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When compared to traditional squats and pushups, Hindu squats and Hindu pushups are unique variations on these well-known bodyweight exercises. Bethaks (Hindu squats) and dands (Hindu pushups) have been in common use among Indian wrestlers for several decades now. These exercises have begun to appear in the West, and my first encounter with them was in Combat Conditioning by Matt Furey. Some believe the products offered by Furey to be “over-hyped,” however, due to his experience as a former Kung Fu and wrestling champion, he has a lot of experience with strength-training and endurance.

Furey states that the bethaks and dands will help you build your strength, endurance, power and speed though I find that they are better as a single component in a standard calisthenics program. In order to get the most out of these exercises, high repetitions should be completed. I’m always up for a new challenge, particularly one like the Hindu squats and Hindu pushups that will increase your cardiovascular performance and force your muscles to work in a new and unexpected way; I wouldn’t suggest replacing your low rep weight training program with these, however, because your heavy weights are still the best way to increase your strength.

Hindu squats work much like traditional squats, focusing the work on your calves, hamstrings and quads, as well as working your lower back and hips as you improve your lung capacity during each exercise. To perform a Hindu squat, you stand with your hands pulled into your chest. You will then extend your hands toward the floor behind you as you lower down into the squat. Rise up on your toes as you near the bottom region of your squat. Then, as you extend your arms in front of you, propel your body upward at the same time. Bring your hands in toward your chest and begin a second rep.

The key to Hindu squats is that motion should be fluid. Breathing correctly is one of the hardest parts to adapt to. For example, breathing is completed opposite to what you would do in a traditional squat, and you should instead inhale as you stand up and exhale as you descend down toward the floor. One of the toughest cardiovascular workouts you’ll ever try will be to perform several Hindu squats without stopping. Matt Furey claims to have done 2,000 straight, a mere drop in the bucket compared to his mentor Karl Gotch who was able to do 9,000 such squats over 4 1/2 hours; for the rest of us, a set of 100 reps is a fair goal.

A Hindu pushup is similar to the traditional pushup but with an additional arched back motion. The arching movement helps to bring the back and hips into the exercise in addition to the involvement of the arms and shoulders. To begin performing your first Hindu pushup you need to get your body into the traditional pushup position. However, spread your legs wide and stick your butt in the air. Your arms should now be fully extended. To perform one rep, bend your elbows and lower your hips, pushing through until your arms are straight once again. You should be facing forward and your hips should be as close to the floor as possible throughout the exercise. Then, move back into the start position, while still keeping your arms straight. As with the Hindu squats, your Hindu pushups should be done in a very fluid motion.

Hindu pushups are similar to dive bomber pushups with a subtle difference. During a dive bomber pushup, you bend your arms twice – once on the way down and once on the way back up. Dive bomber pushups give more of a workout to the arms, however they reduce the benefits that the Hindu pushups give to the back and shoulder regions.

If you want to raise your endurance levels and increase your cardiovascular health, then Hindu squats and Hindu pushups can really help; if, on the other hand, you want to tighten your muscles or increase your max lifts, then you probably need to try something else. After you get over the strangeness of doing these traditional exercises in such an unique and different way, you will be able to get the rhythm down pat and increase your speed in order to get an even better cardio workout. A regimen of Hindu squats and Hindu pushups will definitely help fortify your stamina and flexibility.

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Changing Up Your Fitness Regimen with Hindu Squats and Hindu Pushups

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When compared to traditional squats and pushups, Hindu squats and Hindu pushups are unique variations on these well-known bodyweight exercises. Bethaks (Hindu squats) and dands (Hindu pushups) have been in common use among Indian wrestlers for several decades now. These exercises have begun to appear in the West, and my first encounter with them was in Combat Conditioning by Matt Furey. Some believe the products offered by Furey to be “over-hyped,” however, due to his experience as a former Kung Fu and wrestling champion, he has a lot of experience with strength-training and endurance.

