in my opinion, is telling your child you love him and that you want him to ...

Kick ass and take names!

Matt Furey

I get a lot of people asking me if I'm going to sell DVD's or CD's of my world famous Internet seminars. The answer is always the same - "no."

Then I realized something: I made 8 DVD's and CD's of my May 2003 event - just the highlights (no filler or fluff) - and I've had them available for a long time. Yet, I never tell anyone about them because Combat Conditioning and my other best-selling fitness and fighting products keep me and our fulfillment company mighty busy.

Well, earlier today I took a look around at many of my other websites and the "DUH" button went off in my own mind.

I thought, damn, I better tell you about this product NOW because it's the only seminar footage I have ever released to the public - and it may be the last, too. In fact, I'm considering having this product available two more weeks, then pulling it down so that I can stay focused on health and fitness. So take this as a potential warning. I'm either removing the product from the site or I'm hiking the price to at least double what it is now.

So go learn how you can Build an Info-Publishing Empire on the Internet - using the simply, easy-to-understand system I've mapped out for you.

You'll see a lot of people claiming that rock n roll motivates them to train harder. Personally, I've never found that to be the case. Not only that but the people I know who are super-successes, they don't listen to rock when they train, either. They train in silence - or whilst listening to empowering classical music, or music that is specifically designed to energize your mind and body.

Studies have shown that rock music doesn't do a baby, a body or even a plant, any good. Yet, good classical or composed music DOES affect, in a positive manner, every single cell in your body.

Contrary to what you might think, rock music negatively charges your mind and body. It may feel like it is motivating you to train harder - but overall, the effect it has on your psyche is destructive. I call it head-banger music because that's what you're motivated to do when you hear it. You get pumped so much that you want to bang your head against a wall - and how intelligent is that?

When I train I either have incredibly empowering music on, or I train in silence. Moreover, when I'm driving in my car or working around the home - I only listen to music that leaves me feeling uplifted. And I'm continually adding to my collection.

You'll find that this personality trait or behavior, although NOT the norm - is common amongst high-achievers (and yes, you can put me in that category). Average and ordinary people listen to average and ordinary music. High achievers listen to the music produced by the greatest musical minds EVER, and thereby develop a more dynamic and great mind themselves. Which do you want to be?

Want to go nowhere in life? - then listen to negatively-charged go nowhere depressing music. Want to be more successful? - then listen to something with the right oooomph.

Recently I came across a lady who is el supremo wonderful. She's not only a world-renowned composer (her husband also directs orchestras for Hollywood movies, such as you heard in the Titanic) - but is absolutely sensational in explaining what music to listen to and why. She sent me her product for review and I give it a double thumbs-up. Go take a gander at the secret power lying dormant within your mind and body, that can be awakened through the right music.

Matt Furey

"The guys I fought wanted to beat me up as bad as they could, so I couldn't feel sorry when I beat them. I never apologized for winning."

Joe Louis - World Heavyweight Boxing Champion

A few years ago, for some strange reason, I thought about the guys I once trained with in the practice room. I thought about the fact that some of them got beaten on every day and never became champions. At first it was kind of a sad thought. Some of them worked hard, but they were working on the wrong things. They were pumping iron all the time. Or running all the time, when they should have been spending more time on the mat and more time doing functional exercises.

Then I thought about the times in college when I had to take a break from hard wrestling practice because of an injury. On the first day back to practice (usually when the injury was not completely healed), when I was tentative and unsure as to whether I could safely train, I never worked out with a single guy who gave a damn. Injured or not, healthy or recovering,
they wrestled me the same as they would any other time. If I was healthy enough and confident enough to practice, then I was open-season.

That is the way it is in combat sports - and in LIFE. Sure, you can go ahead and feel sorry for your opponent or practice partner. But when the roles are reversed, and the other guy has the opportunity to wield the upper hand, I'll bet he won't feel sorry for you. So give LIFE everything you have, every single time and let the chips fall where they may.

And when you achieve your goals and dreams - never apologize for your success. You earned it!

Matt Furey

"Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on his ideas, to take a calculated risk and to act. "

Dr. Maxwell Maltz

Whenever you hear people saying that "depression is something that just happens to you" - never forget that yes, you do have options - and exercise is one of them. People who exercise regularly, especially those who do the exercises in Combat Conditioning, are the very people who know what it's like to overcome fear, self-doubt, worry and depression. Here's an example of what I'm talking about, sent in by a 50-year old couch potato:

Dear Matt,
When I ordered your manual a few weeks ago, I was stiff, tired and depressed all the time. I just wanted to tell you that since I started using your program, I feel 100% better. I'm nearly 50, and a lifelong couch potato, and I hated exercise, but these are FUN!

