Dear Reader,

When we talk real strongmen (hint – most today in the gym posing as “strongmen” are anything but really strong) – what is the ONE thing they all have in common?

I don’t mean simply weightlifters – or wrestlers – or swimmers – or military men – or any particular genre. I mean strongmen all across the board – all over the GLOBE – in every aspect of life – across all vocations – and so forth!

I don’t care if we’re talking the Saxon brothers – or John Grimek – or the legendary and MASSIVE Doug Hepburn.

I don’t care if we’re talking Bruce Lee – or “closer to home”, perhaps, even Chuck Norris or other contemporary martial arts experts.

I don’t care who we’re talking about – but what is the ONE thing they have in common?

If you’ve been reading the last coupla emails I sent – some of you may answer “mental strength”.

Well, goody. YES, mental strength IS something all these people have in spades – and in common (and indeed all SUCCESSFUL people) – but what else?

What physical attribute, you ask?

Well, it’s not necessarily big muscles – or a massive chest – or even legs that look like tree trunks (a.k.a The Great Gama of India for one).

It isn’t a six pack for damn sure.

No – what it is – is REAL strength (of course!) – and a strong RUGGED GRIP – – and (perhaps even more of a give away ) – – strong HANDS.

Strong, rugged HANDS – – thick strong fingers – – tendons that can take a pounding and then some – fingers that can grip like a vice – and if you’re a Bruce Lee fan, probably “spear” through bricks as well – or tear phonebooks apart with gay abandon.

Now, you’ll need practice, and a lot of it to work up to the last two – granted – but the point stands, my friend.

Notice all these people – and they all have a bone crushing vice like grip.

Note too – that “size” isn’t really a concern here and isn’t even a factor.

Arthur Saxon was NOT a big man by any standards, especially in those days. Bruce Lee was probably a featherweight, if even that.

Other side of the spectrum, you have the awe inspiring and IMPOSING monolith of a man – whose lat spread alone would probably not fit through most barn doors – Doug Hepburn.

Or Paul Anderson …

Take a look at the hands on all these folks, my friend.

These hands (and the traps and neck – another “common denonimator amongst real strongmen” as opposed to the puff and buff boys at the gym) scream out RUGGED, BRUTAL strength when you see ’em.

Much like my buddy from the Marines (an ex Marine now). The first time I gripped his hand I not only felt what I’ve stated numerous times in the past, but I SAW it as well right in front of me.

Hands that have hoisted heavy weights out in the “trenches”. Handled heavy machinery and weapons. Wrestled, and thrown many an opponent.

And so forth.

Much the same comments are made when people look at my heavily calloused hands – and though I’d be loathe to put myself into any of the categories above – I will say this – my grip is up there with the BEST of them – and that isn’t an idle boast by any means,  my friend.

You’ll see this in Pushup Central, of course – when I do my patented three finger pushups – and if you thought THAT was the limit – wait until I come out with Pushup Central – Advanced – when its me doing pushups with TWO fingers – and one hand – and other extreme variations most people can only DREAM of.

And while those variations are too hard even for most of you pull-up maniacs to do, the good news is this – anyone – even the average Joe – and even YOU, my dear reader can develop a grip of VICE – CAST IRON – if only you do it right.

In “Gorilla Grip” I detail a series of exercises that will build your grip from rank beginner status to downright “ugly” (in a good way!) levels – and the only way to go up from there – is UP – my friend!

YOU will be the “awe inspiring” sight at gyms as you pump out pushups in a way that would make most people goggle with sheer amazement.

YOU will have the cast iron grip necessary to take your pull-up numbers to limits you never dreamed of.

And YOU – will get that “nod of approval” – albeit tacit – when people grip your hand – and feel strength – real strength – of the kind that lasts and just cannot be FAKED.

Sound good my friend?

I thought so!

Hurry on over here, and find out how to start building the grip of your dreams – today!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – While you’re at it, don’t forget to pick up a copy of the best course out there in terms of building that much desired “six pack” – right here – – https://0excusesfitness.com/corrugated-core/

Dear Reader,

A couple of months or so ago (this was back when I wasn’t as active on the 0 Excuses fitness biz as I should have been – mea culpa, and all that) I spoke a good friend of mine regarding some biz issues I was facing.

Actually it wasn’t so much just business as a combination of business – and life. Plenty of things going on at that point in time, and as I told my friend about these things, he paused – looked at me – and then laughed.

“Oh, Rahul. You’re a goddamned survivor!”

“You’ll come out of all this just fine!” was his only conclusion and believe it or not – I laughed too.

This was my buddy from the Marines – an ex-Marine at this point, but once a Marine always a Marine – and that never say die spirit was there on FULL DISPLAY that night when we spoke – and so it should be.

Troubles only overcome us if we LET them.

