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If you really, really want to get back into shape - but you
feel you can't because of an ailing back - then I have
some very good news for you.
Yes, there is a way to move from being in terrible pain
to being able to exercise once again.
And "the way" I'm talking about is not surgery. Nor is
it pain killers.
One of my friends is a chiropractic doctor who has made
a huge difference in many peoples' lives. His name is Dr.
Joe DeNoia.
Over the years, Dr. Joe has seen hundreds of people who
underwent unnecessary surgery, when all they really needed
was a way to support their back while getting over their injury.
One guy who opted for back surgery was further humiliated
when the docs castrated him. Yeah, I know this story sounds
far fetched - but pay attention anyway and you may convince
yourself that I ain't pulling your schlong on this one.
Turns out the guy had incredible pain in his knackers, and all
the doctors he saw couldn't figure out that the real problem
wasn't in his cojones but in his back.
The pain was caused by a slipped disc and traveled along his
nerves to the family jewels. No matter what he tried, the pain
wouldn't go away, so eventually he went under the knife.
Slash. His testicles got cut off.
Y'ouchh.
Afterward he had two pains instead of one - as well as a
greatly reduced level of testosterone.
The castration did nothing to eliminate the real problem -
the slipped disc in his back.
Look, if you have back pain and need a boost before getting
back into exercise, you might want to try a back brace instead
of radical surgery.
Now, I don't believe in going the cheapo route in anything
that I do. There are lots of braces around that are nothing more
than glorified rubber bands or a woman's girdle. As you can
imagine, they don't work - even they there is a charge for the
device.
Naturally, if you want the best back brace out there, you would
normally expect to pay some serious coin.
But here's some great news - quickly followed by even
better news - followed by some spectacular news.
The braces that Dr. Joe has may be the most expensive
on the market - sort of like a Ferrari or Rolls Royce.
But... and this is a very big BUT - because they provide
the lift to your spine that you need - they let your lower back
really heal. Perhaps for the first time in years, you'll be out of
pain.
Now get this: These braces are so easy to wear that you can
even exercise while wearing one. They are lightweight and
invisible under your clothes. Some of Dr. Joe's patients even
golf while wearing one.
But the best part is that you can get this brace at NO COST
from almost any insurance company, including Medicare.
Insurance companies are not as totally evil as they are
cracked up to be. Even though these are the most expensive
braces, they gladly pay the price because they know that these
braces work. They KNOW they help to get their customers over
their injuries, and as a result the insurance companies end up
paying a lot LESS for unnecessary meds and surgeries.
Do you get it.
Now, let me be a bit Fureyesque. That's Americanese for
"off color."
Which would you prefer. Having your back operated on -
maybe even having your knackers chopped off - or getting
healthy with the assistance of a back brace that will help
you make a smooth transition into exercise.
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and see for yourself what a difference this can make.
Matt Furey
WOW - what a response to my email about "China Fat."
Here's one reply forwarded to me that I will answer in
a surprising manner. - MJF
"Hello Matt;
Just thought that I'd throw in a comment. I'm in my
seventies now and in good health. I'm often flattered
by people who comment that I look much younger
than my age. Some refuse to believe that I'm over
seventy. But re: the Kamikaze Diet. I was recently
talking with one of my four sons (all former wrestlers,
2 in college) and we were discussing physical condition-
ing.
I cracked him up when I said: "When I was your age
any person who weighed over 300 lbs could get a job
with the circus or carnival and people would pay a
quarter just to look at them."
Now days anywhere you go you see men and women who
must weigh 400lbs. And they are usually stuffing food
into their mouths.
In my younger days as an Army Paratrooper I spent a
total of 44 months in Asia. I learned to love the people
and the food. (When they weren't shooting at me).
Nowhere in the Orient did I encounter SUGAR in any
of the food. That was in the 1950's and 60's. There
was no candy except that which the GI's gave to the
kids (and girlfriends).
Now, here in the good ol' US of A with a great proliferation
of Chinese Buffets, Japanese and Korean restaurants, I haven't
been able to find a single one that doesn't load their food up
with sugar.
I have mentioned this to some of the owners, waiters cooks etc.
