Several people have written in over the past few days inquiring (curiously) about the status of … my WIFI, hehe.

The email I sent out on no WIFI seems to have been a very popular one indeed judging from the responses, but they weren’t the only people asking.

Friends and contacts on my Wechat and others lists (that I’m looking to scale DOWN, by the way) have been asking too.

The overriding questions seems to be WHY.

Especially when (for the most part) – the “no WIFI” status is basically one of my OWN choosing and one I could probably end at this very moment if I really, really wanted to.

Well, my answer is simple my friends.

Because the world is slowly turning into a politically correct and overly sissified version of what it used to be – – ah, but wait. That’s been going on for a while now, you say.

Well yes. It HAS – but this recent pandemic has done nothing to improve matters.

If anything, the “moron” (sorry, but it’s true folks) level seems to have gone UP a notch or two – or SEVERAL, depending upon which country you’re referring to.

I recently got into a political debate with a dude on Twitter – something I do NOT do – and should NOT have done based upon the response.

What I was essentially telling him is that PRECAUTIONS and not PANIC is what is needed to combat this bally virus (the SCARE created by the virus is actually a bigger virus than anything else, but I digress!) – and NOT lockdowns for sure.

I mean, how bloody obvious is this, my friends.

Lock a country down, and you literally RUIN the economy … and then some. And no, I’m not being “overly capitalstic” either (the guy on Twitter said this).

And these lockdowns have been taken to giddy limits – with the expected RETARDED results. And people still keep getting scared.

In India, the country was given FOUR hours, no more (four hours for a country of over a billion??) for a nationwide lockdown – – which included no alcohol and tobacco sales for one, and if there ever was a more utterly USELESS and ASISINE decision taken by any government out there (other than South Africa which seems to be in the same boat, except with a 2 day notice apparently), I’m YET to hear it.

I mean, really.

You’re on lockdown. You have billions of people in the country – – NOT all of whom are alcoholics or even drink regularly – – but a small fraction does, and those suffering from withdrawal symptoms etc … well, guess where they end up. The already overburdened hospitals in the country.

Not to mention that prohibition of ANYTHING does NOT work. Speakeasies, bootlegging anyone? And judging by the chaos in India (people jumping off rooftops because they aren’t getting their daily tipple – – people smuggling it in milk cans near OFFICAL residences no less), I don’t think that’s working out too well, or will!

But why just India?

In the good ole U.S. of A, we have a clown that attempted to run a train into a naval vessel specifically intended to help those suffering from the virus (so much for the Trump haters again, hehe).

We have GUN SALES rising through the roof. I mean, really folks. Whats next? Shoot the darn virus with weapons?? Lets get REAL here.

And the U.S. isn’t even on lockdown like many other countries are – – at least NOT on a countrywide scale …

And so forth. The craziness is sweeping across the globe. The most recent footage I saw was some ass clown in mainland China sneezing on watermelons that he then SOLD to people.

Why? I’ll let you figure it out?

And in all this lunacy, all we hear is one thing.

The bally VIRUS.

Folks- GET REAL. Viruses have existed since the beginning of time, and will continue to until the world ends, which it likely won’t!

Anyway, all of this leads me to the central point.

I think I’m better off for now with no high speed Internet, hehe. In fact given the way the world is going I might just do what my wife once told me to do … that being stand on one leg in the Himalayas for years, hehe, during an argument.

“You prefer solitude and can’t relate to people”.

I didn’t respond, of course …!!

Anyway, madness aside  – – good news is this – – I’m not planning on becoming a hermit anytime soon, hehe.

Plenty of new products to release – – once I get down with my own version of the “lockdown”, hehe … and on that note, the LAST thing I want to say is this – pick your battles.

I’ve been guilty of breaking this rule – especially when discussing with the guy on Twitter (which I absolutely do NOT do in most cases).

Pick your battles. Work on yourself – as opposed to buying into the madness outside – and you’ll be doing yourself, and the world – a huge favor!

Take precautions – but do NOT panic.

Continue to workout. My 0 Excuses Fitness workouts ensure that you get the workout of your lives without leaving the house – lock down or no – and right now, I really think that is what the world needs more than anything else.

Oh, and I also read about the Indian police supposedly making folks do pushups and squats for violating the lockdown.

I have NO idea if this is true, but it looks to be – – but hey, I could probably give those portly policemen a lesson or two in terms of how to do pushups – – not to mention be a little less brutal with the public – – ah, but here I go again.

Off my soapbox now, but the rant is TRUE – – if you stop and think about it!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – Good news also is this, you do NOT need to become a hermit and stand on one leg to get in the best shape of your life. All you need is some “hermit time” alone in your living room – and you’re set. Find out how exactly I did it – and how YOU TOO can – right here – https://0excusesfitness.com/0excusesfitnessystem/ 

 

(This one was written a while back, but for some reason I did not send it out when I was supposed to. Am doing so now while on “no WIFI” mode, hehe – seems apt, given the nature of what is being discussed -ENJOY!)

