Let me start this one off a little differently – or maybe not.

In the movie Bloodsport -and there are tons of movies I could use here – Rocky I perhaps too – you see Van Damme’s character “Dukes” being relentlessly – and clumsily – and hilariously pursued by the FBI’s finest (I believe) through Hong Kong in the 1980’s. (which brings back memories in itself, not the pursuit personally, but the CITY — the walled city – – how it all used to be…) …

… its nothing short of hilarious, the way they run after Dukes, and how he literally toys with them pursuing him – yet, that is exactly how it works when fat phocks with no inkling of what real fitness is pursue someone with jack rabbit like speed, or a martial artist in general (a real one) . . .

But that isn’t what I’m talking about here.

End of the movie, they fail to capture him – and the old man in charge figures “if I can’t beat him, I’ll join him”. Grudgingly, these guys are literally forced to show up for the very fight that they were pursuing Dukes halfway around the world for (to stop him fighting “because Uncle Sam has invested too much in you”).

And through the final two fights you see them worried – and then HAPPY – and then exhilarated.

In typical movie style, van damme triumphs ultimately – and all those AGAINST him – are now vociferously FOR HIM.

Thats how it works in life, my friend.

The world loves to kick a man when he is down, and takes great pleasure in doing so, or not supporting him, or whatever form that takes, and if you try your best, yet you lose – guess what.

I wont quite say what Sean Connery did in the Rock i.e. “losers whine about trying their best, winners go home and fuck the PROM QUEEN!” – but I will say that if you truly try your best at something, whatever that something might be, if you’re cut out for it, and if you keep at it, chances are you will succeed big ultimately no matter what else happens.

But if you “try your best and lose” or “try and whine”, or whatever, your effort?

The world wont remember it, my friend.

The world likes to remember WINNERS, my friend – the feel good portion of things.

The world likes end results, and good ones.

The world in general doesnt particularly care about WHAT you did to achieve said result.

So, my question to YOU.

You could be an office workers, business man, retired person, or just an average Joe, or a fitness expert, or an Ironman, or what not.

But my question.

Here it is – have YOU ever been the BEST at something you do – done something that few other, or any people have?

Have YOU ever really pushed yourself – come out on top?

Have YOU succeeded at those hidden goals and desires we all have – if not – have you really tried?

The answers to these questions in my opinion separates the winners in life – and fitness -and everything – from the LOSERS.

And perhaps I should rephrase – these are questions you should ask “looking back”.

If you’re 40, perhaps thats a good time to start introspecting, but really speaking, when you’re 80 years old, when you look back – regrets – or none?

Be honest when you answer that question, my friend.

The only way to live life, my friend is go the whole humpty at everything.

To be the BEST, the very best at what you DO – what you promote – your work – whatever you do, to “execute excellently” if I might borrow the term from Bret Hart . . . (or whoever in the WWF/E coined it!).

Fitness wise, how does this apply you might ask.

It does, bro.

HAVE you ever accomplished those goals in terms of pull-ups?

HAVE you ever got up to 500 squats without stopping (no, simply saying I did it doesnt mean you did either!) ?

HAVE you managed those stretches you’ve always wanted to do?

HAVE you ever done 500 pushups per workout for a while?

Those are just some common goals a lot of people have, and never get to – mostly due to lack of trying.

Trust me, if someone like me who was genetically disadvantaged from the get go, and had a host of other so called disadvantages did it – and did it in STYLE, so can YOU, my friend.

But, the will has to be there – I cannot place that in you for you!

I can INSPIRE you to do, yes, but there are a lot who won’t be inspired to do no matter what. Hehe.

And thats fine.

I’m here for the select bunch of doers who understand that “second sucks”.

I’m here for those of you that understand life is about WINNING – without a “h” and one less “n”. Hehe.

And for those of you that have the desire to DO fitness wise, but haven’t done as yet – well, if you truly desire ultimate levels of fitness that will leave the average Shmoe gaping as you “pass by” – that will reduce goals to DUST as you pass one after the other – that will get you in the best damned shape of your life at ages you never thought you’d get close, if ever, and so forth … well, start building the foundation right now.

Via the 0 Excuses Fitness System – YES, truly the BEST for the BEST.

I’ll see you onboard!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – Life wise, Zero to Hero! And Gumption Galore are great reads. Not to mention my Fitness Central series too, all so inspiring you’ll never ever want to put these books down!