Often in their own language, None of them are willing to discuss
the matter at length. What I sense from their demeanor and
brief comments is that they have embraced the American craving
for sweets. And are quite happy to add sugar to their traditional
recipes. They see it as a flavor enhancer. What a shame.
I was wondering, in your trips to China, do you find the use of
sugar in the traditional foods. I expect that China now imports
a great deal of sugar from Cuba and other sources.
Billy
MJF: Love the analogy about the 300 and 400 pound human
walruses running around our country. Today's human being
makes William "Refrigerator" Perry - (remember him) look like
Slim Jim. I think most circuses today would consider these
people too fat to employ.
Regarding your question on sugar in China. Let me put it to you
this way. I go to a coffee bar each day to work. It's not a Starbucks.
Instead it's a full menu coffee bar with fresh fruit and vegetable
juices.
I get a private room, away from all the smoking and loud, loud
chatter. And I order a watermelon juice, or a carrot and celery
juice - maybe even a kiwi juice at times.
Anyway, a couple years ago when I got my carrot juice, it tasted
funny. I said, "This isn't the taste I am used to when I drink carrot
juice."
Guess what I discovered. In China, when you order fresh squeezed
fruit juice, you better say, "Bu yao jia tang." This means: "Do not
add sugar." If you don't say this - don't be surprised if your juice
tastes sweeter than normal.
I just finished talking to my brother-in-law over lunch. I told him
that it's important to eat as many colors from the food chain as
possible. I mentioned eating greens, oranges, reds, purples, yellows,
and so on.
Then I said: "In almost all cases, anything white you put into your
mouth is devil's food."
This includes sugar, artificial sweeteners - including Aspartame,
MSG, milk, creams and so on.
Many are surprised when I lump "milk" into this group - but you've
got to be the dumbest of the dumb to believe in advertising slogans
like "milk does a body good." Cow's milk, esp. in the U.S. - is so bad
for you that the slogan I just mentioned was stricken a long, long time
ago - and now we have the simplicity of "Got Milk" with a movie star
attached to it.
Well, guess what they're drinking in China these days.
Milk. Lots and lots of milk.
With added sugar - of course.
Gotta get that calcium, you know - just like those 'mericans who
weigh 400 L-Bz.
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Woooahhh Nellie.
Let's take a look at what one reader sent me after
reading yesterday's email on "The Japanese Kamakazi
Diet" followed by my comments on how fat the Chinese
are getting:
Matt,
I heard what you said about not endorsing any government
telling you what to do...but me thinks you are endorsing
this program because it has to do with "healthcare" -
IMHO - reduced waistlines does not equal better health...
especially at the hands of the government. Yes, I under-
stand your perspective = that by reducing the waistline,
you 'automatically' eliminate many negative health
effects.
This is not ALWAYS true, there are ALWAYS exceptions to
the 'rule' and by mandating this on ALL the people in that
group, there will be some who will come out of this on the
()-end of the stick if you know what I mean. Me thinks
it's an ideological issue, not a health care issue.
If Americans are willing to submit to this kind of (or other
kinds, which we already do) mandate, we're already slaves
to the government.
Also, you know the middle-east and eastern ways of life and
philosophies.
Look at how drastically their lifestyles and diet have changed
(for the average/low income people) they aren't eating the
same foods or living in the similar ways/conditions. Their
lifestyles have improved in some ways, but the diets have
suffered; many will argue that it's 'better' that they aren't
eating fatty oils and they are eating less meat and it's good
for them, but look what's happening overall. They are
gaining weight, smoking more, and becoming more
addicted to oil like the U.S.
My apologies for the political tirade, but it's ALL inter-
connected.
Respectfully,
Jim B.
MJF: Hiya Jim. Thanks for the email. In no way am I advocating
a government mandated anything - including waistlines. What
I was trying to say was this: If I HAD to choose between one of
two alternatives - I'd choose a country with a reduced waistline
before I'd choose government mandated health care.
You are correct. There are exceptions to what I have written.
There are thin people who have diabetes, heart disease and
cancer.
My point is that these diseases are greatly increased as your
waistline bulges. Just look at the 20.8 million diabetics in this
country - as well as those who are pre-diabetic (another 16
million). What percentage of these people are carrying a
surplus of guttage.
Most.
