The here, then and NOW …

So here is something I’ve been thinking about …

When I advocate visualization, I often do so via the “split screen” method (or derivative thereof) in your mind.

i.e. You see yourself where you are NOW in addition to (first) where you WANT TO BE.

Don’t get me wrong.

Where you WANT to be, and focusing on that is infinitely more important than the “now” in terms of actually getting where you want to be either fitness wise or life wise, or “any” wise hehe.

But at the same time, once that euphoria sets in and you feel the urge to “do”, it is EQUALLY important in a way to focus on where you are now, except from a “logical” perspective.

Simply ignoring the “present reality” won’t get you any closer to your future reality, my friend.

When you’re hungry for instance, (and perhaps don’t have two pennies to rub together to get what you want to eat), will it do you any “good” to focus on the “future riches and Baylonian feasts to come”?

Maybe if you’re an ascetic in the Himalayas …

But we mere mortals reading this would probably look for food to eat, and pronto!

And if that sounds too simplistic, let me tell you (another) a story.

When I was first made an offer to go to China by the company that took me there, my family was against it. Big time. And being it’s no secret that my family and myself (and by that I mean pretty much all my family, not just “one or two” people) have a “different philosophy in life”, it shouldn’t come as any surprise that they didnt.

Dad included.

But despite our very different philosophies in life, there are (curiously enough) some congruences when you look past the many differences, one of which being honesty, and the second being “what is right is right, and what is wrong is wrong” (and I’ve admittedly taken both to giddy extremes and keep doing so, hehe).

Hey, gotta stick to ONE path…

And the third was this.

“You have to look at what you’re getting NOW”, he told me.

Now, for background, said company was offering me a better position in the future “if I did a good job in China”.

But of course, as we all know, “ifs and buts” …

(Funny part is, I could have actually negotiated a better offer than they were making me in the here and now, except I didnt know it, and didnt kno how to , and no-one told me. At that point I was in a position of strength, more so than they ever).

As Donald Trump says, and something I have ALWAYS, ALWAYS followed in my life (way before I ever knew a person like Trump or Trump himself ever existed!!).

ALWAYS negotiate from a position of strength (and to that I’d add “assumed or not”. Or percieved or not).

It matters!

Anyway, the “what are you getting it now” does matter, and to me I saw (obviously) a far higher salary and benefits.

The chance to visit China.

Many other things I won’t detail here. 😉

But most of all, the FREEDOM (I was feeling nigh on STIFLED – big time – where I was before that, and …).

Yes, freedom is the most important thing for yours truly!

If I had stuck to the path my family had wanted me to take, I’d probably be somewhat close to semi – somewhat-millionaire status as “Bozo” Glyn Scofield claims he is (hee, hee) … but upon retrospection, would I change a damned thing?

Hell no.

It all happens for a reason.

And 0 Excuses Fitness, Miss Lee, the hill etc would never have happened .. if …

And more importantly, another business of mine that I run, something that even my most wildest detractors and admirers don’t know about, and probably never ever will, and wouldn’t dare to dream that yours truly actually does it, and has been for years would not have happened.

It was “meant to happen”.

China was and is, and probably will continue to be in some way, shape or form the vehicle that “continues to allow that to happen in my life”.

But back to it, I did see what I was getting in the “now”.

If I wasn’t getting that, I’d likely not have moved despite the future promises etc(and the potential). ;

You have to make the overall decision based upon GUT – on the spur of the moment, and this is what all successful people do my friend. And it’s what I’ve always done. i.e. What Henry Ford was famous for.

Make decisions quickly, and change them slowly, if at all.

And fitness wise?

Same thing.

You have to make a decision and stick to it, but you also have to see if you’re getting anything out of it NOW.

i.e. Out of your current fitness program.

Anything MEANINGFUL.

And if you’re secretly trolling people that do pull-ups galore while claming to be a “man monster” at deadlifts, for one, then your current fitness program isn’t giving you what you really want (ditto fo rthe opposite).

For me, it’s always been about personal satisfaction, that feeling of accomplishment, lasting feeling – – and good vibes – – lasting good vibes – and that “on top of the world” feeling that cannot be beat.

Move over pumping, toning and boobybuilding. I could care an iota less (and so should you, really).

And so, I engage in fitness programs which give me the best of both worlds.

The here and now – and the FUTURE as well.

Which path and program you choose, of course, is up to you, but if I were your brother, I know which I’d advocate you to take. . .

And thats my take on this. Yes, spiritual to a degree, but so be it!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – Learn how to do pull-ups the right way – effortlessly – by investing in the numero UNO course there is out there right HERE.