And my friend was spot on about the survivor part. One may face temporary difficulty in terms of surmounting a certain obstacle, but as Napoleon Hill said, once you get acquainted with your other self “never permanent defeat”.

That above bit was taken from “Outwitting the Devil” – – a great little short Hill read by the way, for those of you interested.

And true to form, Houdini like, now that I sit back and look upon the last few months – my buddy was right -and so was my gut – which kept telling me it was “temporary”.

Temporary it was – and so are all troubles – unless we let them overcome us.

And as I sit here in a darkened room, with NO light other than good ole SUNLIGHT streaming in through the windows, I remembered that comment.

.. and thought I’d share it with ya. That’s another reason I love my workouts as much as I do, by the way – if there ever were “survivor” workouts – these workouts are IT, my friend.

Believe me, when you get to the point of pumping out 500 pushups per day, everything else will seem like a joke.

Ditto for 50 plus handstand pushups per workout – 500 squats – a 100 pull-ups – and so forth. Once you get to those levels, you’ll find that “obstacles” melt away and you do what you previously thought unthinkable.

You’ll “escape” situations you never thought you would. You’ll look troubles in the eye and LAUGH – just like my buddy did the other night. And you’ll surmount said troubles – with NO issues whatsoever.

Down the line, you’ll look back and wonder “why was I ever reacting the way I did initially”?

Hindsight is always 20/20, of course, but on that note, this “survivor” was talking to an old college friend this morning, and he asked me what I thought of the COVID-19 virus going around, and whether everyone was over reacting.

Now, normally I don’t get pulled into these discussions as it seems everyone is either “here or there”.

Either “with us or against us” if you recall a certain “personality” uttering those same words a few years ago, and the same polarized point of view seems to be the case when I chat about the virus – or pretty much anything going on these days with most folks.

Some equate it to flu and say it’s no big deal.

Others panic and say the world is coming to an end.

And neither party is willing to take a deep breath and “meet in the middle”, hehe.

My own opinion is as follows – the virus is obviously far deadlier than the flu in terms of mortality rates etc. However as I’ve said before (and this is a key point most people tend to ignore for whatever reason) – it COULD have probably been easily contained HAD the authorities reported it when it was first discovered in Wuhan, China.

Now I’m not going to get into the whys and wherefores of “why it wasn’t reported” – – obviously not on this blog – – but the point is this – all the containment measures after this are basically a case of “trying to shut the doors after the horse long done bolted”.

The travel etc during that period (right before the Lunar New year) pretty much ensured that whoever had the virus either knowingly or unknowingly probably spread it wherever they went – – hence the mess now.

Additionally remember that this virus can apparently be spread by people  not having any symptoms, so – and again – overreaction?

I don’t know, my friend. Seems to be pretty much the only thing one can do at this point to try and contain the spread, although we’ll only be able to tell how effective those measures are once this pandemic is brought under control – hopefully soon.

Anyway, that’s another reason I love my workouts – especially my 0 Excuses Fitness workouts.

It’s a well known fact that a STRONG immune system is the BEST defense against this and most viruses – and there are few, if any workouts that give your immune system a tone up from the inside out, my friend – especially when contained with the DEEP BREATHING involved.

These workouts don’t just make you strong externally – they make you strong INTERNALLY.

They improve your health from the inside out – and C-virus or no – if there was a choice between “pumping and toning” – and sweating up a gallon and DEEP BREATHING – and getting STRONG as an ox as I did so – I know which choice I’d make! Hehe.

And that, my friend, is that for now. Longish email today I know, but there was a lot I had to “get off my chest”!

Back again later!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – We’ve been having server issues again, and the site appears to be a bit slow at times. If you’ve paid for a product, and are unable to download it for whatever reason – or if it’s slower than usual – then please get back to me and I’ll have it looked at asap.

P.S # 2 – Also, and on that note- make sure to grab a copy of Pushup Central my friend – it’s “flying off the shelves” as quickly as we can “restock them”. Nah, just kidding, hehe. Unlimited supply – and thats what I love about my online business. Coronavirus doesn’t impact it and neither do we need to cut down good ole TREES – unless you so choose, hehe. Get on the stick NOW.

Dear Reader,

What I’m about to tell you might sound so crazy – or out there – that you may be inclined to think I’ve gone off the ROCKER.

Then again a  lot of my “rants” probably read like they belong in the looney tune bin anyway, hehe.

Nah – not really – but anyway – I’ve written about dreams before – a pet subject of mine – and as I dreamed last night – I could almost TOUCH the building I was entering.

The dream was so vivid and so “lucid” if I might say so that ALL the details are firmly implanted in my mind hours later after the dream (bear in mind, most folks would struggle to recall elements of a dream MINUTES, if not SECONDS after they wake up).

