MATT FUREY UNCENSORED

A few months ago I sat with a man who's made over six billion dollars in his lifetime. He has homes in three countries and lives life with gusto.

Yet, years ago he was in the hole in a big way. People thought he wouldn't make it, but he did.

He followed a proven, systematic method of getting whatever he wanted, whether he had the money or not - and three years later he was a millionaire.

When I first got started in info-publishing, I was also in debt. So I followed what this man advised and guess what? I got the same type of results he got.

Whether you're in debt or not, I advise you to take a good look at the program I created with this man.

It's called Think and Live Debt Free, Forever.

Check it out NOW. You'll be glad you did, for an entire lifetime.

Matt Furey

Today I'm going to answer one of those frequently asked questions as well as one that is 'less' frequently asked - but darn good.

Many people write to ask me whether or not they can do the exercises in Combat Conditioning on a daily basis. My answer is the same today as it was 10 years ago, when the first edition came out.

Yes.

'But in weight training they say ....'

Yes, I understand what they say in weight training. We're not talking about that. We're talking about Combat Conditioning, and ... just like gymnastics, it can be done daily.

You can choose to do it two or three times a week if you'd like. Or you can do it everyday. I believe you get optimum results when you do something everyday. Some days you do a hard workout. Other days you go light - but you do something everyday.

Now, with that in mind, let's look at an email from a man who lives in the 'Windy City.'

Hello Matt,
My name is Richard and I have a couple of questions for you. First I purchased your Combat Conditioning package and I love it. My question is can I do the Royal Court more than once per day? Or can I do Hindu squats throughout the day before or after the Royal Court? I am currently up to 50 Hindu Squats and 15 hindu push ups and I wall walk for three times almost touching my chest to the wall. Do you think that this will slow me down because I train the same exercise throughout the day?
Richard
Chicago, IL

Well, my friend, that's all for now.

Best,

Matt Furey

P.S. Get your copy today of my International Best Selling, Combat Conditioning by going here.

P.P.S. Someone asked me about strengthening their hands and wrists when they're hurt. My answer is do the same exercises in my Carpal
Tunnel Fix program - for information on that go to www.carpaltunnelfix.com.

Testimonials on the effectivenes of the Farmer Burns Stomach Flattener, as seen in my best-selling book,Combat Abs are pouring in.

One man wrote to say he's dropped four inches from his waist inside of three weeks - and just as I wrote, his digestion has shown a marked improvement.

In Farmer Burns 1914 by-mail course, Lessons in Wrestling and Physical Culture he said the same thing. In fact, Burns also, referring to the subject of deep breathing, said - 'Deep breathing alone has made many a weak man strong and many a sick man well.'

The whole reason why the Farmer Burns Stomach Flattener works is because of the deep breathing combined with flexing and tensing of the abdominal muscles. Simply flex and tense the abdominals and you don't have much. The whole key lies in the mixture.

The greatest thing about this exercise is that you can do it virtually anywhere and no one else has to know. It's your little workout secret.

You can do it at your desk. In a car. On a plane. In the shower. Even while doing other exercises.

It truly is remarkable.

Be sure to make Five Second Abs part of your everyday routine.

Best,

Matt Furey

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In previous messages I've written about doing the Farmer Burns Stomach Flattener in the shower, the car, the bedroom and so on.

When I write about this incredibly effective exercise, I normally speak about how it reduces the waistline and strengthens your core.

But yesterday, Dave, a Furey Faithful member, put up a message about how he's been doing this abdominal exercise in the shower - and how he's found it energizes him in a big way.

He's absolutely right.

One of things about the Farmer Burns Stomach Flattener is that is rapidly ramps up your energy and awareness.

And it doesn't matter where you are when you do it. Any time you need to recharge or re-energize, you
simply do the breathing and flexing exercises I teach in Combat Abs and you'll go into a different realm very quickly.

Dave says he's been doing very short workouts with this exercise and a number of others throughout the day, routines that take only a few minutes - and he's liking the results he's getting.

This goes to show, once again, that you do not need to engage in long, long, long workouts to get the
results you want. If you take a couple minutes, every hour on the hour to do some Hindu pushups, Hindu squats or the Farmer Burns Stomach Flattener - you'll be amazed at what it will do for you throughout the day.

So never let time be an excuse for inactivity. All of us have the same 24 hours each day. Make a decision to find the time. Schedule a little mini-workout into your day - and do it no matter what.

Get Tough,

Matt Furey

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Got up this morning and stretched like a cat - looked through some of your emails that got forwarded - and I'm ready to rock the day with some good ole fashioned QnA. Here goes:

Dear Matt,
I am 40 and a Army Reservist. I work for a highway dept. I do alot of bullwork. I ended up with 3 protruding discs. After dealing with chiropractors and physcial therapy, and with a Physical Training test looming I finally ordered Combat Conditioning. I did the Hindu Pushups, Hindu Squats, and finally the dreaded Back Bridge. As I raised up into the bridge it sounded like twigs snapping. I must have been
sublaxsaded and it put me in alignment. I felt like a new man!!! Thanks to you I'm now kicking butt!
Marty S.

Matt,
I am an Instructor for the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. I'm sure you are aware that we use many of your Combat Conditioning exercises every day we practice MCMAP. I personally have made it instrumental to my own work out regimen - with the Royal Court being key. Surely enough can't be said about the value of your program and methods. It's the best thing going as far as combative fitness and strength is concerned.