PS #2 – Even my most ardent DETRACTORS haven’t taken me up on the challenge to prove (as they say) that there is a better course on pushups out there than Pushup Central. Will you be the frist one? Let me know if so, hehe. A great GIFT waiting in the wings if you CAN do it! 😉

Dont knock it until you (truly) try it, brah

“Indeed!” is the phrase that comes to mind when you first look at the heading of this particular email.

And why?

Well, because it’s true for starters.

I recently received a comment along the lines of (and yes, again, in response to a post about pull-ups) saying that ‘while pull-ups are great, the iron is where it’s at’.

OK.

Great.

So I ask the dude how many pull-ups he can do, and how much iron he can hoist.

The answer to the first is a big fat ZERO.

But Im trying, he finished lamely. I can hold on to the bar with legs bent for a couple of seconds. . .

A couple of seconds?? Wait a minute, I interjected. And you’ve been doing this for how long now?

Apparently he’s been trying for “months”.

And apparently this same guy can chug down several protein shakes daily, find time to visit the gym twice, do a ton on the lat pulldown, and apparently deadlift a house or several too.

SO he says.

I didn’t ask him about his bench. He’d probably respond with “I can bench you if I like”.

And I didnt ask him about overhead presses, as he’d likely respond with another zero. Interesting how the real tests of strength all get that response, hehe.

Anyway …

Point being this.

“I’m trying” doens’t count as being able to do pull-ups my friend.

And it sure don’t count in terms of you deciding or stating that the “iron is where it’s at”.

That would be like saying steak well done is the best without even trying the RARE version.

And just like a virgin can’t really tell you much about sex until he or she TRIES to, same thing and principle here.

OK, OK. I know. I’ll stop.

But really, the point stands!

I mean, “trying to hold on to the bar’ isn’t doing pull-ups.

It’s the lazy man’s version of saying “I won’t try” in favor of doing something that requires virually nil coordination and zero REAL strength.

Moving an easy to handle weight off the ground for reps with a inverted/pronated grip, and a few inches at that.

Yee ….HA!

Compare that to the sheer exhilration you’ll FEEL when yo uan do your first real pull-up.

That first day you manage the chin over the bar and hold will be a landmark day ,a nd you’ll not only feel great – you’ll be writing to me about it too like Gautam once did!

And when you’re doing pull-ups for reps, smooth and easy, all the way up, all the way down, smooth as butter, well the sheer feeling of STRENGTH – – real strength – – cannot be beat.

Not to mention that corrugated core, but again, physcial benefits aside, and there are tons, the FEELING is what counts.

And if you still think the “iron is where it’s at”? And “bodyweight is useless”?

Well, I hate to say it, but you ain’t really done it first my man!

And on that note, I’m out for workout #2. Back soon!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – The course on pull-ups is right HERE, and will get you cranking them out like there is NO tomorrow.

Handstand pushups, lower back and muscle memory, and more!

Enough things for ONE heading?

Hehe.

I guess so. But anyway, last night I did something I haven’t done for a while.

I started popping off none other than the almightly handstand pushup.

No idea why I did that, of course.

Mayb e because I wanted to add on to workout #2 (I’ve been doing two these days)

Maybe it was extra upper body work I wanted (and grip too, and yes, handstand pushups are one of the best, best ways to build the forearms up) …

Or maybe it was “divine” intervention.

I even saw the Lone Star shining up in the sky yesterday night as I was out there in the park. Much like the “mysterious red light” I saw around these times last year, and the “glitter” that mysteriously showed up on my clothes today.

The Universe has an unique way of talking to us.

We just need to listen, and if youc an get past the “your emails don’t contain any info” nonsense, you might just pick up some very very valuable tips not just on fitness, but on LIFE my friend.

As Charles Mitchell once said, for someone that doenst believe in religion, a lot of your emails have a very strong spiritual content!

And hes right, hehe.

Anyway.

Got into position by the wall.

“climbed” up (no, I do NOT KICK UP into a handstand for reasons I mentioned in Shoulders like Boulders, and for reasons most that have seen the exercise done the way I do NOT do will never understand until they do it the way I DO) the wall.

And did a handstand.

Held it for time.

I expected it to feel tough. I wasn’t even sure if I could do it, as I hadn’t done it for ages, and while Iwas confident I could do it after the first time, that first time was in my mind.

Insanely enough, or maybe not, I held it for time like there was nothing to it.

Droppped down.

Did it again.

Then again.

Then did sets of 2 handstand pushups (or one set) to test the waters.

Surely my muscle memory couldn’t come flooding back this quick I thought.