The last couple of emails featured a few trips down memory lane – – and today I’ll continue on the same vein, hehe. 

By the way, if you enjoy these sort of emails – – then my “The Old Man I met in China” series will be of great interest to you – – search on the blog, and you’ll find those posts somewhere in the “annals” as well. 

And now, it’s on to the torrential downpours, and outdoor workouts IN those downpours on occasion! 

Often times as I’d climb the hill – – either in the morning, or evenings, the sub tropical part of China that I was in meant that rainstorms and indeed typhoons etc were a common occurrence. 

It was not uncommon, for instance, to see the sky DARK as night – – at 9 AM in the morning due to HEAVY rain – literally as pitch dark as if it were 9 PM! 

And back in the day, I’d be climbing the hill … when I’d hear THAT rustle in the leaves .. .

That wind, ever so slightly cooler … and that FEELING – – the indescribable feeling when you KNOW rain is on the way, and as the winds would start to pick up – people would scatter all over the place, looking for shelter. 

Within a minute or so, the rain would start. 

It would start as a drizzle, and then turn into a torrential downpour so quickly that if you weren’t near any sort of shelter at the first “warning” – – you were – – to put it somewhat politely, or maybe NOT – screwed. Hehe. 

(by the way – for those interested – you can see PICTURES – in all their COLOR and glory, hehe in Eat More – Weigh Less – which you can grab right here – https://0excusesfitness.com/eatmore-weighless/ )

Now, being this was a regular occurrence, and being that was my primary workout at the time, this was quite a dilemma. 

No-one wants to work out in torrential rain, but often times, I’d do it. I’d climb up the hill in that downpour – – my shirt literally DRENCHED – – my entire body, actually – – shoes and socks “squelching” out water as I climbed – – and while I wouldn’t always do it the second time around – – if the rain abated for a while – – I would! 

Now, while this might sound hardcore (and it was) – – in reality, it FELT anything but comfortable. 

Your clothes STICK to your back – a mixture of sweat and polluted rain. Your shoes squelch out water. You are drenched – big time – and wiping the sweat off your face does no good, as it’s replaced by more … rain! 

And it wasn’t necessarily cooler either when it rained, so that was another issue! 

And of course, the shoes weren’t any better off for it. I remember having FOUR pairs of hiking shoes – – and they were ALL in a state of ruin at the end of a few months of this, hehe. Still remember them lined up outside my first floor apartment at the time, waiting to dry. 

But it’s the tough things that get us in shape, my friend – -and indeed, not just in terms of fitness. 

Do whats “uncomfortable”, and make it the new “normal”, for instance, in your LIFE – and watch your life change so quickly you’ll be left wondering what exactly happened. 

And that is precisely what happened to me – – in terms of fitness – and my gains! 

Now, last, but not least, before I end this, NO – – I am NOT telling you to go out and exercise in extreme weather like I did. 

Not everyone is that “crazy”, hehe – – and plus it could be DANGEROUS for some of you. 

But I have to admit, there is a certain sort of primeival feeling of accomplishment that comes from getting in workouts like this – day after day – month after month. 

A sense of achievement that CANNOT be matched – or surpassed – by anything else – and on that note, I’ll “leave you be”, hehe. Maybe I’ll write about the times when I hiked that hill – – when I literally felt like I was “breathing fire” hehe. 

But that’s a tale for another time – stay tuned! 

All for now – – back later! 

Best, 

Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – If the above sounds too extreme, well guess what – it IS – and that is yet another reason I put out the 0 Excuses Fitness System where you can get in workouts that achieve much the same as what I did – in LESSER – FAR LESSER – time – and do so all in the privacy of your living room! Find out how right here – – https://0excusesfitness.com/0excusesfitnessystem/ 

“But Mommy, he NEVER seems to gain any weight!”

… no matter what you do, ah, but WAIT!

For those not in the know, my six year (soon to be 7, heh – – my how time FLIES!) daughter made the above comment.

She has plenty of friends in school, and of them is a young tub of lard that lives right next door to us – – well, a few houses away and a fine young man if I might say so in many regards.

Unfortunately his parents have ensured either wittingly or unwittingly that he’s turned into a bonafide lard ass, and for those that think I’m being cruel when I say that – well – mea cupla – – maybe NOT.

I’ve been ranting about child obesity and how ADULTS are the real culprit here, but while a lot of people listen, there is still WORK to be done, and going by some of the tubbos I’ve seen as of LATE – my daughter’s friend looks positively skinny (and he ain’t either, hehe).

Now, whats the point of all this, you ask?

Well, one, so I can UNABASHEDLY and UNSHAMEDLY promote my newest product Kiddie Fitness – a program that’ll have even the most stubborn kid exercising within minutes if just because it’s FUN – so much FUN – and doesn’t even feel like exercise – but it IS!

