That HIGH From A 1000 Rep DopamineO Workout

 Sitting here in the office, after a great shower and shave, just wanted to reflect on a workout I did on Tuesday. Brought my Dopa Band to the complex gym, had my watch on and knew what I wanted to do that day. Put on some tunes since nobody was in there and the Xmas music died down a while, put my stopwatch on and hammered out one of my 1000 Rep Circuits.

5 Exercises, 10 Reps Each and a partridge in a pear tree. Things were flowing, sweat was pouring and each song on my playlist was pumping me up like fucking crazy.....

10 Chest Flys

10 Wave Pulls

10 Butterfly Power Squats

10 Curls

10 Propellers

Each round felt greater than the last and although it was just me, the energy was roaring like the crowd in the Silverdome when Hogan slammed Andre at Wrestlemania 3. That surge of power and focus, striking each exercise with fierceness and intensity, that feeling that you can keep going and knowing you have it in you to win the battle of the band. It was like being in a meditative state where everything except the band, the music and you goes black. A universal entity that explodes with strength.

By the end, I completed 20 Rounds in 35:21. The high, that dopamine hit, nothing like it. A challenge worth the reward and a checkmark in the works for continuous conditioning training. The only real rest was marking off the circuit and getting back to it which only takes seconds. Felt invincible, a sense of relaxation yet awareness but overall, it was still that urge to want to keep going. That's the craziness in me. Maybe before the year ends in a couple weeks, I'll go for as many rounds as possible within 45 minutes to an hour.

Conditioning can be done in many ways, from weights to bodyweight, sandbags, hammers and of course bands. There is no superior method, only what gives you the greatest benefit and I believe in doing them all. If the weather was more like California, I'd be out doing these all the damn time. For now in the winter, it's bands, bodyweight and Isometrics (maybe some weights from the complex gym but that's a rare thing). The rest are in storage and they'll be ready for spring and summer. 

This band is nothing short but amazing. I love being able to move with it in so many different formations and it has made some of my other movements better and a bit more springy. I feel explosive and powerful when I use it and I love the circuits and HIIT Workouts I can do. Going for 20-30 minutes is more than enough most of the time and the rest of the day is fair game to either train some more, rest up, go for walks or hikes and just be. 

It's a feeling that's really indescribable, I can give you ideas of what it feels like but until you've done these workouts or using the Band itself for a period of time, it's not something that can easily be said. Has kept me in great shape being at 235 lbs. Always doing what I can to train my physique but for a recent photo (the only thing fake in this pic is the background, that's all me), not too shabby. Abs are coming in a bit better don't you think? 

One of the best exercises with this thing is the Propeller which anyone with this band (in good health of course) should learn to master. It hits many muscles especially the Core. Even after doing this exercise thousands of times, I'm still figuring out ways to make it better for me. It's usually the last exercise I do in my circuit training and I'll do a total of 100-200+ reps in these workouts. Rotate, Twist, Bend and Pull. Conditioning your body in a fun but unorthodox manner. Way better than any sit-up in my opinion and works well for combat sports including Wrestling, Judo, Sambo & Boxing. 

Be amazingly awesome and get your hands on one of these bad boys. Get it at Dopamineo.com and use my discount code: POWERANDMIGHT to get 10% OFF your order.    

The Value Of Conditioning In Your 40's And Beyond

 Strength Training should be a priority regardless of your age but it does become crucial to keep at it especially if you're over 40. Its cousin, conditioning is just as valuable and should be treated with respect. In our younger years, we don't treasure fitness as much even though we give ourselves the idea that we can be invincible and can take on workouts we shouldn't be doing. We recover faster in our 20's because around those years, according to studies, we peak at the highest level of what our bodies are able to handle. When we reach 30-35, we are taught to believe it becomes a downhill slope and we need to slow down because we don't recover as much and our bodies are starting that infancy stage of becoming fragile.

Over 40, things become interesting but the truth is, if you've been training a good portion of your life and know the ways of adapting and understanding what your body's capabilities are, their weaknesses and what challenges you can take on, you can withstand quite a bit. However; it is important that as we do get older, we do need to be aware. Now there are guys who's level of strength and conditioning even beyond 40 are insane and often times inspiring. Take someone like Slim The Hammerman for example, the king of sledgehammer levering and other strongman feats, has said that in his years of 40-50, he felt like he was dangerous. Invincible as well and was doing things that is practically impossible for men even today. This was saying something cause this was a guy who worked in a Rock Quarry shattering and carrying stone 10+ hours a day often 6-7 days a week and that's backbreaking work as it is.

