Summary
The book you are holding in your hand, “Krishna Warrior Fitness Challenge,” is a manual for becoming functionally strong, primarily in body but also in mind. You will find here a genuine way of how to transform your body, mind, and rediscover your real spirit as a warrior. If you ever desired to be healthy on all three levels - that is, body, mind, and spirit - this book is for you. If you ever wanted to learn uncommon exercises that you don’t usually learn from even fitness trainers, this book is for you. If you ever wanted to call yourself a warrior, this book will make you a real warrior. This book will make you reach for the best within yourself and bring you the true medal of achievement. If you always avoided exercise because you had no plan or motivation, this book gives a definite plan of action surcharged with spiritual motivation. If you ever wanted to have fun with your exercise routine, this book will not bore you. As a fitness book, it will walk you through uncommon workouts designed to develop functional strength for life. Designed for fit beginners, intermediate, and advanced fitness enthusiasts, it is recommended especially for them. However, even athletes who practice specific disciplines might find something for themselves. In “Krishna Warrior Fitness Challenge,” you will find various ways to enhance your mind and spirit for the purpose of your own sport or activity.
About the Author
Arkadiusz (Ark) Madej, an International Sports Sciences Association Elite
fitness trainer, specialist in performance nutrition,fitness therapy, and
martial arts conditioning, has been an avid practitioner of Kyokushin karate
since the age of 13. He has also practiced the ancient discipline of bhakti-yoga, or the yoga of devotion, since the age of 20 and received a Bhakti Sastri degree from the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Ark received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Elmhurst College, Illinois, and published the "Transcendental Warrior" book series for spiritual warriors, which fully delineates the science of conquering the mind. These books can be obtained at www.Krishnawarriors.com. He currently works as a personal trainer at Xsport fitness in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Foreword
There are many books on exercise, meditation, and health that treat each in detail from the
author’s point of view. These are all very helpful in their own way. As a martial artist searching
for the path to expand his own boundaries, these books always struggle with the way to
make their path yours, give an incomplete picture on how to accomplish your goals, and if
one is successful it is usually brief. In essence they provide an incomplete picture of an incomplete
path. A holistic point of view is needed to show one a path to continually expand
his or her boundaries. It needs to address the strengths and weaknesses of one’s mind, body,
and their journey together since they are not separate. Ark provides such a path in great
detail in this book.
For me as a martial artist, the focus of my fitness training has been on combat-oriented
movements with weights, which has resulted in sharpened techniques, increased speed,
more energy, and increased sensitivity. The increased stamina has allowed me to expand
my exercise routine in all areas. I noticed some immediate changes in my body and mind.
The most enjoyable aspect of my training is the variety and difficulty of exercises, which
concentrate on my weaknesses.
The attention to the proper form of each exercise was a significant factor in my improvement
but an exercise is not useful without the mindfulness to push one to accomplish it. The
benefits of increased health are incomplete without the enjoyment of accomplishing physically
and mentally challenging activities. The mind cannot be sharpened without the body
taking part. These are the tools that Ark provides to be a warrior in all aspects of the word.
James Anthony Sublett
Rank: 3rd Dan, World Tae Kwon Do Federation
Kaya Martial Arts, Arlington Heights, IL
Master Sung Min Park 7th Dan, World Tae Kwon Do Federation
