No, I wasn’t hitting myself. At least I wasn’t trying to hit myself.

I was getting hit by my own hands that were controlled by an older brother.

It was all in fun and no damage was done – but it makes me consider all the people I see exercising and the approach they follow.

In a nutshell, much of the exercise training I see today is a little like “hitting yourself.”

Seriously, there are many, many people who follow programs that are almost guaranteed to cause injury.

And they follow these programs because they think it’s the best way to get super fit.

Look, I’ve followed these programs, too. I followed them in my earlier years – but then something “bad” happened to me that turned out to be a tremendous blessing.

About eight years ago, I suffered a detached retina. No, it wasn’t from the way I was training then – but it did have something to do with how I trained much earlier in life. I’m talking about getting  thumbed in the eye in wrestling practice, etc.

Anyway, after the detachment and the surgery, and partly out of concern for pressure that might build up in the eyes while training, I decided I wanted to shift gears a bit. I looked for ways to train from the INSIDE OUT rather than the other way around.

I went gung ho into training Internal Chinese martial arts, chi kung and meditation. I spent more time stretching and loosening.

And then I looked at ways I could do similar exercises as those  taught in Combat Conditioning, but approach them in a totally unique way.

Was there a way to make pushups, squats, pullups and so on – INTERNAL EXERCISES?

Was there a way to take my gong fu training, my chi kung training and my understanding of deep breathing and combine them in a way that no one else ever had?

And if I did so, what would be the result?

Would this type of training enhance and improve everything else? Strength, flexibility, endurance, speed and so on.

The answer I found to be a startling “YES.”

The answer, in my estimation, also turned out to be what I believe is the SMARTEST and most intelligent way for people to train when they hit their so-called “middle years.”

Sure, you can get up off the couch and begin doing Olympic lifting.

Sure, you can go to a gym and pound the cardio drum and go from machine to machine.

Sure, you can take up running and set a goal to crank out a marathon.

You can even sets goals to run triathlons.

And none of these choices are necessarily wrong – but they are definitely external approaches to fitness – and they will cause your body to break down faster and get injured much more easily.

Perhaps the biggest blessing of this way of training, for me, has been the relaxation response – or the relaxation reward.

Most people today are not relaxed. They’re not calm. And the way they train increases tension in their brains and bodies.

It causes surface tension as well as deep inner tension.

It’s the equivalent of “hitting yourself” – even though you think you aren’t.

Most modern ways of training actually frighten the nervous system as well as the energy body.

My approach to exercise – which in part is called Combat Conditioning 2.0 is radically different. Focus is on keeping calm, staying centered, focusing on your breathing – and staying that way in everything you do.

I believe this way of training will be a huge blessing in your life – if you’ll give it a whirl.

This month I’m taking 100 new students on the Furey Faithful Member’s Site, where I’ll be giving you ongoing guidance on how to train like a cool, calm and collected warrior.

Would love to have you on board. It’s truly the very best online member’s site on the Internet.

Come train with me – online – and see for yourself.

Yours,

Coach Matt Furey

You’d think they’d have perfect circulation due to their perfect diet and workout regime.

But they don’t.

Okay, I can hear you saying, “But it’s winter time. Of course your hands and feet are cold when it’s freezing outside.”

Really?

Is that how it works?

The truth is if your chi is flowing, your hands and feet can be warm any time of the year, regardless of the weather.

Some “healthy” people still have cold hands and feet in the summer – so the weather factor isn’t the real issue.

The issue is … how strong is the flow of chi in your body?

And can you make the flow stronger if your hands and feet are cold?

The Chinese internal martial artists say “yes” to this question. So do my students – many of whom now feel the flow of chi to their hands and feet so strongly other people think they had their hands over the fireplace before shaking hands.

And that’s why I put a set of 8 “firehose” Chi Kung exercises up on the FureyFaithful.com Member’s site.

In addition, I have a set of 8 Neck Chi Kung exercises.

And a set of 8 Chi Joint Loosening exercises.

And a set of Combat Conditioning 2.0 exercises.

And a ton of other videos, audios and books that you can gain access to right NOW.

I’m taking 100 new people on as Members this month.

Make sure you’re one of them.

Yours,

Coach Furey

P.S. Yogi Mark Ferris told me, “The FureyFaithful.com website is the BEST fitness site on the Internet.” Become a member and discover why.

How massive are your pecs?

Let me tell you what you get when your focus is primarily on the muscles: a body that is MORE injury prone than ever before. A body that is stiff, inflexible and racked with pain.

Why? Because critical areas of the body were totally neglected – and these areas happen to connect your muscles to your bones.

Yes, I’m talking about your tendons.

We’ve been sold a bill of goods on big muscles.

The size of a muscle or how “ripped” it is has absolutely NOTHING to do with how strong, how fast, how flexible or how explosive you are.

Proof of this can be readily seen by watching a deer leap an eight-foot fence without a warm-up.

How massive are the legs of a deer?

The deer’s legs appear to be little more than tendon and bone. Sure, there’s muscle – but it’s not HUGE and or ripped.

If size of your leg muscles was the key to leaping ability, then Clydesdales and Rhinos would be leaping tall buildings in a single bound.

Believe me, due to genetics, I have legs that are bigger than the norm. Yet, I’d trade my legs in for a skinnier pair if it helped me leap eight-foot fences with ease.

I’m all about function. What can you do with your body?

And if you want to realize the incredible strength, power and explosiveness that’s possible for you, you start focusing on training your tendons at least as much as your muscles.

Not only that, but if you look at where most of a person’s pain and or injuries are located, you’ll find the joints – where the tendons connect muscle to bone, to be the main areas.

For quick sake, here’s a list of primary pain centers:

1. Wrists and hands
2. Ankles and feet
3. Shoulders
4. Lower back – sacrum, pelvis
5. Knees
6. Elbows
7. Neck
8. Hips
9. Upper back – including thoracic vertebrae and scap

Make a note: None of the above are muscle groups – yet, if you’ll look at your own history of injuries or pain, chances are excellent that the majority of your challenges are located in these areas.

This is where my Combat Conditioning 2.0 can be music – not only to your ears – but to your body.

As a member of the Furey Faithful, I give you the exercises – online – immediately – that help you get your body – and your life back.

It’s true. When your body is racked with pain – you feel like your life is being stolen from you. Time is not only taken away – but so are the activities you love.

But when you feel like you’re grabbing control of your body once again – and have control – then you get your life back.

The ability to move around without pain is your birthright. It’s not natural to move around like the Tin Man.

It’s perfectly natural to move with ease – with naturalease.

And that’s what the NEW exercises I teach begin to do for you.

My Combat Conditioning 2.0 exercises open up your joints – pushing the turbid and sluggish energy out.

Once the sluggish energy is purged from the joints, new, fresh, positively vital energy can move through your body.

This new energy can make you feel like a new man or woman.

You’ll definitely feel younger and more energetic – and who doesn’t want that?

As a man once told me, “Everyone wants to get into heaven – but no one wants to die.”

So true.

Why not make your heaven on earth, with your body serving as a living temple of free-flowing vitality and energy?

Makes sense to me.

You?

If so, come join me in the Furey Faithful.

You’ll be glad you did.

Yours,

Coach Furey

P.S. As part of the Furey Faithful, you’ll receive private “members only” emails from me each week – as well as videos, audios and special reports that are “for your eyes only.” There’s literally a gold mine of information already up on the member’s site – and more is being added each and every month. Come train with me – online – everyday – anytime of the day – no matter where you live in this great whirld of ours.