As for China, when I first came here in 1993, you didn't see
many fat people under the age of 45. Now you see fat Chinese
everywhere.
If you go to http://www.china.org.cn/english/Life/161094.htm
you can read the following excerpt:
"According to Beijing's media, international experts in obesity
recently predict that by the year 2010, one fifth of Chinese
children will be overweight.
Obesity is becoming the most serious epidemic of children
in Beijing. Obesity rate of Beijing's children moved up five
to seven fold in the past decade. Incomplete statistics show
that obesity rates of children from infancy to six, from six to
eight and from 11 to 12 were 3.4 percent, 15.4 percent and
20.8 percent respectively, at the end of the last century."
*****
Now, what do I believe is causing the overweight in China.
Well, it isn't that they're eating more meat. The Chinese
have always been big meat eaters.
It's that they're eating MORE of everything - especially sweats,
breads, pastries and starches.
It's bad enough that they eat tons of rice and noodles - but
then they slam soft drinks, candies, chocolates, ice cream
and all the packaged food they didn't have before.
On top of that, they think KFC and McDonalds are wonder
foods. You can't drive far in a big city without seeing one
or both of these chains.
And topping all of the above is the fact that they're driving
more and walking and bicycling less.
In 1993, everyone walked and rode a bicycle. If you wanted
to move faster, you got a taxi or rode the bus. Now there are
cars everywhere.
Reduced movement and the increased eating of processed foods
are ruining the health of people in China - and everywhere else.
We don't need to get rid of our cars - nor do we need the govern-
ment telling us what to do - or forcing us to do anything.
But if we do want to improve our health as a country - as well as
a world - it would be a very good idea to exercise more and
greatly reduce or eliminate all the processed, packaged food
that clogs our intestines.
I'm grateful that when I'm in China I'm surrounded by good,
nutritious food in the form of vegetables, fruits, juices, meats
and herbs. I'm also surrounded by experts in exercise, massage,
accupuncture, chi kung and so on. I avail myself of everything
I can that is "traditional" Chinese. Sadly, many of the modern day
Chinese aren't following what they've known for thousands of years.
Anyway, like yesterday, if you have a neighbor who could stand
to drop a few dozen pounds - or if you've looked in the mirror
lately and felt a tinge of dissatisfaction - then be sure to invest
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start lopping off the excess dough.
Matt Furey
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This is not an ordinary email. It contains subject matter
that may make you uncomfortable. Then again, it may
change your life for the better.
What I'm about to discuss with you may sound outlandish.
It may cause you to sneer or smirk. It may trap you in
your ego - where so many feel comfortable with the
idea that they already know almost everything - even
the things they clearly don't. As the saying goes, "Don't
bother me with facts, my mind is already made up."
Well, I'm not going to "bother" you with facts today. I'm
simply going to give you a different view of things in
our world. Things we take for granted. Things that we
use every single day - yet know so little about. Things
like your hands and fingers.
Previously I've written about exercising your hands in
order to eliminate pain, as well as to strengthen your
ENTIRE BODY and MIND. I've hinted at how certain
exercises for the hands open the meridians of the
body and promote greater chi flow. I've even told
you that in China, I have studied many books and
courses on how to train your hands and fingers -
but not just for super-human strength. No. The
main purpose of many of these exercises is to
keep your mind and body sharp - even in your
latter years.
No Alzheimers. No dementia. No wandering around
in a daze, totally unaware of who you are and what
you're here for. No breakdown of the internal organs -
which are the keys to great health.
Anyone who thinks his muscles are where his strength
comes from has never had a kidney stone, stomach
virus or some other difficulty that knocks the best of
the best on their can.
Okay, the above is all well and good - yet did you
know there are even MORE reasons to train your
hands and fingers - and even more benefits to
doing so than you can possibly imagine at this
very moment.
Including healing your body of pain; improving
communication; enhancing your career and
ability to earn a good income.
Here's the deal: How you use your fingers has
a long, long, long history in Asia. Specific hand
positions, known as "shou shi" here in China -
contain automatic feedback to your brain and
central nervous system - as well as to the
Universe itself. Those who've reached the highest
levels of energy work will tell you that you can
change your life by changing the way you use
your fingers; even by placing your fingers in
various positions that don't look like much of
anything.