I'm nowhere near ready to do the Royal Court yet, but just doing regular squats (which you've shown me the value of), wall chair, side bends, bowing, the whirling dervish, along with partial pushups and crunches, and walking every other day through a hilly park, has lessened my lower back pain, quickened my step, and lightened my mood tremendously.

More importantly, your advice and attitude have kept me focused and positive. Instead of eating when I get stressed out, I do some squats! Thank you, and please send me more!

Samuel Graybar

You got it Sam! A whole lot more is coming your way. Keep doing what you're doing and you'll know what it means to be the Master of Your Fate, the Captain of Your Ship.

Matt Furey

Here's what Rocky Marciano, the only undefeated heavyweight champion of the world (49-0) had to say about training when he was on the road:

"I was willing to make sacrifices. Even while traveling, when there were no facilities, I would spend hours in my hotel room working on my strength. I wanted more than anything else to be a fighter. Then I wanted to be a good one, and after that a great champion."

When you're on the road, traveling for business or pleasure, it is easy to get side-tracked. You're not in your typical surroundings. The gym you normally train in isn't within reach. This makes it easy to rationalize and create excuses.

"I'll get back on the stick when I get home," you say to yourself.

In the meantime, you're falling backward. You're losing valuable training time. You fail to recognize that there is a gym "everywhere" - even in your hotel room.

All it takes is a few exercises in Combat Conditioning and Combat Abs and you can find a vigorous way to train, no matter where you are. You don't need machines, barbells, dumbbells, a treadmill or a stairmaster.

All you need is YOU and your own bodyweight. Rocky Marciano understood this. He was a bodyweight exercises fanatic. And he knocked the living crap out of everyone he fought - and did so at a bodyweight of 185 pounds.

I think that's something worthy of note, don't you?

Matt Furey

Just received an email from one of our fine soldiers stationed in Iraq. As you know, we don't hear anything positive about what is going on over there. Yet, the boys continue to write and tell me how much my programs help them - and THIS is something that warms my heart. I think you'll be touched by this letter, too. Here goes:

Matt,
Fate had a funny way of telling me I was out of shape. I've been in pretty good shape most of my life. Of course, I can only attribute that to a very active lifestyle and an incredibly fast metabolism.

I never really did anything of my own motivation to stay fit. I'm a Marine Infantryman, an avid football player, and a competition martial artist. My teacher introduced me to body weight conditioning years ago, and it made me strong and fast like I didn't believe was possible. But I ran into some trouble shortly after I joined the Corps. I did some extensive damage to my right knee, and under doctor's orders, I was forced to undergo a very long rehabilitation program in which my normal exercises just weren't allowed anymore.

After nearly three years of limited activity, the doctors finally told me I could start on my program again. The first thing I tried was a back bridge, mainly because I wanted to start stretching before anything else. It was sad, but I couldn't get myself off the ground, much less complete the bridge. My legs and abs were so weak. My upper torso was stronger than it had ever been, but that didn't amount to anything anymore. I was in serious need of some help.

That's when I got blitzed by a combination of coincedence and convenience. A friend of mine told me about your Combat Conditioning program. He said he'd done it for a while, and it would be perfect for my recovery. Before I even had a real chance to check it out online, I was sitting on the crapper and picked up a magazine and saw your ad in there... on the first page I turned to.

Fate was slapping me in the face, and I was just taking it like a punk. I don't like being a punk, so I ordered the book. AND THEN I looked online and saw everything else you offer.

I got Combat Conditioning about two weeks later in the mail (the Iraqi mail system is still so slow), and the first report I see is how to eliminate knee pain... then lower back pain. Wow, as if I needed anymore signs, right?

I've been on the program for nearly two months now, and I can honestly say that I'm in the best shape of my life. I'm stronger, faster, and more flexible than I have ever been.

Like I said, I'd been doing body weight workouts for years, but yours takes the idea to a whole new level.

Also, I've started to recruit guys too. I'm a testament to them. I've never done weight training in my life, and I easily overtake them in anything we do. Right now, I'm sticking to Combat Conditioning, but I plan on extending that collection very soon.

It's difficult for me to express my gratitude for the kind of knowledge and assistance that you are offering. If there is anything I can ever do to help besides my continued support by buying products and spreading the word, feel free to just let me know. Until then, I plan on joining the Inner Circle soon so I can keep everyone posted on the incredible success I'm having. Thank you, for your time and your cause.

Cpl Miles Nelson
3/5, India Co
Unit 40385
FPO AP 96426-0385

Cpl. Nelson, thank YOU for what you have written. You have my utmost respect and admiration. Keep kicking ass. And thanks so much for spreading the word about Combat Conditioning. Keep telling it like it is, too. Letting people know that they need to stop making excuses and "get off their ass" is a good thing.

Matt Furey