Now there is a way to make sure you don’t forget your dreams – but the reason behind not doing so is MORE important.

Dreams, my friend – are the way the TRUE SEAT OF POWER within you communicates with you – if you only LET IT do so.

Dreams are our subconscious talking to us. I’ve written about the power of the subconscious before, of course, and accessing this power via visualization – but when you incorporate dreams into it – well – you take things to a WHOLE new level altogether.

This may sound crazy, but I’ve often been warned of “dangerous situations” days before they occur via dreams that most would dismiss – but I didn’t – and thus …

It may sound even crazier, but events that have occured in real life- and people I had NO clue of who they were – or even met them before – have shown up in my dreams weeks or months before I actually met them in real life.

It may sound crazy, but some of the BEST ideas I’ve had came upon waking up – and some of the most profitable ones as well.

And this shouldn’t come as a surprise, after all. Some of the keenest brains on this planet have used the power of dreams – and the subconscious – to “accomplish goals” while they slept.

Napoleon Hill and his “council of member” technique is one that has been well documented online – and is one that would probably have most modern day shrinks searching for the nearest straight jacket – and yet – we can’t argue with the results – or the LEGACY he created – that lives on almost a hundred years after his ” physical demise” (I’m not using the term “death” for a reason!)

We are all SPIRIT, at the end of the day, my friend – and on that note – – how does this apply to fitness?

Well, the link earlier on in the email explains part of it, of course.

I’ve often had dream of doing pull-ups EXACTLY as I mention in my book – so clear were these dreams that I could see my own muscles ETCHED in my upper back as I did the pull-ups – one slow rep after the other.

The exercise on the cover of “Pull-ups from STUD to SUPER STUD” isn’t a new one – but HOW TO GET THERE for someone that couldn’t even conceive of getting in the position let alone HOLDING it (hint – thats the vast majority of the population out there including you gym goers)?

That came to me through a dream – and I then put pen to paper and put it in a book – and so it has been for MANY of my ventures – both fitness related and non fitness related.

I have NOT yet put out a course on dreams and the nitty gritties of how to use the powers of the subconscious to achieve the results you want in your life – yes, fitness included.

I HAVE written about visualization briefly, but there is so much more, my friend. So much more to this topic – and in case you’re interested – shoot me an email – and we ‘ll see what we can do!

By the way, emails sent from my primary email address [email protected] sometimes end up not reaching – or reaching late. If you’ve been expecting me to get back to you and I haven’t – well – check your junk folders etc – I often email from my gmail account as well to make sure everything all goes through.

All for now! IF you work today – make it a super, super one!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – By the way, have you checked out Pushup Central as yet? It’s been getting rave reviews, and I’ll get to updating the testimonials page shortly, but for now – here is where you can grab the little monster – – https://0excusesfitness.com/pushup-central/

Dear Reader,

Just saw a quote on one of the numerous WeChat groups I’m a part of that reads something like this –

“My strength didn’t come from lifting weights. It came from lifting myself EACH time I fell down!”

Now, I am not the type of person that get involved in many groups etc on social media or (beyond what I have to) social media in the first place.

I’m not the overly gregarious sort – and especially don’t like social media a lot because of the all “fake” rubbish going on (I mean lets face it, do we really need to know what our friends ate for breakfast, lunch and dinner – or see selfies – bazillions of them – or meaningless updates on “Bonzo barked thrice this afternoon, waking me up!”) …

But I’m on social media anyway – and you can follow me (no Bonzo though, hehe) – but anyway, the point I’m making is this – the minute I saw this quote – I knew I had to write to it about you.

It reminded me of the first time I did Hindu squats – or rather, the AFTERMATH.

I could barely walk for two days after that – and was staggering the third day. Admittedly, this was because I did NOT know the meaning of “work into it” and “low reps” at the time, but still…!

It reminded me of the time Ms. Lee introduced me to the hill all those years ago – and at those fitness levels I had at the time (not spectacular by any standard, I’ll be honest) – the hill didn’t just kick me in the can the first time – it continued to do so for a good two weeks or so later before I finally started to be able to “walk normally” after a hillworkout.

And there have been many such cases where it would have been easier to just “give up on it” – and go back to the “norm” – but I didnt.

As Stallone says in “Rocky Balboa”, it ain’t about how hard you can hit – it’s about how hard you CAN GET HIT – and keep moving forward.

Its about how much you can TAKE – and keep moving FORWARD – and thats how winning is done!

And truer words were never spoken, either in terms of fitness or life for that matter.

When I first started my sales job at the (now “famous”, hehe) company I mention so often in the 10 Commandments of Successful Sales, I knew next to nothing about sales, my friend.

I did NOT have any experience in sales – or even marketing for that matter – and my first few attempts at making “sales” (I.T. sales at that time) were markedly unsuccessful. But I persevered – and …?

