Politically Incorrect Musings
on Health, Fitness and Success
April 12th, 2012
There’s a Chinese saying, “Ren lao xian lao tui.”
This means: “When people get old, the legs go first.”
And that’s a fact.
You really know someone is getting older because he’s no longer strong or flexible in the legs.
Now, some people may think they’ve never been flexible in their legs – but this is simply not the case. Ever see a newborn who couldn’t easily insert big toe into mouth?
So all of us started out flexible. Then, either through neglect or improper training, we got tighter.
And we figured having tight hamstrings and tight shoulders and tight spinal erectors is normal.
Yes, It’s normal for people who are getting older and weaker. But it’s not normal for those who remain nimble, quick and flexible, regardless of their age.
In China, I’ve seen men and women in their 80′s and 90′s stretch into positions that would challenge the average infant.
These men and women didn’t start out this way – but they’ve continued to improve and get healthier even as the years add up.
You may think it’s impossible to improve upon your flexibility beyond a certain age, but this is not true. One of my clients, Algie, a retired police officer, dramatically improved his flexibility in his mid-50′s – long past the time where he thought he was stuck.
You’re not stuck, my friend. You can get more flexible the Furey Way – and do so regardless of your age.
Just begin by working on your joints. Make them loose and limber first – then the muscles will follow.
I cover how to do this in great detail in my Combat Stretching DVD program. Make sure you pick up a copy today so you can experience the lifelong benefits of having a flexible framework.
Best,
Matt Furey
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April 12th, 2012
Ask around a bit and this is what you’ll most likely hear:
“Do you take Vitamin C.”
“Yes, I do.”
“Really, in what way.”
“As a multi-vitamin or solo tablet.”
“Really. What’s the source of your Vitamin C.”
“Huh? I think it says it comes from ascorbic acid.”
“Most likely. But were you aware that most Vitamin C supplements that come from ascorbic acid are derived from genetically modified corn.”
“Huh? Well, should I just eat more oranges.”
“That’s a good idea, but do you know how many milligrams of Vitamin C are in an orange.”
“250.”
“Sorry. But it’s less than 100. More like 70. So, think of it: if you eat about a dozen oranges in 24 hours, you’re still not even getting 1,000 mg per day, which is far less than what people who want super-immunity should consume.”
“But guess what. The highest concentration of bio-available Vitamin C ever discovered come from an Amazon berry I began taking a few months ago with tremendous results. And a small pouch of dried pulp from them yields 3,700 mg of Vitamin C. That’s a lot of Vitamin C. And the health benefits of this berry are off-the-charts.”
I cannot report on all the benefits in this email because it may sound too good to be true – but I can tell you that Vitamin C does FAR MORE than strengthen your immune system. Vitamin C is involved in virtually every process in the body – including eye sight.
The other day I helped get a 40+ year old man on this berry and he called a couple days later to rave about the benefits. And the story he told me had to do with his eyesight. I’ll leave it at that and how he had a “Peter Parker moment” wherein he couldn’t see anymore with his glasses on – but could with them off.
Right now I have some professional athletes taking this product and let me tell you, they’re hitting the ball and throwing and running better than ever.
The name of the products I recommend are called Pure Camu and Camu Gold – and right now the company is offering a 2-for-1 special on them.
I suggest you go grab some now and discover the benefits that so many are raving about.
One thing is for certain, after you use this product, you’ll never have to worry about getting enough Vitamin C ever again. Nor will you ever have to worry about the source coming from GMO corn.
Best,
Matt Furey
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April 11th, 2012
I cannot tell you who he is right now. But two and a half months ago, Player X could barely throw a baseball.
Player X was in horrible pain. And he had less than a month to go before Spring Training.
When he came to see me I began working on his shoulder as well as his tendon strength and focus. I did exercises with him that are straight out of my program on eliminating shoulder pain.
Player X not only survived Spring Training. He made the MLB squad.
He’s now throwing and hitting well. And his agent told me, “If he hadn’t come to see you he would have been released during the first week of Spring Training.”
I was thrilled to hear this – but he must continue doing what I showed him to remain healthy.
This evening, when I watch Player X on tee-vee, I’ll be pulling for him to smack one over.
Just as I’m pulling for all the others who have shoulder pain.
