Introduce yourself!

[JoeJustice]

If you're a new member to the forum, here's a place for you to introduce yourself and say hello.

-Joe

[Johnny]

Hello everybody, especially Joe...

My name is Johnny, I'm 31 years old male from Lebanon.
I'm an equity trader...

It's great to be here and to walk amongst the great people here...God bless you all.

All the best,

[truth42day]

Ah, it's good to be back, although I can't say I went to another site, just fell off w/a knee surgery, real shoulder & arm injury, coaching soccer & some personal issues (mid-life issues that I can honestly thank God I believe He's delivered me from, hallelujah)! I'm a father of four, married 19 years, live in upstate NY, work in insurance/claims, am an elder at church, a licensed minister and truly am blessed to be back here. I'll be starting G.U.T.S. tomorrow (albeit slowly), and look forward to really applying all the knowledge John's given (now for all the right reasons) as well as finally adding ISO's to the mix as at 51 I need to use those exercises that don't tear too too much.

[The Saint]

How's it going! I'm from Northern Ireland, but live in the Republic, in a beautiful place surrounded by mountains & overlooking a lough. I'm female, 42, a licensed minister and head teacher of a Christian school. I kickbox & windsurf, and have always been interested in keeping fit. I have 3 dogs, 2 black German Shepherds & a Collie, whom I love very much. I love this forum, it's been great getting feedback and ideas as well as encouragement and motivation. Yez all rock!

[JaradW]

Hi everyone! My name is Jarad. I'm currently a freshman student in college with the ROTC program ( have dreams of becoming an officer some day), so fitness is a major component of my life. Well, I hope to share and learn form everyone here on the forum. Thanks!

[cliffa74]

Ok, I'll take Joe's prompting and re-introduce myself.
I am 35 yo, married 10 years, expecting our first baby after many trials and tribs sometime in the next 2 weeks.
I am employed as a Physician Assistant, working in the infirmary at a large state prison. I am a youth minister as well...in my church, not at the prison. Though I suppose the point could be made...well anyway.
Started weight training in college, was never particularly good at it (training, not college...wait that's true too), but it helped maintain my weight and redistribute my bulk.
Lost ~50 pounds, was a wildly unsuccessful personal trainer, got married and gained most of the weight back. Went back to college as an older, wiser student and finally was accepted into the PA program at Wake Forest, then promptly herniated 2.5 discs in my back. (for those of you keeping score, that's L3-L4, L4-L5, and L5-S1.
After 6 months of my wife putting my shoes on for me, my weight training was severely compromised. That is to say, I couldn't.
Enter Transformetrics. Bought PYTP in `04, and have thoroughly enjoyed the ride. Now my back is strong, bendy, and 94% pain free! Also, I lost those 50 pounds again, plus 10 for good luck!
I have tried other workout schemes in the last 5 years, but I keep coming back here. And I hope to train my kids with Transformetrics, and my grandkids, and my great grandkids.

Have fun,
Cliff

[carolynd]

Hey everybody!

I'm Carolyn, a 51 yo female, married with 3 kids. I've been into exercise for 30+ years, starting with running during that craze in the late 70's-early 80's, until I injured my knee. Have tried several things since then, mostly doing The Firm workout videos (light free weights & aerobics) for 20 or so years. In recent years, have tried the exercise ball, yoga booty ballet (not for long), PACE workout from Dr. Al Sears and Minna Lessig workout videos. I don't know about Dr. Sears, keep getting junk email from him, but I did like the ideas in the PACE workout - short bursts of maximum intensity workouts using your choice of calisthenics (Hindu squats, jump squats, pull-ups, push-ups, crunches, etc.). And I liked Minna Lessig's workouts using light weights, but just wasn't getting the results I'd hoped for - leaner with more muscle tone. About 2 mo. ago, I started doing Peggy Brill's Core Program, a set of exercises to build up your core and help align your spine. (Peggy Brill is a physical therapist.) I did feel good and didn't have any back pain or anything while doing them, but still haven't got the muscle tone I want.

I discovered John and Wendie's "Miracle Seven" quite by accident last week while browsing through the library. I sat down and started reading it immediately and was intrigued, then started doing tiger moves the very next morning. I've done them for six days now and feel great, and I'm convinced this is what I've been looking for in a workout.

I could stay on this forum all day just looking at posts, but gotta go for now...

Blessings,
Carolyn

[moxie1]

Hi,

I'm Becki. Let's see.....I'm 34 years old and have been married for 13 years to my best friend, Mark. We live in Pennsylvania, and have a 9 month old and two miniature schnauzers. Our little guy is actually a foster child who came to us as a newborn right out of the hospital. We are in the process of adopting him, and are so thankful that the Lord has blessed our lives with him.

I was born with cystic fibrosis and have done aerobics for years to help stay healthy. I just bought the Miracle Seven book and am looking forward to positive changes from adding strength training to the mix.

i've only been on this forum for about a week, but I am so impressed with the friendliness and the openess. It is also refreshing to see the name of Jesus used other than as a cuss word.

[cboscari]

Hi everyone!
I am a 43 year old male, father of one. I am 6'0 and weigh about 205 pounds. People tell me I don't look fat, but I beg to differ. I have done martial arts and owned the book "Dynamic Tension" way back when, and had a friend whose father ordered the Atlas course at some point. With my time constraints, I looked on the web for information about DT, and came across this site from a book review of PYTP. It looked like what I wanted, a more modern treatment of the same principles, and more thorough . Plus everyone in the forum was really supportive.
Well, I'll keep it short. Seems like a very good group.
Chris

[Kelso]

Hi Everyone, Im Kelso, im 26 and from Scotland. I have been training seriously since age 12, trying a variety training methods to improve and help my all round athletic ability and my martial art and gymnastic training. Through gymnastics and martial arts i got into bodyweight training in a big way. Up until a year a go I would do 500 push ups a day, 500 sit ups, 500-1000 bodyweight squats in a single set, could do sets of 35 pull ups, was able to do 1 arm pull ups, 1 arm handstands and numerous other handbalancing feats, and quite a few feats on gymnastic rings. Just under a year ago I was training as a full time athlete and had been for some time, preparing to audition for Cirque Du Soliel as a handbalancer. Then my right shoulder blew out, and soon after both my knees. I was very ill for a time. I had numerous blood tests and such done from doctors but nothing was revealed. I basically went from being a professional circus athlete to being unable to even do a push up in a matter of weeks. I had not long finished a 1.5 year cycle of heavy weight lifting under a strength coach- Had the weightlifting caused me injury? Or was it simply my body burning out from years of very hard training? I dont know?
Ive seen doctors, physios, orthopedic surgeons, and others, had MRI'S for my injuries and whilst some have given me insights into structural issues at play none have been able yet to get me back to training fully- I am following rehab protocols however.
I found this site and the transformetrics way a few weeks ago when doing my own research into healing and way to rehab my body. At the minute a cant do push ups or pull ups without causing shoulder issues to worsen. But i bought the M7 and was so delighted to be able to do the 7 tiger moves without much pain. I am determined not only to get back to the level of health and strength i enjoyed previously, but surpass it. I feel Transformetrics can indeed take me on that journey.
Ive been able to do alot of work on my core in this time too, so have been focusing my energies on what I can do.
This time in my life has been a great spiritual and emotional journey as well as a physical one, when your entire life and what you love has been based on training, when its been your way of life for so long, and everything has flowed from it, when that is shaken, your whole world can be turned upside down. So i have also used this time to go deeper into my spiritual practices.