In fact I could give the book to the average lard ass ADULT out there, and I’ll be a monkey’s uncle and horse’s ass if some of the workouts included in the book don’t have them huffing and puffing and then COLLAPSING in a heap on the floor – all within a few minutes.

Think what you like my friend but its true.

Yes, you heard me – it’s TRUE!

And now, on with the story.

(You can grab Kiddie Fitness right HERE – https://0excusesfitness.com/kiddie-fitness/ )

As we sat around the lunch table this afternoon (a few minutes ago), I was (we were, actually) finishing off a nigh SUMPTIOUS meal of Indian flatbread (replete with BUTTER – the CLARIFIED sort) – – kidney beans (plenty of spice!) – – and a few other dib dobs.

And my daughter piped up.

“Mommy, is he going to eat all that?” she asked, looking at the Eiffel Tower (again, my daughter!) of flatbread in front of me.

“Yes, he will! You want me to make him fat, don’t you?”

Hey, what can I say. Every little girl wants a TUBBO for her beloved Dad so she can “play with his tummy” as they do in the cartoons, and truth be told, I’ve been asking my daughter if I’ve gotten fat ever since this COVID madness started – and the answer is always a resounding NO.

‘Tis true, of course, but … again … on with it!

“But Mommy! No matter what you feed him, he NEVER GETS fat!”

And as my little girl said this , she might as well have been referring to the neighborhood HOG who despite hogging food galore never seems to put on a lick of weight. Or perhaps the stray dogs, or perhaps …

Hehe.

You may think and rightfully so that the next product I’m going to PIMP here – again unabashedly and UNASHAMEDLY is my book on Eating more – and Weighing Less (which you can grab right here – – https://0excusesfitness.com/eatmore-weighless/ ) and you wouldn’t be entirely wrong.

Except I’m not.

I’m simply telling you this because I haven’t done a lick of hill climbing since January
I have NOT been watching my diet. I have NOT been working out for more than 15 minutes, if at all that per day.

And the secret to my staying lean and trim is NOT what you might think.

And no, butter isn’t the secret either. Hehe. It’ actually one of the WORST things you can eat – cheese is far better – but clarified butter – now that, my friend is another story altogether!

Whoops! I’m letting the cat out of the bag so I’ll stop here, but for now, what was my workout today?

250 Hindu squats, and I didn’t even “make time” for my workout. After writing the last post about no WiFi, I simply dropped down and did ‘em – and that was that.

And that, my friend is what today’s post is all about.

He never gets fat – and if that sounds like manna from heaven to YOU – well – rest assured it can be true for you too!

Best,
Rahul Mookerjee

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One of my favorite and TRUE Napoleon Hill sayings is this – “Every adversity, every heartache, every failure carries with it the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit”.

This saying rings SO true and is SO NECESSARY for any sort of real success in any endeavor – fitness included – that you might as well print it out and put it in a place where you can LOOK at it daily.

What we look at daily – repetitively – is what impresses upon our subconscious minds the most, and there are very few better things to impress upon your mind right NOW, my friend – especially given the current mess the entire world seems to be in (of it’s own creating, I still maintain, but that is a different story!).

And on that note – – here is our recent “no wifi” experiment!

Something that was seemingly “forced” upon us in this here neck of the woods – and something that we could probably have avoided – – to an extent – – and something that …ah, but I’ll let that be.

Let me just say that things started out with an increasingly unreliable Wifi connection this Monday – – and come this Friday – – or Monday late morning, actually, we were left with NO Wifi.

It gets better though!

We live in an area where the mobile signals rarely, if ever get through due to the tall buildings surrounding it and therefore the phone doesn’t work either – unless you step out of the house – and I mean REALLY step out of the house to a wooded area (such as the park, for instance! Well, maybe not quite that far … but you get my drift).

And with a wonky 4G signal as well – – well – – over the past week it truly feels as if we have WELL AND TRULY isolated ourselves in the midst of a concrete jungle – and while it was annoying as heck first, we quickly realized the UPSIDE to it.

More REAL time spent with family as opposed to one hand being on the dumbphone checking notifications.

More time spent READING – and WRITING – and avoiding the utter bullshit being spread about on social media etc (I referred to a lot of that in the last post!).

More time spent doing what matters. More time spent working out – be on the outlook for a new product soon as well, hehe.

More time spent … but hey, the MAIN thing here is this – -I’ve written before about this year truly being the year of the SURVIVOR – and given how things are proceeding according to prediction, it wouldn’t be a bad time to switch off and get back to basics for a while, albeit voluntarily.

Trust me, the world still revolves without social media notifications.

Trust me now, and believe me later (was it the other way around?? Hehe) – – you’ll live just fine without knowing where your friend’s dog crapped this afternoon .. or without checking the latest selfies on
Wechat (a software that lends itself to a super fast connection more so than other social media – at least this has been my own observation).