If you’re one of those in pain, be sure to get my program so you can play the game of life at the highest level, pain-free.
Best,
Matt Furey
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April 10th, 2012
Just received an email from a retired officer in the U.S. Army, raving about the results he got following the Combat Conditioning
System as well as Combat Abs.
At 54 years of age, he turned back the clock and improved his overall fitness by a long shot.
Check out what he has to say, below:
Mr. Furey,
I finally had to stop and e-mail to tell you that you training works.
I purchased your books Combat Conditioning and Combat Abs several years ago, but kept starting and stopping and letting my own lack of confidence stop me from succeeding in my training.
Well last year shortly after my 54th birthday I took a position in Saudi Arabia to assist in training the Saudi Arabia National Guard; I am a retired military officer.
Anyway when I left for Saudi I weighed somewhere over 205 pounds and was basically out of shape. I brought both of your books with me so I could try again. I started the Royal Court and Combat Abs at the end of September 2011. I weighed 202.5 lbs in my workout clothes. I was able to do less than 30 Hindu Squats and less that 20 Hindu Push-ups.
Fast forward to December 2011, I was doing 110 Hindu Squats non-stop, 40 Hindu Push-ups and 80 No Momentum Sit-ups, and my weight was about 190 lbs. I was also able to run 2 miles in less than 19 minutes.
Today, 9 April 2012, I did 157 Hindu Squats (non-stop), 212 overall as I did a second set of 55, 90 Hindu Push-ups in three sets, 103 No Momentum Sit-ups(non-stop), 20 V-Ups, and held a standing hand stand for 75 seconds as well as some of your other exercises. I also did 32 regular push-ups in 2 sets after the Hindu Push-ups. I also now weigh about 182 lbs, which I have not weighed since 1996.
All I can say is thanks for turning me onto body weight training; it works!
Sincerely,
/MEB/
Michael E. Bistrica
Major (Retired), U.S. Army
MJF: Congrats Major. Awesome results. Thank you for letting me know. Your story will benefit many.
Want to get the same kind of results? Then follow the officer’s path to success and get it done.
Best,
Matt Furey
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April 2nd, 2012
Just got word from Furey Central that a new shipment of books came in.
The book in question practically flew off the shelves when it first came out in 2008.
And NOW, after updating it and giving it an even more ‘timely’ title, I expect it to do likewise.
The book, 101 Ways to Magnetize Money in Any Economy is your ticket to greater freedom and prosperity.
Make sure to grab your share by getting this book NOW.
CDs also available at half-off the normal amount.
Best,
Matt Furey
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March 16th, 2012
Last weekend my son struck out the side in a baseball game.
The next day a friend came over to work out with us.
He asked how the game went and I gave him the scoop about how my youngin’ whiffed three batters in a row.
He then turns to my son and says, “You’re a natural.”
I immediately recoiled and said, “He’s a natural at knowing he better practice if he’s going to be any good.”
There are two extremes when it comes to coaching.
One is to criticize severely and never offer anything positive.
The other is to flatter and praise too early and too often, which can and often does cause the person being stroked to lose interest. After all, if you’re being
coddled before victory, what’s the point in striving to succeed?
I prefer the middle path. It’s called teaching those you love and those you coach to practice, practice, practice.
Regardless of who praises you and for what – you practice.
Regardless of who criticizes you and for what – you practice.
I believe in praising others for that which deserves praise and can be duplicated.
Telling someone he’s a natural is not one of those situations. It’s feedback that does nothing to move you along the path. It makes you stop and think, “Am I really?” instead of thinking, “What can I DO to get even better?”
“You’re a natural,” someone says.
“So what?” I reply.
Saying someone is a natural is yet another way to claim a person’s talent is genetic – and most people are programmed to believe that genetics rule the world. They don’t. I’ve beaten plenty of the so-called genetic freaks in my day – and watched tons of others lose to those who were willing to train.
Show me how you practice – and later still, how you play – and even more so, how you react to victory – as well as defeat – then we’ll see how ‘natural’ you are.
When you are at your best, when you’re most natural at what you do – that’s the day when you know you’ve put in your time and paid your dues via the power of repetition.
That’s the moment in time when you know what it really feels like to feel natural.
