[Originally Posted by Hank_Z]
Hi Greg,
I posted earlier today on your site about having finally healed my rotator cuff tendinits. My plan is to do all of the VRT exercises on your DVD at high tension three days a week. I think that those exercises are the least likely to cause injury, and provide a lot of opportunity for strength gains. Although I like doing push-ups, I'm thinking that those are more likely to cause injury, so I'm planning to just do counter-top and wall push-ups for awhile.
Also, I'll continue doing stretching exercises for my shoulders six days a week.
Based on your knowledge and experience, do you recommend anything else to help prevent injuries? Do you, for example, recommend that I use significantly lighter tension on the VRTs the first couple of weeks or so? That might reduce the chance of aggravating the tendinitis, but it might not do much good in terms of exercise. (BTW, I'm almost 60 years of age.)
Thanks, Greg. I think your system is both safe, effective, and simple.Phil
Dear Hank, First of all, thanks for asking! At your age, I would be careful doing them all at high intensity training (HIT), and more likely consider doing some VRT's at a "significantly lighter tension" as you say.
At my age of 56 going on 57 in May, I'm right behind you. I do push-ups every morning, but sometimes hear an ever-present click in my elbows as I do them; I do one set of 25 full-range. However, on certain days I do counter-top push-ups, and this allows the clicking to stop.
I tend at my age to do more rapid but lower-intensity VRT exercises; I tend to do HIT style only for one set for the upper arms, and one set for the chest, because I appreciate the larger size they give me in those anatomical areas. But I have found very little tendinitis with VRT, no matter what the exercise is. Hope this helps.
Greg Mangan
VRT Man
Monday, March 2, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Reflections on a Silent Retreat
Having spent the last four days of last week on a Silent Retreat, I'm back in business. I devoted my time to an 8' by 10' room with a single bed, a sink, and a desk, and got caught up on my reading, writing, and reflection.
And exercising.
This is not a very big area to move around in, for sure, but I found time to do Iso's out of John Peterson's Isometric Power Revolution book, and of course, my VRT.
My working area in this small room was literally 3' by 5', but I found no problem utilizing this space for doing any and all exercises in my VRT DVD, and the ISO's in John's IPR book.
So outside of various lectures we could listen to about four times throughout the day, my time was spent exercising, reading and writing. Much like the life of a cloistered monk, except that he would perhaps exclude the exercising part of the question.
I came home to my wife, and she says, "Looks like you've been working out! And you lost weight, too! What kind of a retreat is that? Did they have a workout room of some kind?" I said yes, they did in the basement of the facility, but I never went down there. Just stayed in my room, or attended lectures in a chapel.
So here's one for those living in technologically unimproved surroundings; lose weight, gain muscle, improve your physique in a living area designed for a monk or a seminary student.
Remember "Mens Sana in Corpore Sano," or the old Latin phrase for, "A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body."
--Greg Mangan
And exercising.
This is not a very big area to move around in, for sure, but I found time to do Iso's out of John Peterson's Isometric Power Revolution book, and of course, my VRT.
My working area in this small room was literally 3' by 5', but I found no problem utilizing this space for doing any and all exercises in my VRT DVD, and the ISO's in John's IPR book.
So outside of various lectures we could listen to about four times throughout the day, my time was spent exercising, reading and writing. Much like the life of a cloistered monk, except that he would perhaps exclude the exercising part of the question.
I came home to my wife, and she says, "Looks like you've been working out! And you lost weight, too! What kind of a retreat is that? Did they have a workout room of some kind?" I said yes, they did in the basement of the facility, but I never went down there. Just stayed in my room, or attended lectures in a chapel.
So here's one for those living in technologically unimproved surroundings; lose weight, gain muscle, improve your physique in a living area designed for a monk or a seminary student.
Remember "Mens Sana in Corpore Sano," or the old Latin phrase for, "A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body."
--Greg Mangan
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
The Power of Gratitude
This Thanksgiving reminds me of the power of gratitude--you know, just giving thanks. Giving thanks for all of the things we so often take for granted can bring so much more into your life.
