Thursday, February 3, 2005

New exercise regiment is kicking my ass The other day I sent away for the Combat Conditioning book by Matt Furey. He's a former wrestler, kung-fu champion, swimmer, etc. If there exists a sport, it sounds like he has given it a try at some point. Anyway, the point of his exercise style is to use only the weight of your own body for resistance. I'm still a bit sceptical about the long-term benefits of such a program, but I can assure you that so far these exercises are kicking my ass! I didn't realize until I woke up this morning just how inflexible my body had become over the years. The Combat Conditioning program stresses three major exercises forever referred to as the Royal Court. They are: Hindu squat Hindu push-up Back bridge All the exercises appear inspired by those used by wrestling coaches across the country. I've got to run off to work now, but I'll post more about this in the coming days. 7:32:47 AM    comment []