Well, if you think putting various fingers together
doesn't influence or affect you or anyone else,
then flip the bird to the next 10 people you see
and notice the reactions.
True, this is a crude example of what I'm talking
about, but I think it illustrates a point. Whenever
you see those big giant statues of various Chinese
or Indian saints, take a look at how the fingers
are positioned. Ever wonder why these positions
were chosen. They were chosen because they
affect your jing, qi and shen - aka your physical body,
energy body and spirit body.
With a specific hand seal or finger movement, I have
watched a friend in China turn a roomful of people
around. Without being conscious of what happened,
these people turned around, took a seat and began
patiently waiting for him to talk.
I have watched a kung fu master slice through bricks
with the insides of his fingers. He did this, by the way,
after preparing himself with a variety of hand seals or
finger gestures that increased the flow of chi in his
body. I have watched old men do amazing things with
"mind power" - and much of it they attribute to how
they train their fingers.
Bur HOW these people train their fingers is not the
standard "get a hand gripper" advice you hear about
today. In fact, the finger exercises that benefit your
mind, body and circumstances in seemingly super-
natural ways have nothing to do with gadgets, grippers
or anything like that.
They also don't require hard, hard work. All they require
is your willingness to learn, practice and apply.
If you'll do this, I can assure you that you will be blown
away with the results you get in your life - and not just
in terms of your health and fitness. I mean EVERY area
of your life.
Are you hungry for more.
I certainly hope so because I have a recommendation
for you. It's called Finger Healing. I not only give it a
double-thumbs up - but I'm positive you will, too.
That's why I'm telling you right now to use your index
finger to click the following link to order NOW.
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see for yourself the difference a few non-obscene
finger movements can have upon your life.
Matt Furey
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Dear Health and Fitness Enthusiast,
Welcome to my website. A couple quick things about me and my world famous Combat Conditioning programs. I'm 45 years young. Twas only yesterday when I was eight years old and first got involved in sports.
Since that day I've trained my mind and my body. I set goals to become a champion swimmer, wrestler and martial artist. Although not easy, with good training I became a champion in each endeavor. I won state, national and world titles in wrestling and kung fu before fully dedicating myself to serving others with my extraordinary programs. By the way, you can watch video of me winning the NCAA II title in 1985 by clicking here.
Throughout my career, I've been blessed with the greatest coaches and trainers of all time. People like: Dan Gable - Olympic champion, Bruce Baumgartner - 2-time Olympic champion, J Robinson, Karl Gotch, Dr. Daniel Weng, and many Chinese martial arts masters. I've traveled the world - from Canada to Australia, from China to New Zealand - from Japan to England, Ireland, Portugal, Abu Dhabi, Mexico, Finland and a host of other countries. And I've been on the cover of several magazines (see below).
Everywhere I travel I'm thinking about how I can help people like you achieve your goals. My customers, especially those in the Matt Furey Inner Circle, are like family. And I am continually thinking about how I can serve all of you better.
Some years ago it came as a surprise when I discovered that my books and courses had already been shipped to over 140 countries. In fact, the first three people to purchase from me online came from Canada, Scotland and North Pole, Alaska.
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May our paths cross one day soon.
Yours,

P.S. A portion of every purchase made on any of my websites goes into the Matt Furey Family Foundation - wherein part of our mission is to help spread the power of a positive vision throughout the world by building schools in poor, remote areas.
When I reflect upon my childhood, my fondest memories of my father are: The day he came to my 5th-grade class and talked about his career as a lawyer; the day I sat in court and watched him defend his client; the days I sat in his office and watched him dictate memos to his secretary; the days when he sat in the stands and watched me compete in sports; the moments he counseled me after a heart breaking loss and told me I had a knack for turning a disadvantage into an advantage; the day he tried to explain the birds and bees to me; the days he taught me how to read out loud so I could be a lector at church services.
I treasure all these moments in time - but there is one memory of my father that stands out above all others. Twas when he and I played catch with a baseball in my front yard. My father wasn't a great athlete. He weighed 119 pounds when he graduated high school. He was also a lefty (and so are both of my kids). He spent the majority of his daytime hours reading and studying - and still does. So it was a BIG deal for him to stop reading and play catch with me. Even for a few minutes. Isn't it funny how that memory stands above all the others? It shows how delicate and precious each moment in time really is. It also shows how an exchange of energy - expressed through the tossing of a baseball - makes everything else in life seem trivial.
