Remember what Farmer Burns wrote about in the Lessons of Physical Culture and Wrestling – or was that the other way around. I keep getting it the other way around, the title – but then again, given a good wrestler must first and foremost be a good PHYSICAL culturist, I do not think I am wrong!

That was written in 1914. Those words hold as true today as they did back then.

People need to hear it – MORE – now than they did back then!

Quite literally, with how fake society has become …

I’ve written about this before, of course.

Simply because you’re all decked up and “parfumed up” (pun intended, as well as Taipo) … simply because you have spiffy new clothes and the best hair do – and so forth -all of it comes to nigh NAUGHT without the right internal cleanliness.

If you’re bloated and constipated, for one, from years of terrible eating, stuffing junk down your gullet, doing little or no real exercises, or simply – eating too much – or whatever reason, all the clothes in the world wont hide that fact.

And neither will they stop those nasty farts and burbles in the tummy – at the most inopportune times, my friend.

you that IS in that situation knows what I mean, those sudden “I gotta go” moments right when you dont need or expect them – such as perhaps when in a meeting with a cranky bear of a boss, hehe.

Anyway …

Perhaps even more important than THAT?

Well, the mental outlook.

If your THINKING is off, chances are your fitness is too.

And you can never improve – truly improve – the latter, or your life, for that matter, without the former.

If you’re constantly judging others, looking for excuses to fight, belittle, demean and so forth (and believe me, many people are this way) (and note – this shouldn’t be confused for calling a spade a spade) – then chances are your life, business, fitness, none of it is where it needs to be or where you’d want to it to be – same thing for if you’re a HYPOCRITE which 90% of the world seems to be specializing in, with numbers growing, with only a few “true blue fanatics” stopping the spread of the DISEASE.

“You’re the DISEASE – and I’m the CURE!” (Sly, Cobra, 1984… Hehe) – Classic!

I never did get around to owning the blue aviators Sly sported in that movie, but I came close with blue and black ones. Hehe. Not Ray Bans though, but for some reason, the green eyes I sport so often, including while doing squats for Squat 101 – I love those too much (yes Alan!).

Anyway – getting back to it …

Here is what one of our best affiliates ever, a certain Paula sent in this morning –

What must I do Mike? Because I have asked for my edition problem with the
forum in wordpress, but I have had the next answer, and after read it, I think
that wordpress does not like my page. What do you think? I am thinking that
they are saying that they are going to mark a “fleur de liz” on my shoulder like
Athos’ wife in “The three musketeers”. I feel fear. Please tell me something.
Perhaps we are very bad people that stinks, doesn’t matter that we put on us
the best and expensive perfumes and we are the cleanest people that exist
in the world.
<wordpress TOS link>

Par suit: You can call me since now, not Madam, not Lady, but Milady “Countess de la Fére”.

And no, she ain’t Nazi feminist either. There is a reason for the last request, and it aint necessarily what “Cody”, a girl I knew a couple of years ago wanted either.

She was someone who just wouldn’t let go – of her demand of me to send her SHIRTLESS pictures, which I hate doing, but have done in the past, not for women, but for my book, then my wife bitched about me doing “porn movies” (huh???) so I let that one go … But really, those fitness vests I wear in the video dont leave much to the imagination!

I dont know why, I used to be nervous as hell when I was fat and asked to take my shirt off at the beach (man boobs) – although the women didnt mind.

But now, that I’m in super shape?

I’m probably even more reticent to, as a great customer rightly put it “make a show of myself” (or spectacle).

Not that it would be.

I’ve written about in “16 Inspirational FItness Recollections” how I’d often climb the hill for hours shirtless, but that was there, in an environment everyone did it, the Chinese do a lot of things differently, including the “midriff” bare which looks strange – and downright awful if you’re fat (think about shirt till chest, and belly hanging out, and then pants) – but it allows the core to BREATHE, which during those workouts is crucial (remember, many a person fainted on that damn hill!!).

But anyway, Cody wanted it for … well, I’ll let yall guess.

She even showed her husband, if you can believe that.

And if you can believe it, he … well, lets just say Glyn and him would make a perfect couple with Cody wanting to be called “Empress” – true story! – and the two of them servile and submissive “in ass” as it were.

Anyway, this lady wants to be called what she does for another reason.

She is promoting our stuff, or – my erotica on another site, and she is by far the best affiliate, or translator, or both, I’ve ever had for ANY of my businesses.

I cannot praise her enough!

And she’s building her own site, asked WordPress for support, and well …

And of course, the bit about the mind, the mindset.

Hi Countess (???? ),

Thanks for the three emails – first off, thanks for the video link -they keep getting better and better and BETTER! I love how you put your personal comments in red in the <chopped> video, as well as what you are saying, of course at the end …

I love the “Countess de la Fére” part too, hehe. You know, I read the Wikipedia entry on her –

“

She is described as being 22 years old, tall, fair-haired and uncommonly beautiful, with brilliant blue eyes and black lashes and brows, Milady possesses a voice that can seduce and bewitch.[1]

A capable and intelligent French spy who effortlessly can pass as a native Englishwoman,[2] Milady’s beautiful exterior hides a diabolically cunning, manipulative, ruthless and cruel interior; she is remorseless and unrepentant for her countless “misdeeds” and often described as appearing demonic and frighteningly ugly in the instant when she is thwarted in her aims. She is a classic example of a femme fatale.

Milady later is revealed to be the wife of Athos, originally the Comte de la Fère, one of the three musketeers of the novel’s title.

“

This could be me, if you reverse the genders, etc  … Hehe.

Anyway, that reminded me of a certain lady “Cody” – who preferred being called “Empress“. Hehe. The first thing this lovely lady did upon meeting me was want my “bare chested” photo – and she even showed it to her husband, if you can believe that! “because she wanted to see”. Chinese girls, truly LOVELY – Haha.

