Hi, I'm going to start doing this soon. I got Matt Fureys book "Combat Conditioning". In his book he write that you should do this 15 min a day. Aint it bad to train same muscles everyday? And should you do only one set per day in every workout of the royal court? Doesn't your body have to rest atleast one day a week?
everyone i've seen doing royal court exercises on youtube sure has great bodies,i mean as in real strong muscles not buffed like bodybuilders which doesn't give you lots of strength/stamina
Functional strength is real strength. But you should also train with weights just like Bruce Lee did (and dumbells and the likes,) to increase your max.
Male Gymnasts get beefy AND strong as hell doing just BW. Just up the leverage and do one-arm push ups & pistols when things get too easy. Weight Vests are good for making things more difficult.
Oh, & EAT LIKE A HORSE. Eat good nutritionally, but eat A LOT. Mass will go up, and you just get more BW to work with. Just monitor your body fat, it won't get out of hand as long as you're exercising & it's easy to cut back on the diet a little bit if you don't like where you're "gaining"... ^_^
I'm going to start doing these again soon. I got Furey's book a couple years ago and noticed that they helped a lot when I did them back then. It's low on routines and guidance though. Anyone heard of Ross Enamitt? Friend of mine bought his Never Gymless and it had me salivating. I'm going to buy one too. It's a lot more matter-of-fact than Combat Conditioning and I found a lot more exercises and routines in it. Costs about the same too.
No. Heels up, knees come forward on Hindu squats. Heels stay down for weightlifting. Don't listen to your teacher, listen to Matt Furey, he's the real expert on Hindu Excercise
ask any hindu expert, knees go way past the toes. Wrestling greats Gama, and Karl Gotch did THOUSANDS a day in this manner virtually injury-free. You are putting tension on your knees and STRENGTHENING them
Listen to this guy :) And as long as your toes are pointing forward (and not to far apart) you won't feel any pain in the knees like you would do by regular squats that shouldn't be done on toes.
Hindus with heels down is a different workout. Furey did a seminar with my coach, if u watch dynamic stretching dvd, the school hes at on the underground secrets dvd is my school. furey know's alot about bodyweight but hes a crook, he only trained with karl gotch for 3 months. and i'm not bsing, furey even talks about my coach, john saylor on his website. so i'm not making shit up.his wife is a mail order bride, and her parents secrets, are on chinese underground secrets.
I herniated a couple of discs in my low back a couple of years ago and could not walk. I use the Royal Court and Combat abs and now my low back is getting stronger.... almost to the degree that I can now sit down on seats that don't have a back to support me.
I did the royal court and the Furey program for several years and after all that I can tell you that this stuff is great IF you mix it with other conditioing methods. My body got used to the exercises after a while and I stopped benefitting from them after a while, even doing 500 squats a day wasnt doing much for me after a while. Mix the programs up with other stuff and stay fresh and you'll drop weight fast.
these are primarily for functional strength and conditioning.. not mirror-muscle. Although there is a school of thought that says it will make you bigger depending on how much you eat etc... the Great Gama of India was not a little guy.. and this was all he did.
Gama did NOT just do these exercises. There is a whole gamut of exercises that wrestlers traditionally have to go through in the Indian subcontinent which includes running with a weight around your neck, rope climbing, club swinging, partner carrying, and a lot more.
what ou mean, sorry it wasnt too clear, but still i think if uve got the neck muscles for it, ull b fine, the stress will b on your muscles not spine, and vice versa for som1 who hasnt gone through the necessary progressions.
The way you start to train doing the bridge is with your hand on the floor beside your head in order to build up to being able to put your full weight on it. Matt goes into great depth in his book describing what to do and what not to do while doing this exercise.
i have just started doing the royal court 3 times a day and yes they do give you a workout....but are you supposed to do them FAST or SLOW?! and are you meant to stretch between each excersise?
Neckbridges are so hard on my skull cause my head isn't very flat up top, it's kinda sharp so the pressure kinda hurts. I'm going to have to try a pillow like this guy. Awesome workout.
