What the “chowkidar” can teach you about fitness
- Both of 'em!


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Not everyone – most, actually are NOT – on this is from India.

So I’ll explain a bit.

That is Hindi for “watchman”.

Back in the day, and I think, but I’m not sure, even now I believe though they got it – this dude was the guy assigned to every “housing colony” as a guard or watchman of sorts.

He’d be patrolling, much like your friendly neighborhood COP might sans the gun of course, but armed with a hefty “danda” stick – to keep the robbers, thieves, human wolves (yours truly!) – morons, lunatics, and anyone else the full moon impacted away from the decent folks sleeping.

(reminds me of what my lovely wife once said when I queried about her about why he always carried that massive stick, much like Gandhi himself, except his was THICKER (Schofield, not THAT stick) in an otherwise safe locale.

“India me Danda hi Chalta hai!” 

She meant people understand one thing here, the STICK. LOL!) 

Every now, dude would burst into song on those lovely lonely NIGHTS.

Song, as in SHOUT.

“JAGTE RAHOOOOOOO!” he’d yell at the top of his lungs (damned fine workout that by itself I’d say, but still doest compare to the Rolls Royce workouts I teach)

(Personally, I’d rather the Royce if you get my drift, heh)

(It translates to “stay awakkkkkke!” Now, I’m not sure to whom he yelled – maybe his cohorts, but it woke us “good people” (right!) up when we were supposed to be sleeping, or if you’re a certain person I know, sneaking out of the window in the middle of the night to drink that lovely BEER at the age of 13)

(or if you’re yours truly, surreptiously smoking at 11 PM, getting caught – I think Dad knew, but he “let it go” to keep the peace, hehe).

In short, like the friendly neighborhood guards in China – bao an.

(except they dont yell, at least not now)

Including a certain one who drinks a ton of wine on the job, hehe.

But anyway, this dude would walk all night long, damn near.

And probably still does.

And that alone …

And he’d do it like yours truly at 530 AM- when it was cold and deserted, and WINDS BE BLOWING AND BLUSTERING!

He’d do it on HOT nights – so hot that the minute you step out – you start sweating, much like I’ve mentioned HERE.

And that aside, there was a teacher in high school we called that.

Because this fine dude would walk all day too. To catch us, or try to “smoking fags in the toilet”.

(fag – cigarette. Hehe).

(Gotta go a bit UK on y’all there!)

(those memories!)

Or, watching porno in the early morning shows at the theater so conveninently next to our school

Or, cutting up in general.

Or, running away to the movies and smoking there where we weren’t supposed to be.

Or, smoking outside shops and causing the “good ladies” to throw a tantrum about how “we’ll tell your parents!”

And how yours truly reacted, that is another story.Hehe.

(but really, lady. Live and let live. I mean, not like we were smoking on her property!)

(some bozos, ugh. the less said the better)

“Bad influence” she was moaning I believe …

But anyway, dude would walk all day, up and down STAIRS.

And these two fine men are a great example of what walking can do for you – especially when you add stairs.

Despite their otherwise sedentary lifestyle, despite the fact they probbaly couldn’t do a pull-up right if they tried now, they were fit anyway.

Lesson learnt, my friend?

Wait.

Not so quick.

Because yes, thats one lesson.

But walking – you gotta do it right for RAPID fat loss. 

Otherwise, well, the same thing that has been happening to you for AGES will happen i.e. you walk for miles daily in parks and what not, but you dont really lose that weight, or tummy, or man tits, or what not.

You certainly DON’T build any real STRENGTH or conditioning. 

And the second thing?

Stairs and hills by themselves are great but the SECRET to AMAZING and rapid fat loss eludes MOST even when they train this way.

And that, my friend, those two lines could probably sell Advanced Hill Training better than I ever could.

Check it out now, bro.

You’ll be SUPER GLAD you did.

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – Here is that link again.

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