But believe it or not, there I was, against the wall, smooth as butter, there I was, knocking out handstand pushups in that advanced manner I teach you in Battletank Shoulders

Up and down. Up and down. And I kept going until I officially started workout #2 which was of cours epull-ups.

Bear in mind I haven’t even done pushups for a while now (although I keep doing them throughout the day sometimes, but I don’t really think of them as a workout anymore, although those pushups are enough to give the average gym goer and bodybuilder the workout of THEIR LIVES)

Thats right, brah.

Give me 10 minutes with the most determined pumper and toner and those that can supposedly curl “heavy poundages” and I’ll have you squirming on the floor in agony in a pool of sweat.

(Get your minds out of the gutter, for those that have it, hehe).

We’re talking exercise here, and pushups.

And given my muscle memory and the speed at which it returned, well, the lesson should be nigh on obvious.

And if it isn’t, I don’t care to be honest.

Some things just “are”.

And on that cryptic (not really, hehe) note, I’m out. I’ll be back soon!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – I mentioned Battletank Shoulders up there, but really, thats an advanced, advanced course and probably NOT what you , the reader need. And if you can’t even do a handstand, then Shoulders like Boulders is what you need to start out with. Do so now, my friend. You’ll have the gym goers looking at you in awe and astonishment once you get good at these – not to mention the raging strength (or the closes thing to it) a HUMAN GRIZZLY can have !

Jump on the trai nNOW.

On doing what they least expect, and …

Making a career out of it. And, being “different”.

And “useless”. And a “shame to everyone”. And the black skeleton. (albeit a healthy one, hehe).

And the etneral guy who “how dares he” (especially one with zero “ambition” eh).

How dare I. I know. 😉 And I’ve written up a post before just onthat (I believe it was also sent out to my email list, but I ain’t 100% sure …).

Now, point of saying this?

Well, a lot of the hate and angst I get from my haters (which I love!) isn’t so much because of “what I do”.

Its because of HOW I do things.

It’s because I say it like it IS, no punches pulled (something the bozos can’t handle when the shoe is on the other foot).

It’s because I actually DID something with my life as opposed to some of other nimrods out there content to stuff Cheetos down their throats while trolling away on the phone in Mama’s basement (while claming they go to “Oxford” for one).

But most of all, it’s the “how dare he” thinking.

When you look at people of Indian origin, or Indians, or those from the subcontinent, lets face it.

Fitness isn’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind is it? 😉

Hey, before you scream “racism”, think about it.

You think MONEY, perhaps. You DEFINITELY do think “smart guy (or girl!”

And some of you perhaps make the “IT association”.

Ditto with when you see Chinese or those of Asian origin. My first thoughts when I see females of Asian origin for one aren’t the much trotted out stereotype about “how submissive they are”

If actually, it’s the exact opposite, and thats what I see, and thats why I have a whole another … ah, but let’s leav that be for now. 😉

Ditto for any other race, or nationality, or whatever.

We all have those “misconceptions” (well, most of us) – or perhaps you could call it “first thoughts based upon experience and fact which are sometimes true, sometimes not”.

I don’t for the most part, but thats only becaus eI’ve trained my m ind to look at the PERSON, and nothing else.

But anyway, a lot of the hate is because I do precisely what I’m not expected to.

Run a business (several)

Become and continue to be a fitness MACHINE at the age where (half the age actually) most just flat out give up.

Because of my “communication skills” (how dare he speak English that well, I can hear ’em say!).

One good pal of mine (or so he thought) made the following comment in jest (partly about me).

“Welcome the latest entrant to the ole boys club” (and the way in which he said it, well … and he still doesnt know I know he said that).

Moving on from that, another person I deeply respect and ADMIRE said the following about me.

“you’re not like most persons I know that are of Indian origin or from India!”

(Paraphrasing the gist of what he said).

And he’s right, of course.

Some love it.

Most hate it.

And I’ve made a career out of it. Hehe. So can you, my friend, but that ain’t the point.

The point here is fitness.

And sometimes, doing what you least expect can get you the BEST results, and how.

For instance, did you know that the trick to getting better at pull-ups, better than you ever imagined in your wildest dreams lies not so much in doing pull-ups or grip strength as something else?

Something right infront of your very eyes.

Something that you KNOW, and yet diss as being ‘useless’.

And something that has been mentioned galore in the book on it, both the books actually …

Or, that doing LESS can sometimes get you MORE?

Or, and …

You get the point!

And you know whats the most satisfying?

The results from living life this way – and doin gBIZ this way, and watching their jaws drop when they “find out”, hehe.