When it comes to physical fitness and weight loss, have you swallowed the genetics pie.
Be a natural doer – not a natural nothing.
Best,
Matt Furey
P.S. You may be born with natural gifts and talent – but as Mark Twain once wrote, “Talent is useless without training, thank God.”
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March 16th, 2012
‘Deep breathing alone has made many a weak man strong and many a sick man well.’
These words come from the immortal teachings of Martin ‘Farmer’ Burns – but they could have just as easily come from the ancient Samurai of Japan – or the old-time Jiu-Jitsu masters.
For example, in a 1911 book on Japanese exercise methods that I read many years ago, I recorded the following:
‘The ancient samurai was accustomed to going out into the open air as soon as he rose in the morning. There he devoted at least 10 or 15 minutes to continued deep breathing, standing with his hands on his hips in order that he might feel the play of his muscles.’
Breathing in the open air was also recommended by Farmer Burns as well early American fitness pioneers such as Charles Atlas, Bernarr MacFadden and Paul Bragg. These men truly knew what they were talking about.
Today, in most fitness programs taught around the world, deep breathing is practically ignored. This is a major mistake as, to quote one of my former teachers, ‘Your breath is your power.’
You can tell a lot about a person simply by observing how he or she breathes. In fact, I believe you can map out the structure of how the person lives life.
Shallow breathers tend to be shallow people. Deep breathers tend to be interested in far more than the superficial.
The sound a person makes when breathing, especially while exercising, is also revealing. Does he or she have a problem with being seen or heard? You’ll
know by whether or not you can hear the person breathing. Does this person breathe in a way that says, ‘life is a struggle’ – or in a way that shows how they simply ‘flow?’
Maybe you’ve never paid much attention to the subject of deep breathing before. For the first 25 years of my life I didn’t either. Yet, I assure you, life is much better when you’re in tune with how you breathe.
Pay attention to your breathing. Make sure it is deep and full.
Spend 10-15 minutes per day with the Combat Conditioning System and you’ll readily understand why your breath is your power.
Best,
Matt Furey
P.S. One of the greatest things about the conditioning I teach is that it gets you to breathe deeply, even if you don’t want to or don’t know how. This alone is enough to do as Farmer Burns said, ‘Make many a weak man (or woman) strong and many a sick man well.’
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March 15th, 2012
Not sure if you’ve ever heard of the so-called Chinese ‘F.’
It’s a different standard of excellence, that’s for sure.
Imagine a child coming home from school. He shows his parents his report card. His parents are horrified. They go ballistic.
Why? Because their child got an A- in a class.
That’s right. A+’s and A’s are acceptable – but not an A-.
Now, being my wife is Chinese, you may wonder if this is how we approach school with our children.
Both of my children are very good students. But it is not a requirement to live peacefully in our home. So long as they are doing their best – and they’re also balanced, i.e. participating in other activities and doing well – then we see no reason whatsoever to demand straight A’s – much less A+’s.
One thing is for certain: An A- (A minus) is A-okay in my book.
Parents who teach their children that getting straight A’s is the key to success in life are living in the dark ages. Or, to be more accurate, at least 50 years behind the times.
The other day my son came home from school and said, “John told me that unless you get a master’s degree in college you’re never going to make it in the business world.”
My son already smelled B.S. and wasn’t asking my opinion, but I gave it anyway.
“To quote Bill Gates in a boardroom meeting, dealing with recent MBA grads who think they’re smarter than all get-out: ‘That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard in my life.”
Oh, and by the way, BG didn’t graduate from college. Neither did Steve Jobs. And the list can go on and on and on.
I think parents would be a lot better off teaching their children about the truly important keys to success in this world. Sadly, the majority are not taught in our school system. You need to find a coach, mentor or parent who knows them and is willing to pass them on to you.
Perhaps the biggest KEY is physical fitness. Show me a straight A+ student who is overweight, and they’re rampant, and I’ll show you someone whose future is already going dim.
To succeed in life you need to be healthy. And the fatter you are at a young age, the harder life will be. So get your children fit. Get them involved in sports. Get them exercising. Limit their time before the tee-vee, the time they spend with their gadgets, the time they spend in the passive position.
Get them active and involved.
That’s A number one.