My question: I have a very close friend who has just 'made her peace' with the fact that she is woefully out of shape. If she doesn't do something about it soon, she is bound for some serious health problems as a result of being so overweight. My wife and I have been bringing her to the gym with us for about a week now and she's been very positive about the commitment to get in shape and I know she can. I realize that starting slowly and setting gradually progressing goals is a sound way to help her begin to 'dig herself out' of this hole that she's in. At this stage doing anything is better than doing nothing.

She has been attending water aerobics classes with my wife and doing some low intensity cardiovascular work on the elliptical trainer. I wonder, though, would it be advisable to incorporate some Combat Conditioning exercises into her routine? If so, to what extent and which exercises would be the most effective in our battle to bring her back to the world of the able? I could really use your advice here as I'm not sure if the exercises are too intense or stressful for her at this current level of fitness.
Please Help!
Respectfully,
Nick H.

If this woman is doing water aerobics and using an elliptical trainer, there is no reason why she cannot begin doing Combat Conditioning. I would start here on a modified Royal Court, if need be - but the workout is the same. By modified I mean Hindu squats (halfway down), Hindu Pushups from knees and bridging over a Swedish ball. These are some basic tips. It would also be well worth your while to be a part of my Furey Faithful because you will get your questions answered promptly and in a ton more detail. Those who are on board are raving about it. For more information on it go to http://www.FureyFaithful.com

Matt
I want to thank you for the emails.They are informative and motivating. I had purchased Combat Conditioning awhile ago, the Handstand Pushup program, Kick A<$, Take Names more recently. I was on the right track, gaining endurance and functional strength. I have always had a strong upper body-mainly triceps, shoulders and chest. I have yet to really apply the Handstand Pushup program, let me tell you and other readers why.

Like several people who have written to you, I too pulled a blockhead move one day and grabbed some heavy dumbbells after a perfectly good pushup/pullup workout, and wrecked a tendon in my forearm. The injury (medial epicondylitis-'golfer's elbow') is now over a year old. I cannot do more than three pullups per set (I used to do three sets of 15). Parallel bar dips are minimal (used to do three sets of 25). I can do Hindu pushups but at 15 or 20 my injured arm begins to give out.

I went to a doctor, went through physical therapy and still have the injury. I am going to bite the bullet, have the surgery and recover so I can continue to train 'properly'. The doctor says it will be at least 6-10 weeks until I can try to continue the kind of workout I want to do even though the surgery is fairly simple.

Anyway, I am looking at this recovery time as a great chance to really improve my Hindu squats. Going to shoot for 600. 'Out of the seed of adversity comes something good.'

Again, thank you for the motivation and information. I will always train the Combat Conditioning and not do anything dumb in the future. Please continue to do what you are doing, you are helping many people gain strength, health and fulfillment.
Jim
Oceanside, CA

Well, that's all for now.

Best,

Matt Furey

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Whenever you see someone oozing health and vitality, you're seeing someone who understands the power of deep breathing.

In China, traditional practitioners of tai chi, gong fu and chi kung will tell you that any exercise program that doesn't incorporate the breath is 'incomplete.'

The Chinese Long-Life System begins with deep breathing. Not only that - it incorporates exercises designed to open the meridians of the body, thereby increasing the flow of 'chi' in the body.

Disease and illness come when the 'chi' is stagnate.

Keep your chi flowing by doing a series of simple exercises that put everything in flow: the breath, the blood and the chi.

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Best,

Matt Furey

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One of the first lessons I learned from Karl Gotch in relation to Combat Conditioning and to combat sports was the importance of being able to 'adapt and improvise' - To change course on the fly and still come out ahead.

In today's message I am going to take you back to an article I wrote a couple years ago - but have just revised, because I think it explains why this concept is critically important, not only to the combat athlete, but to anyone who wants to be at the top of any profession.

Here goes:

'It was the day after a dual meet with the University of Northern Iowa. Iowa head wrestling coach Dan Gable stood before us with a legal pad in his hands - giving each wrestler a brutal evaluation in front of the entire team - something you're just not supposed to do in today's politically correct 'feelings first' world.

A couple wrestlers received a boatload of praise for their performance; others were told what they needed to do to improve; two were deeply criticized. Don't know what it was about Gable, but he could pretty much say whatever he wanted and you would listen.

Yet, nothing he said was ever sugar-coated or communicated in order to please. The good thing about Gable was we always knew where we stood.

After critiquing the first few wrestlers, Gable began evaluating a two-time All-American, Jeff, who lost a close match to a former Marine - who also happened to be an All-American.

"You know Jeff," said Gable. "You're one of these guys who goes out to wrestle with a plan. And then when the plan doesn't work, you fall to pieces. It's okay to have a plan - but when the plan doesn't fit - you've got to be able to change gears and do whatever you need to do to win."

When I heard this I was stunned - mostly because I, too, was one of those wrestlers who put together a plan. And like John, if the plan didn't work - I was s-o-l.

In combat sports we are taught to practice various moves over and over and over again. And we train in such a way so that "what we know" becomes second nature.

As 1984 Olympic champion Lou Banach once told me, "You've got to know your moves like the back of your hand. You've got to be able to do them in your sleep."

What Lou was talking about is being "programmed" to react in a certain way to specific situations. And he's right.

On the other hand, what Gable told Jeff was equally right. You've got to be prepared and able to change gears, to adapt and improvise -
and be able to do so right during the heat of battle.

This is something that may not come easily - but it is possible, regardless of your endeavor. It's all a matter of training, confidence and the willingness to flow into something else - on the fly.