People constantly think about all they don't have. That creates the evil of comparison with others.
A wise man once said you will always find people who have more than you, in money, smarts, strength, good looks, in health, in good fortune, and so on. And you will always find those that have far less than you. In all of those areas above.
The evil of comparing is that we tend to concentrate on those that have more than us, not less. And that is the evil of comparison; it creates envy and jealousy, only drives you away from the people that you admire, by envying them, not drawing them closer to you.
At one time, I complained about an aching knee. It kept re-occurring and bothering me, and I envied a man of similar age that I worked with who could run, even ran in marathons. The more I thought about the bad knee, the more mildly angry I got about my position as being mildly disabled and not being able to run or sprint.
Then one day as I approached a store, I saw a man come out, smiling, in a wheel chair with no legs. He was around my age. He could've been a veteran, don't know for sure. But he was happy and yakking away to another man. And all of a sudden my preoccupation with my knee ended, thinking to myself, look at the fact that I can walk---and he's happier than I am!
If we complain about things, we'll only get more of those things. What you think about, or visualize about (which is merely a mental movie of your thoughts), you will bring about. So if we concentrate on Thanks as in Thanksgiving (which is coming up tomorrow), we'll get more of the things that we're thankful about.
Don't think about your shortcomings. You'll only create more of a world in your mind of shortcomings. Think about all that you are grateful for. What you think about, and thank about, you will bring about. Gratitude brings more of the same into your life, of all the good things you've attained.
Visualize the best, visualize success, and you will bring that about. Remember that thoughts are things and thoughts have wings.
Greg Mangan
"VRT Man"
People constantly think about all they don't have. That creates the evil of comparison with others.
A wise man once said you will always find people who have more than you, in money, smarts, strength, good looks, in health, in good fortune, and so on. And you will always find those that have far less than you. In all of those areas above.
The evil of comparing is that we tend to concentrate on those that have more than us, not less. And that is the evil of comparison; it creates envy and jealousy, only drives you away from the people that you admire, by envying them, not drawing them closer to you.
At one time, I complained about an aching knee. It kept re-occurring and bothering me, and I envied a man of similar age that I worked with who could run, even ran in marathons. The more I thought about the bad knee, the more mildly angry I got about my position as being mildly disabled and not being able to run or sprint.
Then one day as I approached a store, I saw a man come out, smiling, in a wheel chair with no legs. He was around my age. He could've been a veteran, don't know for sure. But he was happy and yakking away to another man. And all of a sudden my preoccupation with my knee ended, thinking to myself, look at the fact that I can walk---and he's happier than I am!
If we complain about things, we'll only get more of those things. What you think about, or visualize about (which is merely a mental movie of your thoughts), you will bring about. So if we concentrate on Thanks as in Thanksgiving (which is coming up tomorrow), we'll get more of the things that we're thankful about.
Don't think about your shortcomings. You'll only create more of a world in your mind of shortcomings. Think about all that you are grateful for. What you think about, and thank about, you will bring about. Gratitude brings more of the same into your life, of all the good things you've attained.
Visualize the best, visualize success, and you will bring that about. Remember that thoughts are things and thoughts have wings.
Greg Mangan
"VRT Man"
Friday, November 7, 2008
Dr. Ignarro's Miracle Molecule
Dr. Ignarro, a pharmaceutical professor, discovered a "miracle molecule" which will eliminate bypass surgery, lower and finally end arteriosclerosis, reduce plaque and eliminate arterial blood clots, lower blood pressure, and generally cure almost all problems of cardiovascular disease.
He won the 1998 Nobel Prize for this discovery, but unfortunately his work has never been given very much publicity, due to the fact that the medical profession is finding it too easy, too plentiful, too cheap as a cure for almost all heart maladies.