Furey states that the bethaks and dands will help you build your strength, endurance, power and speed though I find that they are better as a single component in a standard calisthenics program. In order to get the most out of these exercises, high repetitions should be completed. I’m always up for a new challenge, particularly one like the Hindu squats and Hindu pushups that will increase your cardiovascular performance and force your muscles to work in a new and unexpected way; I wouldn’t suggest replacing your low rep weight training program with these, however, because your heavy weights are still the best way to increase your strength.

A well-executed Hindu squat works the same muscles as the traditional squat, namely the calves, quads and hamstrings, as well as your lungs, hips and lower back. To perform a Hindu squat, you stand with your hands pulled into your chest. You will then extend your hands toward the floor behind you as you lower down into the squat. Rise up on your toes as you near the bottom region of your squat. Then, as you extend your arms in front of you, propel your body upward at the same time. Bring your hands in toward your chest and begin a second rep.

The key to Hindu squats is that motion should be fluid. Breathing correctly is one of the hardest parts to adapt to. For example, breathing is completed opposite to what you would do in a traditional squat, and you should instead inhale as you stand up and exhale as you descend down toward the floor. One of the toughest cardiovascular workouts you’ll ever try will be to perform several Hindu squats without stopping. Matt Furey claims to have done 2,000 straight, a mere drop in the bucket compared to his mentor Karl Gotch who was able to do 9,000 such squats over 4 1/2 hours; for the rest of us, a set of 100 reps is a fair goal.

A Hindu pushup is similar to the traditional pushup but with an additional arched back motion. So not only do you work the arm and shoulder muscles, you also use the hips and back. To begin performing your first Hindu pushup you need to get your body into the traditional pushup position. However, in this case, you need to stick your butt up in the air and spread your legs far apart. Your arms should now be fully extended. To perform one rep, bend your elbows and lower your hips, pushing through until your arms are straight once again. You should still be facing forward, with your hips just a few inches from the floor. Then, move back into the start position, while still keeping your arms straight. As with the Hindu squats, your Hindu pushups should be done in a very fluid motion.

Hindu pushups are similar to dive bomber pushups with a subtle difference. During a dive bomber pushup, you bend your arms twice – once on the way down and once on the way back up. Dive bomber pushups give more of a workout to the arms, however they reduce the benefits that the Hindu pushups give to the back and shoulder regions.

While Hindu squats and Hindu pushups won’t necessarily make your muscles tighter or increase your max lifts, they will undoubtedly increase your endurance and cardiovascular conditioning. After you get over the strangeness of doing these traditional exercises in such an unique and different way, you will be able to get the rhythm down pat and increase your speed in order to get an even better cardio workout. A regimen of Hindu squats and Hindu pushups will definitely help fortify your stamina and flexibility.

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Many people are often skeptical about the effectiveness of training with resistance bands, because they have been too heavily influences by modern popular culture, and only believe in the effectiveness of hardcore weight training. The truth, however, is that resistance training can do for your body some things that regular weight training cannot. One of these things is building better muscle endurance.

Many people believe that you can easily build muscular endurance by simply doing more weight training more often. The truth, however, is that when using weights, your muscles are engaged in short bursts, and this results in much greater increases in strength than in endurance. With a fitness band, however, you will be able to keep a constant pull on your muscles, so that they are continuously activated. This will result in a much greater gain in muscular endurance than with any form of regular weight training.

How To Use Resistance Bands

Resistance bands are relatively simple to use. This is due mostly to their simple construction. A fitness band is little more than an elastic band with handles attached to it. While this may not sound like much, modern resistance bands are manufactured to be light and strong, able to withstand the pressures of being stretched over and over again thousands of times without breaking or losing their elasticity.

The basic principle behind training with a fitness band is that you use the fitness band to generate a constant pulling force, and you then use your muscles to counter that pulling force. In doing so, your muscles are constantly doing work, thus allowing you to improve on your strength and muscular endurance.