Some months ago I witnessed a perfect example of how this philosophy of "having a plan but being flexible" is NOT simply a martial arts or combat strategy. It applies to everything.

It even applies to a business meeting or seminar.

One of the things I have noted about many seminar speakers is their reliance on "Power Point" presentations when they talk.

Occasionally I will use one - albeit with blank slides in between the actual content, - so that I am forced to communicate based on the audience feedback, not based on 'what does my next slide say.' But most of the time all I want is a microphone and that's plenty, in my book.

There are a few reasons why I don't like Power Point and they tie nicely into this concept of planning what you're going to say, but being willing to adapt and improvise.

One of the biggest reasons I don't like to rely on Power Point is simple: What if suddenly, during the middle of your talk, the computer shuts down?

Well, if it does, can the speaker immediately adapt and improvise? Most of the time, when I have witnessed this happen - the speaker is totally clueless about what comes next.

You feel bad for the speaker the same way you feel bad for an athlete who is stumped by an opponent who comes out to fight with techniques and strategies you have never seen before, haven't prepared for and cannot defend.

Like Gable, I believe the ultimate level of skill is being able to flow with whatever is happening, whether you prepared for it or not - yet still come out smelling like a rose.

Only a handful of speakers or fighters can actually do this. But every speaker or fighter has it within himself to do so.

Study the top people in any profession. Note how relaxed and calm they are when performing or competing. This is critically important.

Then think back to the times in your life in which you are able to adapt with ease. I'm betting you've had the experience and the first thing you'll recall about it was that you were totally relaxed and having a good time. You weren't stressed out or worried about how you were going to do. You simply went with the flow.

Having a plan can help you relax. I know it helps me.

But knowing I can adapt and improvise if the plan isn't working - that's a level of skill worth fighting for.'

Best,

Matt Furey

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Late last night I began looking through my top secret files - and was amazed at what I found. Buried with the confines of the Furey Faithful - I found a secret my students have used to blow torch fat off their bodies faster than anything I have ever told you before.

In fact, the greatness of this secret is that you really DO get to eat MORE than you are currently eating.

What's more - I am only asking you to make ONE change in your eating habits. Just ONE. Not a complete overhaul.

And if you listen to what I reveal - and 'do the thing' I'm recommending, you are going to be absolutely stunned when you look in the mirror each day.

Old clothes that you haven't been able to wear in years will suddenly slide onto your body like they once did.

People on the street are going to approach and ask what you're doing to have dropped so much weight. Double-takes will be the order of the day.

Now, if you're uncomfortable with dropping all the excess flabbage, if you'd rather not be bothered by people complimenting you, then - hey, no argument from me.

Maybe you're not motivated by an improved appearance. Maybe you'd rather have me scare the hell out of you, telling you that failure to follow my suggestions may result in a heart attack, or cancer - or some such disease.

But I won't do that because I cannot prove such assertions.

However, I can tell you that those who follow my suggestion, especially this ONE suggestion, will greatly reduce the chances of heart attack, stroke, cancer and so on. I'm talking about a DRAMATIC reduction in your chances for any of the above.

So make sure you enroll as a member of the Furey Faithful right now. At present we can only accept another 198 new members. Make sure you're one of them. Enroll NOW.

Here's how to get the job done:

Go here and sign up on as a monthly test-drive member.

That's it, my friend.

Matt Furey

P.S. Ooops, I should probably tell you the rest of the story: Not only will you get access to the Eat More - Weigh Less information, but you will also find the following other goodies buried in the secret chambers:

* Special Report: How to Eliminate Seasonal Allergies, Body Odor and Bad Breath

• Special Report: Deep Breathing and Athletic Performance - this one can help anyone greatly increase vital energy, whether you're an athlete or not

• Deep Inside the Royal Court Video - Streaming 30 minute video that shows you the closely guarded secrets on getting maximum benefit from Hindu Squats, Hindu pushups and bridging* Matt Furey Exercise Bible Video - Another streaming video that hows you how to use your Matt Furey Exercise Bible (a deck of cartoonized playing cards that you also receive 'on the house') or an incredible total body workout that makes your routine something that family as well as friends will engage in.

• Special Report on The Furey Fat Loss Diet - a program I used before winning the world title in Beijing, China, in 1997 - wherein I increased strength while dropping weight.

• Special Report: 7 Keys to Fitness Success - follow my instructions in this report and you will achieve your fitness goals - guaranteed!

• And much, much more

And all you've got to do to see if this program is for you - is say, "Okay, let me give it a test drive."

Ya know, about a year or so ago I see an advertisement for this doctor's newsletter that says, 'Start Your Day With a Cup of Coffee and a Cigarette.'

In terms of arresting attention, it's not bad ... but I dare say that MY headline for today's email is a tad better.

And although I am not in agreement with a cup of coffee and a cig for breakfast .. much less a donut - I am in favor a six pack and a couple joints.

Let me explain - now that I have your attention in a MachiaFurian** sort of way - the explanation you've been waiting for:

When you train your abs first thing in the morning you energize yourself for the day, you help your digestion, you crank the voltage on your metabolism and ... in a nutshell, you 'take charge' of your day.

The Farmer Burns Stomach Flattener and vacuum - as taught in Combat Abs accomplish all of the above - and they begin to do so in just 'five' seconds. Yes, you heard that right. In five seconds you can begin to take charge of your life by tightening your abs.

Both exercises listed above are just two of the daily abdominal exercises that make up The Magnificent Seven in Combat Abs.