You’ll survive. You’ll get back to BASICS.

And while I’d be lying to say I don’t miss it at times – and indeed need a reliable high speed connection to put out products etc, I think Im doing just fine for the nonce “isolated from the world” to a degree, hehe.
It’s not gonna last, of course, but in terms of fitness – how this relates is simple.

Get rid of the fancy crap that doesn’t and hasn’t been working, my friend.

Get rid of the razzmatazz, the silly machines that sit there gathering dust – – and that gym membership you rarely use.

Get rid of your “spandex” too for those of you that have it. Jane Fonda videos. The ab rollers. The “tummy crunchers”. The latest Martian crunch machine … you get my drift!
Replace with a rope and chinning bar if you MUST – absolutely MUST – and if not, NO PROBLEMO!

Get down on the floor – and start cranking out the basics, my friend – an area where most people miserably FAIL.

Not only will you get in the best shape of your life OVERALL – – but you’ll also be WELL prepared for any and ALL eventualities in 2020 – – something that will NOT happen by sitting on your butt on a padded seat in the gym- – or making idiotic observations on doomsday scenarios on Facebook, hehe.

Not to mention you’ll send the COVID19 crap for a toss – and if ONE thing was SORELY required in the here and NOW – it is that!

Try it out – let me know how it works for you!

Best,
Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – Getting back to basics is what it’s about – with astounding results. And Eat More Weigh Less is SOLID PROOF of the ASTOUNDING WEIGHT LOSS results YOU TOO can achieve when on a program such as what I advocate. Grab this little gem right here – – https://0excusesfitness.com/eatmore-weighless/

P.S #2 – It goes without saying though, that before switching off the Wifi and high speed internet (if you so choose) – you best ARM yourself (and no, I’m NOT referring to “live ammo” here – more on that later, but the recent spike in gun sales in the good ole US of A has left me scratching my head, for one. Virus? Kill it … with a weapon?? Jeez, they come up with new ideas daily don’t they??!) .. ah, but getting back to it – you better ARM yourself with the best darn fitness program out there. Who knows – maybe a week without WIFI is ALL you need to start getting into the best shape of your life. Grab my program right here – https://0excusesfitness.com/0excusesfitnessystem/

Dear Reader,

Todays email is about the HATERS – – and it’s a bit of a lengthy rant – – so – – with that said – – full steam head!

I wrote a few emails back about haters of “Gorilla Grip” (back when I revamped it in 2017 and put it out) – and I wrote about how senseless some of the comments where.

“The information is available for free!”

“The exercises don’t work!”

Free? OK, so why did you even BUY the book to begin with if it’s that readily and freely available?

And second what qualifies you (and I’m talking about the reader who wrote that comment I referred to) to decide if the exercises work or not – without even trying ‘em?

Funnily enough or maybe not given the brain power (Im being polite, hehe) a lot of “haters” have – – the SAME person stated that the exercises DID work for the people I mentioned in the book – -all well known in their own fields …!

I mean, is there any limit to the sheer stupidity?

And in terms of what is going on TODAY with the COVID-19 virus, and the political wrangling that is going on – as well as the extreme polarization of the world, I feel compelled to rant on it again.

And this time, it’s about people that choose to stay in a certain country – and RANT about it galore – so much so that the sheer HATE in their words is nigh evident.

It’s one thing to point out facts, my friend, and it’s quite another to hate. The two are different, but when you build an obsession – – a very unhealthy one at that by connecting the above two – – well- – its time to DO something about it.

For instance, the anti-China brigade that has been getting more and move VOCAL over the years – – and especially now.

Now, before you dismiss me as an apologist or “leftist” – – rest assured I am NONE of the above two – or anything of that nature.

YES, there is VERY GOOD REASON that the anti-China brigade is gaining traction – but that good reason stops with pointing out FACTS in a constructive manner.

Everyone (with half a brain, hehe) knows how the current crisis was first covered up, then mis-managed, numbers mangled or under-reported, et al. That much is common sense actually, or at least it is to me given how things function in the mainland, but funny part is this – a very vocal part of the anti China brigade are those currently IN CHINA … and those that have no plans to leave.

And those that mix in FACT – – with EMOTION – – and HATE- – a recipe for disaster (think what happened before the world wars, for instance!).

Sure, there are some – – a lot, perhaps – – of things NOT good about China – – but on the other hand, there ARE SOME good things as well.

Every coin has two sides, so to speak …

And what I really don’t get it is the people that continue to stay in the nation – – and continue to COMPLAIN about it galore – – as a significant portion of the anti China brigade seems to be (and again, do NOT get me wrong – – I have no vested interests in either side of the argument – – I’m just calling it like I see it).

Napoleon Hill (in Think and Grow Rich) had this to say of those that criticized the capitalistic system that has made America the great power it is TODAY …

“If you don’t like this country – – well – – you have the privilege of CLEARING OUT!”

