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Sqube

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I was looking for a system by which I could tone my whole body and add some additional muscle mass without losing weight, and somebody suggested Matt Furey's system of exercises.

I was just wondering if anyone has ever tried it out and/or heard of it, what you think about it, is it a scam, does it work, good stuff like that.

Thanks in advance.
 
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It works. It's all good, reputable exercises in the volume. I've done them and love them, and have gotten into some particularly good shape with them. If there is any controversy surrounding Matt, it's the price he charges for the book and not how good the book actually is. Thing is, you can probably find all the exercises listed online for free (at leat you used to from a guy named Scrapper or something, who also had a good sandbag workout).
 

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Originally posted by: TopCat
It works. It's all good, reputable exercises in the volume. I've done them and love them, and have gotten into some particularly good shape with them. If there is any controversy surrounding Matt, it's the price he charges for the book and not how good the book actually is. Thing is, you can probably find all the exercises listed online for free (at leat you used to from a guy named Scrapper or something, who also had a good sandbag workout).

Thanks for the input. Anyone else?

Also, is this the site you were talking about with those exercises from Scrapper?
 

Nutdotnet

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Here's what I don't understand:

People who are new to working out are going to see results no matter WHAT they do. If you do nothing but run and very light lifting you're going to lose fat with the result of your hidden muscle beginning to show underneath; so you may look more buff, and you probably are (because you're in better shape) but it's not like your building additional muscle. Sorry, but you can't build muscle and lose fat at the same time.

I haven't heard much about this exercise plan, but I am assuming it's just hype. Will it work in the short-run? I'm sure it will, because any person who is serious about working out is going to have their diet in check...and by doing physical activity + eating right will result in fat-burning or even some muscle building if you're eating more then you're burning.

Heck, something like this may work in the short-term for people who have hit plateaus in their regimen. But for the long-term...I'm skeptical.
 

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ok.. Ill chime in on this one..

I had worked out for years using traditional weight training. It was not optimal in my opinion.. I do martial arts and needed something more geared to what i needed. i looked at Bruce Lee and saw that he hardly ever used weights and was in possibly the best shape a human can be in..

After doing research online for other training solutions, I ran across Matt Furey's stuff. I was intrigued by it.. I was also kind of thrown off by the marketting pitch Furey was putting up.. It really turns out that he is a crafty saleman, and not really an innovator. Dont waste your money on buying his books or videos. The stuff he sells for hundreds of dollars can be found on the net for free..

Does it work ? YES.. Is it better than weight training? IMO, DEFINITELY YES! The reason i feel this way, is the excercises impact multiple muscle groups.. In weight training you have 1 excercise per muscle.

Matt Furey's stuff is classified as "body weight" excercises, which basically means your body weight is what your are getting your workout from.

In all honesty, I can get a better workout in 15 minutes than i did previously in 1-2 hours at the Gym. Start off doing Hindu Pushups and Hindu Squats.. You will be lucky to get 20 pushups on your first try.. Just build up after that.. I feel like I have had a full body workout after just those 2 excercises...

This is not coming from a "newbie" to working out.. i have been in sports and fitness training for close to 10 years.. I gave away all my weights after switching to this fitness system. i have yet to purchase any books or videos.. all the workouts i do i found online, and once you understand the principles you can design your own excercises very easily..
 

Nutdotnet

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Originally posted by: jbass
ok.. Ill chime in on this one..

I had worked out for years using traditional weight training. It was not optimal in my opinion.. I do martial arts and needed something more geared to what i needed. i looked at Bruce Lee and saw that he hardly ever used weights and was in possibly the best shape a human can be in..

After doing research online for other training solutions, I ran across Matt Furey's stuff. I was intrigued by it.. I was also kind of thrown off by the marketting pitch Furey was putting up.. It really turns out that he is a crafty saleman, and not really an innovator. Dont waste your money on buying his books or videos. The stuff he sells for hundreds of dollars can be found on the net for free..

Does it work ? YES.. Is it better than weight training? IMO, DEFINITELY YES! The reason i feel this way, is the excercises impact multiple muscle groups.. In weight training you have 1 excercise per muscle.

Matt Furey's stuff is classified as "body weight" excercises, which basically means your body weight is what your are getting your workout from.

In all honesty, I can get a better workout in 15 minutes than i did previously in 1-2 hours at the Gym. Start off doing Hindu Pushups and Hindu Squats.. You will be lucky to get 20 pushups on your first try.. Just build up after that.. I feel like I have had a full body workout after just those 2 excercises...

This is not coming from a "newbie" to working out.. i have been in sports and fitness training for close to 10 years.. I gave away all my weights after switching to this fitness system. i have yet to purchase any books or videos.. all the workouts i do i found online, and once you understand the principles you can design your own excercises very easily..

I'll agree with you only because you bring up a very valid point.

Different regimens will naturally work better for different goals.

I would not suggest this system if you're a body builder. Seriously, how the heck are going to gain muscle mass? I would also not recommend a body-builder's routine for someone who needs to be quick, ie. Martial Arts.