Anyway, Countess – getting back to it – the website looks GREAT! I love the way you’re setting up – I’d recommend putting more text on it (which you are, obviously – I saw the “why” part below the pictures) – but the way it’s set up is great – I’d also recommend linking the pictures i.e. right now you have your links beneath the pics which is fine, but some people may just directly click the pictures – a lot of people do, so that might be worth a try.

Haha, I know what you mean by people putting on expensive perfumes etc and thinking “that is all we need to do”, and acting all prim and proper, high and mighty etc “in society” – while behind closed doors, these people have all the same fantasies and more, except because they do not have the freedom to or do not WANT the freedom to (I’m a huge believer in if one truly wants something, one will eventually get it) indulge in those fetishes safely – well- that is why in countries like India there is so much violence against women for one, so much “male frustration” etc … all this from the land that produced the Kamasutra, if you can believe that!

Or, the subcontinent in general, China – and Asia in general other than that part has improved vastly in that regard …

I run a fitness site as you might have guessed from reading “<chopped>” and some of my other books – and I say the same thing there, simply because someone puts on fancy clothes and perfume etc doesnt mean they’re “clean” – internally, they’re often dirtier than the laborers who sweat outside everyday and exercise a lot, thereby ridding their body of internal toxins! Hehe. But it’s true. . .

So back to your website – what was the issue with it, ie. why did you contact support? I saw this part “Because I have asked for my edition problem with theforum in wordpress, ” – but not sure what you meant there – please let me know, and I’ll do my best to help out.

The problem with hosting on wordpress.com is this, Paula – the service is free, but as with everything in life, you get what you pay for – even your content is pretty much “owned by WordPress” (if you read their TOS). So their support etc … it all depends upon “if they support mature content” or not … it’s allowed, yes, but whether or not they provide tech support for mature content is another story!

Let me know what the exact issue is, I’ll do my best to help.

Anyway, that email on the other site ended up being over 3000 words long, the one to Paula long as well, since its a day for long emails, well, hell –

Who knows this may help, but maybe someone!

Have you ever considered purchasing your own domain name Paula? That might be a good step, that way, you’re free of wordpress.com – and you can build/host your own site (using wordpress software) wherever you want … without many of the “terms and conditions” and restrictions that come with wordpress.com (such as you cannot access your HTML Code directly, I believe, on wordpress.com sites) …

In other words, to put it plainly with wordpress.com they can take your site down at any time – or stop providing support etc since it’s “mature content”. I’m not saying they will, but that chance is there, no matter how remote – since you are doing this for the long term obviously, that is something you should be aware of.

For you, I think the best route to go would be to get your own domain name and then do what you are doing right NOW i.e. build your own website – but on a hosting platform where you are “free” and not bound by excessive terms and conditions if that makes sense – not to mention, wordpress.com sites are sometimes not that great for SEO (although this is not set in stone – it all ultimately comes down to content and performance).

These sort of websites are best hosted on platforms that either outright allow or tolerate adult content, wordpress.com is not one of them unfortunately.

Of course, dedicated adult web hosting would not be free – you know this already – that is actually one of my “side businesses” i.e. I develop websites and host them for clients …but, I think long term that would be the best way for you go …

In your case, if you did decide to go down that route – I have servers where you could host your website, keep building it yourself as you see fit, and of course, I’d be happy to help out with “technical questions” as I am now – obviously no constraints there! : ) With regard to cost etc, we could always work out an agreement … I would be happy to get you “started” for free, even, if that is a route you choose to go down … (of course, we would need to discuss it, make a plan etc, thats business – but you have that option – please know I am more than willing and happy to help you with web hosting and that sort of thing if need be).

(it would still be YOUR site, YOU would have full control over it (and therefore responsibility etc), I would not even have the password – I would simply be doing what wordpress.com does – just so you understand. Hehe ).

(But, I can provide some pretty good infrastructure for you to host on – I know, because I spent months building it for all my websites! Haha).

Just putting it out there – I think that would be the very best way for you to go – – but if you feel wordpress.com is a better alternative “for now” (until you start to make sales) then that is not necessarily a bad decision either, but yes, you’ll be operating per their constraints obviously…

Let me know if all of this makes sense, and we can go from there.

And thats that.

I can think of at least 10 people right off the bat who this would help. And no, we ain’t talking adult businesses there either …

Anyway – clean thy MIND first is the lesson herein, all else flows from there.

(and yes, I rarely do web dev for clients unless I’m paid damn well – disclaimer – I’m only doing it right now for people like her who truly deserve my knowledge and skills in that regard so before some idiot approaches me with “do it for cheap” – please – it aint happening).

And if you haven’t jumped aboard the 0 Excuses Fitness System “train” as yet – do so now!

BEst,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – I normally reserve the long emails like this for the Ship – so if you WANT more nigh EXCLUSIVE stuff – you will have to SIGN UP.

The old man next door just passed away, my wife informed me.

He was a nice old man, I never spoke to him much – not because I didnt want to, but just happened that way, but I often converse with his son – whose young son unfortunately “departed” a while back too.

Sad.

But in the case of the old man from what I understand, it’s a ticker issue – heart attack.

Good news, he didnt suffer.

He just passed away- and when you progress to advanced years, thats all you can ask for …

Or is it?

Most people think getting old means unfit and infirm, unable to bend down, pick things up, unable to perform the most basic of tasks for themselves, and is it any surprise lots of people, the majority of people live out what should be their glory, their golden “ride off into the sunset” years that way?

I sure dont plan on going anytime soon, and I plan on UPPING my fitness levels so that when I’m 90, I can better Clint Eastwood’s one arm pushups.

And that brings me to my central point, not so much pushups alone, but how pushups are one of the best things you can do for your overall health, fitness and conditioning and strength, but also HEART HEALTH!

Let me tell you, if you do pushups right, its nigh impossible to have a weak heart or circulatory issues.