The other five exercises are really a series of extraordinary stretches for the lower back and waistline that help eliminate lower back pain while strengthening the 'core.' None of them are difficult - but if you don't do them each day, or at least a few times a week - your body becomes stiff and rigid. Not a good thing.

But when you begin your day with the Magnificent Seven - you'll feel so good afterward that you'll understand the meaning of 'a kick start for the day' ... with a healthy dose of morphine.

Yes, morphine.

Truth is your body is like a living, breathing warehouse of pharmaceutical drugs, ready to be released at any time ... if ... you simply get off your ass and ... do something.

No kidding.

You hear all this yapping about 'runner's high' and an 'aerobic high.' Fiddlesticks. That high ain't nuthin compared to the high you get from following the Magnificent Seven every morning. And I should know because I'm high as a kite right now ... naturally.

You, too, can feel as good as I do.

And you can feel this good every single day. But I understand that some people would rather feel miserable - and I have no objection if that is what someone wants. Tis not my job to change someone's mind.

I only want to present my point of view.

In so doing, allow me to present a recent email I received that I think you'll enjoy:

Dear Matt,
I just wanted to say thank you so much for the Royal Court of Combat Conditioning. I had lifted weights regularly for the last 3 years and loved the benefits in strength, health, etc. But, I hated how my back always hurt and how all my muscles seemed 'tight'.

I have been doing the Royal Court for about 6 weeks, and I get as good of a strength workout as when I used to lift weights, but I knock out my workout in less time, and my body feels more flexible and loose.

My back hurts much less, and for the first time in 5 years I can actually believe that I can eventually get to be pain free. I have never believed I could be pain free in my back. Also, as for the Farmer Burns Stomach Flattener, this might be the best exercise in the world. I think everyone wants to shrink their gut, but they believe they must do a crapload of cardio or starve themselves. I have been doing the stomach flattener for 7 days, and my pants are already starting to feel looser, without changing my diet ... and it only takes a total of 3-5 minutes a day to do the stomach flattener. AMAZING!!!

I have a question about the uphill sprints and the Hindu squats. Do you believe that these two exercises work all the muscles of the legs well enough by themselves (for example, do they work your quads hard, but not hit your hamstrings enough?). I want to make sure that I can do just these 2 exercises a majority of the time and build strong, balanced, healthy legs, without having to worry that my quads are getting too strong for my hamstrings.
Thanks so much,
Ranjay

Well, my friend, that's all for today's tip.

Best,

Matt Furey
Int'l best-selling author of Combat Conditioning, Combat Abs and a ho bunch of other programs.

New Word for Today - MachiaFurian** - taken from a combination of that which is Machiavellian and that which emanates from the brain of Furey. The effect of the combination balances out the evil and restores it to its otherwise harmonious nature.

Walk through the self-help section of any bookstore and the vast majority of what you'll find about success, positive thinking, achievement and so on - is all a big bunch of hooey.

Almost without exception, the authors of these books tell you the exact opposite of what winners really do to succeed in this game called LIFE.

For example, if you're overweight, they tell you to say, 'I am thin.' If you're broke, they tell you to say, 'I am rich.' If you're a lousy athlete, they tell you to say, 'I am a champion.'

Absolute total nonsense. The road to success doesn't begin with the words 'I AM.'

It begins with the words 'I WANT.'

I Want to Be Fit.

I Want to Be a Champion.

I Want to Have a Successful Business.

And so on.

I've been teaching this process in my Magnetic Mind Power program for a few years now. The process in this program is what I have used to win a national collegiate wrestling title, a world kung fu title, become an international best-selling author and build a business that serves customers in more than 127 countries.

Here's what a few of the proud owners of Magnetic Mind Power have to say about it:

'Several months ago, I bought Matt Furey's Magnetic Mind Power Program. I devoured the course and immediately began to put into use the techniques Matt suggested. In just a few short months, I have seen amazing results. For years I wondered how I would ever be able to pay the cost of my kids' college education. In the past year alone, using the techniques Matt taught me, I was able to pay, out of my check book, the costs for my three college-age kids (over $50,000 this past year alone)... and I'm taking the family on a dream vacation to Disney World. All I can say is, 'Thank you, Matt Furey,' for these amazing materials.'
-- Bill

'In my line of work I have read and heard a lot of material on Mind Power but Matt Furey's Magnetic Mind Power is the best I have seen yet. He takes the best of all the information that is out there and makes it practical so anybody can use it and get results NOW. Most programs have only parts of the whole picture, but Matt puts it all together without New Age language or mystic riddles. Like all of Matt's products, it gets the job done in the quickest and simplest form with the biggest return. Thanks again!'
-- Clark

'Matt, your Magnetic Mind Power is great! In the first four days I accomplished two of my athletic goals. But get this: for the past three and a half years I was at a job that I absolutely hated, but I wouldn't even dare dream about getting a new one. I'd just complain about it and no matter how much all of my family and friends would tell me to get a new one, I just wouldn't budge. The thought of even trying to get something better was too frightening and didn't even seem realistic. So I resigned myself to the fact that this was just the way it's going to be. Only until I started Magnetic Mind Power did I actually realize that only I had the power to change my life, and I finally took action. I had tried other 'self-help' programs which were fine, but yours is the only one that really got me to change my ways. Now thanks to this course, I have a much better and higher-paying job, and most importantly I have the confidence that I can accomplish anything. It truly is magnetic because you become magnetized to achieving the things you desire. Thank you,'
-- Andy

'I was a disabled individual who thought that I'd never return to normal life. My only weapon was to believe that I can walk again. And a year after with the help of your excercises, I am now a new person. Better than I was before the vehicular accident. If I had known Magnetic Mind Power during my recovery months, I could have shortened the time. Many people who are suffering from the same pain will need this course. And just imagine how much it can do for those who are already well.'
-- Daniel

My friend, you can have what you truly desire. All you need to know is how to get it. Magnetic Mind Power will show you the way.