That miracle molecule is Nitric Oxide. It is the curative component which is found in Nitroglycerine, a vasodilator (expands and thus relaxes a narrowed artery, which reduces chest pain and eliminates heart attacks), and also is the vasodilator which ends impotence (found in Viagara and other E.D. drugs). This would end the need for cholesterol inhibitors like Lipitor or Crestor, because it elimates arteriosclerotic plaque build-up. Nitroglycerine is expensive and lasts only a few minutes, but the key molecule or compound in it can be found elsewhere in less expensive form.
Where to find this? The easiest source of Nitric Oxide (chemically depicted as NO) is an amino acid called L-Arginine. It suppresses an enzyme which inhibits the formation of Nitric Oxide. (Not to be confused with Nitrous Oxide (NO2), which is laughing gas). Believe it or not, it's the same compound found in smog, but it's usage on an individual in supplements that contain L-Arginine, or taking L-Arginine itself, can perform miracles in regards to your heart health. --
Greg Mangan
"VRT Man"
He won the 1998 Nobel Prize for this discovery, but unfortunately his work has never been given very much publicity, due to the fact that the medical profession is finding it too easy, too plentiful, too cheap as a cure for almost all heart maladies.
That miracle molecule is Nitric Oxide. It is the curative component which is found in Nitroglycerine, a vasodilator (expands and thus relaxes a narrowed artery, which reduces chest pain and eliminates heart attacks), and also is the vasodilator which ends impotence (found in Viagara and other E.D. drugs). This would end the need for cholesterol inhibitors like Lipitor or Crestor, because it elimates arteriosclerotic plaque build-up. Nitroglycerine is expensive and lasts only a few minutes, but the key molecule or compound in it can be found elsewhere in less expensive form.
Where to find this? The easiest source of Nitric Oxide (chemically depicted as NO) is an amino acid called L-Arginine. It suppresses an enzyme which inhibits the formation of Nitric Oxide. (Not to be confused with Nitrous Oxide (NO2), which is laughing gas). Believe it or not, it's the same compound found in smog, but it's usage on an individual in supplements that contain L-Arginine, or taking L-Arginine itself, can perform miracles in regards to your heart health. --
Greg Mangan
"VRT Man"
Saturday, October 4, 2008
The VRT Answer for Arthritis
From John Peterson, author of Transformetrics:
I received a great letter from a man suffering from severe arthritis who has obtained exceptional results by performing the Seven Tiger Moves from my book The Miracle Seven. He wrote that for many years he could not sleep for more than three hours at a stretch due to waking up in pain. Now, however, he almost always sleeps through the night with no problem—thanks to the Tiger Moves.
In his letter he wondered what I would recommend to further amplify his results and to sculpt his entire body to the max. Naturally, Power Calisthenics are out of the question.
Without batting an eye, I immediately responded that he needed Greg Mangan's VRT Package (Click here for ordering information). Why? Because with Greg Mangan’s VRT Total Bodybuilding System he can take his desire for complete and synergistic strength and development to an entirely new level with exercises that Greg has specially created to strengthen and sculpt every muscle group in the entire body from head to toe. And better yet, VRT is perfect for people suffering from Arthritis and other joint conditions. Here’s why.
Greg teaches how anyone can positively contract and relax each muscle group at will for maximum strength development and body sculpting, using the power of applied visualization. And because VRT does not rely on weights or machines, there is absolutely no excess gravitational stress placed on swollen and painful joints, ligaments, or tendons. THAT MAKES VRT PERFECT FOR PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM ARTHRITIS OR OTHER FORMS OF JOINT PAIN!
With VRT, not only do you learn how to strengthen muscles maximally, but it also increases blood flow throughout the entire circulatory system even to the smallest capillaries. In addition, VRT greatly enhances your range of motion gently and safely as the strength and development gained through VRT stabilizes every joint with strong, perfectly sculpted, and flexible muscles that literally support the entire skeletal structure while making movement far more comfortable and pain free.
All this in addition to the fact that once you learn VRT you can exercise any time and any place because there is no equipment or weights involved—just your own body. And frankly, it doesn’t get any better than that!—J.P.