Very good video I would recommend briding with the hands first if you don't know if your neck has sustained injury and talk to your doctor/chiropractor or whoever advises you on that stuff. The hindu pushups are very renound as I also read about them in Bruce Lees' art of expressing the human body thanks for the vid
I appreciate your video, thanks! QUESTION though, I have a bit of pain in my knees that started 1.5 yrs ago. Nothing helped it particularly. I started hindu squats, 25, 4x per day, going up 5 each day. I'm up to 65 now, 4x per day. I still feel pain in my knees, though not severe, is there a general rule here? I had the idea it would help reduce pain by making the muscles stronger.
I've just started doin this about three weeks ago, every morning and night. how many reps do you think I should be doin of the pushups and squats, and how long should I hold the bridge for? added situps as well. I need to get fit for the army. Any advice would be greatly appreciated
This stuff all works, but matt furey ripped off Karl Gotch. Karl said that matt came to him only for 3 months and then claimed to be the king of catch. matt furey does not even perform hindu squats like your spous to. karl gotch did this with his palms facing up towards the sky. how do i know this, my coach, olympic judo coach for 7 years, trained with gotchs main student, and then also had matt furey come and do a seminar at our school. get material from gotch (rip) his books will blow cc away
we don't just do hindu's though. some weeks its with feet down, some weeks one leg at a time, some weeks jumping hindus. thats what the great gama did. u think he just did hindu squats and that was it. somedays he would do them with weight. karl gotch taught ioki with his palms up. i know that cause my coach learned from allen coege, who trained directly under ioki. so does that make gotch wrong. even thought thats who furey learned from.
actually its a good stretch. People also think that the bridge is dangerous for the neck and hindu squats dangerous for the knees...not so. Try it for yourself..that is the test for anything. forza e onore
All three of these, I have some lower back and knew problems and neck pain. Nothing serious, but I heard these can help handle those problems. How do I test if they are too much stress for the body? You know what I mean here? And I love the idea of exercises for busy people and your own body weight, i.e. can do it anywhere...
Youtube video: "Let the bodies hit the floor, let the bodies hit the floor, let the bodies hit the floor,"
Me: OH SHIT MUTE MUTE!!!
CANAirforce 6 months ago 2
Great video, what is the rest of your workout like, or do you just do these 3 exercises?
mrgoaliedean 11 months ago
The royal court you show is actually the same of Mr. Matt Furey's COMBAT CONDITIONING...i suggest to give a look at the great Karl Gotch videos...
azionereazione 11 months ago
Hi, I'm going to start doing this soon. I got Matt Fureys book "Combat Conditioning". In his book he write that you should do this 15 min a day. Aint it bad to train same muscles everyday? And should you do only one set per day in every workout of the royal court? Doesn't your body have to rest atleast one day a week?
I would really appreciate a response. Thanx.
K4113B4113 1 year ago
everyone i've seen doing royal court exercises on youtube sure has great bodies,i mean as in real strong muscles not buffed like bodybuilders which doesn't give you lots of strength/stamina
FortMustard 2 years ago
Functional strength is real strength. But you should also train with weights just like Bruce Lee did (and dumbells and the likes,) to increase your max.
PretendIchi 2 years ago
Hindu squats and Hindu pushups keep me feeling awesome throughout the day. I'm too chicken-shit to do the back bridge hehe. It looks scary as hell.
I wonder if I can get beefy doing only bodyweight exercises...
madvertising 2 years ago
Male Gymnasts get beefy AND strong as hell doing just BW. Just up the leverage and do one-arm push ups & pistols when things get too easy. Weight Vests are good for making things more difficult.
Oh, & EAT LIKE A HORSE. Eat good nutritionally, but eat A LOT. Mass will go up, and you just get more BW to work with. Just monitor your body fat, it won't get out of hand as long as you're exercising & it's easy to cut back on the diet a little bit if you don't like where you're "gaining"... ^_^
jamesejudy3 2 years ago 2
I'm going to start doing these again soon. I got Furey's book a couple years ago and noticed that they helped a lot when I did them back then. It's low on routines and guidance though. Anyone heard of Ross Enamitt? Friend of mine bought his Never Gymless and it had me salivating. I'm going to buy one too. It's a lot more matter-of-fact than Combat Conditioning and I found a lot more exercises and routines in it. Costs about the same too.
philomelodia 2 years ago
Yah Ross is a Training Maniac! I highly recommend him and all his products. Great variety and ideas..cheers.