After that, teach your children the importance of attitude. Get them over the whining stage as fast as possible. Teach them to set and achieve goals. Show them how to visualize and create the life they want.
Be a model of an A+ Attitude – and showcase how attitude determines altitude.
Teach your child how to defend himself – verbally as well as physically.
Teach your child that book smart doesn’t mean a cotton picking thing in the real world. Teach him to learn as much as he can in school – but instill that the real lessons take place outside the classroom, rather than in it.
Above all, get your child around positive influencers. No matter what you do “right” for your child, if he’s around the go-nowhere crowd, this factor alone will drive him down.
Oh, by the way, the other day I sent you the following message which you may not have received. Make sure you pay special attention to the offer I make toward the end. It’s HUGE.
Matt Furey
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March 12th, 2012
Let me tell you about a special report I put together
that contains a dietary secret that is guaranteed to blow
torch fat off your body faster than anything I have ever told
you about before.
In fact, the greatness of this secret is that you
really DO get to eat MORE than you are currently
eating.
What’s more – I am only asking you to make ONE
change in your eating habits. Just ONE. Not a complete
overhaul.
And if you listen to what I am going to reveal – and ‘do
the thing’ I’m recommending, you are going to be
absolutely stunned when you look in the mirror each
day.
Old clothes that you haven’t been able to wear in years
will suddenly slide onto your body like they once did.
People on the street are going to approach and ask what
you’re doing to have dropped so much weight. Double-takes
will be the order of the day.
Now, if you’re uncomfortable with dropping all the excess
flabbage, if you’d rather not be bothered by people complimenting
you, then – hey, no argument from me.
Maybe you’re not motivated by an improved appearance. Maybe
you’d rather have me scare the hell out of you, telling you that
failure to follow my suggestions may result in a heart attack, or
cancer – or some such disease.
But I won’t say such things because I cannot prove such assertions.
However, I can tell you that those who follow my suggestion, this ONE
suggestion, may greatly reduce the chances of heart attack, stroke, cancer
and so on. I’m talking about a DRAMATIC reduction in your chances for any
of the above.
So, how do you get this one secret – and a whole lot more. I’m talking down- loads of exercise videos and other special reports that have stunned my
customers for years, information that would normally run you hundreds
and hundreds of doll-hairs.
It’s easy.
you’ll get immediate access to the Furey Faithful members site – wherein you can
read my special report entitled, Eat More – Weigh Less.
In addition to that, you’ll be able to access this site for three months, during which
time you can also learn download (at no charge):
* The best-selling book, The Definitive Guide to Burning Fat and Building Muscle * Special report on How to Drop 10-20 Pounds in Two Weeks While Eating Almost Anything You Want
* Special report, How to Get Stronger and More Flexible at the Same Time
* Special report, 18 Ways to Lengthen Your Life
* How to Stop Snoring
* How to End Seasonal Allergies
* The Zen Way to Super Immunity
* Timeless Exercises for an Ageless Body
* Advanced Hindu Pushups & Squats
And if the above isn’t enough to get you excited, then how about videos on:
* a High Energy Workout I filmed in 1995 and has never been released except
those in my inner circle.
* How to End Hip Pain
* How to Eliminate Knee Pain
* and many other lost training exercises and methods
The value of this package is ji-normous, indeed. It’s worth a fortune to you in
health, good looks and longevity.
At present we can only accept another 198 new members.
So make sure you’re one of them. Enroll NOW by placing an order for the
Combat Conditioning System. Best,
Matt Furey
P.S. Already own the Combat Conditioning System – but still want access to the same information, then all you need to do is order another program that retails for
the same amount. These programs include Combat Stretching, Dao Zou and The
Fastest Way Humanly Possible to Burn Fat.
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March 3rd, 2012
Got an email from a lady who had suffered with shoulder pain for 3 months. But after following my instructions just one time, she was far better off. Read her email below:
1st time! I still have a little pain on and off; but, I have done it again and will continue..I had an AC injury from a
shoulder lock I was put into lasting 3 mos….just to let you know…it helped immediately☺ I was wondering if you had a
program for KNEE PAIN for my husband?…his are pretty bad…”
Michelle
MJF: Great news Michelle. Yes, I have a knee pain product to release later this month.
Best,
Matt Furey
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