I’ll have more on this later. For now, it’s adios from this “ole boy” (how dare I, I know! ;)) and I’ll get back to you SOON!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – HERE is where you can pick up that course on shoulders (for those of you that have asked after the last email) – – Shoulders like Boulders.

PS #2 – And if you’re SUPER ADVANCED and really want the REAL DEAL, Doug Hepburn like MAMMOTH SHOULDERS And strength toboot – pick up Battletank Shoulders my friend. For the rest of you though, the above course will do JUST FINE.

The ONE body part that tells you a LOT about a MAN …

And real strength at that!

And yes, before you say it. Forearms are part of it, and they are indeed one body part, but there is another part which people don’t often notice consciously, but subconcsiously, believe you me, it makes an impact and how.

And it doesnt just make a “looks wise” impact. The strength benefits it translates into in the real world are very real!

If you look at Matt Damon’s physique in the Bourne series, you’ll notice two (or more things).

One, the epitome of FUNCTIONAL FITNESS.

Two, he’s about as far removed from a booybuilder as can be, but put him in a cage with one, and …!

And three, his shoulders – and TRAPS (and of course the CORE which is emphasized by very little overall body fat).

And yes.

HE got to his overall low body fat levels by doing a lot of “advanced” hill training. Yes! Them hills DO have gold in them, hehe.

But this isn’t about hills. This is about that one body part.

And it isn’t the chest, or even the broad back or the sleek powerful shoulders, or the lats like bats, or anything like that,

It’s the TRAPS.

A part of the body that often stays hidden in clothing, but is nigh visible.

And if you’re a true strongman, athlete, sportsperson (“trolling on Twitter or social media” doesnt count as “sports” – unless you’re “The Bozo” of course ;-)) .. swimmer, wrestler, army man, or just about anyone with any real world strength, then you’ve got strong traps.

And you likely work them whether you know it or not.

The traps are the body part that are instrumental in terms of HEAVY LIFTS done right.

The traps are one MAIN reason (other than grip) why people cant do pull-ups right (and why some of you can get all the way up there, but for whatever reason can’t get the chin up over the bar).

(Yes, body fat plays a huge, huge role here, but so do TRAPS!).

And when I look at a person, the first thing I notice (or a combo of things, actually) is the overall “look”.

The core.

The grip.

And the traps.

One of the reason my courses on pull-ups and handstand pushups are so successful is that they get real results.

Including the wide variety of movements I teach in Animal Kingdom Conditioning.

And Pushup Central. And many others.

Virtually ALL my upper body movments hit the traps hard, and how.

Don’t believe me? Try holding the “bottom” position of a handstand for more than a few seconds, nose to the floor (note – be CAREFUL!) and do that for five reps.

Tell me how you feel the next day!

And that, my friend is truly that. And YES, this carries over into real world functional strength as well.

You, the reader, may not want to be an athlete or strongman, but strong traps are what prevent back pain – allow you to move furniture with ease – carry those cases of beer up flights of stairs (or water, hehe), or your “favorite lady” in your arms (or should I say “lady”, hehe).

In short – working traps is a pursuit that will reward you well for the rest of your life, and looks are the last thing I’m talking about!

Get started with the best damn course on working the traps TODAY my friend. Truly spectacular!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – Be sure and read the tale of the former boobybuilder and current 0 Excuses CONVERT on the Shoulders like Boulders page. Straight from the heart; you’ll love it!

Letting off some steam, and then some …. !

So what I am about to say may and probably will resonate with you BIG TIME.

It’s something we all need to do occcasionally somehow, and these days?? Oh boy.

Over the past couple of days I’ve been in a bit of a “mood”.

Things just aren’t going as I’d like (and I aint talking biz here necessarily) either globally or otherwise in terms of certain (new) goals I have.

And while in accordance with the sage Napoleon Hill words “Tell the world what you’re goin gto do, but SHOW IT first”, I wont reveal just what it is, my social media should be enough to give you a hint, or more than a hint.

And my response is predictable, of course.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

What I’ve done ALL my life!

IS to work out – even harder!

Might sound strange, but years ago, I remember climbing the hill and then stretching out at the end of it in a lengthy workout which no-one in their “right mind” and given my own personal situation at that time would do!

I mean, I waas down big time.

And the sages all wisely (not) advised me to “spend more time trying”.

I disregarded this advice.

As I stood there in that famous “stretch” pose of mine the 0 Excuses Faithful know SO Well, a voice chimed in my head.

“I love this! I’m goin gto make it no matter what. I certainly won’t give up!”

Years and years later, here is what I got to say.

Given times these days, we ALL tend to get frustrated.

Feel rudderless, as if “events are beyond our control”.