To find out more, go here.

Best,

Matt Furey

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In yesterday's email, "Hello from Singapore" I told about the foot massage I got - along with all the hanky-panky small talk leading up to it.

Well, a number of you wrote to ask whether the massage was good or not. And last night I found out, while having dinner with a couple Singaporean customers, what "going to the toilet" really means here.

Based upon what I was told last night, when you are in school in Singapore, you are not allowed to leave the classroom for any reason, unless you are going to "the toilet." And so, the myriad of reasons to leave the classroom are reduced to the singular. No matter what you are going to do, it falls into the toilet.

This means that it's possible that the man who wanted to give me a foot massage, but said he had to go to the toilet first, may have bypassed the toilet and only had a smoke. A habit begun as a child in school is still being used used - and the guy has no idea whatsoever that some may cringe when they see a mental picture of him going to the toilet, then giving a massage to you.

Now, lest you think this is a MALE thing, think again. Yesterday I got a 90-minute massage from a lady - and 60 minutes into the job she stopped and headed for the door. Just before opening it she looked back and said, "Sorry. I have to go to the toilet."

Yes, very sorry. Very, very sorry you felt you had to tell me that. Now I'm sorry I have to ask if you washed your hands.

All toilet talk aside, who gives a better foot massage? Men or women?

Well, if you were to believe the man who told me women have no power, you'd be wrong.

I've had 90-pound girls in China apply knuckle pressure that made me jump. They look like they may have no power, but looks can be deceiving. As I like to say, "It's not the size of the cat in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the cat."

Two days ago, despite his sleeveless shirt and big guns, the dude was not as good as many of the women who've worked on my size 10's. He gave me what the Chinese call "hua jiazi." It's a massage that looks as pretty as a flower, but doesn't accomplish much of anything. It's a surface-only treatment.

Maybe I would have been better off with Mr. Toilet Hands. Definitely better off with most women foot
reflexologists I've had.

And so, in my estimation, odds are 9-1 that a lady will always give me a better foot massage than a man.

The same goes for a body massage, albeit with different odds. More like 3-1.

Massage, whether it's done by hired professionals or self-administered, is one of the keys to enhanced physical and mental well-being. Make it a regular part of your life and you'll never look back.

Matt Furey

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I landed in Singapore for the first time yesterday and the flight here from Beijing gave me two indications of what can be expected.

First, many of the people speak English a little funny.

Second, they speak Mandarin (Chinese) very funny.

So let me tell you, when a gui lou (foreign devil) has a much better pronunciation of Chinese than the
flight attendants, you know you're in for a fun time.

In the evening we went to a Brazilian joint for a feast - and man, it was awful. To recover we went for a three-hour long walk through town, and this, as well as a couple fresh fruit drinks, fixed everything.

Fresh pineapple juice. Can't beat that - so long as you make sure they don't add ice, water or sugar.

Unlike China, at least they ask if you want them added.

Afterward I walked past a number of foot massage places. One man put the hard sell on - telling me "his word was his bond" and a host of other unknowns like "lowest price, best service."

Something he said must have worked as he finally got me to agree to an hour. After roping me in he walked into the studio and demanded that the ladies who had just finished their foot massage approximately .0001 seconds ago get out of their seats.

"Get out," he said. "We have new customers to serve. Come on. Get up. Move."

I politely chimed in: "Yeah, get up. We got your money. Now go. Get out. Massage finished. No more money right now Get up. No next time. We very rude to you. Just like New York. Big city, you know."

The ladies enjoyed my sense of humor. The boss-man ignored it, I guess, as he kept poking them with an imaginary cattle prod.

"Come on. New customers. Service over. Get out."

So the guy who is going to give me a foot massage needs a break before working on my size 10's.

"I take a break. I go to the toilet," he says.

"Very happy to know that in advance," I reply.

I then turned to my brother-in-law from China and said, "I think he can give you a better foot massage. Maybe someone else for me."

Both of us laughed.

After the man took his potty break he stood outside the door smoking a cig.

"Look," I said. "The man uses the toilet. Then smokes. Just what I want from a health practitioner."

The boss man called him inside. "Get to work. No more smoking. We have a customer waiting."

He walks in and I ask for a lady instead of a man.

"No lady. Man is better. Man has the power. Lady no power. If you want hanky-panky you go somewhere else."

"Hahhahahahahaha," I laughed. "Hanky panky??? I haven't heard that one since Hong Kong Fuey."

So I cut my time from one hour to 30 minutes.

The boss man tried to negotiate for 40 minutes. I stuck to my guns.

Lucky for me he called another man in with a sleeveless shirt on. The boss man kept trying to upgrade me, but no cigar.

During the massage the boss man turned out to be more than a good salesman. I think he's a good guy, too. We stood outside talking for a while afterward and exchanged several good stories.

Before leaving though, I said: "Next time I come here tell the workers not to tell me they're going to the toilet."

This morning I got up and walked several miles, ran some hills, did some exercises straight out of my international best-seller, Combat Conditioning.

Tonight I'm having dinner with some customers. Perhaps I'll have something funny to tell you afterward.

Singapore. What a place. Hustling, bustling and absolutely beautiful.