I’m paraphrasing, but that’s the sum and substance of it, and I AGREE.

At least have the balls to vote with your feet.

And don’t get me wrong.

Everyone likes a good rant every now and then, but when that turns into an unhealthy obsession it becomes completely counter productive to the ORIGINAL reason the rant was supposedly made i.e. to “improve matters”.

Amazingly enough, if you ask these people for constructive suggestions during the current crisis – – you will likely hear CRICKETS – – and that don’t surprise me one bit.

Again, and for the third time I am NOT saying all is well when it isn’t (with certain nations).
What I AM saying is to stick to fact – and to vote with your feet. If you truly don’t like a certain nation – – well – – nothing, not even teaching English for a living is compelling you to stay there – – and that is a FACT, my friend.

And of course, on the other end of the spectrum we have the “all is well” crowd … who are equally laughable, if just for their sheer IGNORANCE of facts (I’ve written about those people before, so I won’t mention it again here – for now, hehe).

Whatever happened to a rational analysis of FACTS – – and compromise – – and then working on finding SOLUTIONS as opposed to needless hankering about problems and “gloating” over said problems (if they don’t affect the individual in person)??

Personally, I will say this much. I came to China in 2003 and have spent the vast majority of my adult life there.

While there are certain things I do NOT like about the place, and have spoken about them in the past, the same holds true for ANY country. Difference in my case always was when it “got to be too much”, I just up and moved to a different country (more on this later, but those familiar with my 2018 move to India KNOW what I’m talking about).

I didn’t just sit there and complain. I followed my heart – took action – and that’s really what I’m trying to say.

Take a stance – – a constructive one, my friend – – in ALL aspects of life – – and you’ll be surprised how things start to “open up for you” once you do so!

Best,
Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – In terms of fitness, it’s time to take a stance NOW, my friend. Dare to BREAK OUT of the rank of the chronic complainers, tyre kickers, lookie lous and perennially unfit crowd – NOW. Stand up, and be counted – and take CHARGE of your life – and fitness – TODAY. And the best way to do that fitness wise is to get STARTED TODAY on the BEST DARN fitness system out there – which you can and SHOULD grab right here – – https://0excusesfitness.com/0excusesfitnessystem/

So, was browsing through the internet (and yes, I’m back to my “trusty” 4G connection – don’t ask!) – – and saw the following written about the current COVID-019 scare (and that is precisely what it IS as I’ve been saying all along – a SCARE) …

“When it all passes, and it will, this will be nothing more than another bad memory”.

There was MORE, of course, but that was the sum and substance of it, and if there is ONE very powerful VISUAL that I can share with you in these “trying” (so called trying – I personally think most of this “trying” period has been manufactured by our own minds!) times – it is THIS.

Indian actor Rishi Kapoor (he of the “chocolate boy” look way, way back in the day, hehe) made a similar comment on social media a while ago about the lockdown in India.

A country of over a billion people, placed on COMPLETE lockdown … with less than 4 hours notice.

Hmm!

I’ve written about that before as well so I won’t get into it here – – but the point is this – he made this comment “when this passes – and it will – every kid will be GLAD to go back to work”.

“When this passes – and it will – every office worker will be GLAD to return to work!”

And so forth.

BOTH the comments above (all 3, actually) are paraphrased, but they make perfect sense, and tie in perfectly with what I keep yammering about in terms of visualizing the END goal – and the FEELING behind it!

I’ve written about my own trying times (from a personal standpoint) in 2018.

Today, barely two year later (less than it actually!) … I hardly even THINK of those times.

When I do, it’s one of those “bad memories”, but that’s all the attention it gets.

Truly in the grand scheme of things, defeat is TEMPORARY (as Napoleon Hill was fond of saying) – – and for those of you truly ATTUNED to what you really want – – really, really want deep down in your CORE – in EVERY FIBER of your body – with or without knowing it – you KNOW what I mean!

Setbacks WILL occur. You WILL be tested – – multiple times.

As Hill correctly stated in Think and Grow Rich, there seems to be a hidden guardian whose job it is to “guard” the gates of SUCCESS fiercely, and hurdle potential ASPIRANTS over seemingly insurmountable obstacles galore … and problems that seem HUGE at the moment, but in the grand scheme of things aren’t really worth a lot – and actually make SENSE.

Along the way, you’ll also notice small miracles happening – if you are attuned into them – and you SHOULD be grateful for each of these, my friend.

And that’s the best way I can think of to encapsulate the current madness – – but wait – – a final spanner in the works before I bid adios!

My fitness journey – – or rather, the steps I took over the years to get where I’m at now has been anything BUT what most people would consider comfortable.

My routines have been called extreme (though they really aren’t). Madness (waking up at 530 AM Mike Tyson style). “Crazy”( me working out in a torrential downpour – – often times in freezing cold weather).

And so forth.