I dont know why but I’ve always, ever since I can remember, especially post 23 – had this “military style” walk – BRISK, shoulders back, chest OUT – and so forth – head held high – and most of all, a BRISK pace.

It isn’t necessarily because I’m in a hurry either. Most of the time I’m not, yet I prefer walking briskly no matter what.

I dont know, but it’s always been a habit – except when I was younger and PHAT – I remember calling others “The Energizer Bunny” when they ran around trying to complete tasks while I was far more “relaxed” – hehe – although those guys (and gals) sometimes took it to an extreme…

… but its been with me, that walk!

When my daughter first started to walk, I had to literally retrain myself to walk slowly – even that walk would mean she “jogged along” – something she says till this day “your walking is like my running, Dad”!

I wouldn’t say Running, but yes, jogging …

Right NOW?

Most adults seem to struggle to keep up with me and then say “I’ve lost too much weight”. Hehe.

I remember Marc the African Silverback Gorilla once turning around and looking at me – or actually, “hailing me” as I strode ahead of me while going to boxing practice with him as the coach.

“Walk with me, calm down! I’m not your bitch!”

LOL.

He sure wasn’t, I wouldn’t have such a butch bitch anyway!

Hehe.

Great guy Marc … anyway, the ONLY other person I’ve known whose that solid and keeps up with me?

My buddy from the Marines, all 6’1″ inches of him …

He’s the only one that strides “stride in stride with me” as we keep GOING. Hehe.

And thats the message here.

Fitness should be a lifelong thing, my friend.

Much like a professor we had in college “Dr Seyfarth” whose name I’d claim to have an accent  and pronouce as “Say Fart” just because I could, lol …

… but you saw the dude walking back from work (and at a time where NO-ONE would ditch their cars even for a five minute walk) – and you’d be seeing something.

SHOULDERS BACK – CHEST OUT – military stride – no wonder ole Ray was in prime shape, probably still is.

Now, walking is one of the BEST ways to lose weight, my friend, if done right.

Most people dont do it right.

And walking uphill, well … we all know about the benefits there, eh.

Those LONG climbs in China, they got me down to the point where people called me, wife included “13 year old”. Hehe.

Right NOW?

My mom was asking the other day about some trousers she had which might or might not fit me.

Waist size 36, she said.

36?

I’m at 30 right now, I told her, laughing. And in 2016 I was literally at waist size 26 – and feeling the BEST I ever had in my life!

I still do!

She was asking if I dont eat much at all these days.

I laughed.

I was going to mention Herschel Walker who till this day eats salad and bread after pounding out 3000 pushups daily, training MMA (when he did it) -and a host of other activities that would leave the average strongman in the DUST.

TRUE DOER!

And thats that.

Anyway, to learn how to lose weight by WALKING, and then running – and then sprints – and then sprints on all fours?

Advanced Hill Training is the TICKET, my friend.

Get it NOW!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

I’ve been sort of under the weather over the past three days – the weekend in general.

Time out time, truly – sometimes it happens to me, with all the intense workouts, full days of work, and everything else we all deal with – sometimes I just need some “time off”.

That doesnt mean I sit around and do nothing – but if I’m truly sick, I can FEEL it in my bones – much like I can when I’m well and thriving (most of the times).

When I am sick it usually ALMOST ALWAYS starts both in the head – and the gut.

The mind of course is the mental part of this, but the gut – well, for me, and anyone into real fitness, you know that if your CORE is not in great shape, or if you haven’t been working that core regularly, or if something goes wrong in the core (stomach, lets say) – then your WHOLE body gets affected.

Most people LIVE in that state on a daily basis, so for them it’s normal.

For me, it’s NOT.

Perhaps it was the extra spicy food I ate over the last week (tasted damn good tho, hehe) – perhaps it was all the stress moving sites etc over, perhaps it was all the stress from another business I’m working upon – and the manifold translations and so forth, whatever it was, I came down with a mild case of the flu or something, so took it easy for a couple of days.

(high fever, but nothing that rest wouldn’t solve, and it did).

Today, I HAD to workout.

Two days off, and the third was a light workout, workouts were on my mind since I woke up.

I HAVE to do it!

And as I walked outside to get some (very annoying) chores done (which I didnt really want to, hehe) – it had a dual purpose.

First, the chores, which never got done – long story.

Second, walking around jogged the brain a little.