I want to Thank John for his work and for this site, and want to thank everyone else who contributes to this site also, it is an empowering and inspiring place.

[mikey]

Hi,

I'm Michael, a 33yo engineer from South Australia. A few years ago I decided I no longer wanted to be overweight and unfit and started bodyweight exercises, followed by free weight training. I had some moderate success, before laziness and ill health tripped me up, but I'm back at it again.

An operation caused me to take a break from weights so I started looking into alternatives. I was fortunate to come across this site and felt an instant attraction to the "mind-muscle" philosophy taught by John. The friendly and positive atmosphere on this forum was also welcome, and I look forward to learning together with you how to better treat and control my body. The fact that I can openly discuss my Christianity with others without abuse is also a blessing.

I have ordered M7 and IPR and am waiting impatiently for them to make their way across the Pacific so I can get started!

Cheers,

M.

[TejasT]

Hello all. What an incredibly positive and terrific community you are. I'm a 36 year old, husband and father of two, from Texas.

I just recently found you all, but have been prety much a bodyweight fanatic for a while now (I have Herschel Walker's old Basic Training book). I remember watching him when he was on the Dallas Cowboys -- seeing him in person was like watching Superman.

These days, I like to mix some weights with bodyweight exercises. I also do some running and martial arts (Yang style-Tai Chi and American Kickboxing).

To me, I've found that an equal balance of (1) Rest, (2) Nutrition, and (3) Exercise works best for me.

I look forward to joining in on some discussions.

Sincerely,
Chris

[natureman]

Hi all,
I am 26 years old, from southern germany.
i ve found out about the forum here from joe justice. i contacted him via youtube.
i have a background as being a dancer from the age of 5. i quit with dancing due to a knee injury. sounds funny but i then got into running, long distance up to marathon. now i am running only 4 times a week 5-8k.

i love to do my training which is nearly the same as in G.U.T.S., I recently found out.

I read the charles atlas course and "solitary fitness", too.

[Belipu]

female, names Bella, 30 years old, originally from Californis now NYC. You guys seem down to earth and I learn something new every time I read the posts here :)

[shamus23]

My name is James, I am 40 years old and live in Mississippi. Ive worked out and done martial arts all of my life. For years I did a Mentzer type weight routine, and while it worked to add mass it also wore my shoulders down. Ive transitioned to more bodyweight training, the only weight training I do now is farmer walks and some heavy club work
But something was missing. I still had pains in some areas, and my range of strength was limited. I stumbled upon Push Yourselfto Power, liked what I read about it and ordered it and the book on the seven tiger moves.


I can say that it is really a fun workout, despite not being the stamina yet to do the suggested amount of sets and repetitions. The style of this training really suits me, it requires a lot ofconcentration and body awareness, and allows me to work through a range of motion that nothing else does.I can already feel my shoulders stabilizing , which is something I didnt expect. .

[TripleB_TX]

Hello, My name is Aaron and I just attended the seminar here in El Paso, TX... Gotta say it was not only informative but enlightening on more planes than I expected which was a real eye opener. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Peterson while he was here and have only nice things to say. A little about me... I've trained with weights off and on since I was 14 a lot of the off times where due to other interests and dumb lifestyle decisions but I also injured my right rotator cuff in my early 20's during training and now it always gives me problems when I train causing me to fall off the wagon... now that I've discovered these techniques I am going to give them a shot and see how my body transforms. I am 6'2" and currently way 210 that is mostly flab, mostly around the ol' waist line.
I look forward to getting to know you all and getting back into shape once and for all.

God Bless Ya!

[Coach Scott]

Hey Everybody,
My name is Scott, and I am a Phy. Ed. teacher and football/wrestling coach. I have followed this website and forum for awhile. It is great stuff. I just ordered GUTS nad can't wait to implement it with my wrestlers. I also came to this website to find a quicker way to workout since a lot of my time is spent coaching. I have been doing isometrics I found in the Classics section. I also appreciate John and everyone who open shares their faith in Jesus Christ. Keep up the good work John!

[NWSS_H2O]

Hi Everyone,

Sorta of new to the forum. I have been following along for a long time and love all of the information, debates and outright support to each other of everyone else!

So, my story begins with the last couple of years. Prior to that I kept myself in some shape as I was a member of the Air National Guard but have been retired almost two years now. The two or three years before that it was be coming obvious that keeping the weight of and exercising was a problem. Combine that with a very sedentary job and you can see that getting fat was the easiest thing to do.

About November of last year I began to realize how bad it was. Short fleights of stairs would get me winded and my weight was out of control. It seemed that anything that didn't walk, wiggle, or crawl off my plate would get eaten and I love Ritz crakcers and peanut M&M's. Anyway, I read the article about Fast-5 and said that makes since. I have been using that for about 10 weeks now and the waist measured across the belly button has gone from 40 1/2 to 37 3/8. Many thanks to whoever posted that as it has put me back on track. Now I'm looking to get going on the next level which is consistent exercise!

Books that I have: Charles Atlas; PYTP; M7; IPR; and a couple of Brnarr McFadden books.

Anyeay, looking to learning lots more and enjoying the ride!

Scott

[Icarus67]

Hello All, I am a 40 yr. old high school teacher, living in the Midwest. I injured myself with weight training a few years ago and now I currently do some VRT moves and pushups/knee bends. John's first book was the first one I picked up after I decided to start working out again, and I still refer to it constantly. My main goal is to be in the best shape of my life for as long as possible.

[ecolesleigh]

REinvention at nearly 64...let's see if I can do it! Seeing the 'how' on this site, and hearing others on a similar journey, will help lots. Glad to have found you!...everyone!
Lesleigh

[Kestrel]

Hey,

I'm Marvin, 17 years and from Germany.
With my father being a soldier for 12 years and myself planning to follow his footsteps, I used to workout since I was 10 years old. The first exercise he ever teached me was the pull-up, followed by the military push-up.

Ignorant as I was, I decided to attend several gym memberships, which did next to nothing for me in terms
of functional strength and endurance. Now, I rediscovered BWE for me and it all comes back to what my father taught me several years ago.

I apologize in advance for any postings that might be hard to read, as English is a foreign language to me I
learned in school.

Greetings
Marvin/Kestrel

[hrerikl]

This post started as a response,to What Does Fit Really Look Like (http://www.transformetrics.com/forum/showthread.php?p=44120#post44120) , but I realize I took it in a different direction so I am posting it here. I would like to chime in with what fit looks like to me. I set a goal in January to be able to sleep in my Bed with my wife this year( my GERD/Heartburn is so bad that I usually go to bed in the recliner). This meant that if I didn't come up with another solution I was going to go ahead and schedule the surgery that I have been putting off for about 7 years. I take constant medication, and would regulary supplement that with Malox, etc. because I still had issues.