And more (especially given the plague that the Chinese spread globally for one and the immense and brutal damage done to economies and lives everywhere).

Truth it, as far as some of it is concerned, yes.

Truth also is, no matter how dire things may seem, there is ALWAYS A way out given the right amount of will.

Nature knows no such thing as the word “impossible” my friend.

And back to fitness.

When I was 24, I remember discussing something frustrating with my father of all people (someone who has always had opposing views on everything from me, and certainly in terms of fitness!).

And his reply!

“Well, maybe a couple of good climbs up the hill will resolve the frustration!”

I never thought I’d say this, but everyone is right … SOMETIMES. And rarely is anyone right ALL THE TIME.

Anyway, effective immediately I’m switching to something which was another main reason I wrote to you about this.

TWO workouts in a day, and for me personally, the first one was 3500 rope jumps. Way above what I do normally.

And the second will be pull-ups, and perhaps more, at night.

I normally get it all done at one shot, but a few months ago you’ll recall I Was doing two workouts a day.

And I plan on doing just that tonight, and I will probably write to you about it on the other site as well!

And back to “feeling powerless”.

Working out won’t necessarily resolve that.

But for those of you that never give up and have the gumption to keep going towards whatever goal it is you have, take heart – there is ALWAYS a way, and the better your fitness levels, the more energy you’ll have to accomplish said goals.

MENTAL energy.

VIM, VIGOR and POSITIVE VIBRATION!

And so forth …

Just look at the inimitable Donald Trump for one, who once famously claimed “exercise depletes the body’s batteries” for more proof on … ah ,but I best not go there, hehe.

I’ll just say this.

Trump DOES say it like it is – IF YOU’RE reading between the lines, brah!

And as far as the issues that I spoke about and goals etc?

I’m off to work on them – now!

IN the meantime, invest in your fitness, and stay in top conditioning by investing in the 0 Excuses Fitness System today my friend. YES, you will need it down the road!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – Pushups give you a great workout within 15 minutes and will burn all the fat off your frame you want to. Get my critically accalimed course right here: https://0excusesfitness.com/pushup-central/

Why I don’t feel the need to prove (and honestly don’t give a rip over) “selling X number of books”.

Or “how many people like me”.

Or “providing lots of value in my daily emails”. (well, I DO care about real value, but something like that would never appeal to the “I want it now and for free” nutzos)

Or “how many sales I’ve made today” (not in the way you’d think, at least).

And a host of other “yardsticks” the easily offended and self righteous hypocrites who think it’s perfectly okay to do something to others (Bozo Scofield for one) and then get offended and jump up and down when someone responds in triplicate, because that someone does it in the bozos wouldn’t have thought of in a million decades, and because, well …

.. a host of other people who say and think “Just how dare he!”

So much so that  I once did up an entire post on “how dare I”, hehe, just for the bozos and self righteous idiots out there (and the snowflakes, Mama’s boys, and a lot of other basement dwelling types).

Anyway, on the bozo note.

The infamous (by now, hehe) Scofield sent me that comment about “you can’t prove you sold X number of books!”

He sent it to me more than once, which is why I Remember it (normally I just scan through his rant and see if there is something that makes me chuckle more than the “how dare I!!” vibe coming off the rants) …

But it’s actually a good point. For all categories of people above, and also the penny pinchers, tyre kickers and other nuts who write in to me (Steve (last name withheld for privacy) being one) about “why are my products so over-priced”.

It isn’t so much for the people that say “the products are priced higher than usual, but the value is just mind blowing!” (the REAL doers and those I’d prefer to associate with).

It isn’t AT ALL For them actually! ?

And without further ado, why I could care less about proving what I mentioned in the subject line.

Well, first off, it simply doesn’t interest me in the way you think.

The numbers aren’t really what cut it for most of the time, unless you count the zeros in the bank account, hehe.

And in that regard, you’d be amazed at how less adds up to more.

(Which is a secret you nuts out there that obsess about “how many people opened my email” and how many “liked my post” and so forth will be hard pressed to understand).

But second, and even if it DID add up to more moolah, I wouldn’t care either way.

Why?

Because that’s just how I am my friend.

To me it’s important to put out stuff that WORKS.

If that means antagonizing the vast majority of hoo haa’ers and gym bros, so be it.

If that means “less sales”, so be it.

But I’d rather put my name to something that works, and something I believe in myself as opposed to “what everyone is doing “ or worrying about “what others might think of what I write or sell” or “proving I’m so and so to so and so”.

I mean really, who cares.

Not to mention it’s none of anyone’s business but mine, hehe.

And on that contrary note, here is how this applies to fitness as well.