If you mix in deep breathing like I tell you, inhale DEEPLY ON the way down, exhale on the way up, and keep that up through your workout, you’ll feel your heart work like it never has before with so called “strength” exercises.

You’ll huff, puff and sweat – more so than with pull-ups – though in a different manner, pull-ups do it too.

And this huffing and puffing is what not allows you to blow the house down, but get in better HEALTH overall.

My resting pulse rate – I last took it years ago, it was around 55 something, I remember everyone being nigh shocked since it was “athlete” levels.

But with so many heart issues around, and it affecting people at young ages – this is what most fitness programs get wrong.

THey’ll focus on strength – or conditioning – or long drawn out routines at the gym – all of which not necessarily bad, though sure not the best way.

But NONE of them, virtually none of the most popular ones focus on BREATHING – WHILE WORKING OUT!

Deep breathing, my friend, is the hidden key to super strength and health gains.

If you want a big chest, much like with the abs – you tax them from the inside out, and drawing in deep inhales of air the way you were meant to is the way to do it my friend.

You never hear most fitness programs tell you about deep breathing with EACH repetition, an almost fanatical focus on it to the point people in the other room know when I start to exercise.

but thats a good thing.

It’s something YOU should do too.

It keeps me in super shape from the inside out.

And it’ll do that to you too.

Thats what I dont get about most so called popular programs, or of course, I do.

They’re not designed to get you in the best shape of your life.

They’re designed to keep you coming back for more, like gyms, make the creator more money.

I guess from a certain angle that is smart biz, but I dont see it that way.

I’d rather you get the 0 Excuses Fitness System, and never have a need for a similar program again – then you progress to advanced.

It ain’t about the moola.

It’s about getting you in the best shape of your life, its about FITNESS, thats why I started this business years ago, thats why I keep going with it, not just because I’m passionate about it myself, but because it matters to you, and I’m going to keep doing what I can – and have – to bring the VERY BEST to you fitness wise.

Back to the kindly old man, I’ve no idea if he had a weak heart, but I think he wasn’t being seen much around the block and such as of late, so perhaps health was a concern.

I dont know.

May he rest in peace.

And to all of you, remember, live each day with gusto – vim, – VIGOR and gumption like you were meant to.

Breathe in, breathe out, do so deeply as you did when you were a baby, and you’ll find wondrous roads open up to you in ways you never fathomed before.

Back soon.

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

Friend,

I dont know why – but people have always had a habit of STARING at me more than others.

Or “noticing” – maybe one reason is the culture I grew up in didnt ostracize staring near as much as it should – its rude, I hate it, but that wasn’t the culture I grew up in (that culture still doesnt mind it).

In the West, you and I would hate it, but you know how it is – some people you never forget.

It doesnt hurt I’ve got a face that would “stand out in a crowd” – from either angle.

When I’m fat, I look terrible (at least according to me, girls aren’t the point here! They claim “it looks good”, but nah, I disagree) – when I’m fit – I look like a movie star x 10.

And so on and so forth, and of course, my thinking doesnt hurt either.

None of the above is to promote, Tom Tom, criticize or anything, ’tis fact Jack.

These days, I keep feeling people staring “indirectly” at me.

You know how it is, when you’re fat, when you’re not fit, you dont feel good internally, people pick that up, and jackasses pounce on it… when it’s the opposite, the opposite happens.

RESPECT is given even if you dont ask for it – fitness is always part of the overall “confidence equation”, and not bulging biceps, the corrugated core and “animal like movement and flexibility” is what really counts, my friend.

You that have it know what I mean, you that dont wants it, and so on and so forth.

Anyway.

I often fall down into the splits and stand back up while waiting to pick up my daughter from the bus stand.

This morning, I simply dropped down into a squat to tie my shoe lace, and people were staring at me – because I did it on one leg.

Not because I wanted to show off, it just came naturally, much like a lot of the dancer leg lifts I keep doing come.

My wife claims it’s to “intimidate”.

Huh?

Nothing could be further from the truth.

Cats do it all the time, and given the fact most people can barely tell when I enter a room or leave it, well, I must be doing something right?

But point here is everyday fitness.

For most people – indeed myself, I remember when tying shoelaces was a chore – I was worried about the belt buckle popping off if I bent down too far!

Sound familiar – well, it probably will if you’re FAT and reading this …

It’s about everyday movement, fitness, most people claim “I train like a pro”, but here is the real deal and why I’m writing this.

I’m a businessman.

I’m a writer, I’m many other things.

But I ain’t no UFC fighter, boxer, swimmer, or martial artist (well, not really, though I Do know a bit) – that I’ve often been compared to for my training routines.

I’m just your average, every day dude that looks better than a lot of movie stars out there – and I’m certainly a hell of a lot fitter and functionally stronger than the “bellies” I see around me all day – both male and female.

I feel a heck of a lot better.

I’m not worried about the next time I’ll fall sick, or “the next time I wont eat and how it will affect me”, or diets, or other crap, or nonsense like the “gym is closed, I can’t train” and so on and so forth.

I live life in the flow, unlike most people.

I find a way – unlike most people.

But bottom line, I’m the average guy “physically” – in fact, I’m not even a big guy, never have been.

Yet, I can do things guys far bigger and so called stronger cannot…

Point is this, if I can do it, so can YOU, my friend.

And while the courses linked above are key to turning YOU, that isn’t necessarily interested in being a UFC champ for one into a fitness machine – really, the 0 Excuses Fitness System is where you need to start, and keep with you your entire life, it will never fail or disappoint.

End of the day, thats what all this is about – getting YOU in the best shape possible, right?

You, the average Joe or Jane, much like yours truly minus the cave.

If I can do it – I have done it – then so can YOU.

Start NOW, my friend.

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – Keys to animal like flexibility are HERE (and believe me, you wont find this info elsewhere, but more importantly, you’ll discover a NEW YOU with each stretch – literally. Living life “tight” and as a cat – world of difference, trust me on this one!!)

