New books by Dragondoor!

Just wanted to let you know that Dragondoor has released a couple of new books.

First there is convict conditioning 2. The sequel to convict conditioning which is a really good book and how to get strong penitentiary style.



Then there is Easy strength-How to get a lot stronger than your competition and dominate in your sport.


Check them out

Convict conditioning
http://www.dragondoor.com/B/b41/?apid-ero-sennin

Convict conditioning 2
http://www.dragondoor.com/shop-by-department/new-products/convict-conditioning-2-ebook/?apid=ero-sennin


Easy strength
http://www.dragondoor.com/shop-by-department/new-products/b57/?apid=ero-sennin

The warrior diet-Get leaner and stronger by eating once a day

The warrior diet, made famous by Ori Hofmekler (pictured) is based on a simple principle of only eating one main mail a day, and eating this meal in the evening. That doesn't mean you don't eat anything during rest of the day, it just means that you eat very little during the day.

This goes against traditional diets for people who are training for strength, size, weight loss or whatever. Traditional diets will be based on either 3 meals a day or 5 smaller meals a day. But this warrior diet is quite interesting.

Ori argues that being a little bit hungry during the day keeps you alert, keeps you fresh, while eating too much can make you bloated and lethargic. We've all heard how you shouldn't eat a large meal before going to bed. Personally, I never believed in that, and neither does the warrior diet. The idea is that eating a large meal makes you sleepy right? So doesn't it make sense to eat just before going to bed? Also, the body needs energy to digest that food. If you're not doing anything except sleeping, then the body has a lot of spare energy that it can use to digest the food properly. That's the theory anyway, I'm not saying that's how it is, but it could be, because it sounds logical. I haven't tried this diet, but I may do sometime.

Ori claims that by following this diet you will notice an increase in energy and strength, and will also become leaner without changing your overall calorie intake.

Find out more about the diet here http://www.warriordiet.com/content/view/24/35/

Cool planche training vid

Since I'm currently training for planche pushups, I thought I would share this video below which tells you how to train for it. I used to train for planche pushups by only doing planche holds. That is, holding my entire bodyweight up on my hands (I can't straighten my legs out yet). Progress was very slow but as soon as I started my doing psuedo planche pushups (also called hip pushups) like in this vid, my ability to hold my bodyweight on my hands has increased.

If you do decide to follow this training method, take it step by step and don't rush. Don't move onto the next step untill you can do 3 sets of 20 hip pushups. I don't suggest you try and increase the reps every session either. If you currently can do 5 reps, keep at it for a week or two and then increase it to 6.

I personally don't train to failure either, I always leave a rep or two in the bank, but everyone is different.

The guy in the video says it took him 3-4 months to be able to do planche pushups but also says it can be done in 2-3 months. Personally I just think h has good genetics and it will take the average person MUCH longer. Still, the effort is worth it.

I've also heard that doing a planche pushup is the equivalent of doing a double bodyweight bench press. So it's some feat of strength alright.

Good luck training

Convict conditioning

With a name like Convict conditioning, who wouldn't be interested in this book? Convict conditioning is a book all about how to become amazingly strong using only bodyweight exercises. If you were locked up in a cell with no exercise equipment, how could you become physically strong? The book, written by Paul Wade focuses on 6 different master exercises, which are:

1: The one arm pushup

2. The one leg squat

3. The one arm pullup

4. The hanging straight leg raise

5. The Stand-to-stand bridge

6. The one-arm handstand pushup.

The book explains in detail how to get progress onto these extremely difficult exercises by using easier exercises that get progressively more difficult, until you're able to do the master exercises themselves. All of these different steps are well explained, and the book is written in an entertaining and easy to understand style. Not only does it explain each step, but it also gives you a lot of theory, as well as a training plan so you know exactly how many sets and reps you need to do, how often, when you can move onto the next exercise etc.

Paul Wade argues that these 6 exercises are all one needs to become strong all over, with no gaps. To become a beast with muscles that are not just for show. Although I'm not gonna give up the weights, I've learned a hell of a lot from this book.

If you want to stand out from the rest and attain a level of strength that only an elite minority possess, then this book is for you. Even if you don't get to the goal of being able to do a one arm pullup, chances are you'll still become a lot stronger than you are now. You can buy this book/ebook here.

63 year old Japanese gymnast

check out this video of a 63 year old Japanese gymnast. He might not be the greatest gymnast, but still, at that age he's doing what most 25 year olds can't do. Pretty inspirational I think.

New look website is FINALLY HERE, and so am I!

It's been a long, long time coming but finally I've got my website back up, with a brand new look.

www.theflyingspirit.co.uk

From now on I promise there will be no more ridiculous downtime and there will be more frequent updates and content added to the site. It's only in the beginning stage of it's return but this time I'll make sure it becomes better than ever, and becomes one of THE go-to sites for people wanting real, no nonsense advice for achieving their training goals.

I'm back in training also after being busy with work for so long. My current training plan is here. I'm still working towards being able to do a one arm pullup, and I feel I'm closer than ever now, although there's still a fair way to go yet.

It's good to be back.