Do you know someone who would benefit from the challenge and inspiration of these Daily Transformations e-mails? Please forward them this link to www.Transformetrics.com, and encourage them to sign up in the drop-down box.
I received a great letter from a man suffering from severe arthritis who has obtained exceptional results by performing the Seven Tiger Moves from my book The Miracle Seven. He wrote that for many years he could not sleep for more than three hours at a stretch due to waking up in pain. Now, however, he almost always sleeps through the night with no problem—thanks to the Tiger Moves.
In his letter he wondered what I would recommend to further amplify his results and to sculpt his entire body to the max. Naturally, Power Calisthenics are out of the question.
Without batting an eye, I immediately responded that he needed Greg Mangan's VRT Package (Click here for ordering information). Why? Because with Greg Mangan’s VRT Total Bodybuilding System he can take his desire for complete and synergistic strength and development to an entirely new level with exercises that Greg has specially created to strengthen and sculpt every muscle group in the entire body from head to toe. And better yet, VRT is perfect for people suffering from Arthritis and other joint conditions. Here’s why.
Greg teaches how anyone can positively contract and relax each muscle group at will for maximum strength development and body sculpting, using the power of applied visualization. And because VRT does not rely on weights or machines, there is absolutely no excess gravitational stress placed on swollen and painful joints, ligaments, or tendons. THAT MAKES VRT PERFECT FOR PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM ARTHRITIS OR OTHER FORMS OF JOINT PAIN!
With VRT, not only do you learn how to strengthen muscles maximally, but it also increases blood flow throughout the entire circulatory system even to the smallest capillaries. In addition, VRT greatly enhances your range of motion gently and safely as the strength and development gained through VRT stabilizes every joint with strong, perfectly sculpted, and flexible muscles that literally support the entire skeletal structure while making movement far more comfortable and pain free.
All this in addition to the fact that once you learn VRT you can exercise any time and any place because there is no equipment or weights involved—just your own body. And frankly, it doesn’t get any better than that!—J.P.
Do you know someone who would benefit from the challenge and inspiration of these Daily Transformations e-mails? Please forward them this link to www.Transformetrics.com, and encourage them to sign up in the drop-down box.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
The Importance of Feeling
Friends,
It is more than just "visualizing" the resistance to create high tension in VRT. (Or visualizing or 'picturing' your goals, or picturing how you want things to be in your life).
"What you think about, you bring about" is a common saying, but more mportantly, "what you feel about, you bring about" has even more truth. Not just feeling the resistance, but feeling good, feeling elated, feeling excited, feeling gratitude, feeling that real sweet feeling; all these feelings make your entire life better, for thoughts are created by feelings.
Research has shown that thoughts create corresponding feelings (i.e., get mad in your thoughts at someone, and you will just feel the angry feelings swarming around in your system), and likewise, feelings can create thoughts (feel lousy, and suddenly you think that nothing's going right in your world today).
I react to this by going out of my way to feel GREAT when I do VRT, no matter what exercise I happen to create; and if I purposely generate the feeling of feeling GREAT today, and towards everything that I will attempt today, it will actually proceed that way!!
Think about it (no, better yet, feel about it) and give it a try.
Greg Mangan
Mr. VRT
It is more than just "visualizing" the resistance to create high tension in VRT. (Or visualizing or 'picturing' your goals, or picturing how you want things to be in your life).
"What you think about, you bring about" is a common saying, but more mportantly, "what you feel about, you bring about" has even more truth. Not just feeling the resistance, but feeling good, feeling elated, feeling excited, feeling gratitude, feeling that real sweet feeling; all these feelings make your entire life better, for thoughts are created by feelings.
Research has shown that thoughts create corresponding feelings (i.e., get mad in your thoughts at someone, and you will just feel the angry feelings swarming around in your system), and likewise, feelings can create thoughts (feel lousy, and suddenly you think that nothing's going right in your world today).