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Bodyweightculture 2 years ago
great vid I love Matt's combat conditioning and combat abs u earned sub
bigrigern 2 years ago
My teacher says that your heels need to stay planted on the ground for hindu squats -- is this true?
averagekid82 2 years ago
No. Heels up, knees come forward on Hindu squats. Heels stay down for weightlifting. Don't listen to your teacher, listen to Matt Furey, he's the real expert on Hindu Excercise
calebbl 2 years ago 2
hindu or no hindu knees shouldnt go past the toes, you are putting tension on your knees and damaging them
FFarthur 2 years ago
ask any hindu expert, knees go way past the toes. Wrestling greats Gama, and Karl Gotch did THOUSANDS a day in this manner virtually injury-free. You are putting tension on your knees and STRENGTHENING them
calebbl 2 years ago 2
Listen to this guy :) And as long as your toes are pointing forward (and not to far apart) you won't feel any pain in the knees like you would do by regular squats that shouldn't be done on toes.
PretendIchi 2 years ago
my coach is in his 50's and he still does 1000's of hindus and his knees are fine.
rodger603 2 years ago
Hindus with heels down is a different workout. Furey did a seminar with my coach, if u watch dynamic stretching dvd, the school hes at on the underground secrets dvd is my school. furey know's alot about bodyweight but hes a crook, he only trained with karl gotch for 3 months. and i'm not bsing, furey even talks about my coach, john saylor on his website. so i'm not making shit up.his wife is a mail order bride, and her parents secrets, are on chinese underground secrets.
rodger603 2 years ago
I herniated a couple of discs in my low back a couple of years ago and could not walk. I use the Royal Court and Combat abs and now my low back is getting stronger.... almost to the degree that I can now sit down on seats that don't have a back to support me.
fmagalhaes1521 2 years ago
my right shoulder blade always pops so i do the hindu push ups backwards
TheAntiUTube 3 years ago
Shit man, I'm always afraid I'll fall on my face and break my neck..
sirpoopalot7 3 years ago
Awesome form man!
It helped me improve mine
SexyGackt87 3 years ago
Don't do it everyday, your muscles need rest. Everyone wants to look good that comes with strength and conditioning, so rest.
I too tried MF program, yes your lungs are conditioned, but puffy skin and no cut muscle.
ringostore 3 years ago
Yea!
123ecs 3 years ago
I did the royal court and the Furey program for several years and after all that I can tell you that this stuff is great IF you mix it with other conditioing methods. My body got used to the exercises after a while and I stopped benefitting from them after a while, even doing 500 squats a day wasnt doing much for me after a while. Mix the programs up with other stuff and stay fresh and you'll drop weight fast.
shkotay 3 years ago
Good form on the Hindu pushups.
williamgoblue 3 years ago
if u stick with the royal court exersises for one month eveerday which are hindu squats hindu push ups and the bridges u will notice a big difference
djfoltz21 3 years ago
So... will you get big, or cut with this type of workout? Anyone care to send me their workout plan?? (sets, reps etc)
thundercatny123 3 years ago
these are primarily for functional strength and conditioning.. not mirror-muscle. Although there is a school of thought that says it will make you bigger depending on how much you eat etc... the Great Gama of India was not a little guy.. and this was all he did.
shasan 3 years ago
Gama did NOT just do these exercises. There is a whole gamut of exercises that wrestlers traditionally have to go through in the Indian subcontinent which includes running with a weight around your neck, rope climbing, club swinging, partner carrying, and a lot more.
MalteseFalcon786 2 years ago
start with 25 hindu squats and 25 pushups..then see how long you can stay in bridge..DAILY I recommend you record this in a notebook.
When you can work up to 100 hindu squats/pushups and a 3 minute bridge..You will DEFINITELY feel and see a difference...cheers
oneminuteworkout 3 years ago
im fat at 130kg would it be safe to do theses to lose weight i have to get back in hape
mormanwarrior 3 years ago
that neck bridge scares me, wont it fuk up your spine or compress it!!
angrygunsmith 3 years ago
Bending forward compresses.
Bending backwards stretches and elongates.