Isometric and Flexibility Training 

Advanced Isometric and Flexibility Training 

And for those interested, this great series is available in compilation format as well.

We’re working on book #3 in that series. Stay TUNED!

Well, my friend, we’ve been working on the sales page for the upcoming book “Advanced Plyometric Training”.

And without further ado, since its late at night here, lets skip to the part we’re ALL most interested in – the BENEFITS!

BENEFITS you can expect to get (and very soon!) from doing plyometric workouts of the nature mentioned in this great, “one of a kind” book by the bodyweight exercise Guru – –

• Strengthen your ligaments, joints and tendons like NEVER Before with these workouts (this is probably the numero uno benefit I should list here).
• Build animal like “unnatural” explosiveness, speed and power in every movement you do. This alone is more than worth the “price of admission” for this, my friend.
• If you’re a combat athlete or sportsperson, or just the every day fitness trainee looking to take your gains and results to new levels altogether – these workouts will DO it, my friend.
• Shoot past personal bests on regular workouts very easily when you incorporate this sort of training into your routine. Yes, this was mentioned in the last point, but its so important, so many people want to do this, that I had to tell you again.
• Increased “explosive” cardio in a manner you CANNOT get from regular workouts, even the regular ones I teach. Trust me, these workouts will have you not moving – but FLYING – literally “flying” through space as you workout!

Milka Singh, Gold Medalist and the “Flying Sikh from India”!!

 

• A feeling of accomplishment like you’ll get from NO other exercise, not to mention you’ll feel on top of the world and like a billion bucks once you get done with these sort of workouts.
• Increased – massively increased grip and core strength. You’ll need a cast iron grip to do even ONE rep of many of the upper body exercises here, not to mention a lower back and core of STEEL – and these attributes will be MAGNIFIED x “X” once you get going on the plyometrics in this book.
• Your forearms will get that corded much sought after “cords running up and down them” sort of look – with the STRENGTH behind them to boot. Your fingers will turn into iron claws, quite literally, with even a few minutes per day spent on these movements!    
• Reduce the TIME spent on your workouts from an already manageable 15 minutes or so per workout to even LESS – if you’re really strapped for time, you can hammer some of these out in less than a few minutes, and be done with your workout for the day!   (note – this doesnt mean they replace your regular workouts, but it does mean you have yet another option in terms of “super quick” and when you need the same).
• Your legs and lower body will turn into not just pillars, but THICK solid pillars of muscle once you get on these movements. Dense, ripped – PACKED – rippling muscle is what you will have for thighs, hamstrings and calves – almost like you’d see on a thoroughbred horse!
• Reduce, nay, ELIMINATE any signs of unsightly FLAB from your body – especially pesky areas like chin, obliques, lower abs and such – my regular workouts do a great job of getting the fat burners going big time, now these? These literally ignite the fat burning FURNACE within! ????????
• Strengthen your lower back and spinal erectors beyond belief with these movements. Just one or two of them daily is all you need for those “boa constrictors running up and down your back!“
• Abs of steel that make six, eight and the typical “12 pack” look like a bloody joke. Develop REAL core strength, develop rock solid abdominals from the inside out, not fake show muscles for the beach or bodybuilding contest – develop strength that matters, lasts, and lands with a PUNCH when required (as opposed to fake “pretty looking muscles” that can’t do much at all).
• Develop mental strength in spades when on routines like these – trust me, doing high rep plyometrics is neither for the faint hearted, nor the weak willed. Once you have the mental focus and drive to get these workouts done day in and day out – you’ll find that goals that eluded you previously will “flow” to you effortlessly for one, and you’ll be able to achieve anything you set your mind upon. I am not just talking fitness wise here!

And all of this, bro, touches the very “tip of the iceberg” – there is SO much more that I could write here, and I wouldn’t be done, I could literally go on forever!

Anyway – if you consider yourself to be not just a doer, but an ELITE doer, someone who is willing to go to the BRUTAL “day in and day out” lengths it takes to achieve truly elite and outstanding “unnatural” levels of brute strength, animal explosiveness, speed and development – then this course is for YOU.

The rest of yall will do just fine on my regular products.

But if you fall into ELITE category, or want to GET THERE (which you should) – well, click on over to the “Advanced Plyometric Training” page – and place your pre-order NOW.

Note – like with all my other courses, the price WILL go up after the book is released (Which will be soon) so you will want to get your pre-order in NOW.

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

At the outset, let me say two things, one, not everyone is qualified to hear this. And two, well, for someone who lived in the South for so long, and loved every bit of it despite the so called (wrongly so in this day and age) “racist” tag it gets (no, flying Rebel flags dont necessarily translate into that either pal!) .. and for someone who has a “dear” friend Lilly who ranted about “them dammmmmnn Yankees!” all the time (he is Cajun from Louisana, heh)…

… well, it would remiss of me not to put “did” after done? ????

You Southerners will get it… I dont have the drawl anymore, but I did back in the day!

After going to China I HAD to undergo another “self” metamorphosis in terms of English if you get my drift, so …

Anyway, its great to see two things – that one,  Lilly and I are still friends despite so many old friends dropping off the list either due to difference in political or other views.

It’s nice to be able to talk to someone without being at their throats. He probably doesnt fully agree with my (complimentary in many regards as ya’ll know) views on a certain Vladimir Putin and the reasons behind the war (the real reasons no-one is telling you) – but he’s certainly not liberal, I’ll give him that!

He may not be a Trump lover, I was – but like I said, after 2020 – Trump tried to do a fine job, he succeeded in some regards, but like the man himself said in 2020, time to move on.

Ron De Santis, Mike Pence, plenty of fine candidates for the Presidency. But, my man remains the SAME – dark horse ex Cia head Mike Pompeo … THAT is my man – if he runs – I hope so!

