Haters Need Love Too

Today is just a wonderful day; birds are singing, people out on their walks and taking my daily dose of Dao Zou Training. Just swimming in an ocean of blissfulness and positive energy. I would like to channel that energy to my adoring haters who have recently messaged me on this blog and on Youtube.

When you get good at something or do a positive thing for people, there's going to be some lovely little "man" or "men" who just want to tear you down. Sometimes they become obsessive and don't do anything more than run their mouth and just give you the hardest time because they like to take advantage of their right to troll you or go blab to their silly little buddies about what you're doing is crap and all that. The truth, it's not really a reflection on you, it's them and how they believe that being an asshole makes them hot shit.

Frankly, they're just another side of a coin that we deal with but hey, maybe they didn't get a lot of love in their life, probably weren't breastfed or didn't kiss a girl until they were 30, it happens. Maybe they got something going on in their life you don't know, they could be a secret crossdresser and like to be called Ma'am, they could be a hypochondriac but in this case, they probably haven't seen or touched a woman in years and just need some good loving or wouldn't know a hold if they held a woman's ass.

Typing and trolling is a game of words and using emojis to "express" yourself doesn't necessarily tell the whole story behind your agenda. You can't see their faces, you don't know if their laughing, crying or thinking what would Charles Manson do if he met Hitler and Ted Bundy in the same bar. The wackadoos of the web have all sorts of weird things going on in their heads but they are human beings too and everyone deserves some kind of love.

Despite your itty bitty tiny dick syndrome comments you just love to bestow upon me, I want to say thank you for all you do. You help me realize everyday what not to do as a person and see that although acceptance takes patience, you are without question a big inspiration for me to continue doing what I love to do. So if you choose to troll and try to kill my vibe, than expect the unexpected. I could respond in a fun way or maybe not at all but if I don't respond, just know that I'm kicking ass living my life and having an amazingly awesome time with the things I have.

Here's my humble and sincere salute to you and all the beautiful nutjobs, morons and ghoulish trolls that are just like you. Have an amazingly awesome day and may the force be with you.

 

A Meditation Walk To Enhance Calmness Tranquility And More

Over the weekend, I thought I'd get to practicing a moving meditation method called Dao Zou. I've written about it in the past and had good results. It's something that seemed cool to get back into to relieve stress and feel calmer throughout the day and have a better peace of mind. I do admit that I have anxiety issues that have been going on for as long as I can remember and after the last times I did Dao Zou, I felt awesome and then I drifted away from it.

So far, I have done 7 sessions of this method, it takes about 30 minutes minimum or 2000+ steps which is the required time or steps to do. I do it in the morning and at night which takes up a total of an hour a day. As of this moment, I feel very much at ease and full of smiles and happy thoughts. Is it a cure for anxiety? I don't believe so and I'm just getting back into it so I don't have a complete opinion on it just yet but I will say I would rather do this than be on medication (which I don't do anyway) and it is very simple to do.

I learned this from Matt Furey and after studying it and learning by paying attention to my breathing and thoughts, it has given me good ideas of what I can do with it. My main way of thinking into this is channeling my thoughts with my breathing by saying certain mantras or using positive imagery to spice things up. My breathing is always through the nose and out the nose and every two to three times I circle an area where I'm doing it I think the following......

Breathe In Calm Mind

Breathe Out Calm Body

Next Would Be......

Breathe In Love

Breathe Out Hate

After That...

Breathe In Happiness

Breathe Out Despair

I have a little fun since I'm a Star Wars fan and channel my inner nerd by Breathing In the word Jedi and breathing out the word Sith and imagine breathing in a blue or green lightsaber and breathing out the Darkside Of The Force to relieve the body of negative energy, fear, anger, worry and others.

It sounds off the wall and seems like some New Age mumbo jumbo and to some people, maybe it is but it is also important to keep an open mind and look at the possibilities of learning what it would feel like to go through the day feeling like a million bucks and doing things that seem effortless. Getting rid of the junk in your head without forcing anything and feeling peaceful almost every minute of the day. Seriously who in their bloody mind wouldn't want that?

Aside from anxiety, I do have a bit of ADD and always doing something whether physically moving or sitting and doing something, my brain often times is all over the place and never really seem to focus on a single thing in the present moment. This method could be something to help channel and set those things aside or maybe go away all together but I do want to get better not just being calmer and have a brighter grin from ear to ear but other things that I have goals for.

