Combat Conditioning:Functional Exercise for Fitness and Combat Sports Paperback – January 15, 2010

There are many people on the net that talk negatively about Matt and I am not sure why. What most people fail to realize is that Matt Furey started a whole new bodyweight conditioning craze that has been moving forward at full steam ever since. If it wasn't for Matt Furey most people wouldn't know what a Hindu Squat or Hindu Push-Up even is. If it wasn't for Matt Furey there wouldn't be tons of other authors and trainers making money on bodyweight exercises. Regardless of what people think of his advertising methods or his claims, Matt has brought some solid bodyweight exercises to the public's attention and helped to improve health and fitness around the globe.Now for the book... this new cartoon edition is pretty interesting. It contains the same info found in Matt's first book but takes a cartoon spin. Personally I like this edition better than the original. It's just a little more unique. Also, more than 3 exercises can be found within it's pages. Yes, Matt covers the Royal Court but there are are many other exercise to include handstands, handstand push-ups, v-ups, etc. There are plenty of exercises to get anyone started on the route to bodyweight training.While I agree that this book is not the be all, end all source for bodyweight training but it isn't bad by any means. Are there better titles out there? To be honest, yes there are. I have collected almost every title available on bodyweight training and have found many that are better than Combat Conditioning. However, this title is still a good resource for those interested in bodyweight exercises, especially as they relate to muscular and cardio endurance.

This book is a one trick pony. It shows the Matt Furey's Royal Court routine with 3 moves. I like that exercise myself, but there is only material from it for 3 pages or so. After that the rest is very mediocre and turns into infomercial for the Furey's website and other products. This is an expensive product and you are essentially paying for just 1 workout (which is a good workout, I repeat).

Follow the advice in this book and do the exercises regularly and consistently. If it`s difficult to perform any of them start with what you can and build up slowly. Furey knows his stuff and he will help you get there. Yes, he keeps it pretty simple - and it works. Just do it. This book has helped me (and many many others)tremendously.