Bruce Lee changed the way Martial Arts films were made and was a pioneer in the quest for what being an action star and dramatic actor was in films throughout Asia and the U.S. If there was one man who would be a successor to Bruce Lee and take action/comedy to a whole new level would be Jackie Chan. Chan personifies the qualities of a martial artist, action star and comedic actor all in one body.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Jackie Chan: Hardcore Athlete
Thursday, April 12, 2012
The Force Is Real
Let’s get something straight, unless you’re a magician, there’s no way in hell you can levitate objects. Now that we got that out of the way, the force has a lot of truth in how you can generate great strength and speed at the drop of a hat. The way it works is how you incorporate imagination, breathing and the way your body moves. With regular practice you can triple your strength in a shorter amount of time then the amount of years you spent training. With regular practice, you can have matrix-like movement where it’s fluid, graceful and above all strong.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Abdominal Training For Superior Strength
When you think of Ab training, you mostly hear about crunches and little side bends and mostly isolating the Abs with little rockers and machines. This is not real world Ab strength training. Our body’s core is all the muscles of the Abdominals from below the breast line all the down just to the top of the sexual organs.
Friday, April 6, 2012
The Indiana Jones Mindset
The character is the ultimate embodiment of an adventurer. Seeking new civilizations and bringing them to the forefront for all to cherish. He is a man’s man with great intentions to stop those who oppose all that is decent, resourceful and good productivity. We can all learn from quite possibly the greatest explorer in the history of film. What does this have to with training and great workouts? We can symbolize on finding that great quest on finding the greatest exercise or the ultimate workout or even the most productive program. Each workout is never complete without having some kind of adventure.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Wrestling & The Golden Age Of Physical Culture
Before baseball was a major success, before football became
the second national pastime, wrestling was the talk of the world. Even in the
carnival ACT shows, wrestling was a way to make money whether by side bets or
on a major bout in a small city. The most notable wrestlers of the day were Tom
Jenkins, George Hackenshmidt, Frank Gotch and quite possibly the greatest of
them all Ed “Strangler” Lewis. Wrestling as we all know is the oldest of sports
and what better to help bring wrestling to the national spotlight then in the
Industrial Revolution. It took more then these men to make a profit and matches
were unpredictable as some lasted a few minutes to lasting a few hours.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Fire, Passion & Powerful
Three words that I can describe this guy whose come right
out of the bushes and began a journey of strength & health unlike anyone I’ve
seen before. I’m talking about my man Matti Merzel. He’s one very unique
individual that you only see once in a generation. A man who’s come so far in a
short period of time that one can only wonder how far he’s going to push the
limit. This is the same guy who was in the army in Israel and became a mean, fighting
machine.
There’s a lot of great qualities about him but one thing
that gives him away more then anything in a good way is his intensity for
becoming strong and powerful at a small size. One would not think of him as
being strong but that’s where ignorance is bliss. I’ve seen and talked to some
of the strongest people on this planet but Matt has that aura of him that takes
on a whole new meaning to the words “holy f*cking s*it.”
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The Animal
There’s a movie of the same name that’s been around for over 10 years. It’s a really funny comedy if you’re a fan of Rob Schneider. I’ve seen it many times over the years but after learning more on exercise I’m looking at this movie from a different perspective. It’s one of those scenarios of being bullied and turning it into triumph.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Fitness Russian Roulette
Ever heard of that ultimate and ruthless gamble? You have one bullet in a gun and you never know which part of the barrel it’s in. It’s a matter of life and death and you never know how long you’ll live until BANG!!! You’re dead.
In the fitness world this type of gamble happens more often then you might think. You have that one chance to find the results you want, you keep trying this or that but in the end, that one bullet will come up on you and because of your stressful efforts you failed and bit that bullet. People gamble so much for their bodies that the odds of them succeeding are 100-1 in my opinion. Very rarely that bullet of failure falls out of that metaphorical gun and you just happen to accomplish a goal and you felt awesome about it.
There’s also another metaphorical gun you should avoid that has not just one bullet but beyond the loaded rounds and that’s the verbal gun. The majority of people will tell you that you can’t achieve something great and you won’t make something happen because you’re no good. This type of Russian Roulette is far more dangerous then being scared of being a failure. To avoid that stress and anxiety picture all those people that tell you that you can’t be successful. Picture them as if they were bullets in a loaded gun and if you even attempt one shot, most likely it will hit you hard. What you do is in your mind is think of taking that gun out into the ocean where no one will find it. Take it as far out as you can where no one can hear them or see them. Take out all the bullets and throw that bitch in the ocean and let it sleep with the fishes. You are a wonderful person who should succeed and if you want it bad enough you’ll go get it and not let one negative person stand in your way. Don’t pull the trigger.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
The Forgotten Lift
Before anyone said “How much can you bench?” Before there were cardio machines reigning gymnasiums and long before the testing powers of Power lifting, there was one lift that gave you the most praises for your test of strength and that was the overhead press. This was the lift that told you how you belonged in the Physical Culture world and the two variations that became the stuff of legends were the Bent Press and the Two Hands Anyhow which means lifting 2 objects any way you can.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Internal Conditioning
A lot of mainstream gyms today help you build your body from an external point of view as in you see what’s in the mirror and for most that’s the only thing that counts. Some even go on extreme diets and do extreme type workouts that not only can hurt you from the outside but more on the inside. Have you ever thought of what it’s like to feel alive both in and out?
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