Matt Furey

When you do the deep breathing exercises and muscle flexing I teach in Combat Abs, like so many others, you may enjoy the following benefits:

• Reduced waistline

• Increased endurance

• Improved regularity - bowels

• Much stronger abs

• A powerful core

• Radiant energy

• Elimination of urinary incontinence

And then, to top it off, better seks - more often - for longer periods of time.

Here's why:

A lot of men and women have bought into kegeling and other pelvic floor exercises. And these exercises are helpful to men and women alike when it comes to exercising your mattress muscles - they go limp when compared to the Farmer Burns Stomach Flattener.

You can kegel, kegel, kegel and it won't reduce your waistline a zillimeter. On the other hand, you cannot do the Farmer Burns Stomach Flattener without also strengthening your perineum and other pelvic muscles. It's not possible to isolate your abs with this exercise - even if you want to.

You're focusing on your abs like never before, sending vital qi to the area - then mixing it with your intention to have a superb looking waistline.

When you do this you strengthen all the weak links from your diaphragm thru your buttocks - including everything internally. This means your internal organs are being helped - not just your muscles.

Your intestines get a vigorous massage from the Farmer Burns Stomach Flattener - which increases the peristaltic movement necessary for bowel regularity.

Your bladder, perineum and seksual organs get a powerful dose of training as well - something these areas are not getting from your typical abdominal routine.

As a result you can count on improved seksual health - for male and female, from doing the Farmer Burns Stomach Flattener - as taught in Combat Abs

A few other exercises which help improve seksual function are:

1. Rope skipping - this action stimulates the kidney point on the foot which improves overall seksual health

2. Hindu pushups - the bending and arching of the spine, along with abdominal flexing, helps tremendously

3. Bridging - I show several types of bridging in Combat Conditioning start with what you can do and progress naturally. If unable to do the bridge, look into doing the ....

4. Tablemaker - also found in Combat Conditioning- this exercise works your core, your legs, hips, buttocks, arm, shoulders - damn near everything.

Well, there you have, my friend. A few more ways to inject spring in your step, lead into your pencil - and so on.

Best,

Matt Furey

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'As for Hindu pushups, Hindu squats and bridging, you can do them daily OR you can do them 3x per week. Vary the intensity level of each workout. It's not smart to strive for a world record each day.'

Now, I realize some of you want me to give you the ABSOLUTES on everything.

I realize that when I say, 'take your pick, you can train 3x per week with Combat Conditioning or you can do it everyday' - some people will get pissed and think I'm not answering their question.

But I am. Understand, first and foremost, YOU are making the decision, not me. You are the one who decides what you will do with your life, not me. You are the one who either accepts or rejects what I have to say.

Second, I can tell you to train everyday, and you may say, 'Nah, I'd rather do it three times a week.' And if I said train three times per week, some might say, 'But I heard two times a week is better. That's what Bubba says.'

And if I say train one day a week, you'll say, 'But I know a program where they recommend only training once a month.'

Laugh all you want. But it's true.

And so, my solution to it all is to give you options. Train everyday or Train 3x a week. Take your pick.

I do not advise going below three times per week.

I mean, if you had a dog would you recommend that he only 'move' 2x a week? Or less?

I don't think so.

But with some people, ya never know. Maybe someone right now, who previously figured out that your dog needs breath mints and a day at the spa - will come up with some machine that will exercise your dog so he won't have to. Maybe there already is such a machine.

Actually, there is. I just found it here in China. But that's another matter entirely.

As an aside, last December, when I was in China for a few weeks, I took delight in how many of the dogs had on winter clothing. I wanted to laugh - but then I checked the temperature. Twas a cold evening and if I were a dog (or as the Chinese would say during Mao's time - a 'running dog'), I'd probably want a jacket, too.
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And now, for the ultimate 'monkey wrench.' If you want, you can train 2x per DAY.

In fact, you could even get off your 'arse' 3x a day and - DO SOME- THING. Especially when you throw in a quick workout with Combat Abs.

Did you know that during my high school and collegiate career, I trained 3x a day, everyday? That was nine straight years of 3x per day training (first year in college was a red-shirt year).

In the olden days, fitness pioneers such as Paul Bragg, Charles Atlas, Earle Liederman, etc. - recommended you do something twice a day. Get up in the morning, do some deep breathing exercises. Or some isometrics. Or some calisthenics. Or swimming, running, walking up hills. Something.

Then at night, before retiring, DO something again.

The workouts need not be long. 15 minutes is really all you need. But guess what those 15 minutes give you? They give you TWO hours of increased productivity. TWO HOURS.

Don't know about you, but with the slate I have each day, I will do 15 minutes worth of exercise to get back 2 hours. It's a no-brainer - even for a 'jock' like me.

Now, just think if it were 'money' we were talking about.

Would you spend 15 dollars if you knew you'd get 120 dollars in return? I know I would.

****** And now, for the final monkey wrench *******

When people are just starting out, quite often 15 minutes is too much time to spend training. So I recommend 1 minute workouts:

Half minute of Hindu squats.
Half minute of pushups.
Or one minute of walking in place.
Not to mention, the Farmer Burns Stomach Flattener - the squeezing portion of each rep is only 2 to 5 seconds- you can find this exercise in my book Combat Abs.

The key thing is BEGINNING. If you get started with one minute workouts, you'll build a success pattern and before you know it - you'll WANT to be training for 15 minutes a day.

Well, that's it for now.

Best,

Matt Furey

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14 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 here.