Yet, if you were to ask me – would I give ANY of that up – or classify it as a bad memory?

Would I classify the time spent chained to the keyboard hammering out novels and fitness courses to be “bad times”?

Heck no – no way – I enjoyed every minute – and that’s how it is when you’re truly attuned into LIFE, and the many MIRACLES it has to offer, my friend … if you only LET it!

And that’s that for now. I’ll be back soon!

Best,
Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – The 0 Excuses Fitness System is not only the BEST overall fitness system out there – – it is also the most enjoyable. Believe me, those “trance” like photos in Pushup Central were NOT an aberration. Here is where you can pick it up – – https://0excusesfitness.com/0excusesfitnessystem/

P.S #2 – And once done, don’t forget to grab your copy of Pushup Central as well – right here – https://0excusesfitness.com/pushup-central/

So in this last (for now, at least, until I think of some more to share with you!) installment of “trips down memory lane, I’ll share with you another memory of the HILL I climbed daily.

And this time, I’ll share with you a memory that stuck in my mind – quite literally so – even though I only did this particular workout (or should I say, at this time) for a few months.

It was during summer in 2005 in China, and it was HOT back then.

Boy oh boy, I remember the A/C running all day – that was back when we actually HAD four seasons as opposed to the mess things have become NOW …

The sun would literally show up in all its fury starting around 830 or so, and around 11 or thereabouts – – you’d find the parks, and indeed streets etc – – all deserted, so hot was it.

In fact, a short and simple walk – – on plain ground – – would leave you drenched in sweat – – so hot was it outdoors!

And one man – – a “crazy foreign devil”, as the Chinese put it, hehe would step outside to get a workout in.

Yes, a workout. At that time of the day.

I’d start off from home around 11, and I’d reach the park around 11:15. Now bear in mind, the park had trees, as did the hill, but that didn’t necessarily make things easier.

I still remember my rental agent asking me “Isn’t it cooler there in the park with that many trees”?

Well in theory – maybe. In reality – especially when you were exercising out there – NO!

I’d take the steps up .. .and as I’d go up, believe me, it would be painful at times in that heat.

I remember a good friend of mine Rueben once tell me “Be careful! You might get sunstroke out there, or worse!”

And as I’d approach THAT massive, IMPOSING row of STEEP STAIRS I’d speak about so often, it was CRUNCH TIME.

I’d pause a minute.

I’d take a deep breath.

I’d psyche myself up, as if I were preparing for a world lift.

And off I’d go .. UP the stairs and I still remember the ladies that worked in the convenience store (at the time, there was one little bitty store) at the top of the hill, or near it, at any rate giggle as they saw the foreign devil struggle up the stairs from the relative “comfort” of their storefront.

Was it pleasant while I did it?

Heck no.

Was the walk back easier, you ask?

Hell no – – because it was around noon when I made my way back home – – and you have NOT felt “real sun” as yet if you haven’t felt what sub tropical sun at that time felt like, hehe.

It was so hot and muggy that I’d literally feel like I was “breathing in hot coals and fire” with each breath. Literally!

I can still feel the heat in my chest as I type this out, all those years later!!

But it got me in great, great shape – – and again, the feeling of accomplishment when I arrived back home – – well, it was INDESCRIBABLE.

As I turned on the A/C, and took a shower – well – I was AWARE – very AWARE – that it was another great one in the books – done in a style that few would ever think possible, let alone actually DO, hehe.

And that, my friend – is what it’s really all about!

Maybe I’ll write more about the hill in these daily musings. Or maybe I’ll write about my SWIM workouts back in college – that while they didn’t quite get me in the GREAT shape I wanted – DID give me the six pack I wanted back then, hehe.

Stay tuned for that one!

In the meantime, don’t forget to crack off your pushups and squats, my friend – – and if you’re reading this – – well INSPIRATION to do ‘em shouldn’t be an issue whatsoever!

I’ll see you on the “other side”!

Best,
Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – Here is where you can learn about one exercise that will truly make you the “king of spades” – – or hearts, or diamonds, hehe (NO puns intended!) in terms of upper body POWER – and BRUTE animal like STRENGTH – – all WITHOUT leaving the house. This is a truly an “all in one” exercise, my friend – – and it BEHOOVES you to learn about it – – right here – – https://0excusesfitness.com/shoulders-like-boulders/

An email or so ago I believe I wrote about a lady I was recently chatting with, and her approach to her (very well planned) day.

Written goals for the day, and all chalked out in terms of TIME (one hour blocks) – she’s a lawyer though, which explains the methodical approach in part.

Mine is different, of course, but that’s not what I want to talk about today!

Years ago, in 2004 I believe (and I said this in my last comm to you as well) I used to hike a hill – – but do so LATE at night.

During a period there even did it at the heat of NOON – when the sun was at it’s ZENITH – and I still remember my heart literally trying to pound its way out of my chest, and it felt like I was “breathing fire” – – quite literally!