With the right exercises, you can work almost every part of your body when you train with resistance bands. How to do that may not be obvious at first, but after awhile, the working principle behind the fitness band exercises will become obvious to you and you will not even need a guide or manual to figure out which exercises to do to achieve your training goals.

The most basic of exercises using resistance bands is also the staple exercise of many regular gym users – the bicep curl. It is a rare occasion that you step into a gym and you do not see at least one gym rat standing in front of the mirror, gripping a weight and doing bicep curls. With resistance bands, you can also do bicep curls that will give your biceps as good, or even better, a workout as you would get when doing bicep curls with free weights. Simply place your foot over the middle of the fitness band, then pull your arms upwards to your shoulders like you would with a regular bicep curl. Your foot will stop the band from moving, and you will be able to use the resistance generated from that to train.

The possibilities are endless when you exercise with resistance bands, and things get even more interesting when you start to make use of the fixtures around you such as pillars and railings to give your workout some variety.

Training Regimen for Olympic Lifting

If Olympic lifting is very successful at increasing strength, power, co-ordination and balance, why aren’t more people doing it?  The answer is Olympic lifting is hard. Bicep curls and machine presses are a breeze in contrast; they need little assist or spotting in order to do them well. Olympic lifts require qualified instructors who can break them into digestible steps and show you how to do them correctly. Or else you risk physical injury.

The Olympic lifts include the “pull” phase and the “catch” phase. During the pull, you explode upwards, yanking the barbell off the floor and in front of your thighs, as if you’re attempting to jump out of the gymnasium. In the catch, you quickly move your body under the bar and catch the weight on your shoulders or over your head.
 
Among the USA’s best weight-lifting instructors breaks down the 2 Olympic lifts into their 4 best movements, in 2 separate routines. He thinks this to be an excellent strategy to condition your body for Olympic lifting and to build strength, burn off fat, and enhance sports performance.   This is what they seem like:
 
1. High Pull
 
Hold a barbell just beneath the knees, with a shoulder width, overhand grip. With your back flat and arms straight, pull the bar upward as quickly as you can by thrusting your hips ahead and explosively standing up.  With the bar passing the thighs, move in upwards direction with your toes, pulling the bar to the highest height with your arms bent and upper arms raised.  Return to the original position, and then repeat the lifting for as much as 3 sets with at most 5 repetitions, taking a rest of 90 `sec in between every set.
 
Snatch-Grip Jump Shrug
 
 With a double shoulder width make an overhand grip over the bar that is held just under the knees.  Jump up straight by keeping your arms and back straight, and sending your hips ahead, shrugging the shoulders.  Go back on your feet balls and repeat again. Do 3 sets of 3 to 5 repetitions, resting 90 sec after each set.
 
2. Front Squat
 
 Use a shoulder width overhand grip to hold a bar on top of the shoulders. Raise your upper arms so they are parallel to the floor and let the bar roll back thus it is resting on your fingers, not your hands.  Keep the back flat and feet apart with a shoulder width.  Lower down, keeping your arms in exactly the same position until the thighs become horizontal with the floor.  And, then push up to reach the original position.  You can carry out 3 sets with maximum repetitions of not over six, taking rest for 90 seconds in between the sets.
 
Push Press
 
Grab a barbell with a shoulder-width, overhand grip. Stand holding the barbell at shoulder level, your feet shoulder width aside. Dip the knees slightly and push-up with your legs as you press the bar over your head.  Then lower the bar to the initial position. Do 3 sets of 8 rep, resting 90 sec after every set.
 
NOTE: Two times a week insert these two mini-routines into your present workout, performing them before you do any other exercises. Alternate between Routine 1 and Routine 2.
 
NOTE: The high pull and the jump shrug are speed workouts, thus use a weight which requires a strong effort to lift it swiftly, but is not so heavy that you cannot control the bar. For the front squat and push press, use the heaviest weight that allows you to do all the prescribed repetitions.

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