Well the changing my diet and getting back into an excercise routine, has made a tremendous difference. In December I weighed close to 230 lbs. I am around 6'1-6'2. and was stressing the limits of my 36" jeans. I lost around 15 pounds by making small diet changes and getting sick. I was in no better shape than when I weighed 230 apart from the fact that those 36" jeans were no longer tight on me. Then over the last month I have gotten back on a workout out routine. It didn't start with transformetrics, it started with something else that I find much easier to commit to. The deal is that the improvement I saw there made me start to crave the old Transformetrics routines I had started doing several years ago (I was on the old bronze bow forums).

I dug out pushing yourself to power, and Miracle 7 and have just added in some Tiger Stretch Squats (I think that is the third name I have done these by) and Pushups and I am working back into some bridging.

To start with I can only do about 75 squats and maybe a minute of briding with Cardio being my main limitation.

My morning workouts now look like :
1. Wake up and do the seven Tiger Moves.
2. Have some really light food and then hop on the treadmill with handweghts to watch a TV program.* ( 5 degree incline at a 3.5 mph walk for 30-45 minutes depending on length of TV program. I am doing 50 reps of various upper body excercise every two minutes and just pumping the rest of the time.

In the evening I do squats/ bridging/ pushups/ Whatever.


* I have realized that as part of becoming my own trainer I need a full body aerobic excercise that I enjoy that I can commit to no matter what (and yes I have a few TV shows that I do DVR and enjoy). I have committed that no matter what I feel like or how burnt out I am I will do #2 for at least a half hour 3 time a week. I have also realized that if I am doing number 2 the majority of the time I will want to be doing more. For Instance if I do a GUTS routine (just ordered), I will allow myself to skip the treadmill(my plan is to be regularly skipping the treadmill requirement). Although if I insist on watching television that day, I will likely do it too anyways.

Since making that much larger change to my diet and commiting to exercising, I have only lost about 2 pounds in the last month, but have started radically reshaping my body(the 7 tiger moves have been a big part of that). I have dropped down to comfortably wearing 34 inch pants and the pants I was wearing 3 weeks ago are falling off me. I have no heartburn issues when taking my medication(although I am only taking half my usual dose) and I am sleeping all night in my bed. I fully intend for the next prescription I fill to be my last and expect to be drug free by some time in July.

So while I am a long way from my ultimate fitness goals, to me at this point fit looks like:

1. I sleep soundly all nigth without pain, In my Bed.
2. I am healthy and alert all day at work without feeling like I am fighting through a fog.
3. I have increased felling of general health and feel like I am thriving and attacking life rather than just surviving.

Not only am I becoming functionally fit, but becoming fit is making me mutch more functional for almost all of lifes activities.

Thanks,

Erik

[Paul Smith]

Congrats on the improvements!!! Keep up the good work. :)

[talos1975]

Hi,

I'm Graham, 35 from Glasgow in Scotland. I recently got a Bullworker and have been using it for a few weeks, but in browsing the net for related and helpful stuff, I stumbled upon Transformetrics by accident. I've just ordered my first book and expect to order more if even a tenth of the reviews are true!

I'm a Church Minister in the east end of Glasgow, and love to share my faith in Christ with anyone who'll listen.

Anyway, just thought I'd say hello,

Graham

[BEAVIS]

hello to all. im 39 and gave up the iron game 5 years ago after having shoulder surgery. since then i have been doing basic pushups basic pullups to maintain what mass i payed for in blood, sweat, and injuries for 5 years. I found this site and it seems I have only glanced the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what can be done with one's own bodyweight. i look forward tp gaining some mass and losing some belly fat as I get older but feel younger.

[Bonomo]

Howdy all,
My name is Todd I'm an east coast based actor/stuntman as well as self defense instructor. Very into all types of physical culture. As far as training is concerned I am into (besides bodyweight and isometrics of course) strongman feats of strength (nail/steel bending, phone book tearing, etc.) and hand balancing. I am not particularly good at any of those things, but that's what I'm into lol.

[Paul_DuVall]

Greetings to everyone on this forum! My name is Paul and I am 19 years old. I currently live in Southeast Georgia about an hour north of Florida. I am working full time as the Radio Show Engineer for Sid Roth's It's Supernatural and Messianic Vision while studying online with Liberty University to get a business management degree.

My ultimate goal and dream is to eventually move to Israel as I am Jewish and I feel that is where God has called me. I want to be in the Israeli Special Forces. Thankfully, I believe the exercises I am learning through John Peterson's books will give me the edge physically that I will need to stay ahead of the game. These are very exciting times we are living in and I for one am very excited to see what God has in store for us!

Everyone be blessed in working towards your goals physically and spiritually!

Paul

[anatolia]

Hi everyone,

New here (needless to say) but already impressed with the quality of the forum. I'm browsing through the friendly and polite threads and especially looking at the honest natural weight-free physiques. Elsewhere, those pretending to be natural still look like steriod-freaks :)

I might have some questions for you later if I stick with my new pushups program. I'm 55 and I'm just starting after having stopped training for several years.

anatol

[Mason Black]

I've been on here for a few months now and never did this,,, Better late then never?

II'm Mason Huston 19 y/o male from Edmond Oklahoma.

I met John, Joe and Tim in El Paso early this year for a seminar John did with Mike Galiga

[judyj01]

Hey all, I just got on here yesterday for the first time. My brother is a member and he introduced me to all of this. I have been having ongoing health issues for awhile now, so i have been working on trying to find the right mix of exercise and rest. I look forward to seeing what this forum has as everyone seems to be really working together as a group to work towards their goals.

-Joe

[Nele]

Hello all,

My name is Nele. I'm a 28 year old woman from Belgium and blessed to be Jan's girlfriend.
As a new member, I look forward to share experiences and knowlegde regarding to Transformetrics. I am training for about one month now and really loving it. Without any pain or fatigue, I take care for my body and strenghten it at the same time.

I use Wendie Pett's book 'Every woman's guide to personal power' as an instrument almost on a daily basis. What a woman! John, thank you for inspiring her.

My last training toke place on August 22nd, and consisted of 100 push-ups, 100 furey squads, 100 half knee bends, 100 calf raises, 100 butt squeezes :smile-big: (Not even mentioning the training of my arms.) Believe it or not, I was able to walk the next day, without muscle pain. Just to say that this works in a healthy way.

Okay, enough about me, I am looking forward to learn from you guys and girls.

Take care.

Greetz,
Nele

[Eli]

Howdy Folks,

I'm Eli. 26yo.
Being a part-time student/part-time shop clerk, it's hard to balance a healthy training schedule. Last year I joined a gym and I succeeded in bringing up enough energy to keep it up for exactly one year, but never extended my membership. Why? I wasn't happy with the results it produced. It's true, I saw differences in the weights I was pulling and yes I was getting more tone, but....

I've been practicing karate for about 18y now, so didn't want to throw my years of work down the drain and that's exactly what I did during my fitness-era. Especially my flexibility, slowly but surely, vanished! I couldn't touch my toes anymore! They also covered my eating schedule and a gained an astonishing 20pounds, "bulking" they called it. All bodybuilders do it, but during the loosing weight period I noticed little to no difference, while I was training 2h per day on either a cross-trainer or a bicycle! What good does it do trying to look your best when you just keep gaining bulk mass? I would have preferred a couple pounds less...