I love you Dad - and I'm thankful for the memories.

Matt Furey
Zen Master of the Internet®
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Imagine what it would feel like to be so strong, so vigorous, so powerful, and so athletic that the rest of the world stands in awe of your abilities. Imagine when you run down the street or go into a gym to train, everyone stops in his tracks and whispers to a neighbor - 'Hey, check it out. This guy is unreal.' If you're willing to imagine such a thing, you can make it happen. And you make it happen by mixing your intention with the willingness to MOVE toward what you want. He who imagines properly MUST move toward what he wants. If you think you've imagined and you feel you've gotten nowhere - I have news for you. You have only daydreamed. He who imagines with vim, vigor and feeling is propelled into action."

Matt Furey
Zen Master of the Internet®
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Many people go through life filled with resentment and bitterness about what isn't working, what they don't have, what they wish they had, what other people have that they don't have, and so on. This is the wrong orientation toward life. A better orientation is to begin with what you DO have and build from there. Take note of your strengths and build upon them. Do not waste time fretting about what you cannot do. Focus on what you can do - then make plans to turn the things you cannot do into things you can do - even if it means enlisting the help of others. There are many things I cannot currently do that I get done because I'm willing to allow others to help me. Knowing this allows me to focus on what I do best - and if I continually do what I do best - I'll get more accomplished in less time.

Matt Furey
Zen Master of the Internet®
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Even though your skin is not classified as an organ, many consider it to be your largest eliminative organ. Just as a snake sheds it's skin, you are continually shedding your own skin and you don't even realize it. In fact, every seven years every cell that makes up your body will not be the same as you have right now. So drop all the senseless talk about getting older. You are not getting older. You are being renewed on a daily basis.

Matt Furey
Zen Master of the Internet®
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When you develop a talent, consider the possibility that this talent may turn into multiple talents that don't currently seem to be connected. Yet, they are. When you develop a talent to a high level of skill, to an elite level - this talent may feed you, clothe you and nourish you for the rest of your life. What you receive from taking the time to develop yourself far outweighs the time you invested.

Matt Furey
Zen Master of the Internet®
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You don't score touchdowns by worrying about how far you have to move the ball. You put points on the board by focusing on an objective, seeing yourself where you want to be - then hauling ass to get there. You don't complain when times are tough. Nor do you expect anyone or anything else to do the job for you - but you willingly and graciously accept help when it comes. Sometimes help comes in mysterious ways, so be open to it. Even so, remember what Dan Gable told me in the fall of 1984, "Don't expect God to get you out of bed in the morning."

Matt Furey
Zen Master of the Internet®
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A burning desire to be fit doesn't mean flexing your muscles, stiffening your spine and trying to physically force your goal to become a reality. A burning desire is a lot like the story of the burning bush in Genesis. The bush is on fire but the fire does not consume the bush. And so it is with YOU. You have a desire to be fit that burns of its own accord, without effort or struggle because you pictured what you wanted with so much enthusiasm that the desire has taken on a life of its own. You wanted it. Now it wants you. You pursue your desire through a plan that you put into action - and you continue to persevere even when all appears hopeless.

Matt Furey
Zen Master of the Internet®
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No one ever does anything without thinking about it first. Whether you are active or passive in your orientation toward life, this was preceded by the thoughts you allowed into your mind. You can talk action, action, action all you want - but nothing and no one moves until you have the mental picture of movement.

Matt Furey
Zen Master of the Internet®
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Last night I had a private teleseminar with the
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This is what ALL truly successful people have always done -
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The Mr. T. approach ("I live alone, I train alone and I'm
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grateful and will make sure these funds go to those
who are dearly in need.
Many people are taught a mental approach to fitness that leads to burnout and frustration. What is this approach? It's the approach that makes the numbers more important than the journey. Instead of putting your focus on your breathing, your muscles, your posture and the feel of the exercises - you put your focus on whether or not you can do more today than yesterday.