If he did, I suspect the man would win hands down, I cannot praise Pompeo enough for his brevity when the situation requires it, his play on words, how pithy he can be while getting his point across in a very logical and emotionless manner, and .. well, the sheer erudite nature of his personality, down to earth nature, many accomplishments and so forth…

Anyway.

I remember explaining to some dude who was once asking me the difference between “Yank and Yankee” that the former was Americans in general, the latter those from the North.

Something that was ratified by a certain “Bill” Roney and if William Roney ratifies it (if he’s reading this – Hey Bill! Long time no chat – I’m sure Bozo “addicted to not just ass licking, but ass whipping too apparently, his own that is” Glyn will forward this to you without my asking, hehe) … well, it must be right

Hehe again, good ole days.

Anyway, almost 500 words in (I can just hear another Bozo complaining about “whats the point of all this”) … this ain’t about Yanks, Indians, Red Indians, Mexicans, Seminole Indians, Poke Tahola, or anything of that nature.

It ain’t about the fact that I dont quite agree fully with my bud Lilly about his views on Yankees, he’s got some fair points, but they have fine damn people up there too, some customers, or a certain one – I wont mention him, ya’ll guess! – a certain one that is an unabashed fan of Pushup Central for one is from there – damn fine “son of the soil” and ex man in Blue is he.

Respect, Charles.

It’s about this – lots of you -those that are DOERS – and high reps.

As I said in the outset, this doesnt apply to you if you’re a lazy ass that can’t pump out 100 pushups or more per workout without collapsing.

It doesnt apply if youre fat and are looking for an excuse to escape exercises that brutally expose the lack of conditioning (usually accompanied by too much gelatinous whale blubber both around midsection, tits and bottom) …

But it applies if you’re a doer.

Look, sometimes we all get tired of high reps in that we’re just too sore to do high reps, or “it just dont feel right”.

Oddly enough, these days are the days when the TOUGH movements – you improve in them!

For me, today’s workout was 250 squats, 40 pushups (floor), 20 handstand pushups, and 50 pull-ups.

Not necessarily brutal numbers for someone like me, I was going to do 200 pushups as well, but it just did not feel like that sort of day.

Much like it did not feel like a straight up 250 bodyweight squat day.

So I just improvised, made things HARDER.

Squats, I did a version of the jumping squat most have no inkling of – covered in Squat 101 – along with the regulars, and Hindus, and I used a “make your legs super sore” technique I outline in that book as well.

Pushups, I made the handstand pushups that much tougher by including wall walkouts and PAUSES in each movement I did. (each set – I did them in sets of 5 today this way).

Pull-ups, well, and again, Charles, you come to mind – I made them plyometric today – thick grips – even slower than normal ….

And I finished off with super tough versions of club swings not covered in Lumberjack Lodestone Fitness (yes, even with all the variations already there, there are tons more!) – because I dont want you hammering yourself on the top of the head, my friend.

And no doubt some will if you try that right off the bat which I dont advise, but some idiots will try anyway.

And as I sit here remembering Charles, I dont know if this email applies to specifically to him, but probably does to a degree – I KNOW it applies to a lot of you – as I sit there shoulders “zinging” after them plyo pushups … well, I gotta say this.

Advanced Plyometrics should definitely be the next one out, I better put up a sales page for it soon! I thought I’d put in 25 exercises, but the book has ballooned to 51 already which can only be a good thing.

Anyway ……………..

Takeaway?

1. There is no excuse to skip high rep pushups, or pull-up, or those type of workouts.
2. Get good at ’em, DAMN good, and dont dwadle …
3. Once those above two things have been taken care of, yes, by all means make the movement harder.

I could tell you so many ways I made the pushups harder including trying pike pushups on fingertips – fingers NOT pointing straight. Yikes!

Anyway – thats it for this one.

Back soon.

Best

Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – Those that just read and “do nothing”, again, a shout out to hit the unsubscribe link, as if you’re never in the mood to BUY, then there’s no point is there? For either of us … Thank you! (in advance).

PS #2 – I love how Charles mentioned how so many people from “communist” NY are moving to the good ole “Lone star” State. (not to mention from socialist California to FL and so forth)-  Hey, they’re doing SOMETHING right there, hehe. . .

In modern day society, the following items are almost staples -bread, pasta, instant noodles – and so forth, and not just if you’re broke and starving either, my friend.

People seem to not just survive but so called THRIVE on these items.

Look at my wife, for instance, apparently “processed noodles” are the best thing since sliced bread, which ain’t that good either in my opinion- and dont get me wrong, to each his own, or hers, but I never ate that in my life until last year, last year I did, and after eating it – my reaction?

I’d rather starve than eat THAT.

And I mean every word of that.

Pasta – unless it’s cooked in rich natural tomato sauce falls into that category as well, unless it’s wheat or other more natural pasta.

And this holds for a whole host of other processed foods – including a lot of “packed” frozen meats and such.

Now, dont me wrong, I dont take any of this to giddy limits.

I know damn near everything has hormones, chemicals, and I’m hardly rabid about these things – unlike my current “significant other” who won’t start a single task without several trips to the “mandir” (temple) and chanting God’s name 108 times – literally, these Gurus on youtube (the so called ones that drill this nonsense into her mind all day long – more so since 2020) will be the death of most of the herd (not a bad thing haha).

Point of this is though – these foods might be the very ones preventing you from losing weight at super high levels, despite your workout routines.

If you’re REALLY, really looking to get FIT – from the inside out – being ripped is NOT a requirement.

Being slim and not having a belly and having a Corrugated Core and such – is very much a requirement, if you dont have those things, you ain’t fit by any standard (Bozo standards dont count, neither does pumping in the mirror and saying “I lost weight” when you’re fatter and more triple chinned than ever. I mean really, when guys have to take pictures of themselves at “flattering angles” so the flab doesnt show that much – its bad enough for women to do that but guys – give me a fuckin break!) …

But there’s nothing wrong with wanting to be TRULY FIT – and RIPPED – at the same time.

