Tuesday 13 March 2012
Posted: March 13, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: exercise, fitness, health, lifting, motivation, movement, perspective, running, swimming, yoga 2 CommentsSpeech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for both-
Review from yesterdays post:
Is Nicolas Cage a good actor?
Is blindly following a recommendation from a celebrity via Twitter a prudent move?
Threading this together with one of our ongoing themes here: Is following a Random Fitness recommendation a healthy long-term decision?
Today’s Sign of the Apocalypse:
Charge your iThingy while breathing (<—-Once you click this link you will not be able to un-see the horror that lies before you!)
The words “Fitness and Health et al” are intimately intertwined in our culture. Agree or disagree? Post a comment after reading further…”So like ugh where are you dudes going with all this?” As more and more Random Fitness peeps begin to integrate Fitness/Health routines there are some that are not integrative in the least. To dig a bit deeper this morning: Integrative means you’re integrating the practice of a wide variety of fitness programs in the hope of making yourself healthy and whole.
You can calm down now, we are not trying to pooh-pooh the value of your program (Remember that is an EASY ARGUMENT to make). Basically we are proposing to you a definition of Fitness/Health that incorporates the physical body, spirituality and a sense of overall well-being.
Quick Talking Points:
When did the end result outweigh the process? We need to understand that we simply do not wake up in harmony and balance. There are a million ways to go about discussing this…Would it be safe to say that our quest is not linear, or point to point? And that we are prone to going through periods of re-doing previous programs and routines? Now what would happen if we tried to join these last two thoughts together?
The Plan-
One of the main problems facing us is that we believe that we should be able to accomplish something without actually putting in any effort.
The Workout-
Warm Up into a healthy lather this morning and carry on with the following:
150 Heavy Hard Style KB Swings (keep these snappy today – feel free to break them up into digestible bits – nail down solid form!)
30 second Pull Up Hang (let go of all stress and lengthen out) followed by:
25 Perfect Push Ups (focus on breathing and allowing said breath to release you from the bottom)
About four times is good enough for the above two movements
Finish up today with the following:
15-20 Minutes performing a Turkish Get Up with no weight!!!
Here’s the trick: Find something round and odd to use instead. A six-inch diameter Mickey Mouse bouncy ball you bought for the kiddos a while back works. We will even allow one of those five-pound exercise balls. You need to be able to palm it, not grip it with your finger tips! Focus your eyes through your palm and watch what happens…Tough little albóndiga with a 2 pood kb performing the TGU but you just dropped a Mickey Mouse ball on your head?!? How do you feel now tough guy?
Notes:
We are trying to pull four or five different theories/thoughts/anything together above in our post…always easy to chat about over a few pints although tough to iron out in a blog post. Patience is advised and as always feel free to chime in to add to our dialog today! Most importantly have fun today and be prepared to be humbled doing the TGU’s, ENJOY!!!
Monday 12 March 2012
Posted: March 12, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: basketball, cycling, exercise, fitness, health, march madness, motivation, ncaa, perspective, running, trail running, yoga 7 CommentsLaziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired-
Chances are according to our Webz Stats Department: 99.856% of you are going to fill out a tourney bracket sometime today and stress out over it for three weeks or so. To the peeps reading over seas in lands far away: You are better off for not knowing what it is, truly you are!
Let’s make sure we have your year in Random Fitness straight this morning: New Years resolution Failed. Get Fit for Valentines Day- Failed. Give up Something Horrid for Lent- Failed…Get Fit during March Madness…Hmmm?!?
How many of you find yourself in this position early in the year?
Over the past weekend we had the unique opportunity to sit down and relax for once. A chance to talk amongst friends at the pool and the park is always time well spent. One topic the we have been kicking around for a bit and tossing at you is that of Changing the Definition of Fitness. Time to put on your “Think outside the box caps”…more to come tomorrow!
Time to turn the cage…page we meant page!
The Plan-
Today’s Sign of the Apocalypse:
Did you enjoy the Cage video as much as the Kony 2012 video that went viral last week? This is not a political fodder post nor is this blog for that matter although if we step back and look at the KONY viral video phenomenon we learn a bit about ourselves. We need some facts first! Where did we put that darn Google Machine last…
Want Some More Info to Pry You Down From Your Righteous Perch?
The Workout-
Pulled from our “…On the minute” Signature Series here at CultFit HQ:
Trail Run or Swim for an hour followed by:
“On the minute”…
5 Perfect Pull Ups, 5 Perfect Push Ups, 5 Goblet Squats
Allow the clock to serve as a guide rather than a motivational tool working against you. Take a few minutes early on to develop a solid flow and rhythm…Then gently ease into pushing progressively harder.
Notes:
The goal of the Workout today is not to kill it for 30 seconds and rest until the top of the next minute. Five reps works for us to start and ease into each movement…make changes if you see fit. Develop a flow where you are constantly doing “Something” other than looking like a train wreck…Have a great healthy day and ENJOY!!!
