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		<title>Combat Fitness Exercise That Fixes Your Lower Back Pain?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve probably heard me whine about how 10 years humping a ruck in the military eventually screwed up my discs (Yes, I&#8217;m talking to YOU L4 &#38; L5!)
After years of seeing everyone from chiropractors to voodoo witch doctors, one move worked almost like magic at building my core muscles to cinch my waist in tight [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;ve probably heard me whine about how 10 years humping a ruck in the military eventually screwed up my discs (Yes, I&#8217;m talking to YOU L4 &amp; L5!)</p>
<p>After years of seeing everyone from chiropractors to voodoo witch doctors, one move worked almost like magic at building my core muscles to cinch my waist in tight and realign my spine.</p>
<p>Funny thing is, it also helped me with my other exercises as well as I could literally FEEL my internal structure giving me more stability in all my lifts.</p>
<p>Try this move now&#8230;<span id="more-161"></span></p>
<p>(Oh, and when you feel the crack in your back the first two reps?  That&#8217;s just the free chiropractic adjustment you just received that you would have paid a cool $40 to $100 bucks for! <img src='http://www.closequarterscombat.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<p>This move is just one of several that take &#8220;functional fitness&#8221; to a whole new level.</p>
<p>The program is called &#8220;<a href="http://NaturalBodybuildingTips.com/TACFIT" target="_self">TACFIT</a>&#8221; and it&#8217;s currently being used by everyone from &#8220;bored housewives&#8221; to Navy SEALS (sounds like some horrible porn plot).</p>
<p>There&#8217;s currently a sale going on and I highly recommend checking it out because not only is it being offered at 51% off&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;but if you order it through ME, I&#8217;m also throwing in a free copy of my &#8220;<em><strong>Navy SEAL Conditioning</strong></em>&#8221; audio program!</p>
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<p>“Achieve the advanced strength, size, and endurance of the world’s elite warriors!  In this exclusive interview, former Navy SEAL instructor, Stew Smith, reveals the ultimate training strategies of the elite spec ops combat soldiers that you can put to use right away.</p>
<p>No fancy equipment – no fluffy routines!  Just hardcore “insider secrets” for transforming your body, mind, and “warrior spirit” into a battle-ready physique!”.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">But you MUST order through ME, not another website to get the download.</p>
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		<title>How To Survive Prison!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a confession to make&#8230;
There&#8217;s a skeleton in my closet.
Well, more like a skeleton in my family tree.
You see, I have a cousin who grew up on the wrong side of the tracks and got into drugs early on.
All attempts to turn him from the &#8220;dark side&#8221; failed.  He just KNEW he was [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have a confession to make&#8230;</p>
<p>There&#8217;s a skeleton in my closet.</p>
<p>Well, more like a skeleton in my family tree.</p>
<p>You see, I have a cousin who grew up on the wrong side of the tracks and got into drugs early on.</p>
<p>All attempts to turn him from the &#8220;dark side&#8221; failed.  He just KNEW he was a drug-dealer and that&#8217;s that.</p>
<p>Guess he didn&#8217;t believe the judge when she told him about the &#8220;3 strikes&#8221; rule.</p>
<p>3rd time he was sent to the big house in Arizona!</p>
<p>He was in for nearly a year (out on good behavior), and while we&#8217;re not really close family, I couldn&#8217;t help ask him one of the biggest questions I&#8217;ve always had&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;what are the SECRETS to surviving prison?<span id="more-136"></span></p>
<p>We all fear it, don&#8217;t we?</p>
<p>One day you&#8217;re coming home from work, thinking of kissing your kids on the cheek and finding out what the Mrs. has planned for dinner and then *WHAM*&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;some innocent bystander stepped into the road while you were changing the radio dial!</p>