And the latter will only come with low fat content, and the proper diet.

A huge, huge culprit in today’s society?

A lot of the BREAD you eat, and other such “white” foods (rice might be an exception but for me it ain’t).

I’m firmly a believer in NOT eating bread – if I eat burgers, I usually toss the buns.

I’m a huge believer in WHEAT yes – and Indian style flatbreads, only if cooked with wheat (or Iranian, Afghani etc) – and in the West, wheat pasta, wheat bread (“brown”) etc).

It might not taste that good or be that fluffy, but its a hell of a lot better for your health.

Part of the reason my daughter is unfortunately showing signs of a belly is this – lack of activity yes, one thing – thats kids globally, but also … improper diet, and way too much junk food.

There is a constant battle going on in the house.

Granny gives her junk food “because Mom will not allow healthy stuff”.

She comes to Mom, Mom drills “Dont tell granny I gave you this into  her”, and just “because she’s the boss” (as she likes to say apparently) – she’ll give her more junk food.

She does try and feed her healthy.

But she does it in strange ways – often times, she’ll tell me to eat something which she’d toss otherwise. Hehe.

Perfectly good stuff you’d think, cans of tined meat and such, and of course, that lovely fluffy baker’s BREAD.

“I wont give this to the daugher”, she yells. “She has enough junk already!” 

Now, for reference, my wife wouldn’t give me any food if I was starving unless she absolutely was forced to. Thats how much she hates me.

Which is fine … but I’m putting this into context.

I of course, with my workout routines and such – I rarely eat that crap anyway, but sometimes?

Its nice to taste some decent bread!

(although I’d rather the wife’s flatbread).

(which is what I eat when at home, no rice either usually).

Anyway – I ate it last night. Loads of it, along with a lovely tasty mixture of brinjal, spring onions, and more … remember, the more vibrant the color it is, the healthier it is for you.

I did this because I knew I’d get it out of my system anyway – and because I hadn’t cheated on diet in ages, apparently – I haven’t had pizza for months despite loving the damn stuff – and because of the vegetable gravy, the healthy component.

But I Can still “feel it” today. In that … well, my digestion is so finely tuned now that I can literally feel my food digesting when I eat, and if I eat something a bit unhealthy – I dont fall sick, or have China Belly or what not, but I do “feel it” the next day.

The above might sound strange, but if you pay attention to your diet, proper attention, as you should, you will know what I mean.

Believe it or not, part of the Indian wrestler’s routine in India is to … well, defecate together in the open fields outside the akhara.

Yes, you heard me right.

And they generally look at their stool once done to make sure “everything is well formed and OK”.

I realize that put gross pictures in your mind, but that is how it’s done, my friend.

And while there are other ways to figure out the state of your insides, the above, well, scientifically speaking I cannot argue with it, though I dont do it myself! Hehe.

Anyway ….

Takeaways?

All of this, and more will be covered in a book on diet and fasting – another one of those upcoming books, this will take the “Simple and Effective Diet” to new levels basically.

I’m going to pour nigh ALL my very extensive knowledge into this one, so y’all -stay – tuned.

And second?

To lose weight, or to help in doing so – cut out the BREAD from your system.

Cut out PROCESSED stuff – and packed stuff as far as possible.

Ramen noodles, SUGAR, packs of soft white BREAD – cakes – doughnuts – all go into the BIN, my friend.

Not to say you can’t enjoy themselves once in a while, but be ready to work it out of your system! (or suffer the long term consequences).

Anyway, thats the tip for today. Back soon!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

And more on the sheer brutality of squats. . .

Some – a lot  – covered in Squat 101. 

And some not.

I gotta admit, as I sink down, hips, ass, hamstrings, all cramping (this for someone who routinely pumps out hundreds of squats, has put in tons of hours of stretching) … CRAMPING, I gotta do more than stretch, which I will soon.

Before that, there is an absolutely brutal variant of the squat I did NOT put in Squat 101.

Sales are picking up for this book, early days as yet, too early. After all, I put out the book like two days ago. Hehe.

And if you haven’t gotten it at the price it is NOW, well, “silly you” is all I can say… (because, well, the price will go UP very soon like I said so many times).

some people. you tell them, you try and help them, they dont get it, anyway …

Anyway, the point of this being – this brutal squat involves the following –

The JCVD split – one of the toughest for a lot of people to do right.

Mentioned In Advanced, PROFOUND, Isometric and Flexibility Training – and the Sumo squat which is mentioned in Squat 101. 

And it combines it all into a slippery, sliding, joints opening “forgotten movement” that taxes the hips, thighs, hamstrings, core and your BREATHING like never before, when done fluidly for reps.

The movement is too hard for even most advanced trainees to do, but you’ll see it performed in Indian akharas a lot …

Now, what is it you ask.

Well, if enough of you show interest in Squat 101, which given the way the orders have picked up, I believe you ARE – then Squat 102 will have this, and more utterly brutal version of this movement, and more.

So much more I got to teach, there is just no way I can put it all in one book.

And it’s not that easy for everyone to do anyway, most of you will spend a lifetime working on what I mention in Squat 101, so you should – so I DO – damn near, or daily.

Anyway.

Two more tips for utter brutality I’ll add into this book – and tell you now, sorta –

One, practice KICKS between your squats.

I give you plenty of recovery tips for your legs in Squat 101, but one way is also to practice your kicks in proper form – note – too many people kick in piss poor form and get found out in fights (for one, your “other foot” should NOT land “in front of you” when doing roundhouse kicks, and two, when you do side kicks, your non kicking leg does NOT bend!) … (and kicks come from the hips and core, not so much “thighs”) …  between sets of squats.

You’ll see this makes you super sore if done right.

If you make the kick an isometric and HOLD for time – boy!