Anyway, at that point I worked a full time job from which I’d get home rather late on occasion.

I’d get home at 7 – sip a cup of green tea – which was a change I made back then (I used to drink a ton of coffee when in the U.S., but switched to green tea after being posted to China, and never looked back), and then head on to the hill for my workout.

I’d take the steps up one way – – and I’d take the “long sloping” path down.

This seemed to give me the best workout back then – – note, of course, that was before I started to climb it twice – and then thrice – and then more – at which point it literally stopped being a challenging workout, hehe.

It would be about 9 or so by the time I got back home.

Remember, this hill was a 10-15 walk back and forth, so you gotta factor that in too, along with the 25-30 minutes or so it took to climb the hill, and then the 12-15 it took to descend.

The lights would be on full blast, of course at that time, so there was no need to bring my old trusty Nokia phone along, hehe. Note those were the days before dumbphones were all the rage …

Upon getting back home I’d drink a bottle of water straight up.

Remember, this is Southern China we are referring to, and it was HOT AND HUMID (we actually HAD four seasons back then as opposed to NOW) … and the sweat would POUR off me as I climbed.

In fact I wouldn’t be lying to tell you I was SOAKED in sweat by the end of that hike – all over – as if I had got drenched in a torrential downpour (which often happened too – but that’s another story!).

And then I’d do bear crawls, pushups, pull-ups (I had a chinning bar at home) – – and finally call it a day- – before settling down to a … well, NOT so healthy meal in many regards – – pizza, if I recall right, but I’d have a bit more green tea before that (and beer on occasion as well!).

And that was as real as it got – – and when I mentioned this routine to Brooks Kubik, he of the bench press drug free (was it the other way around, hehe) RECORD – he had this to say.

“That’s great! Are you in the military?”

And shortly thereafter, my workout was featured in his newsletter – – and the rest, as they say, was history, hehe.

So that was my workout back in the day – – and a very pleasant trip down memory lane as well.

Note too that that was the time SARS was spreading like wildfire across the globe, but did we see the PANIC we see today?

Not a chance, my friend. Not a chance, and on that note – and getting back to it – if you have an inspirational workout like this to share with me – – let me know – – and I’ll “return the favor” if I might say so – – and feature YOU in my newsletter all these years later!

And that’s that for now. Be back soon!

Best,
Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – A great course to strip away that nasty lard around your midsection is Corrugated Core – and if you don’t have a hill nearby – or aren’t inclined to climb it if you DO – well – no problem. The exercises in THIS course are all you need to “chisel” out that six pack. Go right here to get it – – https://0excusesfitness.com/corrugated-core/

In “Think and Grow Rich”, which I believe I mentioned in an e-mail prior to this, I spoke about Napoleon Hill and the pathbreaking book mentioned above – and the circumstances that led to the book being ultimately written – and REVERED – more than a hundred years after the author’s physical demise.

I know, I know. Phsycial demise, and as I hear y’ll commenting upon this – and “shaking your heads” (ah, he’s up to something spriritual again) with the associated mis-spellings, hehe, hear me out!

I’m currently writing this in a darkened room which may in part explain the typos etc – but it’s often something I do when writing to you!

I talk to the INNER self – someone I mentioned in the last email – BEFORE I talk to you, and wacky as that might sound, that is one of the best things YOU TOO can do for yourself, my friend.

But back to the tale huh.

There was a famous general that Hill mentioned in his books that was once ordered to conquer a seemingly unbeatably enemy – that outnumbered them both in force and numbers – and every other way possible.

There was no way that the troops could even imagine of STARTING to defeat said enemy, so “dire” were the difference between the two.

And what did the General do?

Upon embarking upon the shores of the enemy, he ordered them to BURN the ships – burn ALL modes of exit in other words.

The men had no chance.

They either won, or DIED. And win they did, against all odds – AND THIS IS A TRUE STORY!

Cutting off all paths to retreat is key to eventual real success, my friend, and why do I mention this?

Well, the men on those shores were faced with an awful alterative to success … but YOU, both in terms of fitness – and LIFE – are likely NOT!

No-one is holding a gun to your head to SUCCEED other than YOU, my friend (and I mean that you SHOULD be doing that metamorphically).

IN fact chance are excellent and second to none that if someone did give you the choice above – you’d succeed – and HOW!!

And herein lies a very important point.

Whats the worst that can happen?

THIS one question is what YOU need to ask yourself when you have faith – but self doubts creep in regardless.

Perhaps the new venture won’t work out. So what? You have been there before, and it wasn’t the end of the world, was it?

Maybe the new relationship wont work out – so what?

Maybe doing 100 pushups a day, or even 500 won’t get you the sort of shape you want.

Maybe only hiking hills will. So what? What have you got to LOSE by TRYING – and honestly TRYING either endeavor?

Answer me that, my friend and I bet most of you will be UNABLE to answer right off the bat.