And here I am, writing to YOU about all this …

Really, fellas, and ladies – and Brooks Kubik wrote about this in Dinosaur Bodyweight Training …

“If you’re REALLY sick, then take a few days off to recover. If it’s just a minor case of the sniffles, then a light workout may make you feel better”.

Key thing is to accurately know your body – judge- and be honest with yourself in terms of “if you’re really sick”.

And even if you are, chances are moving around a bit, even if it’s just a walk around the block, will make you feel a heck of a lot better.

Then you naturally graduate to brief workouts, and more and more.

Before you know it, you’re back in full swing!

Look, the mind and body operate in TANDEM, neither one works best without the other in optimal shape . . .

And to keep your mind and body FRESH, rejuventated and READY for all the challenges the world throws at us daily, intense, short, brief bodyweight workouts are the key my friend.

Exactly what I promote in the 0 Excuses Fitness system – get it NOW.

As a customer so rightly and adroitly once said “Rahul has all the resources you need to succeed”.

Now it’s up to YOU.

And it is, my friend, it is.

Take action NOW.

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – Pushups make for great mini workouts as well, and I’ve got so much variety in my book Pushup Central that you’ll NEVER run out of motivation while doing this great, great exercise. Get this book NOW my friend.

This may be just me, but I doubt it.

Every time I see someone – and there are many – go through a workout with the “ho hum” attitude (not always obvious, but you can tell!) – it irritates the hell out of me.

Not that I say anything.

And actually, the right term to use here would not be “irritates”- that happens more when I see sloppy form being not just executed, but paraded around the park or wherever the person is (no, i dont go and dispense advice where it’s not wanted, or asked for, and where it probably would not do any good anyway, unlike the idiots who come up to me when I squat and implore me not to go “ass to grass” to keep the “pressure on the thighs” or some such wacko nonsense – ugh – to each his own, but I am simply talking me here) …

… I should say, it makes me sigh and shake my head.

Like, how can someone just go through entire workouts daily with that sort of attitude…

I see it in long distance runners all the time, fatigued to a T, doing their damndest just to get through what is another interminably long and boring workout…

Dont get me wrong.

At the fag end of a tough tough workout – obviously you’ll drag a bit.

Hey, that Undertaker like walk I did on the fourth or fifth hill climb daily in China in blazing hot and humid weather, sometimes at midday (when people labeled me crazy for doing it in weather where breathing felt like “fire being sucked into your lungs with each pant”) . . . I remember it. It happens.

But I’m not talking end of a brutal workout, or extreme Ironman workouts.

I’m talking when you go through the motion on any exercise, but thats it.

To me, 100 squats a day is the bare minimum (in terms of squats as an example) someone should do.

I make sure to knock out between 150-250 at the least daily.

But even if you do 100, you put oomph into each rep.

You make each rep count.

Same thing for pull-ups. You might grip harder, or you might pause for 5 seconds at the top of each rep, and do sets of 5-8 that way.

And 20 might be all you do sometimes.

But hell, whatever you do, make the damn exercise COUNT – if you can’t “feel it” you aint doing it right . . .

Thats  my take on it, anyway.

Go the whole humpty, or not at all. . .

And that, my friend is the lesson of the day – short, sweet and simple.

Back soon!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – Fast and Furious Fitness, that book I wrote over 10 years ago is STILL going wrong – check out the sales page now, then read the reviews, and pick up a copy NOW. Truly one of the most no nonsense, SPARTAN fitness books you’ll EVER read, period.

Lots of people have this idea of fasting being something that “weakens you” – that is “only for fat people” – that is “not good for you regularly” – and so forth.

That you shouldn’t train hard on an empty stomach.

That “three meals a day” is the way to go.

That “fats” are bad for you.

And other utter rubbish I debunk in the Simple and Effective Diet, and have debunked for years in all my writing.

To me, if there is one thing missing from most people’s training regimens and something MOST people need – it is FASTING.

Most people, even fit people could do with a prolonged fast once a month.

You dont necessarily need to start with days on end like I did either – I jumped straight into a 2.5 day fast when I first did it – but I’m a huge proponent of “sink or swim” as you can tell (not a bad thing, but not everyone is ready for that).

Most people are so damned addicted to food.

It’s the mental barrier that is toughest to break and the whining about “I didnt have a meal today” or other bullshit you hear so often, especially these days.