One thing I will disagree with you is your comment in saying that "In weight training you have 1 excercise per muscle." If you've been working out for 10 years you should know better then that.

Squats
Deads
Bench

All work way more then just one muscle...or even muscle group.
 

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Originally posted by: jbass
ok.. Ill chime in on this one..

I had worked out for years using traditional weight training. It was not optimal in my opinion.. I do martial arts and needed something more geared to what i needed. i looked at Bruce Lee and saw that he hardly ever used weights and was in possibly the best shape a human can be in..

After doing research online for other training solutions, I ran across Matt Furey's stuff. I was intrigued by it.. I was also kind of thrown off by the marketting pitch Furey was putting up.. It really turns out that he is a crafty saleman, and not really an innovator. Dont waste your money on buying his books or videos. The stuff he sells for hundreds of dollars can be found on the net for free..

Does it work ? YES.. Is it better than weight training? IMO, DEFINITELY YES! The reason i feel this way, is the excercises impact multiple muscle groups.. In weight training you have 1 excercise per muscle.

Matt Furey's stuff is classified as "body weight" excercises, which basically means your body weight is what your are getting your workout from.

In all honesty, I can get a better workout in 15 minutes than i did previously in 1-2 hours at the Gym. Start off doing Hindu Pushups and Hindu Squats.. You will be lucky to get 20 pushups on your first try.. Just build up after that.. I feel like I have had a full body workout after just those 2 excercises...

This is not coming from a "newbie" to working out.. i have been in sports and fitness training for close to 10 years.. I gave away all my weights after switching to this fitness system. i have yet to purchase any books or videos.. all the workouts i do i found online, and once you understand the principles you can design your own excercises very easily..

A quick note...Bruce Lee DID die at a very early age, so maybe saying he was in the best shape a human being can be in is an overstatement.
 

Sqube

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Yeah, but not knowing what he died of, I would hesitate to say that it was necessarily related to his physical condition.

That said, I guess I'll look around on the net for some examples of the exercises; if I was feeling lazy I would probably just buy the book. Since that's not the case, I'll Google around a lot and find them.

Nutdotnet, you raise a good point with the statement that anything a beginner does will get rid of fat; that's honestly something I hadn't thought of.

Anyone else?
 

jbass

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Originally posted by: Nutdotnet
Originally posted by: jbass
ok.. Ill chime in on this one..

I had worked out for years using traditional weight training. It was not optimal in my opinion.. I do martial arts and needed something more geared to what i needed. i looked at Bruce Lee and saw that he hardly ever used weights and was in possibly the best shape a human can be in..

After doing research online for other training solutions, I ran across Matt Furey's stuff. I was intrigued by it.. I was also kind of thrown off by the marketting pitch Furey was putting up.. It really turns out that he is a crafty saleman, and not really an innovator. Dont waste your money on buying his books or videos. The stuff he sells for hundreds of dollars can be found on the net for free..

Does it work ? YES.. Is it better than weight training? IMO, DEFINITELY YES! The reason i feel this way, is the excercises impact multiple muscle groups.. In weight training you have 1 excercise per muscle.

Matt Furey's stuff is classified as "body weight" excercises, which basically means your body weight is what your are getting your workout from.

In all honesty, I can get a better workout in 15 minutes than i did previously in 1-2 hours at the Gym. Start off doing Hindu Pushups and Hindu Squats.. You will be lucky to get 20 pushups on your first try.. Just build up after that.. I feel like I have had a full body workout after just those 2 excercises...

This is not coming from a "newbie" to working out.. i have been in sports and fitness training for close to 10 years.. I gave away all my weights after switching to this fitness system. i have yet to purchase any books or videos.. all the workouts i do i found online, and once you understand the principles you can design your own excercises very easily..

I'll agree with you only because you bring up a very valid point.

Different regimens will naturally work better for different goals.

I would not suggest this system if you're a body builder. Seriously, how the heck are going to gain muscle mass? I would also not recommend a body-builder's routine for someone who needs to be quick, ie. Martial Arts.

One thing I will disagree with you is your comment in saying that "In weight training you have 1 excercise per muscle." If you've been working out for 10 years you should know better then that.

Squats
Deads
Bench

All work way more then just one muscle...or even muscle group.


OK ok.. it was an over-generalization.. but yeah.. the dynamic body weight excercises have worked well for me and i feel that you can cover the entire body in alot less excerciess..

Your statement is also true.. If you want to be a body-builder, then you need to live in the Gym..

These excercies do build muscle.. I noticed a difference when i switched from weights to these type of excercises.

And yes, no one really knows what caused Bruce Lee's death.. It is well know he was a target by some Chinese as they did not agree with him teaching their "secrets" to the western world..
 

jbass

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Originally posted by: Kipper
A quick note...Bruce Lee DID die at a very early age, so maybe saying he was in the best shape a human being can be in is an overstatement.

It would be very difficult to find anyone in better shape.. I have never seen or heard of anyone who took as much pride in their personal health as him..