“I bet you can’t lose 10 kgs in 10 days”, you’ll hear when you crack open Advanced Hill Training (as an example) and rave on about the mindblowing info in there that most people would never think of.

Or dream of.

Or the results for that matter.

“It’s impossible!” I hear people say when I tell them.

And when I show them the proof and results (though I don’t have to, hehe) their jaws drop, and the vast majority gets back with “so what”.

Not so much “no prizes for being right”, hehe, but “so what”.

Indeed.

So what.

So why would said person care in the first place.

And that is what I laugh about the most.

These nuts that jump up and down about all this and send me bazillions of email daily about how less they could care about me, and my stuff, actually DO care.

How dare he, hehe.

How dare he actually DO something of value.

How dare he not fit the “crab that prefers to stay in the bucket”.

And so forth.

Anyway,in terms of “X” number of books …

Last I checked, Gorilla Grip is still the BEST SELLING course I’ve got out there, my friend.

The first one I revamped and put out.

And much like in 2010, it STILL sells like hot cakes, and is still the biggest bestseller.

#2 is 0 Excuses Fitness, the best darn system out there in terms of fitness.

#3 is Shoulders like Boulders (a course that rank incenses a lot of people out there – perhaps because of how quickly it works).

And that’s all I care about, hehe.

Enough numbers?

I hope so!

And on that note I’ll be back soon.

Until then,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – You know you’ve got it made and their little pea brains (or lack of them) wrapped around your little pinky when they even start to ape you and write like you. LOL.

PS #2 – Build ape like pulling strength by doing pull-ups, and learn how to do ‘em right here – Pull-ups – from DUD to STUD within a matter of WEEKS!

 

Why I highly recommend gymnastic rings, and do NOT (and havent ever) recommended CHIN-UPS

Well, well, well!

The pull-up expert saying he doesn’t recommend chin ups you ask?

Well, bear with me a minute.

In all my pull-up books – Pull-ups: from Dud to Stud within a matter of WEEKS, as well as the pathbreaking ADVANCED course (must grab!) you’ll notice one thing.

That there is no section where I recommend nothing but chin-ups.

In fact, I’m sure you won’t even find a mention of it in the initial book which TEACHES you how to do pull-ups.

You’ll find everything else.

Mention of thick bars. Mention of dead hangs. The other SECRETS to getting better at pull-ups.

And so forth.

But no chin-ups …

And why?

Well, I’ve often gone on record saying that the pull-up position is a far more natural one than the chin-up position for one.

Chin-ups may work for some, and may be “easier” to a degree if you use the biceps primarily, but if you do that, you’re a) taking away the primary benefit of pull-ups, and a re b) severely limiting your gains.

For obvious reasons.

And thing is, even if you’re just interested in preening and posing and beachboy muscles (think biceps and chest, both of which the chin up heavily taxes) then you need to remember ONE thing.

Done from a dead hang, they put IMMENSE stress on your wrists and shoulders my friend.

Not in a good way either, simply because the position is unnatural.

How often have you see an ape swing from branch to branch with a supinated grip (I believe that’s what they call “palms towards you”)?

Yeah.

I thought so.

How often do you lift things up from the ground with that grip (no, deadlifts don’t count brah)?

Yeah. I thought so.

And that’s pretty much why I don’t recommend chin-ups – much as I do NOT recommend shortcuts to getting better at pull-ups like kippin for one.

Now, some of you have complained in the past.

“But provided I work my back otherwise, there’s no sense in not getting more bicep work” (one 100 pushup per day reader sent this in to me – he’s trying to improve his pull-up numbers as well).

And while it wouldn’t be high on my priority list, nothing wrong with what he’s saying is there.

Enter gymnastic rings.

And Ropes and chains .. .

Both of these, but especially the former give you a great great BICEP workout (and inner forearm) WITHOUT any unnatural stress being placed on the shoulders, wrists, or anywhere else.

Especially gymnastic rings because ethey “move”.

They’re not static.

So towards the top of the movement, you can turn them inwards if you so choose for static holds and MORE bicep work!

Basically hammer grip pull-ups done on gymnastic rings is what I’m referring to.

And while I wouldn’t recommend these are a primary workout, they work great in terms of a secondary and or “other” exercise during your workout!

I should know. I just got done with 50 of them, and I feel great!

And that’s the missive for today. . .

Now, before I go, some of you will be thinking “so what”.

“I can barely do a pull-up. How does this help me?”

Well, it should motivate you to get off your ass if nothing else my friend and if it doesn’t you’re likely on the WRONG damn list.