I’ll help you out.

The answer is simple – FEAR.

“Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain”.

Sage words indeed written by Emerson who refers to fear as the “carrion of great sagacity” (amongst other things!) – and he is RIGHT.

Do the thing you fear my friend – and one way to GET THERE is to question yourself -what is the worst that can happen?

SUCCESS if you do it RIGHT and stick to your GUNS – and that should be all the motivation you need in order to start getting fit – – NIGH – – NOW!!

Get after it, my friend!

Best
Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – Oh, forgot to mention that Eat More – Weigh Less is (for whatever reason) flying off the shelves as of late. Maybe the global lockdowns?? I don’t know – but YOU should reserve your copy right NOW – that much I do know!

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If you’ve ever wanted to accomplish something – – or have a burning desire to GET someplace – – or do something – – then chances are excellent and second to NONE that (assuming we’re talking about CONSCIOUS desires!) – you have NOT had the amount of FAITH it took to begin – or get past the first hurdle.

This is assuming your conscious is in tune with your subconscious mind though – something that is probably NOT the case with the vast majority of folks out there.

The other day I mentioned the case of my friend who was doing well at a certain biz, and yet inexplicably quit at the very first REAL hurdle, and he’s far from the only one I know!

But he, whether he knows it or not was light years ahead of the vast majority of folk sanyway – because those fine folks, despite all the best intentions they might have – – FAIL TO TAKE THAT FIRST STEP!

Taking that first step requires immense courage, and often times a massive leap of faith.

There have been times in my life I was literally down and out – with nothing to fall back upon. Literally NO-ONE to help me – – with or without strings attached, and the “wolves baying at the door” if you get my drift and no I’m not just talking financially!
In 2018, I went through an immensely trying period in my life in the months of September and October.

That is something most people do NOT know, especially given the fact that my work output didn’t slow (if anything, it increased – there’s a lesson right there, hehe) – – but this was mainly a situation in my personal life – and YES while money was involved, there was MORE to it than just money.

Due to one of those fortunate (some may say “un”) amalgamation of circumstances that I like to refer to, my hand was forced – and I returned to China eventually – despite at the time having NO idea how I’d accomplish the move back, or even when it would happen.
Yet, my hand was forced in a way, and I had NO CHOICE – – and I committed right there and then to move back.

And incredibly, as soon as I did that – – I felt a strange sense of assurance overlap me.
The same “sense” that happened (as I wrote about I believe) back when I had no money (years back) to even keep the business going, let alone put food on the table.

And I cannot recall feeling a greater sense of assurance at the time when most would consider me “down and out for the count”.
On BOTH these occasions, I was required to take the first step – – without knowing if or where it would lead.

A mammoth leap of faith that I did NOT know was warranted – – and yet I KNEW that it WAS!

I do not know if any of you have ever faced such circumstances before, but it is likely that SOME of you have – and know what I am talking about – hopefully!

These circumstances were about as close as I’ve gotten to awakening what Napoleon Hill called the “hidden self” (sorry, the “other self” I believe it was).

Once that “other self” gets activated – well WATCH OUT, my friend – there is literally no POWER on Earth that can stand against it – provided you take the first step!

When I started rahulmookerjee.com YEARS and YEARS ago I had no idea how to market my stuff, and NO idea at all how to build a list – and as for my confidence?

Shot – – and down in the dumps especially in terms of my own thing but incredibly enough, I had FAITH.

I started the website. I put together a book – – a print book which I still have copies of, for a very good reason indeed.

(And copies you too can get if you want – collector’s items if I may, because chances are slim and next to none there will be another “printing” – and slim just left town, hehe – or should I say slim was “quarantined”. Hehe).

And incredibly, my list grew to about 5000 or so members without me really trying. Even more incredibly, I still didn’t have the confidence required to turn it into a full time gig at that point, but that ain’t the point I’m trying to make.

Point I’m trying to make is THIS – when faced with challenges of a nature you consciously CANNOT find a solution to -challenges seemingly SO GREAT that they seem insurmountable – – well – – take the FIRST step, my friend.

For some, that might be getting a website out there.

For others, that might be proceeding according to plan WITHOUT knowing where the funds will come in from. Or, it might mean living for a while on your credit cards without knowing when you’ll be able to pay it back – – or if at all.

Faith, my friend is how mountains are moved – both fitness wise and life wise – and in order to prove you have faith – well – take that first step.

It really IS that simple!

Alright, my friend. I’m out – I’l be back soon!

Best,
Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – I took that first step all those years ago on the HILL in 2004, and look where it led. You too, can take that first step, my friend. Do that first pushup. Hold that bridge – even if it’s for a couple of seconds when you first start. Small hinges swing MASSIVE doors, and fitness is no exception to the rule. Start oiling the FITNESS hinge NOW by getting the 0 Excuses Fitness System – right here – http://0excusesfitness.com/0excusesfitnessystem/