So looking for an alternative, I started to develop an interest in body weight exercises when, coincidently, a friend of mine was bragging about PYTP and I got intrigued.

So I bought PYTP and I was totally disappointed! :-D it resembled my "sanchin"-training just a little too much and I wasn't in th "space" yet to bring up effort to do it. But it opened the door to other possibilities and that's how I got G.U.T.S. and M7 and I'm lovin' it!!!

I've been reading this forum for a couple of months and it's mind blowing what some of you guys have accomplished! I hoop I can follow in your footsteps!

Cheers
Eli

[Jack585]

Alright everyone.

I'm Jack

I'm a mechanic in the RAF and am currently based at Marham, pretty droll place, theres nothing around at all. Most of the time is actually spent down the gym or pub. Recently got back from a tour in afghan which was the first time I've ever been abroad aha.

I found this site while googling Charlie Bronson's book 'Solitary Fitness'. I thought I'd read the article on it and was very surprised to see forum dedicated to isometrics and fitness in general. So naturally I thought I'd register and here I am, writing in an introduce yourself thread.

Anyway nice one on the site, interesting stuff, will be glad hear about new ways to get fitter.

Cheers.

[jfromanelli]

Hi all,

I'm Jamieson from Maine. I'm 36 years old and I've enjoyed practicing Transformetrics for about 2 years now. Before that, I lifted weights for about 15 years and although I never experienced the busted up weightlifter syndrome, I slowly became disillusioned with weightlifting because of my lack of functional strength and flexibility. After coming to the conclusion that I needed something else, I found these methods after an internet search, and the rest is history. I hope to share strength and fitness ideas with you all.



J-

[Machine]

Hello everyone,

My name is Shawn, and I'm 33 yrs old. I've been a member for quite awhile, but haven't made a post until now. Johns books have really helped me grow with my workouts. I have to thank everyone else on this board also, I have learned a lot from sitting back and reading.

Thanks guys,
Shawn

[Jamestexas]

James, from San Antonio Tx.

[mvalverde]

Hello Everyone!

My name is Marcelo, when i discovered the isometric exercises a few months ago, i bought the Power Isometrics book and i'm using it for 2 months now.
Let me tell you a little bit of my history, i have chronic back pain for 4 years now, and the first thing people said to me in the beginning was "You should workout to get rid of it!"
That's the worst advice one can give a person suffering from chronic pain, because a person that already got injuries can get even more injuries working out!
Well... that's what happened to me, because all physical therapists i went couldn't find the source of the pain despite all the efforts (i went through all kind of tests and got no results), so i decided to start working out to see what happens... so i started running and then i got a knee injury.
I couldn't run anymore, so i tried swimming, it made my back pain worse.
After 4 years i found a good physical therapist, and among his exercises the one i felt was the best to my problem was the planks and side planks, but after 2 months of almost daily treatment my pain was still there...
This treatment was too expensive so i stopped, and began to make a research of any sort of self applied treatment and some exercise i could do on my own, so i discovered the planks was a type of isometric exercise, and this lead me to the Isometric Power Revolution book. And the self treatment research lead me to find the The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook (Clair Davis)
I'm absolutely fascinated by the isometric workouts, my body is really transforming, i'm losing weight, and as i get stronger i feel like everything in my body is getting back where it should be.
I bet in 6 months i'll have an athletic look, and the most important, sometimes i don't even feel the pain! It is still there, but i know it's easier to treat a healthy and strong body, so i think this book was a very important piece on my quest to heal my back pain.
So Thank you John for publishing this book!
There are unvaluable informations in it!
And sorry about my english, it's not my primary language so...
I hope to learn and share experiences with all you guys!
See you!

[brownwhite]

Hi friends my name is Brown White and I am a newbie.

[zorrocowboy]

Well, I realised I kind of jumped the gun and began posting without introducing myself!
My name is Gary Ellis. I'm a 24 year old Christian from Alaska, and will graduate with a degree in civil engineering in about three weeks. . . . I have been a part-time lurker on the forum since spring 2008. I began exercising in 2002 when I was 15, doing pushups, situps and fencing. I kind of fell off the wagon when I began school and have dabbled a little in Transformetrics since reading PYTP in 2007.
I began in earnest with G.U.T.S. in September of last year, and have been keeping at it nonstop ever since. Had a little bout with tendonitis (an old enemy) a few weeks ago, and this is my current daily routine (which has done wonders for my troubled shoulder, by the way!);

10x per arm McSweeney High Reach + 10x Furey pushups + 5x standard military pushups
15x Atlas II situps + 25x Atlas I situps
10x per arm McSweeney High Reach + 10x Furey pushups + 5x standard military pushups
72x Furey Squats
10x per arm McSweeney High Reach + 10x Furey pushups + 5x standard military pushups
15x Atlas II situps + 25x Atlas I situps
10x per arm McSweeney High Reach + 10x Furey pushups + 5x standard military pushups
2x + 1x Milo
1x pullup + 1x chinup

I read this forum on a daily basis and am constantly encouraged and inspired by everyone on here . . . not least of which is John's Biblical wisdom!
In any case, I am glad to be here and hope to learn and perhaps even impart some wisdom and experience where I may. . . !

God bless!

Gary

[Stu KE]

Hi everyone
I'm Stu from the UK. I'm 37, have been lfting weights from the age of 12, was powerlifting with some pretty heavy weights for my small frame at an early age, have alway stried to lift heavy. Until recently. I've been getting either bored or disillusuioned (or both), and of course the wear and tear and injuries don't help. I think the overall accepted notion of progressive overload is flawed when you get older - you just can't physically keep lifting heavier and heavier weights year after year! I've aleays been interested in alternative methods, unusal training, outside the box sort of stuff and as a member of a great forum (Ironage) I read with interest a post by a guy who gave up weights and now trains in a Woody Strode manner. (extremely succesfully) I heard of John Peterson from him and did much research using Google. I recently bought Pushing Ypurself To Power and well here I am!
I have been figuing out how I am going to put everything into practice, and I think (things could change a little once I start trying things out and see how they feel) I will start on a 3 days a week routine which will be based on reasonnably high volume atlas push ups (multiple stes of 10-20), followed by one legged squats and chin ups. I will then do some ab work and that is when it will get interesting, as I intend to hit each bodypart with some DVT (hope I got that right!) and isometrics, and perhaps I will finish off with some high rep Furey squats. On days inbetween I will do a small amount of Furey Push Ups.

From my many years of weights, I feel I have learned excellent uscle control and mind to muscle links. I know I am able to flex a muscle so hard it feels liek ti is goign to tear (biceps and calves in particular) and experimentiong with DVT I have felt how awesome a (for example) one arm chin up feels ! No weights, just mind and muscle - felt unbelieavable! I am very excited about this resh start with training.

You seem like a good bunch of guys here, so nice to meet you all!

Cheers

Stu

[Greg Newton]

Hi Stu,

Transitioning from weights to the style of training we do, can be frustrating at first. Sometimes you have to shake everything you once did or knew. But, I think the workout plan you devised should work well.

