Tuesday 20 March 2012
Posted: March 20, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: blogging, crossfit, exercise, fitness, health, motivation, perspective, WOD, yoga 12 CommentsA man’s character is like his shadow, which sometimes follows and sometimes precedes him, and which is occasionally longer, occasionally shorter, than he is-
The post from yesterday had been building some momentum for quite a bit, sometimes you just need to get it out to unburden your soul. It’s still annoying though…runners who drive to the trail at o-dark-thirty and…had to catch ourselves there before we went on another rant! Another reason why living life with AADD is spectacular: The song ‘Peaches and Cream’ is easily one of the top ten worst songs of all time. Now, Peaches…There is a chic who knows what she wants from life! And Cream, one of the best bands of all time! Oh look a puddle to jump in.
Lots of new faces around here recently and as is customary please feel free to pull up a chair and kick off your shoes. The quick LowDown is over yonder in the Philosophia link thing. Here’s Uncle Gary fresh off the tractor getting the crops ready for summer, it should be noted that Uncle Gary is from Turnupshire and as all males from Turnupshire he is named Gary or Bruce…He has written a post for us that will be up tomorrow for your critique and from the initial feedback of the piece from some of the peeps around here: Classic Must Read!
The Plan-
Yet another sign that we are doomed as a society:
Take note the above image is not “shopped” and is remarkably real.
Hmm maybe all the chica’s climbing ropes is not a fad…Study: Exercise can lead to female orgasms
The Workout-
Not for time…
3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 Perfect Pull Ups (grip changes each set: Overhand w/thumb, OH no thumb, over/under…you get the point!) followed by:
3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 Dips (With or without Rings…Best done on the Monkey Bars at a nearby playground) Followed by:
100m Sprint Out and Back (make this a bit shorter each time through or longer? It’s up to you.)
Notes:
A good mate of ours sent us the girlfriend pic above last Friday night while we were out and about, its sad it really is. As much as we poke fun at X-Fit, yoga moms and cardio-barre burn bums we are truly in a sad place as a whole and this includes us here. Chin up peeps, tomorrow is another day. ENJOY!!!
Monday 19 March 2012
Posted: March 19, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: crossfit, exercise, fitness, helath, life, lifting, motivation, news, perspective, psycology, running, turkish get up, WOD 3 CommentsIf you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn’t part of ourselves doesn’t disturb us-
Contrary to popular belief we do not receive our training information from the Uzbekistan Intelligence Agency. Rather we have a “unique” in-house training team that encompasses both males and females across a wide range of athletic abilities. Some compete others could care less about what happens during the day. A rather touchy topic came up recently during a run over this past weekend: If you had to explain minimalist running in eleven words how would you do it? No more no less…11 words got it!!!
To preface and set up this post for all the sensitive soy chai-tea latte types reading in their minimalist shoes this morning: We genuinely do not care about your shoes or running philosophy. If its 5:45 am on a beautiful partially sun lit trail?!? Carry on pounding your feet into the earth blasting Peaches and Cream in your iPod thingy. Yeah it is that quite in the morning…Think about that peeps! Are you this person?!? Carrying on then…
As a social experiment try this the next time you see a granola crunching/VFF peep out on the trail? Be prepared to walk away after the eleven word limit and by all means purge the non-sense they spill forward. Ready?
Last night we presented this very question to our own Bio-Mechanical Engineer Uncle Harry, a rather flamboyant older gentleman. Now understand you have to say this aloud as you do it? Understand that last bit? It truly is the most through 11 word definition of how to run in known existence:
“My foot should hit the gentle earth beneath me moving backwards!”
Can you believe that? Is it really that simple? “…I Just bought four books for my Kindle teaching me how to run and you guys did it in 11 words?”
Start poking holes naysayers although be advised if you are “new” here and easily get butt-sore…Say the above words over and over as you wander the aisles in Whole Foods looking for gluten-free flax-seed oil. Unless you are prepared to take on Uncle Harry in an elastic energy/forward momentum debate? We kindly recommended you walk away from this argument next time on the trail…at 5:45 in the AM…when we are chilling out…not listening to Peaches and Cream!!!
The Plan-
Today’s sign of the coming Apocalypse:
Please click on me dear yoga mom…
The Workout-
Are we still getting up before the Sun rises in the morning?
From our “Book Ends” series here…
30 Minute Walk/Trail Run…Walk and if you feel like running go for it, followed by:
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Perfect One Arm Presses (non-pressing arm is holding a plate, db, kb 10 lbs heavier than pressing weight)…Followed by:
10 Perfect Hinge Walk Out Push Ups (walk out once – 10 push ups – walk back)
10 Minutes Messing about with the Turkish Get Up (Not for time and not AMRAP! Carry over from last week and fiddle around with small muscle activation)
20 Minute Walk/Trail Run…
Notes:
FYI- Friday is going to be work up to a Heavy One Rep Each Arm TGU. Now though extensive research on our part we have unlocked two very different types of peeps: The one who will go nuts all week putting up big numbers only to stink up the joint Friday and the peeps who will refine technique and pattern the movement daily. We’ll see who shows up Friday won’t we? Be safe and most importantly today, ENJOY!!!