And it SHOULD motivate you to get off thee buttocks and invest in the course that will get you cranking out pull-ups like there is NO TOMORROW.

Yes, my friend.

This course really, really works. Grab it now and check it out for yourself!

Best,

Rahu lMookerjeee

PS – – And yes, ALL my emails WILL have a pitch in them. If that isn’t your cup of tea, well, you know which link to click ….

Lower abs – running, sprinting, or jumping ROPE?

Ok, so as promised, I’ll try and keep this one short and fitness only! ?

Well, I didn’t promise short, now that I come to think of it …

… although Bozo Scofield is likely well acquainted with the words “short” and “puny” (as well as “rank obese”). He probably hears it every n….ah, but I best not go there. ?

And since I ended up breaking “promise #2” (but hey, I couldn’t help it. These nutzos deserve it – the ones that keep following me. I mean for f’s sake. STOP hounding me, and I’ll stop replying – in duplicate, triplicate, and so forth, but of course, when someone’s jerking off in Mama’s basement with nothing better to do (well, last I heard he got kicked out and is in public housing)) …

Ok, Ok.

I’ll stop.

Anyway, back to lower abs (and nothing beneath that, hehe. No long and short! ?)

I’ve often touted the benefits of jumping rope, and rightly so.

I haven’t put out a course on it, but it’s on my mind, along with course on isometrics that a certain customer wanted, but I STILL haven’t gotten around to it (and if you were to call me out and say I “erred” in that regard – hey – I’d agree! I haven’t gotten it done as yet, and mea culpa on that one my brother).

And benefits you ask? Well, I won’t get into it HERE, but if Tyson, Ali, Frazier etc did it as a MAINSTAY of their routines, often in the thousands of reps, and often times for long periods without stopping, there must be something to it, eh.

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

Jumping rope is not just an excellent exercise to develop dexterity, mobility and that “speed” boxers want so badly, but it’s also a great way to lose weight.

And for the “el Tubbos” out there …

A GREAT Way to lose weight – and a low impact one at that.

But should you “only jump rope” to lose weight?

Well, it depends on yoru goals my friend.

You COULD do nothing but jumping rope the rest of your life and you’d make great gains, and get in GREAT shape.

But should you?

Nah.

I’d say mix in running – NOT pounding the pavement style but REAL running.

And work in sprints too occasionally.

Ever notice that the lower abs sometimes just don’t “go in” as much as you’d like?

No matter how many times you jump rope.

No matter how many squats you do.

No matter how many (certain types) of pushups you do (with certain types of pushups, those lower ab muscles WILL POP, and the fat WILL FLY OFF, and how!) …

Somehow, despite the overall fat loss, the “bloat” and “lower abs fat” doenst seem to go away no matter what …

… until you start doing TWO things.

One being pull-ups.

And the second being SPRINTS.

And being sprints aren’t exactly the easiest to start off with, running …

Why do I say this?

Well, because although the “up and down” and sideways (if you so choose, or even diagonal) motion when jumping rope is GREAT for losing fat, especially that nasty INTERNAL fat (I can almost feel it lopping off as I go through the reps), the “forward” (or backwards! ?) motion of sprints cannot be beat.

Neither can they be beat when done uphill.

And it’s really when you sprint all out, and you REALLY, Really go full bore (or run at close to your maximum pace for at least 20 seconds or so and do it in sets) is when you really start to lose BOTH types of fat incrementally.

It’s a different type of feeling. I can’t explain it.

But do both is my advice.

Or, as I told a friendly recently, do one on your days off, and focus on the other exercise as a mainstay. Switch around sometimes!

All the great names mentioned above didn’t do just ONE.

They did both!

And that, in itself should explain it – and for those that have done both, and KNOW how both exercises make them feel – well – you know what I MEAN!

And that, my brothers and sisters is truly the long and short of this. Take it or leave it – amen!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – Here is where you can learn all about sprints done RIGHT (and the results which truly DO COUNT!) – Advanced Hill Training

Why I could care an iota less and then some about drama Queens (and/Kings)

Last year (I believe until about the middle of last year or thereabouts), I taught a class to a couple of young doctors.

A couple in grad (medical) school. Or whatever you call the Chinese equivalent of med school!

The campus was huge. Strapping! And walking from end of it to the other was probably enough to give you a workout unto yourself.

Now I’ve written before about the fitness tips I gave these kids.

But I didn’t mention the “drama queen” part of this, or at least I don’t believe I did.

Bear in mind that part of the overall package I offered these two students (and occasionally a third student) was “improving their oral English debate skills”.

Not so much just debate as talking, but debate as well, since that was apparently one of their core classes in college they had trouble with.