While it is good to desire greater strength, speed, stamina, flexibility, balance and power - no matter how you train and no matter what program you follow, you will eventually hit a plateau. If your focus is only on 'the number' - you will feel discouraged when you hit this inevitable sticking point.
In the world of Asian martial arts - the plateau is not to be feared or despised. It is seen as part of the natural order of training. You improve, improve, improve - then you hit a plateau. If you have a negative feeling about the plateau, this interferes with your training. If, however, you welcome the plateau and realize you will eventually break through it, then there is no frustration, no feeling of failure and no burnout.
Set goals to achieve various numbers in your routine - but keep your focus on the journey. The numbers will take care of themselves when you are in flow.
Matt Furey
Zen Master of the Internet®
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Do you believe in ghosts? In demons? The best places to find them will always be in the negative memories from your past. Or in the doubts you have about your future. Refuse to feed the demons of self-doubt. Instead, nourish the SELF that brings confidence and courage to all your endeavors.

Matt Furey
Zen Master of the Internet®
P.S. Your courage and confidence will soar when you're a member of the Furey Faithful.
12 years ago I was in Minneapolis at the NCAA
wrestling championships.
All throughout the weekend as I watched the
action, my wrist throbbed with pain. At first
I didn't know why.
I didn't fall on it. I didn't tweak it working out. It
just hurt - for no particular reason - and the pain
was driving me up a wall.
While at the tournament I met an old wrestler who
showed me a simple exercise that strengthened
his grip considerably.
I did the exercise as I was taught and the very
same day the irritating ache went away.
The next day, however, the pain returned. So
I did the exercise again - and the same thing
happened. My pain went bye, bye.
The following day the pain came back once more -
and by now you can probably guess what I did.
But in this instance the third time was a charm. The
pain went away for good.
As a result of this I began to look into other ways to
strengthen my hands and wrists - mostly to make
me a more effective martial artist. During my
annual trips to my vacation home in China I scoured
the country for the best exercises I could find. And
upon my return one summer, I began teaching a whole
system of exercises that hit every area of the hands and wrists -
and these exercises not only strengthen all the weak links
in the hands - they also strengthen the rest of your body -
including your mind.
What happened when I put this new program on the market
was truly remarkable. People who had slept in braces - or
who wore them during the workday - were able to discard
them for the first time in months.
Others who thought they needed surgery for carpal tunnel
syndrome were able to forego it.
My friend, pain in the hands and wrists is a big, big
problem today - and grip training gadgets, for the most
part - aggravate existing problems ... or create them in
the first place.
While in China I have researched and studied the best hand
exercises ever conceived - exercises from kung fu and
chi kung as well as from those who have mastered their
own body weight. And the vast majority of these incredibly
powerful exercises require nothing other than your own
hands and a soft, pliable rubber device shaped like a donut -
or a thin piece of string.
That's it.
Once again, just as animals in the wild get strong without
weights or gadgets, the key to hand strength comes from
doing exercises with your hands. And if you combine the
exercises with deep breathing and concentration - the sky
is the limit in regard to hand and wrist strength.
I have seen things done in China with one or two fingers -
including balancing your body in a handstand - that I
have never seen duplicated by anyone who uses gripper
gadgets.
All you need to eliminate most hand and wrist pain and to
acquire great hand strength are exercises that open work
the hands and wrists from every angle and direction while
opening the meridians of the body. The positive effect of
doing the right exercises with concentration and deep
breathing is nothing less than stunning.
I have personally trained with a master who can plow through
cement blocks with the inside of his finger. His fingers are so
powerful you'd think each digit were a sword. Does he use
gripper gadgets to build this type of power. No.
He simply does the right type of exercises with concentration and
deep breathing.
More often than you realize, hand and wrist and elbow and
shoulder pain stems from a blockage in chi flow. The
meridians of the body are damned up with negative
stress - and this negative energy won't be released
via surgery or using a bunch of mechanical devices.
The key to releasing the trapped energy is, once again,
the right exercises, proper concentration and deep breathing.
You get all three of the above in my course for eliminating
hand, wrist, elbow and carpal tunnel syndrome pain.
Order now by going to http://carpaltunnelfix.com
Matt Furey
P.S. Even if you don't have carpal tunnel syndrome, you'll
find these exercises nuking your hand, wrist and elbow
pain like nothing else on the market.
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