Well, the result has been documented over and over again, hehe – can we say “success”?

Same thing for my fitness biz – and several times in my life where it seemed the Universe had but one plan – which was to “build me up to a certain point” – and then tear me down to a point BELOW where I had initially started – and see how much I could take.

And this has happened many a times in my life – and this probably sounds familiar to lot of you guys that are entrepreneurs, sports people – or engaged in anything where you have to ” do it all yourself” and “Rise above the crust”, as it were!

The key to real success, my friend is persistence – and GUMPTION – and the WILL to keep going when the odds seem insurmountable.  

Most people choose the easy way out, and that is fine, of course. But remember that easy never accomplished anything.

Nothing worthwhile having was ever “easy” – and so it is with FITNESS, my friend.

Persevere through the tough times – both in terms of life – and FITNESS.

There WILL be times during your fitness journey you’ll fall off the wagon, and thats fine. Hey, it happens to the best of us. Pick yourself up – acknowledge the fall – and then SUIT up – and GET RIGHT BACK TO IT!

And that persistence, and willingness to DO WHAT IT TAKES – is ultimately what wins the battle in terms of life – health – fitness – strength – and that of the bulge too, hehe.

See if you can find the main point of this email – and apply it to YOUR own training!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – This is one reason I like the 0 Excuses Fitness workouts – because they build CHARACTER – and GUMPTION. True strength isn’t physical – its mental – and much like true health, it comes from the INSIDE OUT. Click here to get on the TRAIN in terms of workouts that will get you UP there – both mentally and physically – https://0excusesfitness.com/0excusesfitnessystem/

Dear Reader,

As I was working out today, I suddenly stopped – and felt the urge to do an exercise I hadn’t in a while.

And it turned out to be the best decision I’ve made – – in a very very long time indeed!

As the endorphins FLOWED – as the blood ROARED – as my entire body stretched as it hasn’t been for a while – and as my obliques – and lower abs got the workout of their lives – I felt a sense of peace, calm, and total BLISS come over me.

I believe the “Indian” term for this is nirvana? Not sure, hehe …

This exercise was one I’ve mentioned in my book – and one I’ve often said is one of the best exercises out there – for laypeople – fitness pros – sportspeople – and the military alike.

EVERYONE can – and should do this exercise. This exercise should be an INTEGRAL part of your routine, and I’ve said this many times over.

No, I don’t mean pushups  – or even squats – or even pull-ups. All of those are GREAT, and you DO need to make those a part of your routine, but this exercise doesn’t fit into any of those categories.

It DOES however fit into the category of the “best darn exercise out there” – another one most people choose to ignore – seeing it as an “interesting exercise” but little more than that.

HUGE mistake.

And one I’ve been making too – at least over the past coupla months.

As I bridged out there on the mat today, I lost track of time – and was transported back to “them good ole days” when I was cranking out the 0 Excuses Fitness book – and when Cindy was taking pictures and marveling at the “poses” (according to her) that I was getting into (especially the one handed reverse pushup).

GOOD memories started to FLOW – especially the first time I tried a bridge all those years ago – and could barely touch my nose to the mat.

As for today?

Well, after a break of about two months or so, you’d think it was no big deal for me – and it wasn’t at the end of it – but when I first started, I was amazed to notice my lower back was a little stiff – and that I was NOT slipping into the bridge position as quickly as I did before.

Touching the nose was a bit problematic too when I first did it this morning – but I did what I’ve advised in 0 Excuses Fitness – and soon enough – “muscle memory” returned – and I was off to the races.

Amazingly enough, the front bridge felt like nothing. I didn’t even need a warm up of any sort to slip straight into that position, and as I rocked back and forth, I felt absolutely wonderful.

The bridge, my friend, in all its shapes, forms and guises is mentioned as one of the “big three” exercises in 0 Excuses Fitness – and there is a damned good reason why the “best damned exercise ever” (pardon the French, hehe) incorporates a version of this excellent exercise.

In fact, I would NOT be lying to you to say that I pretty much stopped my workout in the middle to write to you about this – so excited am I about this “discovery”, hehe.

Which of course isn’t  a discovery at all … but it might well be for a lot of you out there that don’t bridge regularly.

There are few better exercises, by the way, for the lower abs and abdomen in general (problem area for most) than the bridge. While you won’t “feel” like you’re burning a shit ton of calories – in fact, I barely broke a sweat (but that’s me – those NOT used to the movement will probably sweat up a storm) today – but incorporate the deep breathing into the stretch, and you’ll quickly burn all that excess lard hanging on to your midsection that you haven’t been able to – for years.

Get on the stick today, my friend. It truly is THAT good!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

P.S – If this email is riddled with typos, so be it. I corrected a few, but there are bound to be a ton remaining. Just feeling too GOOOOODDDD … hehe.

