Breathing and pull-ups
- Your breath truly is your power - make note!

Dear Reader,

Last night I got through one of my patented 150 pull-up – 75 handstand pushup workouts – and believe me, although I did sprints and a bit of roadwork after that, I could have well stopped after the 225 or so odd reps of the two exercises I mentioned.

Believe me now and trust me later, my upper body feels like it’s been blown up to about TWICE it’s size this morning – and I’m sore in areas of my chest and upper back that I never knew existed.

Now, that is primarily because of the style of pull-up I did – the Gironda pull-up, which I’ve spoken about before, but that isnt the reason I’m writing this to you.

I’m writing this because – despite the high rep, mammoth volume workout – despite the GAINS I got almost immediately after the workout – it didn’t “feel” like a long workout at all.

If anything I literally BREEZED past the first 75 or so reps of pull-ups. Ditto for the first 30 or so handstand pushups – and this is the exact opposite of what most people envisage – or experience – when it comes to tough workouts – done for HIGH reps.

And why?

Not because I muscled and grunted my way through it. Not because I posed, pumped and preened my way through my routine.

Certainly  NOT because I took long breaks between sets – if anything, ’twas the opposite.

No – the real reason was my BREATHING – and this is something I’ve often written about in the past.

Your breath truly IS your power, my friend!

Old time wrestler and strongman Martin Farmer Burns once famously noted,

Deep breathing alone has made many a sick  man well, and many a weak man STRONG.

There is great truth and wisdom to these words, and as I effortlessly slid through my workout last night, these words struck home.

In the 0 Excuses Fitness System I REPEATEDLY emphasize the value of deep breathing done CORRECTLY (hint – the way most people breathe is NOT the right way) – – and I also give you a secret tip that if incorporated into your workouts will help you recover from being “gassed” almost instantly.

So let’s say you’re WINDED after a set of sprints – or Hindu pushups. Incorporate this one tip into your workout – and believe me, you’ll recover so quickly it ain’t even funny. And of course, this recovery means better performance throughout the rest of your workout – and much increased gains.

You’ll have to crack open the System to find out the secret, but for now, note that I also tell you NOT to do the ONE thing that most people do during their workouts – especially tough workouts with tough, tough exercises.

That being to breathe normally – and NOT hold your breath while doing so!

The very idea that your breathing – and deep breathing done correctly can sky rocket your performance to another level altogether is alien for most people, which is why I have to keep emphasizing it, and as you see me do the “best darn exercise there is”, you’ll hear me tell you NOT to hold your breath during the movement.

And this holds true for dips – handstand pushups – pull-ups – or any other advanced movement you can think of. Chances are excellent and second to none that YOU TOO, my dear reader have been or are currently guilty of holding your breath and “fighting” through the movement – which is the exact opposite of what you should be doing.

Let go. RELAX. Breathe the way you were meant to … and remember that at the beginning and end of it all, all we have on this planet are our BREATHS.

Incorporate the above axioms into your workouts – and watch your gains skyrocket almost instantly!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – That “one tip” I spoke about in the 0 Excuses Fitness System is SO valuable that I could probably justify the entire price of the course on the basis of that ONE tip alone – which I don’t just write about – but TALK about as well in the Videos. Find out what it is by investing in the System right here – https://0excusesfitness.com/0excusesfitnessystem/

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