Animals in the wild – you dont hear them piss and moan about how … well, you dont hear Mr Tiger for one gripe about losing strength, power, stunning speed, reflexes and flexibility and the lot “because he didnt eat for three nights in a row” do you?

NOT an extreme example either, humans evolved from animals.

Anyway …………………………….

Other than the fat loss benefits if you do it right – hint – SIMPLY fasting and being a slacker otherwise (just explained that term to the little girl, hehe) – will not do the trick, it may do the reverse.

You have to exercise in order for anything to happen, and keep doing it.

But other than fat loss, things I’ve noticed – yet again as I finish (I think) a 2 day fast … (I did another two days a while back) …

Mental focus increase x 10. My! If you’re a writer, artist, poet – well it just amplifies the vibe in your writing and real life both x … SO MUCH that I cannot even begin to tell you.

INCREASED flexibility often within HOURS. Not kidding you either.

Increased T production – BIG TIME – pun intended – for men.

And much more – NO, you dont lose muscle if done right – you GAIN.

I realize all this might sound very contradictory, so be it, but it’s all very true.

Try doing thick bar pull-ups – 50 in a workout – on a four day fast for one, and when you ace it, you’ll know what I mean. You have to, like with anything else do it to really feel it.

Do the thing, and you shall have the POWER, said the Sage of Concord the great Emerson, he was right as always, spot on.

But something I really wanted to point out – the “getting out of breath” that happens when you workout.

I’ve told you in the System – and Advanced Hill Training for one – how to deal with it (you’re missing out if you do not get BOTH these courses, value if there ever was!!!) …

… but you’ll notice one thing, if you’re not a wuss, if you can tough it out initially (though it doesnt seem like you’re toughing it out) – you’ll notice you can do MORE – and get “less” out of breath.

Sounds contradict-uh-reeeee dont it bro.

I know.

Especially if you’re a beached whale right now terrified at the idea of “skipping a meal” or an idiot who claims “I need six meals a day to maintain my muscle mass”.

But it ain’t.

It’s all flat on TRUE – fasting is something I have not covered in depth before, but it will be covered in an upcoming book – so stay tuned on that one.

For now, it is something I highly recommend EVERYONE works into their system once in a while, no matter if you’re fat, thin, skinny, pudge wudge, or whatever the status is.

Along with a proper exercise system, there are few better things you can do for your overall health and development.

I’m out.

Thought Id share that tho!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – By the way, I drink copious amounts of green tea while fasting. You dont have to. Water does just fine.

I also drink a ton of black coffee while fasting.

You dont have to either. . . more on this later.  (no, the coffee isn’t “to keep my energy levels up” and neither is the tea). It’s “something to sip on”, believe me, those grinds taste EVEN BETTER during a fast, all your senses get amplified SO!

If you were to ask me as many do “what my favorite movie is” – well, that list changes – its fluid!

Few can ever come close to matching what the great Anthony Hopkins did in the Silence of the Lambs – and to an extent in Hannibal too. (the prequel was pretty good too, but I missed Hopkins in it – but yeah, Gong Li – I love her! Hehe).

Action?

The Rambo series and “Over the top” – I remember watching those over and over with my buddy “Lilly” and lots of beer, hehe in college – and I still do.

There’s some Bollywood flicks I’ll sometimes turn on, though not so much because of story etc …

But if I had to tell you an all time favorite – it’s Bloodsport – that GREAT unifier amongst REAL MEN!

There is a reason Donald Trump for one kept fast forwarding to the fight scenes in the movie back in the day. (true story haha).

True, thats not now how real martial arts fights and certainly street fights play out, true – there is a lot of showboating in there, but then again the “Kumite” was supposed to be a “show!” … true, there was no BOXING or pure wrestling in it, and so forth – true, it was a bit of a masala flick, but …

… no getting away from the fact that Van Damme is a fitness el supremo – even at his age NOW – that his martial arts skills (kickboxing, Muay Thai, Taekwondo) are second to none  (unlike Steven Seagal) … and that he was in excellent shape throughout the movie, the training shown in the movie is ALL Realistic, no getting away from the FACTS that …

… a lot of the fighters in the movie, including monkey man (black dude who fights “monkey style”) – are GOOD fighters in real life, some better than Van Damme in their own disciplines, so much so that one (a Hong Kong based fighter going by the name of “chuang ip” in the movie was told to tone down his kicks to make Van Damme look better) – and yes, monkey style martial arts IS a real martial art! …

No getting away from the fact that “the mightier they are” (and weaker they are around the MIDSECTION, REGARDLESS of how much muscle they may have otherwise) – the HEAVIER THEY FALL, and when they do – oh boy!