Matt Furey

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The mail keeps pouring in, and in addition to the usual training questions, we have received a lot of good information on diet foods, and other subjects, from various members of the Faithful. We will be using some of this info in future emails.

The following letter is one I really liked.

Hey Matt,

So for a while now I've been doing Combat Conditioning and it's been sorta funny to see and hear the things people will say in response ... such as:

"Hey, you look slimmer, what gym you going to."

"Did you have plastic surgery."

"Do you have a personal trainer."

When I tell them I am doing Combat Conditioning and I show them the bodyweight exercises, the disbelief is readily apparent.

No fancy or hard to figure out gym equipment, no huge membership fees, and no huge chunk of time I don't have to spend away from my cute little son. It's all right here, right now, available at any time I can and want to do it.

I challenged one big muscle guy to do 100 fast squats with me, and guess what. He couldn't do it. I am a 36 year old, 140 pound, 5'5" woman; I knocked out 100 and asked him how he was doing... Not so good.

While I am not some shiny, tan, "ripped" comic book hero looking chick; all my muscle is useful. I find CC works multiple muscle groups vs. one specific muscle group like with gym machines. I like being able to do pushups, and the effect it's had on me is amazing. My back, shoulders, and neck look great, and feel great.

After years of chronic knee, back, and shoulder pain, I am getting stronger every day. The stronger I get, the less I hurt. Hub-dub is pleased with my results too.

This probably seems obvious to you, but this stuff was news to me.
So thanks to you! After years of dieting and joining gyms and trying all these wacky weight lifting routines, I found that bodyweight exercise is simple, accessible, and gives awesome results.

Your information is both useful, and usually pretty funny; it always makes me smile. Hub-dub and 2 girlfriends have seen the light about body building and diet. They tried Combat Conditioning and saw how much better they felt. Now, no one is wasting time or money standing in line at the gym.

You Rock,

Adrienne M.

Best,

Matt Furey

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Find a selection of champion athletes and coaches. Ask each one this question: How much of your success is mental.

You'll have a tough time finding anyone who will say less than 80%. Most will say 90%. Or more.

Take any group of millyunair entrepreneurs and ask them the same question: How much of your business success is mental.

If you find anyone who says less than 90%, he's lying.

Why. Because all success is mental.

Sure, some people are genetically more predisposed to do certain things well, but if this same person takes his skills for granted and does not enhance them with practice, he will be surpassed by someone with less talent who has a great willingness to practice hard and focus.

Now we come to the subject of fitness. I don't care whether it's increased strength, speed, flexibility, power, endurance - or simply dropping excess flabola - the same question applies.

How much of strength, endurance, power, flexibility or weight loss is MENTAL.

The answer is the same: 90% or more.

Now, you may argue that it's all about taking action. That it's all about doing the right things.

Damn right it is. But WHO are the people who DO the right things with the right mental attitude.

The whiners or the DOERS.

Who are the people who ACT with enthusiasm.

You'll find they are the people who have goals, who have plans to fulfill those goals, who have patience, persistence, guts, determination, desire and so on.

These qualities are mental skills transferred to the physical.

All champions, all winners - are the people who know that success is first and foremost a mental process.

Here's a simple example: Let me ask, what time do you get out of bed each day.

Okay, fine.

Now, when you get out of bed, are you tired or enthusiastic.

Do you hit the snooze button a few times before getting up.

Do you stroll to the shower with your eyes barely open or do you move with excitement for the new day that has dawned.

As you answer all of the above, think about the mental picture you have in mind for each. Why. Because I guarantee you that the way you get out of bed is in direct accord with the mental picture you have of yourself waking up each day. All the way down to the TIME you choose to get up.

Think about this.

Think about it before you go to bed tonight. Picture yourself getting up early to do the exercises I have for you in Combat Conditioning and Combat Abs.

Picture yourself looking in the mirror at the end of your workout, celebrating another mental/physical victory.

I dare you to form this mental picture before bed and NOT have it come true. I dare you.

When you do as I advise, you will know what it means to ... Get Tough.

Best,

Matt Furey

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I gotta lay it on the line here. From the time I was a teenager to the present - the hype surrounding the bench press has gone wild.

People are now conditioned to believe that how much weight you can press while lying on your back counts for something.

And it does.

It counts for a lot of torn rotator cuffs, a lot of blown pecs and big useless pecs that don't contribute a whole lot to being functionally fit or strong.

Making matters worse - because many people fall in love with "benching" - it's almost all they do. The whole workout is nothing but taking turns on the bench.

A far, far, FAR better measure of your strength can be summed up with the following question that the
farmers in Iowa used to ask me:

"Hey feller, how much weight can you put up over yer head."

That one used to stump me when I was busy building my bench press. But it was the right question.

How much you can pick up from the floor, hoist to your shoulders, then press overhead - sounds a lot like what a farmer might have to do when he working the hay fields or doing other chores.

Doing the old fashioned clean and jerk and snatch - although true measures of overall body strength - are pretty doggone hard for many to learn. Moreover, they're just not the best exercises for a lot of people to do because of age, previous injuries, overall coordination, etc.

This is why it's a good idea to begin with Combat Conditioning wherein you are building FUNCTIONAL strength with nothing more than your
own body weight. Just like animals in the wild.

Bodyweight exercises build strength, endurance and flexibility simultaneously. And Combat Conditioning starts you off with the Royal Court - the Big 3 of exercise: Hindu squats, Hindu pushups and bridging.

Once you're doing these fairly well - then it's time to reverse things. By this I mean that instead of seeing how much weight you can "put over your head" - you kick into a handstand - lean against a wall and work on pressing your entire body weight up and down.