Most people hurt their backs bending forward.
corndog642 3 years ago
what ou mean, sorry it wasnt too clear, but still i think if uve got the neck muscles for it, ull b fine, the stress will b on your muscles not spine, and vice versa for som1 who hasnt gone through the necessary progressions.
angrygunsmith 3 years ago
The way you start to train doing the bridge is with your hand on the floor beside your head in order to build up to being able to put your full weight on it. Matt goes into great depth in his book describing what to do and what not to do while doing this exercise.
tdh10 3 years ago
i have just started doing the royal court 3 times a day and yes they do give you a workout....but are you supposed to do them FAST or SLOW?! and are you meant to stretch between each excersise?
any feedback much appreciated
eatingkorpsez 3 years ago
I usually just start with hindu squats slow..then speed up a bit. That warms the body up quite well...stretch rest if you want..listen to your body.
oneminuteworkout 3 years ago
Neckbridges are so hard on my skull cause my head isn't very flat up top, it's kinda sharp so the pressure kinda hurts. I'm going to have to try a pillow like this guy. Awesome workout.
todei79 3 years ago
Hindu pushups are the best, you work all your body with them!
Ariyakuza 3 years ago 2
Very good video I would recommend briding with the hands first if you don't know if your neck has sustained injury and talk to your doctor/chiropractor or whoever advises you on that stuff. The hindu pushups are very renound as I also read about them in Bruce Lees' art of expressing the human body thanks for the vid
waditdo1 3 years ago
I appreciate your video, thanks! QUESTION though, I have a bit of pain in my knees that started 1.5 yrs ago. Nothing helped it particularly. I started hindu squats, 25, 4x per day, going up 5 each day. I'm up to 65 now, 4x per day. I still feel pain in my knees, though not severe, is there a general rule here? I had the idea it would help reduce pain by making the muscles stronger.
cyrusbrooks 3 years ago
I've just started doin this about three weeks ago, every morning and night. how many reps do you think I should be doin of the pushups and squats, and how long should I hold the bridge for? added situps as well. I need to get fit for the army. Any advice would be greatly appreciated
ironsoldier16 3 years ago
hey ironsoldier,
first and foremost get a training log and start recording your workouts if you haven't done so already...you want to SEE your progress...
Ill message you as my response is too long for this post.....
oneminuteworkout 3 years ago
This stuff all works, but matt furey ripped off Karl Gotch. Karl said that matt came to him only for 3 months and then claimed to be the king of catch. matt furey does not even perform hindu squats like your spous to. karl gotch did this with his palms facing up towards the sky. how do i know this, my coach, olympic judo coach for 7 years, trained with gotchs main student, and then also had matt furey come and do a seminar at our school. get material from gotch (rip) his books will blow cc away
rodger603 4 years ago
bullshit, i've seen footage of Indian wrestlers doing squats, they look just like this
calebbl 2 years ago
we don't just do hindu's though. some weeks its with feet down, some weeks one leg at a time, some weeks jumping hindus. thats what the great gama did. u think he just did hindu squats and that was it. somedays he would do them with weight. karl gotch taught ioki with his palms up. i know that cause my coach learned from allen coege, who trained directly under ioki. so does that make gotch wrong. even thought thats who furey learned from.
rodger603 2 years ago
that reversed pushup (in the bridge position) isn't it dangerous for the shoulders? at least so it seems...
Cassyan 4 years ago
actually its a good stretch. People also think that the bridge is dangerous for the neck and hindu squats dangerous for the knees...not so. Try it for yourself..that is the test for anything. forza e onore
oneminuteworkout 4 years ago
All three of these, I have some lower back and knew problems and neck pain. Nothing serious, but I heard these can help handle those problems. How do I test if they are too much stress for the body? You know what I mean here? And I love the idea of exercises for busy people and your own body weight, i.e. can do it anywhere...
cyrusbrooks 3 years ago
as long as u don't have shoulder problems to start with.
rodger603 4 years ago
that was a fantastic bridge. much better than mine, nice job!
65infanteria 4 years ago
Keeerraaaaack!
Careful m'man!
Nice going.
Chordwayze 4 years ago
hahahaah hilarious work out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
paoloporcodio 4 years ago
haha White Zombie
devilsweat138 4 years ago
Good form on the Hindu Pushup; you seem to have a kind of forward push that I don't remember seeing Matt Furey do quite the same way.
g6c 4 years ago
Nice bridge. That's some great flexibility you got there.
handstand7 4 years ago