And if you do what I mention in Squat 101 (did I mention it enough times? Hehe) – – and combine the Rahul Mookerjee “patented squat” into your training, along with “slow mo” squats – well, you’ll understand the meaning of SORE legs and cramps – anew, if that is even a word.

Remember, after all this, DO stretch out.

It’s so important, even more so after heavy duty squatting, and I’ve not only included examples of WHY you should do so – personal examples – but also the exact and best exercises you need to use to stretch out.

As always, the bodyweight exercise Guru delivers more than what he promised .. and thats how it SHOULD BE, my friend.

Truly, with all my background in climbing hills and such, and now this, and my “slim legs” “slim long muscular legs” which Carol giggled so much about – well all of it makes me the perfect candidate to bring this book to you, and all the rest…

Get it NOW.

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – Joke from the wife, but it speaks volumes and is testament to my focus on PROCESS and then results … or visualizing the result during it …

Daughter keeps losing stuff the wife and mother give her.

Opposite of when we were growing up, we barely had nothing, now they have everything, molly coddled and more.

Bratty too sometimes!

So she often gives me stuff she buys for the daugher for safekeeping.

I’m supposed to hand it out “within reason”. If the wife does, it disappears, then I get phone calls on trains in China saying “your daughter gifted her pencils away to her classmate again!” … Hehe.

True incident, happened when I was on the train from Shenzhen to Dongguan, hehe.

Anyway, the saying goes thus.

“He’s the security officer. Not even God can get it from him”.

Why, daughter asks. God can!

“Because he’ll ask God for REASONS And logic”.

Hehehehehe.

So I probably would!

But process is process, taking care of one’s own things is an art, just like with one’s body.

And there is no better person to bring you the art of caring and training your own body, my friend, indeed, as rabid customers keep telling me “if people dont appreciate your art, to hell with them”.

And thats always been my biz philosophy anyway!

While the 0 Excuses Fitness System videos have had many good things said about them, flowing art was something I heard most recently, and I truly, deeply, am appreciative of the real man that made that comment – as well as the verbal ASS KICKING he handed out when I needed it .

yes, yours truly does on occasion too!

Thank you, John. I mean that – again!

And thats that. Back soon.

PPS – Actually, security officer? More on that HERE, hehe. True story that too!  (thank you to Amazon on that one, I suppose? Hehe)

Rowing, my friend is an underrated exercise and workout unto itself.

As I sit here writing this, sweat pouring off me – have you ever tried padding a boat – even with a gentle current in your favor?

I’m not talking white water rapids like in Uttarakhand, or perhaps the Niagara falls if you’re crazy enough to try the latter, hehe.

I’m talking rowing.

When I was like 7 or 8, we went to a lake which was supposedly infested with crocodiles – I believe alligators is what they told us – near the “Pink City” i.e. Jaipur in India.

What they really meant was the Indian “gharial” – a harmless enough version of the croc which with its narrow snout can eat only fish, and isn’t that aggressive to humans.

Still, they’re wild animals.

So as my Dad paddled, I remember looking around nervously…

Nothing came, of course, or we likely wouldn’t have gone.

But rowing, my friend – done right – gives you a lat and upper body workout – brutal one – like nothing else.

And with squats, well, you get the benefit of both movements if you do it right, my friend.

Now, with the Hindu squat, although I’ve never specifically mentioned this in Squat 101 and 0 Excuses Fitness, it’s something you learn for yourself as you “do” – you’ll find the rowing motion of the upper arms, just the back and forth with the right BREATHING – is what causes “rythm to flow”.

Like I said in Squat 101, do NOT make the mistake of thinking “just thighs” or lower body and focusing on those alone.

It’s an entire body workout is the squat.

And while you know all about the Hindu squat, in Squat 101, you’ll see I devote a lot of time and space, and most of it to the BODYWEIGHT (regular) squat!

Which hasn’t had enough written about it, to be honest. It never will, like the regular pushup.

And YES, if you do these right, you’ll find the rowing motion works with these too.

Look, I just got done with 200 of these, my breathing is … well, its like I climbed a hill or something, my core, lower back – all of it has FELT IT!

And so will yours if you do it right …

Thats what I love about squats, the pure simplicity and the BRUTALITY of it all, like dips – and pushups.

Lots of you have been asking me to expand more on dips, which were covered in Fast and Furious Fitness. They deserve a book unto themselves too, thats for another time though …

Maybe soon!

For now, enjoy.

And write back – let me know!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

My wrist injuries – down the road, too many to list out here – not to mention that nasty(iest!) injury I incurred in 2018 when doing fingertip handstand pushups after the hill climb in cold, horrible weather in China.

Cold, damp, felt like several degrees below zero with the wind chill – when I went home, the COLD water from the tap felt warm on my hands so frozen were they!

Anyway – that one injury – although I can do fingertip handstand work, I’m still very leery and think twice – thrice – before actually doing it, putting ALL my focus into it!

It’s very easy to get injured with fingertip work, as I say in pushup Central.

I’ve popped that thumb more times – in and out – (no pun!) – than you can imagine doing fingertip pushups with sloppy form, or when “tired” …

And thats one thing you need to be careful about, but I’ve always had weak wrists, and my right, well, ever since I attempted a running jump out of an almost stopped bus (hey, no-one told me which foot to put down first, I had to figure it out myself!! i.e the right plane of motion and such)  – and landed on the wrong foot, then the right wrist, then the cast it was put in … then the Gorilla Grip a tennis player gave it when not recovered (OUCH!) …

(I remember the look he gave me, its what I give people now when they look at me shocked when I grip their hand, I’m like “but I just gripped it firmly!”) ..

How times change. Hehe.

Anyway ………..

It’s always been a weak point that I have strengthened, so to call it a weak link wouldn’t be accurate any more – my hamstrings if anything are the weak link now.