It's harder than using a barbell with weights. It's more challenging.

But when it comes to creating FUNCTIONAL strength - it is truly magnificent.

You can read more about doing these handstand pushups - by going here.

Best,

Matt Furey

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When the weekend arrives, many people don't know how to 'unwind' in a healthy way. Today I submit to you ...

1. Take a sauna - Make sure you drink plenty of fluids, before and after. At the end of a long day, even during the week, I like to to sauna.

2. Hot tub - Get in some warm water and let the 'jets' do their magic on your muscles.

3. Get a massage - I recommend a massage at least once a month. When I'm in China, I get one everyday.

4. Go for a long walk with 'nature' - Find a special trail, go to the beach or hike a mountain path - just get out there and stroll while inhaling and exhaling and feeling how good it is to be outside, breathing fresh air.

5. Read something - Notice I didn't say watch tee-vee. You'll draw more inspiration and appreciation for life from a good book than you ever will from passively watching tee-vee - esp. the so-called 'news.' Who needs anymore of that? Not me.

6. Spend time with those you love. Need I say more?

7. Do some stretching exercises. Believe it or don't - but stretching isn't just good for your muscles. It's also good for your mind. Bridging, for example, is fantastic for ridding yourself of depression. If you're ever feeling stressed, down or depressed, practice the bridge as well as the other stretching exercises as seen in Combat Stretching. And, iIf you're not able to do the bridge just yet - then lie across a gymnastics ball and feel all the tension melt out of your back.

Gotta go hug my wife and kids.

Best,

Matt Furey

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Here's a great question that many of you might also have:

Hello Matt,
I've been thinking about this question for several weeks now and I'm finally taking it to the master himself. I own both Combat Conditioning and Combat Abs.

You suggest that the Magnificent 7 be done every morning but in the question and answer section, you allow for at least doing them 3x's a week.

The question: Do you think it would be practical/beneficial to alternate doing The Royal Court every other day and alternating with The Magnificent 7 in between days or would that approach be counter-productive to reaping the benefits of one over the other.

I appreciate your time and advice.

Thank You.
Terry T.

MJF: Terry, the Magnificent 7 found in Combat Abs is not nearly as difficult to perform as the Royal Court in Combat Conditioning. That's the first thing to keep in mind.

Doing the Mag 7 every morning will keep your bowels regular due to what I call the "Cosmic Fiber Effect." Most people today have irregularity in going numero dos - and so this can help a great deal.

Next, the Mag 7 will energize your system because of the deep breathing.

Of the seven exercises, only two are going to push you into a sweat, the other five are mostly to keep you limber, loose and flexible in your waist, spine and hips. Very important to the functioning of your core.

I think it's not asking too much to do the Mag 7 on the days you do Combat Conditioning. You can whip through a shorter version of the program if you'd like. Reduce the numbers in half if you'd like.

Even so, as I've stated, you can do the Mag 7 once a day or three times a week. You can alternate between both programs if that is more to your liking.

The biggest key to success is getting on a program and following it because of your strong desire to be happy, healthy and fit. Don't look for excuses NOT to train. Look for reasons to do it - the foremost of which is that when finished, you can look in the mirror, smile, pump both fists heavenward and proclaim, "Good work Terry. You did it again. You remembered to 'Get Tough.' You won another mental game with yourself."

For future questions, make sure you're a member of the Furey Faithfu l we cover everything there in a ton of depth

Best,

Matt Furey

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If you go home from work today and sit on the couch to watch tee-vee; if you eat a big ole meal and go to bed without doing something physical; then tomorrow will be HUMP DAY for you.

HUMP DAY is the Wednesday that tired, fatigued and emotionally drained people have. It is also, in some ways, a type of language used by people who have humps.

Dowager's hump from sitting before a computer for hours a day.

Butt humps from - well, sitting all day.

Belly humps from not exercising and eating all the wrong foods.

And muscle humps wherein your body is out of balance.

For me, tomorrow is Wednesday. It's not hump day. And the truth is I wouldn't even know it's Wednesday except for the fact that my wife called me a bit ago to tell me so. Otherwise I'd have no idea.

Why. Because when you exercise the way I do - with the The Chinese Long-Life System in the morning and Dao Zou in the evening - your life goes into a state of FLOW.

When you're in a state of flow - work is play. There's no pain or drudgery attached to it. Moreover, you have a decreased desire to keep track of time because you're enjoying every single moment.

You're breathing - you're relaxed - you're savoring each moment.

No angst. No stress. No worries.

Sure, just like anyone else, problems can surface - but regardless, you breathe, relax and savor - and get over them quickly.

In doing so you discover that life does not have to turn you into a stressed out lunatic. You stay calm in the midst of chaos by reconnecting to Nature through exercise that opens you up - body, mind and soul.

The The Chinese Long-Life System opens the meridians in the body through gentle exercises and slaps to various pressure points. Do it in the morning and you'll run off to work without a worry in the world.

In the evening, it's good to purge all the negativity from the day by rewinding your mind with Dao Zou. This series of exercises will revitalize and recharge you while transforming stress into peace and tranquility.

Don't be surprised when people notice you're looking younger - as well as sporting a new found glow that is magnetic.

Don't be surprised if you get asked, "How do you stay so centered and calm when everyone else if freaked out."

At this point you can smile and say, "Ancient Chinese Secret."

Indeed, it IS.

Learn these ancient secrets NOW.

And remember - no more hump days.

Matt Furey