<p>A few months later, you&#8217;re doing time for the crime (It happens! Hell&#8230;people have been put in jail for killing muggers for crying out loud!)</p>
<p>Anyway, just in case you ever get put in the slammer, here are the tips my cousin shared with me:</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800000;">Staying In Shape In Prison</span></h3>
<p>If you&#8217;re small and weak, or fat and out of shape, you&#8217;re easy pickings for the bullies looking to add some ego points to their cell-cred.</p>
<p>Use your time during lockdown in your cell to do pushups, crunches and handstand presses to keep your upper body strong and your abs tight.</p>
<p>Out in the yard, STAY AWAY from the iron pit Unless you&#8217;re already stacked with muscle like a steroid-juiced mutant!</p>
<p>This is where the big boys hang out and they don&#8217;t take kindly to pipsqueeks entering their territory.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800000;">Avoiding Prison Rape</span></h3>
<p>If you&#8217;re seen as weak and you&#8217;re in a high security prison, you&#8217;re likely to be targeted for assault.</p>
<p>There are different &#8220;classes&#8221; of violation in prison and your goal is to be in the &#8220;men&#8217;s&#8221; group.</p>
<p>These are the guys who have never been &#8220;penetrated&#8221;.  Once you are, you lose your status and you&#8217;re on the &#8220;fair game&#8221; list. Not good.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re targeted, fight back as viciously and loudly as possible.</p>
<p>One other thing&#8230;that tough guy that&#8217;s befriending you and showing you the ropes out of the kindness of your heart?</p>
<p>He&#8217;s setting you up!</p>
<p>One option you have is to <strong>STRIKE <span style="text-decoration: underline;">FIRST</span>!</strong></p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800000;">Fighting In Prison</span></h3>
<p>Unless you&#8217;ve been brought up in a gang and are experienced in fighting, you&#8217;re about to get schooled quick.</p>
<p>That haymaker punch you used in high school will get you stomped on quick in prison.</p>
<p><strong>You need to take this predator out with <span style="text-decoration: underline;">ONE</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">STRIKE</span>!</strong></p>
<p>Two things will happen:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">1.  You&#8217;re likely to get paid back for the beating. Deal with it and stand your ground.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Weakness is the worst attribute you can have in prison and you&#8217;re guaranteed to attract many more attempts at taking you down if you&#8217;re easy prey.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">2.  You&#8217;ll at least have some respect that you took out a respected player in the system and that&#8217;s the start of moving up the scale.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">If you don&#8217;t know how to drop a seasoned gangbanger twice your size, it&#8217;s not as hard as you think.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">I cover some of the most brutal &#8220;<strong>one-shot destroyers</strong>&#8221; in my book &#8220;<strong><em><span style="color: #800000;">Street Fighting Uncaged</span></em></strong>&#8221; at <strong><a href="http://www.StreetFightingUncaged.com">www.StreetFightingUncaged.com</a></strong>.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">This &#8220;how-to&#8221; guide shows in graphic detail the most vulnerable spots on the human body and the simplest way to use them to your advantage to <strong>cripple, maim, or even kill a grown man</strong> intent on making you his &#8220;queen&#8221;.</p>
<p>Using these techniques will help protect your life (and your &#8220;manhood&#8221;) but it may also buy you a possibility of getting into a competing gang for protection.</p>
<p>Take it.</p>
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		<title>How To Train Your Body Like An Ancient Warrior!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Combat Fitness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember the scene in &#8220;Conan The Barbarian&#8221; when a young Conan, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, was forced to push this giant wheel all day long to build up his body in preparation for his future as a deadly warrior?