P.S #2 – Remember that as with all other workouts, proper form is key. I devote an entire video to it in the 0 Excuses Fitness System – – take a look see right here – – https://0excusesfitness.com/0excusesfitnessystem/

Dear Reader,

So, over the past few days I was thinking of something interesting – how people put on fat.

And where, specifically. Of course, the “where” depends from person to person – and also depends on your body “type” (apple, pear etc) – but there are certain consistencies amongst all body types – particularly amongst men, I’ve noticed.

For instance, the vast majority of guys seem to put on more weight around the midsection – thighs and CORE as opposed to simply the hips and thighs as in women.

The core, by the way is NOT just the bundle of muscles on your midsection – or the six pack, as its often referred to. It’s the section of the body right from under your pecs to your knees – that is the entire core, my friend – and this is where most men tend to put on fat FIRST.

First on, last off, as they say. Have you ever noticed that your love handles – or perhaps the man boobs – or the lower ab fat, for instance, is the FIRST to pile on when you stop (or otherwise reduce) exercise -and is the LAST – very last to go off once you start working out again?

“Always a struggle to lose them last few inches”, as they say, and the last few inches usually include what comes on FIRST.

And there are reasons behind this – first and most importantly being the types of fat – visceral and subcutaneous – and HORMONES.

When most people think fat, they think the jiggly fat around the core – or perhaps lower arms – or perhaps under the chin – and so forth.

This is subcutaneous fat which ain’t necessarily “good” to have – – but it’s way better in many health regards than that nasty fat that wraps around your organs – that you CANNOT see – which is a huge, huge contributor to both regular bloating and overall lard levels in your body.

Ever notice, guys – after a few days of doing “moderate exercise” as the “experts” suggest, you “feel” and look perhaps a bit slimmer around the waist, but this effect doesn’t last?

I’ll bet you have – and this is because LSD cardio – traditional cardio does very little to affect visceral fat – and next to nothing in terms of really raising hormone levels – specifically the “big T” in men – which is a huge, huge contributor both in terms of keeping visceral fat down – and keeping you YOUNG!

The deep breathing and “badly out of breath” effects that intense workouts of the nature I advocate (for instance, perhaps 250 Hindu squats STRAIGHT – or workouts straight from Eat More – Weigh Less, for instance) have this effect my friend.

Do a few of this, and not only will you be melting visceral fat like crazy – you’ll feel – and look – younger after just a few workouts (and if you don’t believe what I say, take a look at the pictures on the page – and contrast with that on the homepage).

Neither is “obese”, but there is a clear difference between one and the other, I’d say … And it’s not just about looks. Increased T levels mean better focus – clarity – and improvement in just about all areas of your life, guys – – including “in the hay” if I might say so.

Hey, what can I say – it’s a huge problem these days for many guys …!

And back on point – this sort of workout is exactly what targets stubborn fat all over your body by a two pronged method – 1) raising hormone levels to what they should be and 2) cutting out the nasty underlying VISCERAL FAT.

And these are the sort of workouts you need to be doing, my friend – if you’re in any way, shape, or form SERIOUS about your health and fitness.

Drop the long slow distance stuff, my friend. It’s just not good for you – and I’ll have more on this subject in the future as well. Stay tuned!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – Ever notice how “beat up” a lot of marathon runners (and weight pumpers, for that matter) look? It’s because they’re literally “cooking their organs” with those long, drawn out workouts … Why not achieve BETTER results in a far shorter period of time, my friend? Find out how right here – – https://0excusesfitness.com/eatmore-weighless/

Dear Reader,

Quite a few of you wrote back to yesterday’s email about “the old man I met in China” – which was to be expected, of course.

That topic is BY FAR one of the most popular topics on the old blog – and THIS one (the other one being “my Hill Workout from China” – which has since made its way to LinkedIn, HubSpot, and only “the Universe” knows where else, hehe).

Do a bit of a Google on it and I’m sure you’ll find it – – but for now- -it’s time to continue with the tale of the old man – part III – and no, much like part two – I have NOT written about this before.

As China (and indeed the rest of the world) reels from the lockdowns and general chaos brought up by the bally Coronavirus, it’s a great time to remember that we’re all HUMAN – regardless of race, creed, color or religion.

No, I am NOT running for the office of “most politically correct candidate” – but hey – what I said is nigh true. Think about it for a minute, and I’m sure you’ll agree!

So as my “association” with the old man grew (and remember, this dude speaks no English and I speak VERY LIMITED Mandarin Chinese) – I kept seeing him daily on the HILL.

And as my own fitness levels leapfrogged – and as I got more into fitness as a full time thing (remember, I first started all this way back in 2011, took a lot of breaks in between as y’all know, et al) – – I started to literally “waltz” up the hill which had once kicked me in the can.