The Great Gama is another example of being able to do things most men couldn't even fathom and wrestled for more than 50 years at a level that would make Frank Gotch blush. His strength and conditioning is legendary and inspired even the likes of Bruce Lee. We are all capable of doing incredible things. We may not have the strength of Slim or have the stamina and power Gama had, but we can condition our bodies to withstand many things beyond certain ages. When you're over 40, those in their 60's will still call you a young man. As complimentary as that is, on the other end of the spectrum, a number of folks in their 20's will call someone over 40 an old man which if you're not used to it, can be a stab in the heart. Shit I'm at a stage in my life where remembering what it was like before google and having the Black Box in my room. When my parents were that age, it was in between JFK the headlines of Charles Manson. 

Now that we've taken little trips down memory comparing being a teen in the 90's and parents being teens in the 60's, let's get back to what I wanted to talk about. Having strength is an asset nobody can afford to lose but real physical strength isn't benching 500 lbs (although it's cool if you're a powerlifter or strongman), it's being able to get up without pain and to do things like carrying groceries, walking up stairs fluidly, handling furniture, loading boxes in awkward positions, it's about having strength that can keep going.  That's where conditioning comes into play, it's to be able to stay strong when it counts in the most crucial times. It doesn't matter if you're into weights, bodyweight, bands or whatever, if you can keep going and have that wind, you're above the majority. 

This is where I believe circuit training is by far one of the best methods for conditioning. It leads up to a total instead of just doing hundreds of an exercise in one shot. Doing hundreds of push-ups and squats at a time is great, essential even in some cases but that shouldn't be your only option to get in solid condition. With circuits, you learn to do small steps that lead to a bigger outcome. When I do my Circuits with the Dopamineo Band, I have it planned out for what I want to accomplish; I pick a certain number of exercises, do 10-20 reps and take as little rest as I can until I'm finished hitting all the rounds I want to do. Really when I do rest, it's just a few seconds. I've done this with Bodyweight Training as well where I've lasted as long as 45 minutes with less than a couple minutes total resting. My totals have ranged from 500-1500 reps at the end. 

You don't have to go that long when it comes to circuit training, 30 minutes even would probably be better suited. Sometimes if you picked out a hard circuit of exercises, resting until you caught wind again is an option but i believe at your very best, do what you can to work more with less rest. That's from a circuit POV, if it's Sprinting or other HIIT styles, then rest as long as needed to be efficient for your next round or set. Although I've done workouts doing HIIT for 30 minutes but it's on a 45 sec on/15 sec off protocol doing 5 exercises 6 times, that's a different level of conditioning. 

What makes it valuable to be able to have great conditioning beyond 40? It gives you a lasting impression on being an asset to yourself and to others. It's inspiring and even admirable at times but deep, deep down, conditioning with the right mindset and knowledge, goes a long way to having a quality of life to be proud of. Being able to keep up or even outwork those younger than you has its perks for sure especially on the ego, but that's where it stops. Don't try to prove to others in a manner where it compromises your personality and be an asshole. Prove to yourself that you can be capable of doing things others would never expect you to be capable of. It's not always what others think, what they think is their problem; you on the other hand learn what YOU can do and make a habit of being fit and healthy to live long and prosper (did I really just quote Star Trek even though I'm a Star Wars nerd?). 

The value of conditioning goes beyond the physical, it's a matter of pride with humbleness that you are in the kind of shape that would drop jaws. When others feel the need to tear down people who aren't in the shape THEY'RE in or call people losers and whiners because they don't follow their style of training, that's not someone to be trusted. That's someone who doesn't know the true value of inspiring others. Sure they may be in "decent" shape (even claiming to be the very best in the world when they're REALLY not) but if they also smoke like a chimney, drink enough caffeine to put others in the hospital (and call it being healthy) and tell others to go extreme all the time, that's nothing more than a sales pitch to guilt trip you into buying something from them. It's not realistic or even good for the body, it's degrading and wastes everybody's time. 

Be amazingly awesome and do what's possible for you to be in the best condition you can be in while staying healthy and living a quality of life that brings purpose to you and for others.    

Cardio Is Boring AF

 It can be depending on what you do and what you've been taught as. I never liked doing the treadmill or trying to run for miles on end (not that I can anyway because of certain metals in my legs) plus when you have a form of ADD, its important to understand how your brain keeps firing doing things that keep you going. 