Well, although they didn&#8217;t have &#8220;steroid cocktails&#8221; to aid them back then, ancient warriors like the Vikings, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">Remember the scene in &#8220;Conan The Barbarian&#8221; when a young Conan, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, was forced to push this giant wheel all day long to build up his body in preparation for his future as a deadly warrior?</p>
<p>Well, although they didn&#8217;t have &#8220;steroid cocktails&#8221; to aid them back then, ancient warriors like the Vikings, Spartans, and Romans actually DID train in these ways&#8230;and with a PURPOSE!</p>
<p>Men of these days whose job it was to <strong>protect the clan</strong>&#8230;<strong>defeat enemies</strong>&#8230;or <strong>take new lands</strong> by force&#8230;were &#8220;career warriors&#8221; and their sole job was to FIGHT.</p>
<p>But not just to &#8220;fight&#8221;&#8230;they had to be BETTER at fighting than the men they traded blows with or they wouldn&#8217;t live to fight the next day.</p>
<p>For victory, they had to be in peak physical condition that required their muscles to be both STRONG and also operate for peak ENDURANCE in order to wear heavy armor, walk for long distances to the battlefield, and STILL be able to wield a heavy weapon over and over again to take on the advancing hordes of enemy combatants.</p>
<p>In a modern age where &#8220;endurance&#8221; and &#8220;muscle&#8221; are considered laughable if used in the same sentence, it isn&#8217;t easy to find information on how to accomplish both, eh?</p>
<p>So how DID they train?<span id="more-83"></span>Well I&#8217;ll tell you something, there were&#8230;</p>
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<li>No split routines with &#8220;Chest on Monday &#8211; Back on Wednesday &#8211; etc.&#8221;&#8230;</li>
<li>No &#8220;6-pack abs&#8221;&#8230;</li>
<li>No &#8220;Ultimate Home Gym&#8221; gizmos&#8230;</li>
<li>And these guys trained for FUNCTION&#8230;not the BEACH!</li>
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<p style="text-align: left;">As I get older, I&#8217;m understanding a whole lot more about &#8220;function&#8221; and how to train my body in a way that will not only help me build and maintain muscle&#8230;but ALSO allow me to continue to &#8220;move&#8221; like I did in my 20&#8217;s and 30&#8217;s.</p>
<p>So I&#8217;ve been doing some mean research into different training methods that I&#8217;ve always thought were just for &#8220;knuckle-draggers&#8221;.  Turns out, these &#8220;functional&#8221; exercises work pretty damn good for STRENGTH, POWER, ENDURANCE, and yes&#8230;even some SIZE gains!</p>
<p>Here are some examples:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Sandbag Carry:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Ahhh&#8230;brings me back to my days in the Army! <img src='http://www.closequarterscombat.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>A quick trip to Home Depot or your local beach is all you need to get some sand and fill up an old duffle bag with anywhere from 40 to 300 lbs!</p>
<p>Place it over your shoulder like you&#8217;re rescuing Zena the Warrior Princess from a band of blood-thirsty barbarians and feel muscles you never thought existed.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Keg Training:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Now, I have to warn you&#8230;</p>
<p>It kind of defeats the purpose of your &#8220;warmup&#8221; for this exercise is to EMPTY the keg of beer before using it for training! <img src='http://www.closequarterscombat.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>But either full or empty, kegs are a GREAT training aid for building thick, strong shoulders and upper back.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Sledge Hammer Slams:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Here&#8217;s where you can REALLY pretend you&#8217;re a warrior on the battlefield!  Grab a heavy sledgehammer and start wacking an old rubber tire like it&#8217;s the head of a Viking invader!</p>
<p>You&#8217;ll start feeling the burn VERY soon into the exercise.  Just keep switching sides to work both shoulders, arms, back, and core.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve barely scratched the surface of all the ways you can add this type of training to your routine.</p>
<p>And trust me&#8230;I&#8217;m no &#8220;Master&#8221; of these methods by any stretch of the imagination!  I&#8217;m just picking them up myself!</p>
<p>I got these from a friend of mine who is launching a new program NEXT WEEK that&#8217;s completely built around the &#8220;training&#8221; methods of ALL of the ancient warrior civilizations.</p>
<p>He and his training partner call it &#8220;<em><strong>Hybrid Muscle Training</strong></em>&#8221; (<a title="Hybrid Muscle Training" href="http://www.HybridMuscleTraining.com" target="_blank">www.HybridMuscleTraining.com</a>)</p>
<p>This week, they&#8217;re revealing more of these training methods in a series of short VIDEOS that explain how to implement this training into your workouts to not only achieve the PHYSIQUE of an ancient warrior&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;but the sheer POWER and STRENGTH!</p>
<p>I&#8217;m having a blast with the workouts and I know you will too!</p>
<p>Go and sign up for the videos now at <a title="Hybrid Muscle Training" href="http://www.hybridmuscletraining.com/" target="_blank">www.HybridMuscleTraining.com</a> so you can see all of them this week!</p>
<p>I look forward to hearing about how you like the training!</p>
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