The SAME hill that Ann Lee waltzed up, giggling at me as I took forever to “wheeze” up – had now become EASY for me – and I was addicted to it as well as a workout. I have no idea where Ms. Lee is these days or what she is doing – but I bet she’d be astounded, hehe.

One small word from her is all it took to get me climbing daily …

“No excuses! You CAN do it every night!”

Is it any surprise that site tagline is …. ah, but back to the story!

So I started to climb that hill in the mornings shortly therafter.

Mike Tyson style if I might say so – only me – and my cellphone blasting out oldies – and believe me, while I don’t generally listen to a lot of music while I train – if you’re doing it in freezing cold weather at 530 AM on a deserted hill with no lights (yes, you read that right -I needed my cellphone “torch” to help me keep going until dawn) – it helps!

As Tyson famously said, the reason he did it – – and woke up at the ungodly hour of 430 A.M. for his roadwork is because no-one else did it and it gave him an edge.

I’d often climb that hill in the EVENING too. Make that six to seven slogs up the hill per day PLUS pushups, pull-ups, and what not.

Then I switched back to a late afternoon workout for a period, and I met the old man again.

He was literally amazed at the transformation that had taken place (remember, this was the 0 Excuses phase i.e. when I started going full time with this, and hadn’t even hiked in a while, but missed it so much that I got back into it).

As I was doing a workout from “Eat More – Weigh Less” out there on the hill – – I saw him – – and instantly recognized him. He looked the same, of course – cast iron shoulders, rock solid midsection, and the same barefoot walk up (at that point down) the hill.

He pointed at my stomach instantly.

“Hao li Hai!” he said, amazed at the change. While I wasn’t overly fat when I first met him, I certainly wasn’t in the sort of shape as I was then – and he was delighted to see it.

Often times, I’d be climbing the hill when he was doing his bit – him once, and me for the third time.

“San pha!” he’d notice approvingly (note – I’m not sure if the Pinyin I used there is correct – but the general meaning is “three climbs!” – or “crawls”, if translated literally).

Often times, he’d admonish me for taking the steps two at a time – and while I agreed with him in terms of it perhaps not being the best “overall” way to climb – it has his benefits – but so does one step at a time.

That prompted me to do a post on exactly that a few years back .

In the middle of this period, I’d often do 0 Excuses workouts at the top of the hill during my “insane” periods (when I worked out between the hours of 10-1 in the morning – during summer at that – not recommended for the average fitness trainee – I’ll give you that!).

Then I switched back to afternoon workouts.

Often times, I’d be in the middle of my pushup workouts, and I’d “feel” something.

I’d feel someone looking at me – approvingly. Now remember – crowds gathered every time I trained that style, but this was different in a way – and rightfully so.

He’d be egging me on from behind – something I do NOT like at all when working out (y’all know this!) – but with him, I’d just do more reps. Haha.

Great guy, and he’s still in the sort of shape I was in when I first met him.

This email also brings to mind a recent conversation we had about handstands – and handstand pushups – but being I’m “way over length” for THIS email – – I’ll save that for another time!

And that, my friend, is that for today. If you enjoy motivational fitness tales such as this – be sure and pick up a copy of the REVOLUTIONARY Eat More – Weigh Less fitness program – – you’ll literally be transported back into “my world” as you read (and observe what I’m doing!).

Well, my friend, that is it for now. I’ll be back later!

Best,

Rahul

P.S. – And to all those who asked, my apologies again for the break in posting last year. No excuses I know … but we’re back at it NOW, and I don’t see us slowing down anytime soon. Ahoy!

P.S #2 – By the way, if you’re not on the one System that will get you in even better shape than hiking tough hills multiple times a day – then you NEED to be, my friend. Here is where you can get your paws on the System – – https://0excusesfitness.com/0excusesfitnessystem/

 

Dear Reader,

As I sit here at home, drinking a nice hot cup of Java, after a healthy, nutritious meal, I got to thinking.

Thinking about just about nothing,actually. Often times you’ll see me (those close to me, at least) staring off into space seemingly with or for no reason – or lying down on bed, seemingly completely and utterly relaxed … again, for no apparent reason.

Thomas Edison once famously remarked “Ideas come out of space” – and while I ain’t an inventor, or close to it, I couldn’t agree more.

Inspiration does strike “out of thin air” if you’re doing things right – and so it has been with me and my writing – all my life!

And suddenly, as the entire of China (currently) is still battling the dreaded Coronavirus, an image popped into my mind – that of an old man – an old man I met in China, of all places in 2013 I believe (perhaps 2014).

More than five years ago, but first memories – and impressions – much like the impression my good friend and former Marine made upon me the first time we met – LAST a lifetime – and likely longer!