Good luck.

Greg Newton

[Greg Newton]

Also Stu,

Iron Age got my curiousity piqued. I was member there until around 2005 when I started on here. It was a pretty good forum if I remembered right. I updated my account there and posted on the thread Tom started about the Woody Strode style workout.

Greg Newton

[Stu KE]

Hi Greg

Yes, it is a good forum. I have now started my new workouts and I was amazed at how intense the DVRs / VRTs were. I can really feel the potential in training like this!

[stubucco]

Hello folks.

Well, I'm the second Stu to post an introduction in the last few days, so we'll try to come up with something to keep the confusion down to a minimum!

The "bucco" part of my screen name refers to the fact that I am a long suffering Pittsburgh Pirates fan, who are known affectionately as the "Bucs". I've lived over 40 years on this wonderful planet, and it may be 40 more before I ever see another pennant, let alone a World Series! But, we the faithful carry on. I'm also a fan of the Boston Red Sox, so you see, good things can and do come to those who wait.:wink:

As I mentioned before, I bought M7 and PYTP some years back, and I used to post on the "old" board, but for whatever reason, didn't transfer over when the new board became a reality...heaven knows why. But, I've often "lurked" around here, and read posts over the years, and you know, I just needed to take the plunge and get involved again. There isn't a more positive group of folks anywhere on the whole world wide web!

Regarding my personal transformetrics, I've used primarily DVR training for a few years, but have switched to the good ol' standard push up as my foundation for all exercise now, mixing in the Atlas III every other day. And, as you all know...it works!

Personal interests include following just about all sports, but primarily baseball and basketball, running (well, jogging these days), training in aikido, and well, just trying each day to be a good and decent husband to my best friend and wife...that's enough to keep me busy folks.

Good to be back.

[BodhiMan]

Hey everyone....my name is Henry. I am a 48 year old man who use to be quite fit till age 35. I am a martial artist but haven't practiced in a long time. Health challenges in the last few years has changed my life. Diagnosed with depression and PTS.(After the death of a close friend, and the death of my father) I also suffered from panic attacks and anxiety. After trying meds by the doctors i've opted to heal MYSELF!! I was lead to you guys from a friend. I have what the doctors called FROZEN SHOULDER. My friend recommended I come here and I ordered PYT and M7.

I can only raise my left shoulder as far as my sternum and then very painful. I am intrigued by all the natural exercises u guys have.

I am 221. 29% BF, 46 inch waist.

I know I can come through all this!! Thank you for giving me HOPE!!

[Andy62]

Henry, Welcome! You will be amazed at how well this stuff works. M7 [Tiger Moves] is a form of what we call physiological exercise which has a meditative component to it and can help you in all aspects of your life. I am 72. A lot of us here have been through tough times in our lives and are now enjoying a new spark of vitality and excitement. Gordon

[JCVision]

Hi, my name is Joseph Cumiford and I am new to this site but have look at a couple of the products and want to get started. I really don't know where to start though. I am a 6'2" 195lb. weakling. I have some strength but not much. Can anyone recommend a good book to get started? I am familiar with Matt Furey some, but have just started a few of his exercises. I was thinking of the Miracle 7, but I've also been referred to the Pushing Yourself to Power. Please advise. I look forward to becoming a part of this community. Have a great evening and God Bless;)

In Christ,
Joe Cumiford

[ChattaCounselor]

Hi Joe and Fellow Forum Members,

My name is Jim. I live in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and just got started with the 7 Tiger Moves. Wow, what a great, efficient, and practical workout!!! I'm a former mental health counselor who has just returned to grad school to train for a new career, and the Miracle 7 was exactly what I was needing to keep me in shape and provide much needed energy during a pretty stressful time in my life (not to mention my wanting to turn some of that fat into muscle...I've turned into a couch potato in my old age. LOL!).

I have a 1st degree black belt in Taekwondo, and have studied some Tai Chi and yoga, as well, but am financially just unable to pursue those right now. At some point though, I would like to learn more about the martial arts system of John McSweenie mentioned in the book, so if anyone knows where I could find more information about that, it would be appreciated.

Just one technical question about the excercizes before I go, if anyone here can answer it for me. I notice that there is some variation between the way Wendy and John do them, and between the way they are illustrated in the book, and on the animated demos on the website. For instance, in the book, for the Abdominal Contraction, it shows Wendy starting with her hands on her hips, but John has his hands/arms in the Liederman Chest Compression position. Then, when you go to the website demos, John has his hands on his hips (like Wendy did in the book), although the book says to hold your hands/arms in the Liederman position. Can anyone tell me if this just means that either way is acceptable, or whether it indicates it best to alternate the two?

The other question I had was that note that with some of the excercizes John and Wendy say hold each rep for a count of "one tiger one" at both the maximum flex points and contraction points, and some they don't (e.g. with the High Reach). I am assuming you are supposed to do this with all the excercizes, but would like to hear some confirmation of this.

I really love what John Peterson and Bronzebow have created here to provide the extra support, and I'm looking forward to reading everyone's posts and encouragement to each other.

Best wishes,

Jim

NOTE FOR JOSEPH: Joseph, I would definitely recommend starting with The Miracle Seven. Very easy to learn (especially with the online demos here!). Enough to keep you going for quite a while, including some excellent nutritional info. Then, if you're like me, once you've mastered that, you can move on to Pushing to Power, which looks a lot more comprehensive.

[davidmatthewedge]

Hello to all,

Another new forum user and recent adopter of Transformetrics techniques.

I began using Isometric Power Revolution a little more than a week ago after finding it a my local public library, and have already been convinced of the effectiveness of the method. Of particular interest to me is the breathwork and the techniques for developing focus both during exercise and following. I have always had very good muscle control and so it may have been easier for me to apply the techniques quickly than for some others, but the effect that the discipline has had on my focus throughout the day is perhaps even more interesting than the already obvious effect the exercises have had on my body.

Thanks to everyone for participating in the forum and particularly to John for the books.

John, thank you for sharing the news of your brother's passing with us and know that your friend in Oregon has you in his thoughts.

David

[Greg Newton]

Hi Matthew,

Welcome aboard. IPR is an excellent book. I pull my copy out periodically for tips and inspiration. Enjoy the forum. There is a wealth of information here.

Greg Newton

[Fit4Life]

Hello Folks,

I'm Abdul from Pittsburgh (Go Steelers), age 38, married with three children, have studied various "Hard" style Martial Arts (Shotokan Karate, Kyokushinkai Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Tang Soo Do, Kodokan Judo and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu).

I haven't studied or practiced any of the arts for about 2 years now and the highest rank I ever made in any of the arts I have trained in was a Green Belt (6th Geup) in WTF Tae Kwon Do.

I have a couple of questions and concerns. As I already mentioned, I'm 38 years old (so I'm no spring chicken) and I have Physical job working at a book warehouse where I am on my feet ALL DAY LONG walking on concrete and Lifting, Pushing, pulling, Packing and Piling books for 7.5 hours a day (I get a 30 minute lunch break). My legs (especially my knees) are Constantly sore!! My body also gets sore and tired as well, but not as bad as my legs get. I work Monday through Friday with Saturdays and Sundays off.