Sorta …

Anyway, point of me saying this in my usual verbose story telling manner – is this – in Pushup Central, I bring to you the “diamond pushup” – which truly is a forgotten diamond in your pushup training.

Aaron, an old friend of mine once told me in college “Look at the black dudes, those chests they build in prison!”

(he served some time for weed or something, I cannot remember, pity it wasn’t today where its pretty much legal)

And how do they do it – well, as he told me …

“Do what them nikkas do, diamond style!” 

And he was right.

I implemented his advice, and soon enough, Jay a friend of mine was telling me “your chest is starting to look like those black guys!”

Same Jay who till this date, years later calls me Macho Man, rightly so. Hehe.

But anyway – these pushups – while they tax your upper body in a fantastic and different manner – they can be, along with SOME of the other pushups (like fingers pointing backwards) – HARD on your wrists.

Lots of you have reported feeling twinges of pain, it’s happened to me too.

If this happens?

As I say for the Hindu pushup, simply move the wrists around to a comfortable position and then do ’em.

For diamond pushups, something that may work is not making the diamond fully with your thumbs, you leave “some” space between the fingers – not a lot, but that little bit matters a hell of a lot.

Same for the fingers pointing backward pushups …

Anyway, there is ONE style of pushup that is truly the forgotten pushup and that builds your lats, chest, triceps, like nothing you’ve ever done before – and it’s way easier on your wrists and joints too.

This is something the great Bruce Lee used to fantastic effect!

I dont call it the Bruce Lee “wing” pushup in the book, but maybe I should.

You’ll spot it, it’s the pushup I say you should be VERY careful when doing, you’ll barely be able to do one when you start…

And it’s a different finger/hand positioning than you’ve ever seen before including out there on the internet with all the rubbish out there.

Anyway, as I launch into my workout and make more green tea, thought I’d share that with ya!

And since I have now…

Best

Rahul Mookerjee

Recently, I was struck by how much my punches have become “smoother” – and not just that, but my cardio in that regard has gone through the roof, I seem not to get out of breath at all when punching … my makeshift heavy bag.

I was forced to take the “real” heavy bag due to some idiocy or the other. It’s sitting around staring me in the face – apparently my punches “made the house shake” and my Mom’s precious fridge, or fridges, or however many she has now were wobbling or something, so in 2018 – that came to an end.

Pity, buying and getting that heavy bag installed was one of the last few decent ideas my wife had, after that she gave up. Hehe. In that regard, of course, I dont blame her (although I got blamed for the initial idea as well, of course).

Anyway, this isn’t about that crap.

It’s about what I did later – I simply bought myself a new mattress, and fashioned a boxing (heavy) bag of sorts out of the old ones.

Not quite rolled and wrapped, but I have it against the cement wall at all angles, and I throw punches at it all the time.

Recently, I got back on my goal of 500 pushups daily.

And while working back up to that number, currently I’m at 200 per day or so … sometimes more, sometimes less, I was struck by … how SMOOTH my punches are.

And it’s not from doing countless pull-ups as you might imagine.

There is a reason why (despite doing tons of pull-ups in their training), boxers SWEAR by pushups my friend.

Sure, it – punching power – comes from the hips, core and back … and so my increased hip and core training – my back training (as always) – all of that contributes to the results I’m seeing.

But, pushups are truly what TIE it all together.

Pushups if done correctly are so much more than a shoulder and chest exercise.

And I ain’t talking Hindu pushups, or other fancier versions like the reverse pushup etc – all great in their own right, but I’m talking the BASIC pushups, boxer pushup covered in Pushup Central i.e. elbows in.

My friend, THIS is the pushup most boxers, old school or not, focus on the most.

Can you pop off a set of 50, slow and steady?

Most people, as a recent review said – have been found WANTING.

I’d bet you dollars to doughnuts most on this couldn’t do 50 pushups – regular – slow and steady, proper form.

And outside this list, well, probably even more couldn’t.

Or, the regular pushup done on fingertips – give me 25 slow steady ones?

Pushups, my friend, improve pushing power, but BOTH through the chest and back – which is what most people dont get.

Much like pull-ups use the triceps too, yet, like I’ve said before, and pointed out via example, pushups – you can never ignore them no matter how good you get at pull-ups, weighted pull-ups, the muscle up, or any other exercise.

NOTHING, I repeat, NOTHING comes to the almighty pushup – especially the old school variants covered in Pushup Central.

Same thing leg training wise, while you could babble on about machines, treadmills, other leg workouts like step ups etc (which all have their place in the sun) – bottom line is this, if you ain’t squatting, my friend, you ain’t training. Its that simple, ask any doer, anyone you hold in any sort of high regard “results” wise – and they’ll tell you.

John Walker, a customer here once told me he tried (at his age, 65) to get 100 pull-ups.

Those are for you younger guys, he laughed about it later. He’s still got elbow problems months later from it – “twinges” basically – which I get, at his age, with all his injuries.

Yet, even at his age, his “easy workouts” or “not much” as he puts it involve 500 bodyweight squats and 100 (at least) pushups, and some pull-ups.

And that, my friend should tell you a lot.

Pushups, truly the big DOG as I say in 0 Excuses Fitness … Squats, same thing leg and lower body wise.

There’s the info.

What you choose to do with it, YOU DECIDE!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – Lats should be used both for pushing, and pulling. And when you learn how to “pinch a penny between your shoulder blades” when doing pushups, you’ll understand the truism of this, and why BOTH pushups and pull-ups should be done for optimal effect …

PS #2 – Those of you that have already invested in Squat 101 – kudos – smart choice, amigo(s)!

Now, its time to write back with reviews, but of course – ONCE you implement, as you said (R)!

I’ll wait for you to get back – all of y’all! Hehe. (and remember, all genuine reviews get an extra 10% off automatically on your next purchase, so thats added incentive to leave a genuine review. As if you needed any more, hehe).