And one fine day while doing this (after climbing up to the fourth floor of the building and “holding session” in one of the classrooms there) we were discussing that oh so thorny issue.

“Women’s rights” (or something to that effect).

I cannot remember if it was “should females serve in the military” or if it was “women working from home”.

But there were two guys and a gal in the class, and both guys enjoyed the class immensely.

While the girl suddenly started acting weird and “feeling unwell” all of a sudden in the middle of the class.

Although I was being as politically CORRECT as I could (hey, it was class, and …) apparently that wasn’t enough and so I piped up.

“Hey, if this topic upsets you, we can always change it”, I said, shrugging. After all, they had chosen the topic themselves!

“No, please continue!” chimed in the two guys, and the girl sniffed. “No, I’m oK!”

Later that night as I went home, class curtailed abruptly “because she wasn’t feeling well” or some BS (and it was utter BS) the guy messaged me out of the blue.

One of the guys.

You see, she was his fiancée apparently.

And apparently despite her not being able to say it openly, the topic was upsetting her (only she knows why!).

“Rahul can you please talk to her”, he mourned miserably.

“Why”, Iasked. “Whats up!”

“She’s angry with me! She won’t talk to me anymore! It’s after class that … “

Now, normally I wouldn’t entertain anything of this nature period, but they’re both good kids. I liked them.

And being dude clearly didn’t have a clue, and that it was his “first time” (hehe), I spoke to her for a while.

And predictably, she was happy at having gotten her way.

And predictably as well, the classes quickly tapered off after that (despite my “political correctness”).

A similar thing happened when I was the “debate moderator” for a Sunday afternoon debate once (with all the participants being Chinese).

Similar topic (women’s rights or something – in fact I think it was Women’s Day in China that day).

And of course, the minute the guys started piping up about their opinion on whether or not they believed women should do ANY housework (note, not all. ANY!) – and it was just an opinion, a woman piped up.

“I don’t think it’s right!”

I invited her to explain her viewpoint, and WHY and what she thought wasn’t right, and asked her not to throw a hissy and DEBATE the issue.

She threw her head back haughtily and walked out of the room.

“Ive had enough!” she yelled, en route to the debate organizer (presumably to complain about the unrepentant foreign devil discussing women’s issues. How dare I!;)) …

And while said organizer was told very clearly not to interfere, or I’d walk out RIGHT THERE AND THEN, the point stands.

And that’s of course one reason why teaching English in China is a crock and a dancing monkey job by and large. The students or so called students control what you say in class. Facts and everything be damned, if that monkey doesn’t dance, they’ll do your best to fire ya on the spot.

And in one case, that’s exactly what “Grandmother Ashley”, a woman I once knew tried to do when I was organizing something similar at an English learning center in China.

She ran straight to the owner, and being she was the one that pretty much paid most of the tuition there, the owner threw a hissy as well.

… only to make a sullen face and back down when told to piss off.

The same thing holds true in terms of fitness.

Charles the Tom Tommer threw a hissy the other day about me promoting pull-ups and my info not “babysitting” him.

“Your info doesn’t help!” he wailed (while making other silly demands and statements).

I could never for the life of me understand why a so called weight lifter that professes to hate bodyweight exercises was following my posts in the first place!

Ah, but those pesky facts, eh.

Same thing for Bozo Schofield, always looking for SOME DRAMA or the other.

And plenty of other nutjobs out there.

And my response?

I could care LESS about all that.

I really don’t give a rip about your drama my friend.

What I care about this – giving it to you straight, and saying it like it is.

If you’re fat and cant do pull-ups because you’re lazy, slovenly and fat, then that’s exactly what I am going to say.

I am not here to hand hold you, molly coddle you or provide you with information “tailored” to your sissy demands my friend.

That last bit might sound harsh, but really, I’m not the one asking people to “follow” me or buy my products. If you want to, you invest. If not, well, no skin off my nose!

It’s the DRAMA I can’t deal with my friend.

And drama queens, or kings, or the sissy versions of them at any rate. Or whatever the term is!

Massive waste of time, energy, and an unending source of annoyance. Not to mention LAZY as heck in most cases. And NOT exactly the sort of person that says it like it is (unless it fits their OWN narratives in which case they’ll be shoving it down your throat, or attempting to, all day long and every damn time you even start a conversation with them).

And so forth.

Leftos, anyone??

Hehe.

And on that note, I’m out. Check out our NO NONSENSE FITNESS PRODUCTS that just FLAT OUT WORK – right HERE!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – Thank you for all the comments on Pushup Central. Yes, it truly is the best damned cours eon pushups out there!!!!