So that's my present state/condition. Now as for my GOALS, I wish to of course be as FIT and HEALTHY as I possibly can (hence my screen-name Fit4Life), have energy and vitality and be strong as an ox. I also would like to develop Eugen Sandow's chiseled physique if I can and weigh no more than 190 lbs. Presently I am 176 lbs. and somewhat lean. Over the last 2 years (again, don't train martial arts anymore) I have developed an unwanted "presence" around my waist and belly area.

So which book should I start with? And HOW can I tailor the exercises so that they accomodate the constant soreness I already experience on a regular basis due to my job? I have read nothing but sensational reviews for PYTP and M7. And I am also aware of the book Isometrics Revolution. Since I am greedy for knowledge and wish to have access to any and every bodyweight exercise Mr. Peterson has to offer, I want ALL of his books My question is WHICH BOOK should I start with based upon my condition and goals?

By the way, I prefer bodyweight exercising over weight lifting because it just makes so much more sense to me to do so. Even if I lived next door to 24 hour gym with free membership, I would still prefer body weight exercise for many reasons. Besides, I know my legs could not handle such type of work out with weights anyway.

Regards,
Abdul.

[TejasT]

Hi Abdul,

Personally, I think PYTP is a great book to add to your collection. You'll find a great program with great diet information.

Because of the manual nature of your work, I'm not sure how much additional physical activity you should add. Perhaps experiment with just doing the big four exercises before bed (Hindu Pushups, Hindu Squats, Atlas Situps, and Bridging).

As for losing that spare tire around your waist, much of it has to do with what you eat.

Here's a good rule of thumb to start experimenting with:

- Start with your bodyweight x 13 to 15. That's the number of calories you should get a day.
- Try to make your diet 40% carbs / 40% protein / 20 % fats
- If you drink sodas or beer, stop (or at least cut them to 1 - 2/week (seriously). That's a big cause of extra calories right there.

Also, take measurements weekly at your waist. Don't rely on the scale to see if you're gaining or losing weight . . . measurements are a better gauge.

Finally, make sure you get at least 7 hours of good sleep a night. If necessary, try taking some Melatonin supplement to make sure your sleep is restful. I'm 37; believe me, a good night's sleep is a must for remaining pain free and having energy.

Good luck to you. You'll find a helpful group of people here.

[Fit4Life]

Hi TejasT, Thanx for the extremely helpful advice...

Perhaps experiment with just doing the big four exercises before bed (Hindu Pushups, Hindu Squats, Atlas Situps, and Bridging)

I had done the Hindu Pushups and Atlas situps along with some chin ups on Wednesday. I didn't do the Hindu squats or bridging. But, here it is two days later (Friday) and I am Still Sore from the working out I did on Wednesday. Add to that my labor on the job and we are talking about insufficient recovery time. This definitely stinks. :crying: Getting older is not a fun journey if you ask me.

I also performed some Atlas style Chair push ups (or chair dips), and now my pectorals are killing me. If you or anyone else here have any other advice on muscle recovery and recuperation I sure could use it.

If you drink sodas or beer, stop (or at least cut them to 1 - 2/week (seriously). That's a big cause of extra calories right there.

Thank goodness that I do neither one or I would really look pitiful. I stopped drinking ALL sodas about 6 months ago and I haven't drank beer in well over 12 years now.

Here's a good rule of thumb to start experimenting with:

- Start with your bodyweight x 13 to 15. That's the number of calories you should get a day.
- Try to make your diet 40% carbs / 40% protein / 20 % fats

Okay, I'll give it a shot. Thank you.

Finally, make sure you get at least 7 hours of good sleep a night. If necessary, try taking some Melatonin supplement to make sure your sleep is restful. I'm 37; believe me, a good night's sleep is a must for remaining pain free and having energy.

Oh yeah, I can personally attest to that. You're spot on with that one.

Good luck to you. You'll find a helpful group of people here.

Thank You, You yourself have been very helpful. Thanx Alot.

Regards,
Abdul.

[faithandpower]

I am 18 and currently involved in body weight & weighted calisthenics. I have read some of the sites content, and found it interesting. So I figured I'd sign up, and try to absorb any new information that I can use to improve my results and gains in my fitness plan.

[Greg Newton]

Sounds good. You're in the right place. I could have been a much better athlete in my twenties and thirties if I had learned these lessons then.

Greg Newton

[Saunterer]

Hello Everyone,

I am 42 years old and suffer from social phobia, general anxiety, sleeping disorder and bouts of depression.
I want to start living life, not just surviving. This forum seems to have a lot of positivity and I think the exercises could help me find that inner calm I so desperately need.

[Andy62]

You are in the right place-welcome. The physiological exercises taught by John Peterson are really a form of "Power Meditation" that strengthens you from the inside-out. During a really stressful period of my life I did DVRs and just kept my mind on the things that I wanted and off of the things that I didn't want and I not only survived,but I came out stronger Gordon

[Jun]

I'll be 60 soon enough. Time flies.

I have practiced bw exercises since my teens. In addition, I prefer walking in the great outdoors to being in a gym.

At 15 or 16 my friends and I met a judo practitioner who had traveled to Japan to study. His sensei wanted all students to get to the level of 1000 per day of what you refer to as the hindu pushups. At the time I thought it was all about getting into shape for judo competition. I realize now that hindu pushups are a fabulous general body conditioner/builder.

Well 3 of my friends and I all decided we too should get to a daily 1000 of these pushups. It took us the entire summer holidays, however, each of us could perform a total of 1000 per day. One thing became clear: it was a matter of conditioning and despite our varied body types we were all able to achieve that goal. It didn't change our appearance much. I can't say we gained much in the way of muscle mass. Of course, we were a bit young to have the capability of great muscular gains anyway. It became clear to me that I could do everything better because of the excellent benefits of doing the hindu pushups. It also helped with my mental attitude. It got my health to a level higher and changed my life. I had more confidence and felt emotionally stable.

After that experience, I was hooked on bw exercise.

[hotrodman]

I'm 57 years, and weighing in at 424 lbs. 6 months ago, I decided it's about time I get serious about losing my excess weight and started On Atkins. OK, actually I decided to do sometime about it a year ago and had lap-band surgery. Fail. Anyway, I've lost more than 50 lbs so far, and would have lost more if I had started on the exercise program I'm on now; using a HealthRider(push on peddles, pull back on handlebar, lift the seat your sitting on) 3 times a day till I can't breath properly, resting for 1 min. and doing 100 more reps(or more). But I realize that I need to work on my strength also, and since I have bursitis in my left shoulder, lifting weights was a no-go. So, there you have it. All my pertinent info. I plan on being an active member, and already have more than a few questions to ask.

[Greg Newton]

Hi Rod,

We'd gotten your previous question about isometrics and this helps clarify things. What I recommend is that you get a copy of John's book the Isometric Power Revolution. You've got some high mountains to bridge and it will take time. You need to do Isometrics separate from the Health Rider. I'd start off with a session 20-30 minutes a day. Later, as energy improves, add a second session. John's book has two different types of Isometric contractions: Classic Isometric Contractions, and Isometric Powerflexing, which can be mixed and matched. As you lose weight, the Health Rider will get easier on your feet.

