Combat Conditioning, Functional Exercises for Fitness and Combat Sports by Matt Furey

Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #182418 in Books
Published on: 2005
Binding: Paperback
135 pages
Customer Reviews

Good way to stay in shape if you have no access to weights
I have a lot of Matt Furey's martial arts tapes as well as this book.
His tapes have a lot of good moves but the video quality is not all that good and they are pricey for what they show.
This book is somewhat high too but it delivers a lot of good exercises.
Matt has a web site where he pushes his goods such as Farmer Burns wrestling videos and things like inner circle memberships.
He will deliver an email to your mailbox if you sign up for it.
All that being said I fell out a little bit when after I ordered some dvd's during a Christmas sale a few years ago and he sent me vhs tapes. This happened on two different occasions. It was apparent he was just getting rid of the tapes in an effort to only warehouse the way of the future, DVD's.
I also want you to know he got big lifting weights and although bodyweight exercises are a great way to get in shape and even get strong, he is somewhat hypocritical in the way he puts down weight lifting.
The third thing that aggravates me is the way some advocates of lifting heavy objects will also peddle their own version of goods in some of his daily emails. They two have a bodyweight line and put down lifting weights in one set of books and advocate it in others.
Still, this is a good book and I do recommend it. Just know that although it is a good way to get back in shape or build up your endurance, the author is a bit two faced when it comes to his putting down weight lifting.

A must have for anyone who exercises
Most of these exercises are not new, if you've played football or wrestled in high school, or were in the military you've probably done most of these. What makes this book useful is the routines and the motivation. Furey challenges you and verbally pushes you, it always picks me up when I feel like skipping a workout. It has good cross training- road work conditioning programs that give you some place to start. The book is a bit pricey, but its the only volume I would recommend. Furey's other products, in my opinion are overpriced and really don't deliver much. Stick with this book and a jump rope, you should have everything you need for a great workout week in week out. If you want more "pain" in your workouts, I suggest trying kettlebells, those things are just evil.