I wrote about this old man before, and it was (until date) – one of the (by far) most popular posts for my daily list. For those interested – check it out here.

For those not particularly interested in clicking over, here’s a brief recap – at that period, my hill workout consisted mostly of the routes with steps galore as opposed to the long, winding path which I now take in conjunction with the routes containing the steps.

It is the same one showing in Eat More – Weigh Less (boy, did little did I know that the hustle and bustle on that hill during Lunar New Year 2018 would be the exact opposite just a coupla years later – how time flies huh?!).

And while climbing the final 30% of the steps that tie into the route I just mentioned and go to the top, I saw a sprightly old man noticing me.

There was something about the dude – something about the way he was walking, climbing etc and though I normally do not do so, I nodded at him. Just had to.

At the end of the climb, this old man wasn’t out of breath as you might imagine. He looks to be around 50 – – and is actually over 75 at the time of writing this as I soon found out.

He engaged in a “super stretch” that stretches everything out in the body from calves to neck, and damn near the head as well. And then as if on auto-pilot, he goes over to the nearby wall – and turns himself upside down into a letter perfect handstand – and holds for 60 seconds straight, come hell, high water or rain (or was it the other way around, hehe).

He’s been following this same routine for years, mind you. If it’s summer, you’ll see him walking up the hill barefoot, and in winter, he changes into long pants and an overall and shoes.

In the rainy season, you’ll see him “armed” with an umbrella.

But much like me, no matter what, he doesn’t miss his daily walk.

During those times I used to be climbing in the late afternoons, which is when he undertook his daily climb, and still DOES, my friend.

I still remember the first day I met this man, and shook his hand – a rock solid grip and shoulders like boulders if there ever were any.

I still remember meeting him at odd occasions throughout the years. Over the years, this man has advanced in age, but has NOT given up his daily workout. In fact, even with the virus lockdowns etc I’m pretty sure he’s still at it – with a face mask on hehe – or chafing at the bit to be ALLOWED to be at it!

During the period I was working on the 0 Excuses Fitness book and videos, I did NOT do ANY hiking, instead relying upon my own workouts to get me in even better shape – and they di.

(side note  – everything I claim is tested by me FIRST before I send it over to you!)

And I often used to visit nearby areas at the time in the afternoon for assorted business – and I would remember this same old man gamely crossing a busy road, on his way to the HILL. I’d be waving at him through the windows – not sure if he noticed or not.

Today, as I sit here, remembering my favorite hill – – HIS image comes to mind.

HIS workout – and HIS handshake comes to mind – and if there ever was a true warrior in the game of “life”, it is him, my friend.

I hope he is safe wherever he is – likely IS – and I hope to see him again once the lockdowns (both official and unofficial) ease up!

And why do I feel compelled to tell you all this, my friend?

Well, because from a fitness perspective, this old man could teach us all – and certainly you “young whippersnappers out there” a much needed lesson, hehe.

I could tell you what – but as Napoelon Hill famously said in Think and Grow Rich, if I did, it would deprive you of the benefits you would get it if you discovered it yourself!

And on that note – it’s goodbye for the nonce, my friend.

I’ll be back soon!

Best

Rahul Mookerjee

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Dear Reader,

This morning, as I was pounding out Hindu squats (remember, my rope gave out) my heart was thudding away nineteen to the dozen.

POUNDING away should I say … so much so that it felt like a sledgehammer was buried deep inside of me, and before my muscles started to tire from the repetitions I was doing, the SWEAT started to roll off me – and how.

By the end of the squatting part of my workout I was soaked in sweat – this before a single pushup or anything else.

Now, this might seem strange to those of you that do a lot of “LSD cardio” – or long slow distance cardio.

Those of you that run on the treadmill bearing in mind the “80% target heart rate” limit proposed by the “experts”.

Those of you that pound the pavement.

And those of you that jog long and slow, long and slow – to “burn fat at the optimally recommended limit for 30 minutes a day”.

And while all of this is better than nothing – you’ll likely notice that you start sweating a lot later – as opposed to very early on in your workout.

And you’ll never have the “heart thudding away at your chest” feeling unless you go ALL out my friend – and THIS feeling, more than anything else is what tells you that you’re having a great workout – both in terms of building MUSCLE  and burning FAT (and improving your overall health beyond belief).

A good indicator would be this – “can you talk” during your workout?

If yes, then you’re NOT doing things the right way.

If you can, on the other hand, barely get a “word out sideways”, so out of breath are you – then chances are you’re on the right track, my friend.

And it’s this deep breathing – – this DEEP seated “heart pounding” effect that really cranks up the internal fat burners and starts to melt away that nasty VISCERAL fat around your internal organs – thereby making it a heck of a lot easier for everything else to get in shape.