Cardio doesn't have to be boring though, there are ways to utilize it so you can keep your stamina up. One of the best ways is through circuit training either with Bodyweight or with Bands like Dopamineo. With bodyweight, you move from one exercise to another and work different muscles instead of doing just one thing the entire time at a steady clip. You can do Hindu Squats or Step Ups by working a number of reps in a row. Some like to do 300-500 Hindu Squats, I'll do 500 or more Step Ups, its a preference. I imagine climbing up a mountain or a bad ass skyscraper when I do them, makes things interesting.

There's also HIIT style training which is a form of cardio but doesn't take up a ton of time. It could Sprinting, Band Work, Bodyweight, using weights, hell it can be on a Rogue Bike, as long as you go hard for a short amount of time and rest two to three times as long. Some workouts are so intense, you go hard but only rest half the amount. I'll do that with the Dopa Band where I work an exercise for 30 seconds but only rest for 15, this amplifies my conditioning where I can keep going and not rest as much. 

Most aren't taught how to use cardio to an advantage, its always "you have to do this and its the only way", fuck that lol. If you're going to do cardio, make it worth while and make it interesting. The key thing here is to not go so hard that you can't walk out of it at the end. Always have gas in the tank, there's a difference between breaking a PR and killing yourself in the name of fitness. Workouts should enhance the attributes you're attempting to achieve, if you're a world class athlete, that's a whole different style of training. If you try to do the same or similar style of fitness like Lebron James or Jordan Burroughs or hell even Seth Rollins or John Cena you're in for a rude awakening. Do things that are challenging but not to the point where you need 3-4 days to recover or even longer. 

Cardio takes on many forms but it should never be boring otherwise you won't get results you desire. Your mindset has to stay fresh and interested and not so forced it becomes a chore. When I do my Dopa Band circuits, my goal is to keep going until its over but also create a game out of it so I can keep my mind focused. Make your cardio count, don't just go through the motions, anybody can do that, make it work to the degree where you can go and do things that seem crazy to the average person but it keeps you strong and resilient.  

Be amazingly awesome and get a cool discount on Dopa Bands by using the code POWERANDMIGHT to get 10% OFF your order regardless if it's a bundle or a single band.  

Blasting Your Bodyweight With Funk Roberts

 Let's get a glimpse of the bad ass course from the man Funk Roberts....

When it comes to bodyweight training, there's all kinds of things out there that promise the opportunity of getting in such awesome shape that heads will turn, jack up your HGH and burn stubborn fat like butter in a frying pan. You see it all the time especially on Social Media with these influencers that may have some skill but wouldn't know his ass from his elbow. 

There isn't always guarantees and what you put into it will be your results. It can be difficult to obtain a bad ass physique, hell for some, having a bit more muscle than the month before is better than nothing. Very few courses on this planet take you to a level that pits you against some crazy trainees. One of my favorite forms of conditioning is circuit training where you take a few exercises and blast them for a period of time and rest a bit or less and keep going until you've completed your task. That's what Metabolic Bodyweight Blasters 2.0 will do, it will make you work hard as hell but only for a small window of time in comparison to an hour or more of workouts. 

Be able to do this kind of training anywhere at anytime. Short, intense and fat blasting training that uses compound movements, timed rest periods and maximizes the entire session to get the most of your workouts. Send yourself into the stratosphere with workouts that utilizes muscular endurance, strength, Isometrics, Calisthenics and more. No body part will be left out. Warm-Ups are included along with demo videos, guide, nutrition plan, Live Monthly coaching on Facebook with Funk himself and a hell of a lot more.

Take this workout program to your hotel room, out at the park, in your backyard, at the beach in Barbados, touring Europe, next to the Andes Mountains or wherever, this will kick your ass anywhere. That's the beauty of a program like this, your body is the only weight you'll need and the training may be hard but it feels incredible afterwards. I've done workouts with this myself a time or two and if its too easy for you than you might as well join up with either the Justice League or the Avengers with the kind of conditioning you have. It's powerful and it will tell you what your weaknesses and strengths are pretty damn quick. 

Grab Metabolic Bodyweight Blasters 2.0 NOW and reap the benefits of some of the most intense Bodyweight Training on the planet. Get fit, be strong and keep being amazingly awesome. For questions about this program and other Funk Programs, email Mr. Roberts and I'm sure he can answer more about this than I ever could.