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Sprint Like a Cheetah - And Get Fit, Fast
Dear Friend,
I have to laugh. I really do.
Got an email yesterday from someone
telling me that 'because a cheetah can
only run 70 miles per hour for a few
seconds, it's not really in shape.'
Before I answer this sort of dumb logic,
let me tell you something else that is
incredibly funny.
Several years ago I was involved in a
discussion about the art of jiu-jitsu, and
how the tactics will work on anyone regardless
of size or strength - which in most cases is
true (but certainly not all).
Anyway, I remember asking someone,
'Well, what about a gorilla. He's pretty big
and pretty strong. Will your holds work on him.'
The question was partly in jest, partly to
prove a point. And that point was that
strength and size DO matter. Not always.
But often enough.
Anyway, in response, the guy wrote,
'Well, if you could sneak up on the
gorilla, I'm sure you could choke him
out.'
I then rounded up a photo of Koko,
or some other similarly named gorilla,
who just so happened to have a 42-inch
neck - more than double the average man.
This gorilla weighed about 800 pounds -
and I'm sure his sense of smell was at
a level that made 'sneaking'
up on him an impossibility.
But there's more, assuming you could
'sneak up' - you'd have to put your arm
in a place where he could grab it and
subsequently rip it from your body, while
simultaneusly flinging the rest of your
body 20 feet in the air.
True story: The gorilla is so incredibly strong
that, a few years ago, at Disney's Animal
Kingdom in Orlando, one of the Silverback
Gorillas, managed to find a small crack in the
wall. From this tiny crack, this fully grown
gorilla got just one knuckle of one
finger into the crack - and from that small
little crack, was able to pull his entire body
weight up and over the wall.
One tiny crack. One knuckle. One finger.
That's animal kingdom strength.
So now let's talk about the cheetah.
My point about the cheetah is that he is
lean and mean. And he maintains that
shape with one quick burst per day.
But to say the cheetah is not in shape
because he can only maintain 70 mph
for 300 yards is just too funny.
First of all, the cheetah's body and it's
speed is designed for one purpose:
survival. In order to avoid starvation,
the cheetah must be blazingly fast.
Yet, it would be a stretch to say that
the cheetah's ONLY athletic ability is
a 70 mph wind-sprint. I'm sure you'd
be astounded at how strong the cheetah
is, as well as how limber and agile.
Also, I'm willing to bet that if the cheetah
were surrounded by a group of three or four
humans (minus their weapons), he would have
absolutely NO trouble wrestling the whole group
of them for as long as they so desired. Or as long
as they could stay alive.
My entire point of today's article is the same
as my point in previous ones:
If you want to get fit fast, you engage in activities
that force you to 'huff and puff.' Anaerobic
activities get you in shape fast - and yes, the
'huff and puff' exercises DO carryover into
'aerobic' activities.
Don't believe me, then get my book and DVD's
on Combat Conditioning and begin testing yourself.
Sprint like a cheetah here
and you'll have what you need for survival of the fittest.
Start with Hindu squats and pushups. As you get in
better shape add some hills. Then add in hill sprints
later on. Do you know what will happen.
Your body will change, and fast.
Believe me, you'll quickly realize that those
long cardio and weight training sessions just ain't
worth it.
Kick butt - take names.
Matt Furey
P.S.: I teach Hill sprints, Hindu pushups and Hindu
squats in my Combat Conditioning book and DVD
course. Be sure to order your set today. Just go here.
P.P.S. For my advanced course in Combat
Conditioning, go here.
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