AGGRESSIVE STRENGTH MAGAZINE

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ISSUE 61 - 4/07/2005

1. AGGRESSIVE STRENGTH QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Ideas can have a multiplying effect in their results. If you keep compounding good ideas and proven strategies, you will see successes in your life being produced with compounding efficiencies.”
- Jim Rohn

Good ideas that are combined have a synergistic effect. For example, combine a good strength-training program, with a solid nutrition plan, and quality sleep each night and you will achieve more productive results than simply having a good strength-training regimen. Add in a weekly sports massage and twenty minutes in a sauna or steam room after each session and you will accelerate progress further. Finally, keep a detailed training journal and you will make even better progress.

As important as good ideas are what is equally important are good actions. Combine several good actions together and you will have a tremendous compounding effect. Good ideas are simply not enough.

I hear tons of good ideas from people all of the time. However, very few people put the ideas into action. Why? Because getting excited about doing things is the easy part. Once you get into the game, you realize that you have a lot of hard work ahead and only someone that really wants the desired result is going to persevere. Good ideas with no action equals zero results. Otherwise, we would have people achieving goals all of the time. Yet, the reality is that most people make resolutions in their mind that never actualize in the real world via actions. Hear are some common excuses for not taking action?

1. I just do not feel ready?
2. I am just waiting for the right time?
3. Once I get through the holidays, I will start?
4. Once summer gets here, I will start?
5. Once spring gets here, I will get going?
6. Once I have more money saved up, I will give it a shot?
7. Once things slow down at work, I will start?
8. When I feel better, I will take action?
9. I need more motivation?
10. I need to plan more, then I will be ready.
11. When the economy improves, I will try it.
12. When money finally falls out of trees, I will be ready.
13. When someone knocks on my door and hands me a check, I will take it as a sign.

Okay, maybe I am exaggerating on the last few, but I am sure that you get my point.

The list of excuses can go on and on and on. I am not going to attempt to simplify your life and state that you do not have legitimate reasons for not taking action. However, the world is a brutal place and it is not going to ever get perfect for you to make things easier. If the goals are important enough, you will find away. Moreover, as Napoleon Hill once stated, “The world has a way of making room for people that knows exactly what they want.”

Once you have one good in action, get another one in action, and then another and so forth and start benefiting from the compounding effect.

For more info on Jim Rohn, go to JimRohn.com

Live Life Aggressively!

Mike Mahler

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2. AGGRESSIVE STRENGTH TRAINING ARTICLE

Advanced High Octane Cardio (HOC)

Many people are familiar with my HOC programs for burning fat fast and building incredible muscular endurance and conditioning. If you have tried HOC and are looking for something more challenging then you are in luck. It is time to ramp things up with some harder exercises. Here are the exercises that we will be adding to HOC:

• Squat Push Press: Clean two kettlebells or dumbbells, go into a full squat, stand up and immediately push press (use a leg drive) to kettlebells overhead. Do a clean before each squat/push press.
• Full Body Attack: Place two kettlebells or dumbbells on the floor and grab them in a pushup position. While holding on to the bells, jump forward into the starting position of a clean. Clean the bells and push press them overhead. Reverse the motion and do more reps. (click here to see a visual of this drill)
• Clean and Push Press: Clean two kettlebells or dumbbells. Squat down a few inches and quickly reverse the direction using the leg drive to power to kettlebells overhead.
• Double Swing: Place two kettlebells or dumbbells in front of your feet. Grab the handles and forcefully swing the bells between your legs as if you are trying to pass a football to someone behind you. Quickly reverse the direction and swing the bells in front of you. Drive all the way through and pop your pelvis out. Your knees should be locked out at the top.

Now here is sample Advanced HOC program

• One-minute of jump roping
• 10 Squat Push Presses

• One-minute of jump roping
• 10 Full Body Attacks

• One-minute of jump roping
• 10 Clean and push presses

• One-minute of jump roping
• 10 Double swings

• One-minute of jump roping
• 10 Squat Push Presses

• One-minute of jump roping
• 10 Full Body Attacks

• One-minute of jump roping
• 10 Clean and push presses

• One-minute of jump roping
• 10 Double swings

Do the jump roping and kettlebell/dumbbell work back to back. In other words, do a set of jump roping and them immediately do a kettlebell exercise set. Take a one-minute break after each round. A round counts as one set of jump roping and one kettlebell exercise set. Work on getting the breaks down to thirty seconds over time.

Warning! This Advanced HOC program is for advanced trainees that have built a good level of conditioning from standard HOC programs. If you have never done HOC before then this is not the appropriate program for you. See my article on HOC for some beginner programs at: Aggressive Strength Training Articles.

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Until next time.

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Mike Mahler

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