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    Animal Workouts: Animal Movement Based Bodyweight Training For Everyone
    Animal Workouts: Animal Movement Based Bodyweight Training For Everyone
    Animal Workouts: Animal Movement Based Bodyweight Training For Everyone
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    Animal Workouts: Animal Movement Based Bodyweight Training For Everyone

    By David Nordmark

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    Workout Like An Animal!

    Discover How Bodyweight Exercises Based On Animal Movement Can Help You Transform Your Body And Your Life

    What is the ultimate form of bodyweight training? Is it Tai Bo? Cross fit? Perhaps some form of running? Some of these forms of exercises are good (and others not, *cough * running *cough*) but they are not the best. If you want to perform the best bodyweight exercises that will make you lean and mean in record time look no further than Mother Nature.
    Here’s what I mean. Any animal you can think of possess a fitness level heads and shoulders above what man can do. Consider the following:

    The Endurance Of A Tiger

    All big cats posses unbelievable coordination, flexibility, speed and power. An adult tiger has the strength and endurance to roam over a domain that may cover a 100 square miles. How many men or women can do that? It's said that the tendons in the legs of a tiger are so strong that if it's shot in the head it will remain standing. Now THAT'S strength.

    The Power Of A Gorilla

    Gorilla's are approximately the same height as a man. However, they are 300 to 500 pounds of pure muscle, and they do this on a mostly vegetarian diet! They are also 5 to 20 times stronger than the average man, yet they never lift weights. What do they know that we don't?

    The Speed Of A Cheetah

    Cheetah's are lean, powerful, and fast. They are capable of running at speeds in excess of 70 mph. Yet you never see them running on a treadmill, do you?

    What Is Mother Nature’s Secret? Bodyweight Training

    The fact of the matter is that animals in nature don’t perform cross fit, tai bo, or any of the other countless ways that man has come up with to stay in shape. The only thing they do is exercise throughout the day using nothing but their own bodyweight. This is what gives them their explosive strength, flexibility and stamina. This is what they do. Don’t you think you should too?

    If you find the idea of being as sleek, powerful and charismatic as our animal brethren appealing, then Animal Workouts: Animal Movement Based Bodyweight Training For Everyoneis for you. Within its pages you will find a variety of bodyweight exercises based on animal movements that are appropriate for every age and fitness level. Here are some of the advantages of performing bodyweight training exercises based on animal movements:

    Fat will MELT off your body - Have you ever seen a fat fox? When you train your whole body as a unit, you are using ALL of your Muscles. This maximizes fat burning and fat loss like you wouldn't believe.
    You will save valuable TIME - As these exercise work your entire body, you can get an entire full body kick butt workout in as little as 10 minutes a day.
    You will save MONEY - These exercises can be done anywhere at anytime. Say goodbye to expensive gym memberships (not to mention the commute) and there's no need for fancy equipment or other gizmos.
    You'll work your MIND and SPIRIT as well, not just your body. Whether you're an athlete or a desk jockey, this is the way to train.
    You'll always feel MOTIVATED and INSPIRED - Why? Because you'll be training in a way that agrees with your body and gives you results right away!
    These exercises are FUN to do – You’ll feel like a kid again doing some of these bodyweight workouts and flexibility exercises

    Whether you want to reverse the aging process, lose belly fat or gain almost superhuman strength and flexibility Animal Workouts can help you get there in only minutes a day. Order this book and get started on the road to the new you TODAY!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDavid Nordmark
    Release dateOct 26, 2010
    ISBN9781452347974
    Animal Workouts: Animal Movement Based Bodyweight Training For Everyone
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    David Nordmark

    In the past D.M. Nordmark has written on many topics, including fitness and political science. Currently he is focused on writing fiction and exploring the Covid debacle. Non corporate media entities who wish to interview him on the subject of Covid can reach him at dnordmark@protonmail.com.

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      Animal Workouts - David Nordmark

      Introduction To Animal Workouts

      In my book, Natural Fitness, I told the story of how a visit to the zoo implanted a nagging question in my head. I was looking at the gorillas and I was so impressed with how strong and powerful they appeared. How could they get this way when they didn’t exercise in anyway that I knew of? Now, I’m not going to repeat that story here, but I will tell you the conclusion I came to. It is my observation that any animal in nature you can think of is far fitter and stronger than man. How do they get this way? The answer is because by instinct, animals only train with their own bodies and bodyweight. Doesn’t it make sense that men and women, who are animals after all, should train the same way as well?

      Natural Fitness focused on the best bodyweight exercises that I have done over the years. In my way of thinking these are all natural, animal-like exercises. Now, I know that some people have said, "Wait a minute, I’ve never seen a monkey do a pushup before" - and that’s correct. The truth of the matter is that you could get in fantastic shape if you simply climbed around in a tree all day like a monkey. However, for most people, this just isn’t practical. Animals may not perform hindu pushups as taught in my first book, but they are still natural exercisers as they: 1) Only use their own bodyweight and 2) Work their whole body as a whole, the way nature intended.

      This book is different. The bodyweight exercises you will find here still follow the above two principles, but they are all based on actual animal movements. Why train like this? Well, let me count the ways ...

      As I said earlier, all animals possess the strength, grace, agility and flexibility that most men and women never come close to approaching. When we mimic their form of bodyweight training (as best we can), we are able to get many of the same benefits.

      The second reason is that this is a different way to train and it’s fun! One of the reasons a lot of people use to start skipping their workouts is because they get bored with them. Training like an animal once in awhile (or all the time, if you really like it) solves this problem. Variety is the spice of life and this kind of training will definitely add variety to your workouts.

      The final reason is because just like the bodyweight exercises from Natural Fitness training, naturally using your whole body will save you a lot of time. These exercises are so intense and functional that you can get an incredibly quick workout done in under 15 minutes. Animal workouts are almost like a natural form of cross fit exercises without the associated time or expense.

      Some Diet Advice

      One question I often get from people who are just starting an exercise program is, Do I need to watch what I eat? If you want to maximize your results, the answer is an unequivocal Yes. Now, this is not a book on eating healthy, but I still have some advice for you. My first piece of advice is to strive to eat food in as natural a form as possible, just like the animals in nature. This doesn’t mean you have to go on a raw food diet or anything (although a lot of people would advocate this), but it does mean you should strive to avoid food that comes in boxes, bags or wrappers whenever possible. My second piece of advice, and it is related to the first, is to really try to cut down on the amount of sugar you consume. Whether it’s natural sugar or high fructose corn syrup, it is my observation that excess sugar consumption stops weight loss in its tracks. Sugar is not good for you. Avoid it whenver possible.

      If you need more help than this you might want to check out (be warned, shameless plug coming up) my book "Lose Weight WITHOUT Dieting". This book contains some straightforward advice on how to change your eating habits in order to lose weight for the long term. It is based on the idea that short term diets don’t work, but changing your eating habits does. If you want to get in the best shape of your life, you need to focus on exercise and what you eat. There is no way to avoid this. The two go hand-in-hand.

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