Just see the movie, you’ll know what I mean.

Anyway, I’m out – I’ll continue this one later!

Back – I was thinking about this while outside (so much for those claiming, and rightfully so at times, “being interrupted” is the death knoll for a writer – it might be, but not if you know how to get past it!) …

… what really, to me makes the movie special?

One man – and his devotion to his ART – and his instructor, his “satoshi” . . .

. . . Of a promise meant to be kept . . . and he kept it!

Throughout the movie, we see Van damme in his classic poses, we already know he’s a hit with the girls (sounds familiar, a certain Dad once told his “son” that if you get my drift. Hehe).

But what really, really matters and makes things special – where Van Damme’s character really comes into his own is the FIGHTS.

Man to man!

PLAYER TO PLAYER – playa!

NIGGA TO NIGGA (I gotta give credit to Training Day there, hehe).

THAT – and the reactions of the MEN throughout the movie FIGHTING each other, when ALL is on the line, NOTHING ELSE MATTERS, you in the “ring” – or squared circle, or Kumite equivalent, where it’s truly down to you, and you alone, all those years of training, instinct all of it culminating in the brutal BATTLE

MAN TO MAN – CAN you win?

CAN you succeed despite the deck being OVERLY stacked against you – and remain humble about it?

CAN you pull off what NO-ONE has before?

Against all odds?

And so forth…

These things, and more truly define the spirit of Bloodsport to me, always will, I’ve lived by these principles all my life, and they’ve never led me astray

Some may call it extreme

So be it, maybe it is, but it WORKS, and end of the day, like Van Damme said – the entire world likes to see two men fighting. Hehe.

Sage!

And thats that – back soon.

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – Van Damme once made the infamous (or famous, hehe) comment about “if you can get through a ballet workout, you can get through ANY workout”.

He wasn’t lying either.

Ballet, despite what the hordes of fatsos and pumpers at the gym think aint no sissy art, it’s the opposite.

And guess what ballet dancers do for those LEGS – that fitness – that flexibility.

You got it – squats, and tons of them, which brings me around to the fact that there are no excuses NOT for doing squats, and doing ’em daily, regardless of what lumps of pure lard might tell you about it.

And so goes it.

Remember to pick up the 0 Excuses Fitness System – the very SAME exercises a lot of these martial artists train are taught to YOU therein. Along with deep breathing, another huge, huge part of your training – or so it should be, and is for anyone that knows what they BE DOING!

This isn’t directed at the “el grouchos” – which includes me, hehe – out there specifically. (though the two i.e. slouching and GROUCHING often go together!)

This is something I often catch myself doing – this is something even seasoned fitness fanatics, yes, even 0 Excuses converts do – everyone does it. It happens, hey.

And that something is SLOUCHING.

Often times, when I sit on my chair, I’ll catch myself “hunching over the keyboard” – especially during times I’m working for long periods – or even if I’m simply thinking about something – or anything of that nature.

It ain’t nothing major either. Minor, really – for me.

But it’s there.

There is a reason they have the expression “dont be a slouch” in English – in Hindi (India), they have this “kamar seedhi rakho” expression (keep the waist straight is what it literally translates to).

Yes, even skinny folks are guilty of this – this cuts across all weight categories and spectrums and bands of FITNESS.

Now, you likely already know this.

But it bears reminding, walk upright, when you sit (Western style) – do NOT slouch, make a conscious effort to always keep the lower back aligned.

It will not only make you feel better and improve posture, but it will also strengthen your ligaments in that area throughout the day.

“oh, these deep couches”, hehe. I still remember ole Rod Steigner with that INCOMPARABLY NOT AUTHENTIC, and awesome, hehe – accent in the Specialist. Hehe.

Deep couches are probably the worst thing for anyone’s lower back to be honest.

Anyway ………….

Real reason I mention this?

In Advanced, Profound, Flexibility and Isometric Training some of the seated and standing stretches- especially the former, you’ll catch yourself slouching over sometimes – especially if you’re a beginner- to complete the movement, or try to.

Same thing when you start out with Hindu squats, bro.

Keep that BACK straight!

And let me tell you, it may seem like (like with the constant prattle, very well warranted I must say about deep breathing) “a very minor” detail.