Friday 16 March 2012
Posted: March 16, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: 10k, 5k, exercise, f1, fitness, health, marathon, march madness, meditation, NASA, running, space, swimming, wellness, yoga 4 CommentsThe real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes-
Have you ever witnessed something that makes you stop right in your tracks and watch in awe? Something truly amazing, something you have probably never seen before? We had one of these moments last night and we would like to share it with you this morning…Honestly stop whatever is occupying you at this moment and let yourself be amazed for eight minutes!
We had originally planned to beat some topic to death today…let this video sink in for a moment, life is truly amazing!!!
Earlier in the week we spoke about (albeit briefly) Changing the Definition of Fitness. Fitness can be anything you like, so if wandered over here and made it this far? Change fitness to…pixie dust if you like.
It truly is important to note that we are forever changing, right now as an example; you just changed. Each and every time you beat yourself up for going through the same old thing again chances are the experience is more nuanced this time around, hopefully with more insight then you had before. This new experience is always changing…Each and every pico second of the day.
What do we expect you to take away each time this happens? Please take note that there are days when you may not want to exercise, eat right, go train, whatever . This is not the end of the world and we know for a fact that you will get out and exercise again! This is what we like to call Changing the Definition of Fitness and getting back to your true self, back to your goals, and back to another opportunity to redefine them in a more nuanced and personal manner.
The Plan-
Perspective: Either this is the best news in the world or the worst? Where do you stand?!? LINK
The Workout-
Pulled from our “Have a smile on your face” series here at CultFit HQ:
We have written ad nauseam about performing or engaging in a program that you thoroughly enjoy. If you feel inclined go back and re-read all 290 or so posts that point this out. So on that note:
Not for time…
One Hour Swimming rinse off and followed by:
Deep meditative yoga…you know where we stand on yoga so this is not the crap you do down at YogaMed or film yourself in the living room in tight Lululemon attire to post on MeTube later…
15 Minutes of Leg Drains and 15 Minutes of Inversions
Notes:
Life is more important than just working out. Watching your kids play, witnessing a magical moment in life…It’s moments like these where we need to step back and ENJOY who we are and where we are. Have a great weekend watching the Australian GP and be sure to cheer for CultFit Racing Team member: Lewis Hamilton! Be safe and ENJOY!!!
Thursday 15 March 2012
Posted: March 15, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: crossfit, exercise, fitness, fun, health, perspective, recovery, rest, running, WOD 6 CommentsAll the people strain their ears and eyes:The Sage only smiles like an amused infant-
Ahhh can you believe how nice it is outside right now at precisely this moment in time? Our apologies if you are still in bed reading on your new iPad…Maybe a spoiler alert would have been nice? Yup its Thursday once again here at the pristine confines of CultFit HQ and that could only mean one thing, rest! No…not that kind of rest. There is no three on one-off rubbish around here although active rest could be applied at times (if playing on a play ground fits into your definition?). Our rest is more intimate and personal rather than a time to recharge our vanity fuel cells like most of you do on your rest days. Who cares moot point in our book and no sense fretting over it…
New Feature for Thursday’s!!! Best caption to the pic below wins something (don’t ask us what that something may be) and will be judged via comments and amongst your blog-o-sphere peers…Without further delay:
The Plan-
Take the high road/easy argument path if you like although keep in mind that “yes” the video is funny…although something really good is going on here and some of the movements? Well let’s just say “SOME PEOPLE” out there on the inter-webz think they are extremely intuitive and cutting edge in their WOD errr program design…
The Workout-
Rest Day or if you are really itching to do something…Go for a walk.
Notes:
Rest up mates and ENJOY!!!
Wednesday 14 March 2012
Posted: March 14, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: exercise, fitness, health, healthy living, life, meditation, motivation, opinion, perspective, weight loss, yoga 3 CommentsWriting gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it’s just an illusion, that people are going to bring their own stuff into it-
Looking back it may have been wise to let you know that this weeks posts are trying to flow together in one way or another. Grandpa-pa Moses pointed this subtly out last night: “You bloviating fools spend so much damn time writing and chatting about something that in essence is so simple!”
“Get up and move everyday…”
That is 89 years of old man wisdom there peeps…In essence we all do this on any given day, right? For most of us this simple idea begins to travel sideways as soon as we step out of bed though, sadly. We could beat this topic into a righteous death daily like so many blog-o-sphere types do…But why really?!? Only YOU know what it takes to get back to the purity of Grandpa Moses message…
The Plan-
Allow us to dip our toes into murky waters today for just a moment. We are here to empower you not to provide self-serving recommendations or instruct your every move during a program. There are fundamental movements you need to pattern before you add serious weight! These need to become second nature like picking your nose in your mom’s basement. Case in point: Turkish Get Ups. 89.2% of you can barely walk and download an app little lone put all the pieces together to properly put some serious weight over you head! And now you are going to go off to the “box” and do AMRAP in 20 minutes?!? More power to you…Quick timeout for a few obligatory links to warm your heart:
These Links are Must Read(s) Peeps!!!
Overly Aggressive Workouts Put Athletes at Risk
The Workout-
Trail Run/Walk/Swim for about 45 minutes or so followed by:
100 Alternating Goblet Squat Pivots
100 Reverse Lunges (No weight – No Shoes)
Spend 30 Minutes messing about with the Turkish Get Up (Start with what you learned yesterday and continue to pattern this critical movement)
Notes:
Today’s top tip: Swimming and stretching in the pool prior to a hard workout…Let’s just say your body will thank you later in life. Be safe today and ENJOY!!!
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