I also have a heavy intuition and a memory that baffles people and it doesn't seem believable until you're actually around me. I can recall things or pick up on certain things quicker than most people and have a pretty damn good photographic memory in which I can spell out statistics, certain trivial stuff be able to remember things in the smallest details as if they happened yesterday even though I was like 9 or 10. With Dao Zou, it has been said to enhance memory and open up the brain in a unique way, well that just tells me the sky's the limit to how far that enhancement can go. Almost like getting a dose of the Super Soldier Serum just by the way you walk.

Take a gander and see where it leads, if you feel it's not for you, that's ok. I highly encourage you to give this meditation a chance and open up to the idea of unlocking your true self, a variation of the Force if you will.

A Bear And Chimp Walk Into A Bar

Sounds like the start of a really bad joke, or a good one depending on the context. Either way, these are the two animals that are the stars of our post today. You've read for the umpteenth time about my workouts with animal movements and how awesome they are. Here's another look at how you can make workouts fun and exciting, not just to train but to aid in your conditioning and it is a great game for kids as well.

A favorite of mine is using a deck of cards and the unlimited possibilities of turning a boring workout into something that will kick your ass but love it at the same time. This deck of cards workout will have you huffing and puffing like the Big Bad Wolf that can blow down a brick house. Using just the Bear Crawl and what's called the Chimp Walk for upper and lower body exercises, here's how it goes doing steps as reps, you can go as slow or as fast as you want however, the faster you go, the more challenging it gets.....

Red Cards = Bear Crawls

Black Cards = Chimp Walk

K/Q/J = 20 Reps

Aces = 32 Reps

Jokers = 50 Bear Crawls

2-10 = Doubled Value

This in total will be a total of 500-600 Bear Crawls and 400 Chimp Walks. This can be used as a warm up for athletes or as a stand alone workout that targets your conditioning, coordination, speed, endurance, muscular strength, stamina and more. Bear Crawls alone will put most people down but to add another exercise into the fold, a whole other level bro. How long should you be able to do this? If you can do a full deck at a good clip, shouldn't be more than 15-18 minutes, elite would be around 10-12, that's hauling ass either way but don't move so damn fast you'll be tripping on yourself.

The most elite athletes in the world have done Bear Crawls at one tie or another and for god reason, it hits just about every muscle in the body and gives you incredible lung power so you can stay in the game longer. Have a go at this this workout and give me a shout in how you did. Don't have a ton of space, just go back and forth in the space you do have. If you do have a good amount of space, instead of walking back to the cards to flip one, jog or sprint to make it interesting.

Here's a demo of how I do the Chimp Walk, normally I can go lower than this but I wanted to show what you can do if you're a beginner or don't have a lot of flexibility.

How Long Can You Hold Onto The Dark Lord Of The Sith?

Darth Vader by all accounts is the most badass villain in all of cinema, period. He's ruthless, dominating and has incredible abilities that even the best Jedi are jealous of. To even fight him in a lightsaber duel goes one of two ways; you either have a great set of balls (or chesticals if you're a lady Jedi) or you're just dumb enough to think you can even last long with him. Either way, holding him off long enough is gut wrenching as it is.

When it comes to Isometrics, it can test you in ways that regular exercise just can't. Holding a position or squeezing every fiber of your being for a few seconds takes mental strength to another level. Like training to be a Jedi, it takes patience, concentration, physical attributes and durability. Even as you succeed as a Jedi, it's a tough road, just like Isometrics but a tough road can lead you on a path to mastery and wisdom not many possess.

Isometrics by holding weight is a method that was practiced by strongmen, laborers and other physically active people of the past. Now let's take for example holding out a 3 lb. ball about the size of a softball, put it out in front at shoulder level, doesn't sound hard now does? When your arm starts to get tired, switch arms and keep going, how long did you hold it for? Now imagine a man being able to do this for 8 WHOLE HOURS; this isn't exaggerated either, the legendary Bruce Lee once did this. If anyone was a real life Jedi in his time, it was the Dragon.

When you hold weight for a certain amount of time, it tackles your whole body and takes on a life of its own as you fight to hold on and using muscles you normally don't use and hitting not just the muscles but the tendons, the ligaments, strengthening the bone structure and developing incredible endurance and durability. The Darth Vader Kettlebell weighs 70 lbs which for strength purposes isn't needed more than that but to hold it for an extended period of time can be agonizing if you haven't done it before. Picking up and holding a quarter to half squat for more than 2 minutes is a damn good feat of strength, endurance, durability and power. It toughens you up that's for damn sure.

Start this with maybe a 24kg Kettlebell and work your way up. You can go for more time if you want but the heavier you go, the more focus it becomes on the back, legs, hips and grip. Holding a heavy weight without dropping it can put you in a state you've never been to before.