But its not.

Even if it was, the little things matter the most my friend.

I was going to post this on the other site, but I did it here.

With good reason, I’m sure.

And thats the lesson for the day, simple, but profound anyway if you CHOOSE to grasp the “hidden” meaning.

Best,

rahul Mookerjee

Some exercises by default MAKE you huff and puff without even thinking about it, even if you dont consciously focus on your breathing – such as climbing hills, for one, which will get you in awesome shape even if long hill treks are all you do daily. (or even 5-6 times a week).

But even there, if you focus on your breathing, and breathe right as I show you in Advanced Hill Training – and WALK right (yes, there is a right way to walk, and wrong way, and most do it wrong! It goes beyond “just put one foot in front of the other”) . . . then you amp the benefits so much more!

People dont get it in terms of the deep breathing, they think it’s some sort of yogic BS.

No.

It applies to YOU – the “everyday” person my friend.

To me.

To everyone!

And there is a reason I emphasized deep breathing done right along with form on ALL exercises I teach, and I Wrote about this in the last email.

Now, we get to the “why” part of it – just WHY is it that even people that KNOW you should relax when exercising have their faces all contorted and twisted, puffed up as they hold their breath and grunt through reps?

Look, folks, it’s not weight lifting for one, even there you focus on breathing if you do it RIGHT!

But bodyweight exercises – such as the best darn exercise ever – and pushups in general, another prime example of people “holding their breath” while working out – and why?

Well, hark back to when yours truly started out, in poor shape, fat, and so forth …

Most people, including myself are too fixated on “it’s TOUGH!” – and the “number of reps” when they start out.

And before they start out, they doom themselves by that thinking.

Sure, you CAN make progress to an extent by muscling it through, but for the most part, a relaxed approach gets you there much better.

Same thing for Hindu squats, my friend.

Most people are too fixated on “when will I get to 100 ” and try and muscle through to the number, sacrificing form and such.

This naturally leads to ignoring focus on the BREATH – which is there if done right with EVERY repetition.

Sure, its a good thing to aim for reps.

In fact, the gold standard, or one of them for fitness – Earlie Liedermann had several others which would grind most so called modern day fit people into the dust before they even began, IF they ever completed (https://0excusesfitness.com/2018/06/12/fitness-benchmarks-for-real-men/) , but I’ll give you ONE “modern day” standard – that is doing 5 good pull-ups with slow and steady form, chin above the bar, pause, pause on the way down, and slowly back up in good form.

That is GREAT to have as a goal too, but flip side, when you BEGIN, if you focus too much on numbers – even when you start to get into the movement, you lose focus on the movement itself, what makes it so great (Effective) – and your BREATH.

There must, my friend, be a fine balance between achieving and LEARNING how to achieve.

Anyway, thats the reason most people hold their breath during bodyweight workouts, if you find yourself doing the same, CORRECT yourself.

RELAX.

Focus on the form, movement, repetition, and the rest will come my friend.

And there ends this one.

Back soon!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – My course Pushup Central is a never seen course on the mighty “world’s oldest exercise” (with the pull-up coming close!) . . . and it will teach you how to do pushups like the old timers did, and youll get RESULTS like ole Iron Mike and the rest did provided you DO the workouts at the end of the book and learn how to do the movements right. Get this book NOW.

This struck me as I was watching some videos of pull-ups online – just screwing around on the internet basically, and then I thought of pull-ups which I always seem to, heh, and then … before I knew it, I was looking at people doing pull-ups, or their EXCUSE for pull-ups.

Y’all have heard me rant on form a lot before, and the rants are all well warranted, but while proper form is something a lot, if not most people get WRONG – dead wrong – like with pushups – there is something far more insidious and equally important as form that people dont get.

And even those with proper form sometimes dont get it.

But wait a minute – just do a search for the word “pull-ups” on Google or any search engine, there’ll be tons of pictures of people doing ’em.

And ALL These pictures, you’ll see not just the legs lifting up as they go (thats form) – you may not see the chin over the bar (form) – but what you’ll see? Their puffed up faces in most cases!

Yes, the exertion shows – which is fine, but the way most people grunt and huff their way up to the pull-up is WRONG, my friend.

It’s a smooth, slinky movement, though it may not appear to be that way if you can barely hang on to the bar for more than a few seconds

And even so called fitness gurus are guilty of not doing pull-ups right – even those that have been very successful at selling their books etc (I wont kick ass and take names here, hehe – but my list and a lot of you reading this KNOW who I BE talking about  – though there are many actually).