As the Chinese say, the longest journey begins with the first step. You are making those first steps. Good luck.

Greg Newton

[Joe74]

Hi All,

my name is Giuseppe (Joe for short) and I'm writing from Italy - near Lecco, if anyone's familiar with the area :) I teach Italian Literature in High School and also am a specialist in History of Christianity, esp. Early Christianity, Late Antiquities and Patrology, and I teach these regularly in yearly courses here and there - in Northern Italy and Southern Switzerland - while researching for an institute in Vatican City.

I am "not so new" - got a couple of books ("Miracle Seven" and "Isometric Power Revolution" plus an old battered copy of Atlas's I got from a second hand bookstore in Dublin) a few years back and have been lurking on the forums on and off - but I've always procrastinated testing myself and going back to training. Back in HS and Undergrad, I used to train semi-pro in traditional karate (Shotokan), about 30 hours a week, pushed too much (way too much, but tell that to a teen-early twenties!) and as a results I got a really bad lower back and ruined knees.

Now, closer to forty, at 6'5'', 200 libs, I have discovered I cannot always play along with my 3 years old. So I want to go back to where I was 16 years ago.

I have my fears (will my knees hold? etc.) so I'll pester the forums with questions. Please be patient with me and with my very poor English.

Thank you

Joe

[Greg Newton]

Hi Joe,

Welcome aboard. Things take time. Go easy on the knees at first. Things like DVR partial squats and DVR stiff legged deadlifts can help. Never go past a comfortable range of motion and don't feel like you have to do 100's of reps. For healing up a busted up body, tension is best over repetitions.

Greg Newton

[Joe74]

Hi Greg,

thanks for your welcome and your advice. I still have to fully study the DVR methods, but...

I have just experimented with the 7 Tiger moves right now and did as you said on the 7th move - going down only very little, but focussing on contraction/tension. It worked nicely! I hadn't been able to work on the legs as fully as today in a very long time... and despite the movement being of barely an inch or so and tension but medium, the first set of 8 reps left me exhausted! But never as exhausted as a medium set of barbell squat, and yet just about every muscle on the leg worked at its best. I'm hooked!

Need to learn to dose tension, to fully focus on the muscle... but after so many years of inactivity and knee pain at every whimsical "squat training"... so far so good! Thanks again for the tips!

Joe

[John Peterson]

Hello Giuseppe (Joe for short),

John Peterson here. I want to join Greg Newton in welcoming you. It's an honor to have you with us.

As you will soon discover Giuseppe, you will be pleasantly amazed at your body's ability to strengthen and heal from within. As your muscles become incredibly strong they will protect your knee joint as it begins to heal. The reason your knees have not healed up to this point is because you had no method to use to strengthen the muscles surrounding the knee and as a result your knees were absorbing the trauma directly. You'll discover just as Greg Newton did that your knees will now begin to heal. In fact, within a year you will be doing things you never imagined that you would ever do again.

God Bless You My Friend. I'm honored that you're here.

---John Peterson

[sbslider]

Background: I am a late 40's male who has been active for most of my adult life. For the past 2.5 years I have focused on bodyweight movements with some sandbag work as well. I also commute to work on my bike and play ultimate frisbee a few days a week. I also enjoy surfing, skateboarding, hiking, backpacking.

I recently obtained the miracle 7 book. Today I made my first effort in completing the tiger moves. I got through the first 5 once and called it a session for two reasons. One was I wanted to come look at the pictures on the site to give me some idea regarding tension levels, the other was mentally I was already fatigued. I could have done the last two moves, and will later today.

While performing the workout, I went at a level tension near what I would use if I was doing an isometric workout, but obviously with the movement. I would not call the movements I was doing jerky, but my arms were shaking throughout. I suspect I am using a higher tension than would be described as "moderate" from the book. My question is, how does one gauge the amount of tension to use? Unfortunately, I did not exactly time myself, but I think it took 10-15 minutes to get through the 5 movements with 8-10 reps of each, only 1 set. I don't' see getting through 3 sets of 10 in 20 minutes, which I thought was kind of a rough time estimate for just these moves form the book.

I'll add that seeing the pictures was nice, but did not add to my understanding of tension level. I suspect this will be the trickiest part of getting started with this sort of workout, I look forward to feedback from other members.

[sbslider]

Ok, so I did the tiger moves again this morning, all 7, took me a little over 16 minutes. I am an analytical type, so here goes some math. 7 moves, 10 reps, up and back, 5 sec each way, that is 700 seconds, or 13 minutes plus. So it seems like with reading through the instructions each time I am not off much. To get 3 sets in 20 minutes a person can only spend a second or 2 at most on each half rep. Many moves call for a second pause at each end, so that seems pretty fast to me, but maybe that helps keep the tension more moderate than high.

Any feedback welcome.

[sbslider]

Not sure why it takes several hours to a day for my posts to appear, but here is another. I watched a video I found today, and it was a big help in seeing the tiger moves. I would strongly recommend that this video be available here on this site, or one like it, to help new folks like me.

http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=A8029166DBD0F9C38500B58007BF87C2

I will assume whoever screens my posts will determine if this is an objectionable site or not. Since it promotes the tiger moves and has John Peterson as the demonstrator, I would assume it is not objectionable

[Greg Newton]

Hi SB,

The video is great. We used to have it up previously. My buddy John at 59 looks like a teenager! I approve posts, so that is why it takes time to come up. As for the Tiger Moves, don't overthink them. Your tension will vary from day to day depending on how you are feeling physically. You moderate the tension to your body, not your body to the tension.

Go ahead and start posting your workouts in the workout section. Some of our members will pop in periodically to offer advice or encouragement. If you have a specific question, post it on the Living Strength Forum.

Greg Newton

[John Peterson]

Hello Sbslider,

Please feel free to post on the Greg Newton & John Peterson forum.

---John Peterson

[Elvin]

Hello,
My name is Elvin..I hope that I got much data and knowledge of many things and also the information and other kind of the threads mentioned at the forum.

[Brandon_Jordan]

Hello everyone ,

My name is Brandon , just turned 40 a couple a few weeks ago, married and father of 5 ( 3 of my own and 2 step children).

Growing up I was always skinny , to the point that I hated to be called skinny so much that I started working out in my room at an early age with those old plastic weights......to no avail. When I graduated high school I was a staggering 125 lbs.

Joined the Army out of school , and after basic and AIT training I had managed to gain 20 pounds, putting me at 145.

I stayed at that point for most of my 20's.... Then when I came close to 30 , I began to work out and consume protein shakes and creatine supplements.I packed on the weight pretty steadily until I reached about 195 in my early 30's. That proved to be too much for my small body frame to handle, I constantly had shin splints and pain in other areas.

After having my 2nd child when I was 33 , I laid off the heavy working out and supplements. I began using a bowflex for a period, but sold it because I enjoyed the free weights more.

I have leveled off now at 184 , have been at that weight for years , but mostly out of shape these days.

At my physical , I found out my cholesterol has creeped up there.... so I have tried to eat right and workout a little more consistently.... not really working the way I hoped it would..lol.