Want to be faster? Do Isometrics, want that strength from all sorts of angles? Do Isometrics. An exercise like this may not seem like much but there's a ton going on that nobody else sees. Power up and vanquish the Sith Lord with a vengeance.

May The Force Be With You.

My Isometric Power Belt Routine

I have been asked what my routine is with the Isometric Power Belt and as I revealed it in a DM on Instagram, I figured why the hell not and share it with the rest of you. It's not a particular routine I would do everyday and not always in the same order and as you know, I'm not a routine guy so the mere fact that I developed one is pretty unusual for me. It's hard and a little more advanced than most who practice Isometrics. There's not a whole lot of rest between contractions because I also want to get the cardio aspect of it as well, it is also with controlled breathing as possible and meant for not only creating definition but also develop great durability, crazy strength, conditioning and powerful tendons.

This routine is less than 30 minutes which should be at level of time, it's not a speed through and trying to finish within 20 minutes or less, it takes a little time to adjust the strap for the exercises you want to do. Pay attention to your breathing and if you need a break than use it, adjust and go to the next exercise. It is a full body workout. It took me some time to develop this and working different Isometrics from a ton of angles that I picked the best ones I found gave me the most benefit. This can be added to a routine you already do or as a stand-alone (which I prefer) and it burns calories like crazy. This routine should be done at least in the morning because when you're done, you'll still burn calories for a long time and it kicks in your metabolism. Whenever I do this as a morning routine, I always feel hungry afterwards which is unusual because 90-95% of the time, it takes me several hours before feeling hungry after waking up.

Imagine having a routine that doesn't take a ton of time but gets A LOT done and can be done just about anywhere and anytime. You'll be hitting angles and creating incredible positional strength that the rest of the day just might feel like a breeze. Another benefit is that after the workout, you might feel more relaxed and energized and ready to kickstart the day. Don't have 30 minutes and need to spread it out? You can most certainly do that, that would actually be better for you if you're a beginner and do the various muscle groups one at a time throughout the day or do up to three. If you're a complete beginner, you can do certain muscles one day and do the others on other days, it is up to you. 

Here it is (Not in particular order of muscle groups).......

-BICEPS

Reverse Curl (Low, Mid & Up Positions) Each Arm

Hammer Curl (Low, Mid & Up Positions) Each Arm 

Palms Up Curl (Low, Mid & Up Positions) Each Arm

Total: 18 Contractions

-TRICEPS

Tricep Press Down (Low, Mid & Up Positions) Both Arms

Total: 3 Contractions

-BACK

Upright Row (Low, Mid & Up Positions) Both Arms

Deadlift (Low Thigh & Upper Thigh Pull) Both Arms

Total: 5 Contractions

-SHOULDERS

Overhead Press (Low, Mid & Up Positions) Each Arm

Bow & Arrow Pull Left & Right Arm

Total: 5 Contractions

(Other exercises for different days that aren't part of the routine or can be done throughout the day)

Horseshoe Pull or "Lawnmower Pull" (Inspired by Alexander Zass) x 2 Contractions

Handcuff Pull (Front & Behind Back, Mid & Up Positions Of The Front) x 4 Contractions

Shoulder Raises x 18 Contractions

Standing Chest Press x 3 Contractions

So the routine when I do it is a total of 31 Isometric Contractions. It's a hell of a routine and shouldn't be done more than 4 times a week at advanced level otherwise you'll burn out and put your body in overload. You don't want to hurt yourself and please for the love of all that is Physical Culture, breathe dammit. Never, under any circumstances hold the breath when you do the Isometric Contractions, that will skyrocket your blood pressure and cause damage to your internal organs, not to mention a highly possible Aneurysm. This routine is to be with controlled breathing using the "ffff" or "sss" sound as you exhale and concentrated on the muscles at hand. This routine is not meant for everyone so if you have any issues that can cause problems, talk to a doc and if he says don't do it, listen and don't do it. 

Isometrics is a simple method but it takes practice and not for seeing how hard you can contract a muscle. The percentage of a contraction in this routine is no more than 70% of your strength. If you wish to go higher like at 85-95% of your strength (or contraction) than you'll need to rest between exercises as long as needed or cut down the amount of exercises you do. It's about being smart in how you apply Isometrics. If you wish to do Aerobic Isometrics (Contractions at 30-50% capacity for 30 seconds or longer) Do 1 position of the exercises (eg. mid pull/push) and contract the muscle for up to a minute. There are many ways you can do this routine but for the most part, have fun with it and be careful.