It is THIS sort of a workout that releases plenty of “get young” hormones into your system – that literally “jolts” your body wide awake, and “tells it” to burn fat – and get YOUNG – and energetic!

And it is precisely THIS sort of workout that builds health – bone strength – and benefits the entire body like never before.

And I can think of no better exercise to achieve this effect than Hindu squats, my friend.

Done at the right pace, these give you the workout of their lives – especially when followed by Hindu pushups – a great exercise in it’s own right – and another great fat burner when you work up to reps beyond 40 or so at one go.

Great part about these exercises is this (hill climbing and hill sprints being another example) is that you don’t even have to workout daily if you don’t want to. You can do these 3x a week – or even 2x – and STILL get a LOT of benefits in terms of overall fat loss.

My current routine has me doing Hindu squats every three days or so, and I’ve never felt better my friend. And neither has my abdomen been quite as toned over the past few months as it is now – and given my hill climbs over the past few months – that is saying something, don’t you think??!

This doesn’t mean, of course that you “veg out” on the days you don’t go full bore. You still do SOMETHING – as I’ve mentioned in 0 Excuses Fitness – do SOMETHING daily – and that is the best way to super health, strength – and fitness?

So, takeaway from today’s email?

Treat your body like a Ferrari. Blow it’s valves out WIDE OPEN when you workout – and you’ll be nigh amazed at the benefits you reap – in lesser time than you ever imagined possible!

Best

Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – Oh, and an email of this nature would NOT, I repeat, NOT be complete without mentioning a course that contains tons of exercises that will do JUST what I said above – blow your body’s valves WIDE OPEN and then some – and crank up your internal fat furnace like never before. If I were you, I’d tell you to drop everything you’re doing, my friend – and HARE on over to this page right now – and get cranking – https://0excusesfitness.com/eatmore-weighless/

Dear Reader,

Today’s email may come across as a surprise (or the title might, anyway) to those of you that have been following me a while.

I emphasize (as you know) FULL body workouts – as opposed to isolationist movements like the bench press (yes, done on your back, hehe) – and workouts that give you a cardio/muscle building effect – in an “all in one” workout.

I’ve long railed against, and rightfully so the crunch – another worthless exercise done mostly on your back.

Not to mention the lat pulldown – done mostly while sitting on your bottom – another massive waste of time.

So, what do I mean by today’s title?

Well, for starters, my workout didn’t start off as planned today. My jump rope broke about three jumps in, and no matter what I did, I couldn’t fix the darn thing.

The rope had de-attached itself from the handle, and being I had no other jump rope – well – guess what I did.

Hindu squats – – a total of around 250 if I got that right – – and I mixed in “jumping” squats in as well into that workout.

That’s key, by the way – to mix in movements that involve jumping into your workout.

When you climb stairs, or run stairs, your body experiences movements through three dimensions – and while it’s not jumping – it really hits the entire body from the entire out (hence the results with exercises shown in Eat More – Weigh Less, for instance).

But when you jump exclusively for a large part of your workout – such as when you’re jumping rope – or on the mini-trampoline (a gizmo we don’t really need, but whatever) – you’re stimulating not just your fat burners – but your lymph nodes – kidneys – and many, many other things in your body.

I could go into more detail there, but suffice it to say that soccer players – amongst the fittest in the world – and boxers – and martial artists – and wrestlers – including workouts that incorporate jumping as a major part.

Anyway, being I didn’t have a jump rope I did jumper squats.

That’s right – squats while jumping – and for those that don’t know – these are an even more killer movement than regular Hindu squats.

And then of course, it was onto the “workout done mostly on my back”.

Or, the “turnover workout”, I should say, hehe.

The majority of this workout was the “reverse pushup”, my friend – a movement which taxes the entire upper body and spine – and the THIGHS and CALVES if done right – and the forearms as well.

Do these in high reps, and you’ll start to feel the cardio effect as well – especially when you mix them in with “table” pushups – another movement done mostly in a manner REVERSE to what most people associate with pushups.

And the reason I call this the “turnover workout” is that after every few sets of the above two exercises – I didn’t stop to rest – but turned over – and did regular pushups (or a variant – and there are so many, my friend – so MANY).

At the end of the 22 odd minutes, I did pushups for – I had gotten up to 200 odd pushups – and I was SOAKED in sweat.

The heart was RACING. The blood was POUNDING – or is it the other way around, hehe.

And I felt great. The cobwebs cleared. My annoyance at the jump rope “crapping out” during the workout all but disappeared. And as I toweled off, and threw my shirt off – I threw my hands up in victory – for ANOTHER great workout in the books.

Step by step, little by little, my friend.

The little victories are what add up to BIG victories – and consistency is key too, my friend.

And that’s today’s tale. Give these sort of workouts a whirl – you’ll be surprised at the changes in your entire body after just a few of them!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

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