Anyway, DEEP breathing!

When you do pull-ups, you focus on breathing just like you do with squats, pushups, and any other exercise.

Your breath truly IS your power, and when you get to the point you’re smoothly exhaling UP – youll learn this.

You take a deep breath in a dead hang, exhale UP as you go up, pause, and INHALE down – and go again.

That is how it’s done, not while “holding the breath” as so many people seem to do …

Dont hold your breath, my friend, while doing pull-ups – or any exercise.

Not only does it limit your potential and performance, but it also makes the damn exercise a hell of a lot “tougher” if you get my drift.

More on this later, including perhaps videos.

but for now, a link to my bestselling course that will get you cranking out pull-ups like a STUD even if you’re at DUD level now (provided you’re honest with yourself about your physical condition and have the gumption to do what the book tells you to do) – Pull-ups – from DUD to STUD within a matter of WEEKS!

And thats that.

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – To go from STUD to super stud at pull-ups, get the book “Pull-ups – from STUD to SUPER STUD – within weeks!” NOW. Trust me, THIS book will take you to “rarefied and elite level” like NO OTHER WILL!

No, my friend – it isnt what you think either.

It isn’t Brooks Kubik lugging Amazon boxes up the many flights of stairs to his home. Heh.

It isn’t the guy who trundled five floors with a heavy ass A/C in hand – a guy you’d think is too skinny to lift a twig, yet, dude did it…

Both of those are awesome, superlative workouts – and you’d be in great shape just lugging heavy ass shit up and down flights of stairs if you did it all day long, or even a few hours a day regularly. Lumberjack style, really!

But this workout is different.

It’s for the geeks – or maybe not?

HEhe.

what do I mean?

Well, over the past month or so, one of the other sites hosted alongside this one on the server has been getting massive, massive site hits – requiring a LOT of tech power behind it, which is good of course – I’ve been working a lot on the marketing etc for that one!

But the flip side to that?

Well, THIS site was slowing down some!

And so I’ve been moving my site from host to host (not this one, the other one) – and of course, given my love of everything, or most things Amazon – I hosted with them.

Except, as I found out before, it aint no piece of cake doing tech stuff with Jeff Bezos’s brainchild. Hehe. Or actually, it was a brainchild discovered on accident that part of their biz!

I mean even for a guy like me with years of experience, a guy that can spin up websites and have ’em running and selling virtually within minutes if I so choose, I’ve been banging my head against the wall big time with these guys – for over a week now.

I mean, I done got FED up – so much so I moved that site back to THIS server, and am currently at it on the other one again.

Not to say there aren’t great, positive, superlative aspects of “sitting” on Amazon – their infra is the best in the world – simply superb.

But even their level one stuff requires a LOT of hands on stuff, if you are more into “point and click”, it simply wont work beyond a point my friend. It just won’t!

And I’ve met my match in writing tomes – sort of. Hehe.

Not really – but I love Amazon’s customer service in that regard, especially their IT guys – quite unlike the irritating one liners or copy and paste most others manage …

I honestly love their service guys in that regard, but man oh man, the tech part of it, as a business man I just want to get my damn sites up and running and be done with it!

The IT part of me loves the complexity though. So we’ll soldier on through the “mud”!

Anyway – the other side of this, or third is that setting hardware up with Amazon takes TIME, even the point and click.

Waiting for a DB to reboot takes 10 minutes sometimes, and 5 at the bare min.

Therefore…

100 Hindu squats while waiting for the damn thing to reboot.

Given I’ve run through like 7 DB’s already, and I ain’t done, thats a damn good workout you’d think. Hehe.

OF course, I didnt do 700 – but I’m just giving you an example of how to fit exercise into your schedule – another one?

Do pull-ups between each Amazon reboot, or do press ups if you so choose.

These sort of workouts are what I’ve often called mini workouts for YEARS, done throughout the day, and as a customer pointed out last year, they’re “finally” catching on are the mainstream and calling them sandwich workouts or whatever the term is.

Way ahead of the pack this cat BE as usual, hehe.

Anyway ……..

Thats the Amazon workout, short, simple and BRUTAL, much like the megamoth itself.

I’m out.

BAck soon!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – Learn how to get mini workouts in with the exercises mentioned right HERE.