I react to this by going out of my way to feel GREAT when I do VRT, no matter what exercise I happen to create; and if I purposely generate the feeling of feeling GREAT today, and towards everything that I will attempt today, it will actually proceed that way!!
Think about it (no, better yet, feel about it) and give it a try.
Greg Mangan
Mr. VRT
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
VRT as an Incredible Solution to a Wounded Knee
Friends, John mentioned that the Hindu push-up solved a shoulder injury that he had had from a martial arts workout years before, and Wendy mentioned the "high reach" from the Miracle 7 solved a shoulder problem she had.
Recently I have had my own somewhat miraculous cure. I had a knee injury back in the summer of 2006 when sprinting with kids during an adult/kid game at a Cub Scout camp (I carved a walking stick with my knife, and hobbled around the rest of the week). I had it looked at by an Orthopedist, but he couldn't tell me if I had a torn meniscus or not without a $1000 MRI. So I opted it against it. It took several weeks to heal.
Then, on the this past weekend of August 30th, I bought a small dirt bike for my 13 year old son. It was a used dirt bike, and we both attempted to get it operating correctly by taking rides on it and fiddling around with it. It is a small (80 cc) dirt bike, and I wiped out on it. It was in my back yard. And guess what got re-injured as I got up from the dirt? I severely twisted my left knee, and the injury exacerbated once more.
I put ice on it and bandaged the knee, and my wife lent me a cane to hobble around on during Labor Day weekend. I was upset that this was re-injured and spoil the next however-long weeks until its recovery. Then I proceeded with a VRT-like exercise to strengthen the joint, whereby I laid on my back, and pushed my legs up and down in the air under great tension as though I were pushing a block of stone up a ramp, then pulled down under tension as though pulling back on some heavy springs. All the while thighs and calves were under tension, contraction, or flexion, whatever you want to call it. It was an upside-down squat done in the air. But tension was in both directions.
An hour later my wife came home, and saw me walking about freely without bandage or cane. Amazed, she said 'how did you do it?' I told here about my mini-"breakthrough."
I don't know what happened; but it is completely relieved. If you have knee problems, try this. Something straightened out in the ligamental area of the knee joint. And I'm glad it did. I am not the type who wants to have knee surgery.
--Greg Mangan
"VRT Man"
Recently I have had my own somewhat miraculous cure. I had a knee injury back in the summer of 2006 when sprinting with kids during an adult/kid game at a Cub Scout camp (I carved a walking stick with my knife, and hobbled around the rest of the week). I had it looked at by an Orthopedist, but he couldn't tell me if I had a torn meniscus or not without a $1000 MRI. So I opted it against it. It took several weeks to heal.
Then, on the this past weekend of August 30th, I bought a small dirt bike for my 13 year old son. It was a used dirt bike, and we both attempted to get it operating correctly by taking rides on it and fiddling around with it. It is a small (80 cc) dirt bike, and I wiped out on it. It was in my back yard. And guess what got re-injured as I got up from the dirt? I severely twisted my left knee, and the injury exacerbated once more.
I put ice on it and bandaged the knee, and my wife lent me a cane to hobble around on during Labor Day weekend. I was upset that this was re-injured and spoil the next however-long weeks until its recovery. Then I proceeded with a VRT-like exercise to strengthen the joint, whereby I laid on my back, and pushed my legs up and down in the air under great tension as though I were pushing a block of stone up a ramp, then pulled down under tension as though pulling back on some heavy springs. All the while thighs and calves were under tension, contraction, or flexion, whatever you want to call it. It was an upside-down squat done in the air. But tension was in both directions.
An hour later my wife came home, and saw me walking about freely without bandage or cane. Amazed, she said 'how did you do it?' I told here about my mini-"breakthrough."
I don't know what happened; but it is completely relieved. If you have knee problems, try this. Something straightened out in the ligamental area of the knee joint. And I'm glad it did. I am not the type who wants to have knee surgery.
--Greg Mangan
"VRT Man"
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