I do manage to use "perfect pushups" and "perfect pullups" sometimes, but nothing really consistent and tend to strain a muscle here and there , so I stop.

Just had my 3rd child on Sept 11th of this year , now at 40 , I am busier than I ever thought I would be.

I do miss working out , very much ... so from time to time I look for new perfect pushup/pulup workouts on the internet.... and voila ! I happened to find this sight somehow , and I must say, I very impressed.

I have been reading alot the last couple weeks on this site , I am very intrigued.

I look forward to pursuing my physical conditioning , in a new way , thanks to this site.

Thank you John and Greg for this site.

BTW, most importantly , I am a new believer in Christ ( since 2009 ) and learning more and more everyday,
This site has been a God send for me..

All the Best, Brandon

God Bless!

[Greg Newton]

Brandon,

I'm glad you like the site! it has been a labor of love for John. There is a lot here on the forum, but I'd recommend you invest in either Pushing Yourself to Power or the Miracle Seven to get started.

Like you, I really enjoyed lifting weights and did so for a lot of years. However, I enjoy the things we promote here better. The joints feel better, I've gotten better results, and by developing the ability to focus and concentrate into the muscles being worked, you develop a resiliency and confidence that helps you cope with the stresses of life, which only seem to snowball as you get older.

We are glad to have you on board. Enjoy the journey.

Greg Newton

[Evelyn]

Hi, my name is Evelyn and I came across Isometrics by word of mouth. Soon, I found myself reading the entire book of Isometric Power Revolution, and I was sold. I had lost 20lbs on the Atkins diet, and I have a lazy thyroid problem, so I tend to get fat really quickly, unless I jog daily. The last 15lbs have been really hard for me to lose, so I'm going to start on Classic Isometric Contractions so that they can help contribute to my weight loss. I'm really looking forward to learning from what the members have to offer in terms of experience and advice. Best regards, Evelyn.

[Greg Newton]

Hi Evelyn,

Coming from a weight training background, one of the hardest things for me to do was to recognize the value of Isometrics. I felt you always had to be in motion. However, the mind creates a muscular contraction and your mind is what determines the force.

I've really got into Isometrics here lately and there are two things I've seen. First, a measurable increase in strength and secondarily a slimming effect of the entire body. John has always told me that the best fat burning came from Isometric contractions. Alwasy remember to strongly breathe with your contractions.

We are glad to have you on board.

Greg Newton

[Evelyn]

Thank you very much! I will definately keep that in mind (^.^)

[ProudMarineDad]

Hi folks,
I'm Ted Taylor and from Greenville, SC. I am a born again Christian who just turned 50 this year and celebrated my 30th anniversary to my beautiful wife who has big rewards in Heaven for dealing with me for all these years. We have a son who is 26. He is a US Marine (hmm, wonder where my user name comes from) and served our great country in Iraq. He made it back safely thanks to the Good Lord. He is a police officer in a local town now.

About 3 years ago, I weighed 290 lbs. This morning I weighed 175 and have been in this weight range for about 2 years. I shed the pounds by changing my eating habits and riding an old Tunturi recumbent exercise bike. Started using weights after I got down to my goal. Should have but didn't use the weights while losing but didn't for some reason.

I rode it for 90 minutes a day split up by doing 30 minutes in the morning and 60 minutes at night 7 days a week. I lost most of it while my son was stationed in Iraq. I used this for inspiration because there were a lot of days where I didn't feel like working out but I would tell myself to quit whining because my son is going through much worse so get on the bike and ride it.

I was surprised that I lost weight while he was over there because at other times in my life like when my dad died at the age of 52 back in 1987, I gained weight. Lost it on a diet. Gained it back. Lost it on another diet. Gained it back. You know the story. Even though my current eating habits are not a diet, I call it the Readers Digest diet. Every month, the magazine has a new diet in it that tells you it's the greatest but at the end of the article, it states exercise more and eat less. The workout routine is the Nike program. Just do it.

I have been doing a 5 x 5 workout program with free weights for about 6 months but am getting burnt out and having major problems with my left shoulder and back. I used dumbbells for a good while before that with resistance bands mixed in. Don't care for the bands too much.

I decided to give the Lifeline Jungle Gym XT a try. Having never used suspension training, I was disappointed in the low number of workouts and exercises. While I searching for material, I came across John's thread about his and Greg's book on the that is forthcoming. Love the way Christianity is promoted and embraced.

Can't wait for the book but more importantly the fellowship with other Christians.

Ted

[Greg Newton]

Hi Ted,

Welcome. Explore this forum. The XT is a good transition from free weights. It will definitely help your shoulders. I am partial to it for different types of lunges. However, there are other things here that are of value.

Like you, once upon a time I was looking for a way to recover lost athleticism, and had a lot of pain from my heavy lifting days. I found that you can build just as muscular a body, if you choose to do so, with self resistance as you can with free weights. Sometimes we get brainwashed by what we read in popular media.

I recommend John's book PYTP as a complement to the XT, even though the focus is on bodyweight and self-resistance. It is a good starting point.

We are also glad to have another fellow believer here. I passed by your church last evening coming back from Columbia. It is definitely a growing place, LOL.

Greg

[rico5000]

Hello everyone. I'm a 67 year old female. Will be 68 in a couple weeks so guess I'll have to get used to saying that. I've lifted weights, done lots of resistance bands, like another woman on the board I am a Dr. Sears follower (to a certain extent) as I know short bursts of activity are superior. I review fitness products and books and am a top reviewer on Amazon. I'm also a professional writer and copywriter.

Although I have slight high blood pressure, I find I love isometrics and it helps to keep my blood pressure low, regardless of what some former studies show. I still enjoy working out with bands and doing brief cardio sessions, but isometrics is my preferred method to keep fit.

I have 12 inch biceps -- not bad for a woman unless you're into spaghetti straps, which I'm not. I like having muscle and I enjoy working out. But, I have limited energy as I have fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Plus the medication I take just knocks me out.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to discovering more on this forum as far as exercise and fitness is concerned. I'm not interested in the religious aspect that runs through some of the threads and books.

[CJames_TKD]

Hello all,

My name is C James. I'm 37 years old, live in Dallas, and am lucky enough to be surrounded by beautiful women (my wife and two daughters).

I recently have started training in Tae Kwon Do with my family. The instructor is wonderful -- an old school type who believes that students should do at least 50 pushups and 50 situps a day.

I used to do the old standard male workout (weights 3x/week) while trying to eat my bodyweight in protein. To be honest, I never really got the results I wanted for training like that. Perhps it's because I was just going through the motions of doing a workout which I read about somewhere.

Anyway, my search into bodyweight exercise brought me here. I look forward to learning from this community -- you all look like terrific bunch.

[Greg Newton]

Although I have slight high blood pressure, I find I love isometrics and it helps to keep my blood pressure low, regardless of what some former studies show.


Rico,

Welcome aboard. Like you I enjoy isometrics and believe it has had a postive effect on my blood pressure. I believe the difference is that many of the isometric programs of the 1960's did not incorporate deep breathing.

James,

My original intent when I came on board here was to get a middle-aged body into some kind of conditioning for Kajukenbo. It's been a great ride and there is much here to learn that can be beneficial to a martial artist.

Greg Newton