Friday 9 March 2012
Posted: March 9, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: boot camp, fitness, health, insanity, motivation, perspective, rest, running, walking, yoag 5 CommentsWhen one tugs at a single thing in nature,he find it attached to the rest of the world-
Please take a moment to sit down and pour a nice cup of tea. It has been another long week exploring the realms of Random Fitness here at CultFit HQ. The video below is about four minutes long, perfect amount of time for some Earl Grey to steep! The video also sets the tone of our post today as well…
There have been numerous reports around the webz proclaiming the growing popularity of yoga in good old ‘Merica. How about some facts early in the morning peeps? According to statistics provided to Yoga Journal by the market-research company GfK MRI. There are roughly 14.3 million people in the United States that “practiced” (*cough-cough*) yoga in 2010, up from an estimated 4.3 million in 2001 (what a great year 2001 was…). Who wants to bet their kids tuition money that the number of people TRULY practicing yoga today is a minute fraction of that?!? Ahh come on now you already pay $$$ for your monthly box fee…We’ll juice it up for you here in a bit!
YOU (yeah you reading right at this very moment) have been deceived into thinking that the true goal of yoga is to get skinny, fab and flexible. Listen Up! True yoga practice has nothing-zero-zilch-nada to do with your athletic prowess, or how your body looks. 99.862% of yoga is contemplative meditation, and that’s not culturally popular, trendy, hip, new-age and never will be available at Whole Foods. The discipline and patience required is way too confronting to our socially driven and busy lifestyle. Wipe the coconut water dribble from your chin now yoga mom! This is only going to get worse…
Take a moment to contemplate this thought: More than 5% of all Americans are actually using yoga postures simply to take care of their body in preparation for meditation. Whatever, that is infinitely too much of a stretch for us here at CultFit HQ to believe. Imagine how different our culture would be if 14.3 million of you accepted yoga’s invitation of thoughtful self acceptance and became truly invested in strengthening humility and eradicating vanity?
We firmly believe that TRUE YOGA PRACTICE (Yeah we said it! Problem?) is dead in America due to the fact it is in direct opposition with some of our most deeply imbedded cultural norms.
The very essence of an endearing yoga practice is Ahimsa: Meaning “Non Harm”. We are one of the most pervasively violent nations of peeps in the world. Hell, just look at the name of your very workout program: Insanity, Boot Camp, ELITE Fitness…We certainly have the tough as hell program name down to an art don’t we? The root of all our physical violence has its beginning in the mind as non-acceptance, judgment, douche-bag-ness, competitiveness…all forms of passive violence we’re exposed to everyday.
“For the love of God!!! Step down from your almighty soapbox Uncle Frank!!!”
Gentleness, Clear Intentions, Acceptance, Undeterred Willingness to see Perfection and for the love of all things: Stop comparing and competing with others through yoga!
The Plan-
The Workout-
Whoa…Where did that all come from? One thing is for sure! Don’t check the email box this weekend Uncle Caleb…
Not for time…
Bike/Walk/Trail Run/Hike/Swim Anything you thoroughly enjoy for about an hour followed by:
45 Minutes of constant activity using the following movements:
Swings, Goblet Squats, Pull-Ups, Push Ups, Bent Over Rows, One Arm Press, Suit Case Dead Lift, Stiff Leg Dead Lift, Lunges…Did we forget anything?!?
Seriously get creative here and use that thing between your ears! Oh and don’t forget about common sense…Grace, Flow, Movement.
Notes:
What better way to end the week than by setting a brush fire around the Random Fitness World. Be safe, ENJOY!!!
Thursday 8 March 2012
Posted: March 8, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: crossfit, exercise, fitness, health, jokes, life, lifting, motivation, news, running, stress, yoga 5 CommentsHappiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling-
It’s that time of the week again peeps!!! Uncle Ralphie just came down the stairs in his nice fluffy pink bunny jammies. He really needs to stop smoking cheap cigars in the morning though! Hey, here’s Uncle Mo! Always nice to see a man carrying around a snifter full of purple “juice” in the AM wearing (quite affectionately by the way) a silk robe?!? Feel free to wander off on your great conquest of the Inter-Webz and all things Random Fitness. Today is a Rest Day here…You know what to expect?!?
The Plan-
The Workout-
Rest Day Although…Tap into your inner curiosity and go exploring out and about with the kids maybe? Scout out that next hill to do sprints on or maybe a new park to play on later this summer? Basically take the blinders off and put down the damn phone for once!!!
Notes:
What a lovely day it is. The sun is up and everything is fine and dandy, ENJOY!!!
Wednesday 7 March 2012
Posted: March 7, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: crossfit, exercise, fitness, flow, form, grace, health, life, motivation, news, perspective, running, yoga 3 CommentsThe ability to convert ideas to things is the secret to outward success-
The results from our question yesterday turned up missing in the evening hours. No need to pout like you really cared and are dearly heartbroken today reading at Starbucks. We have always lamented on: Form, Flow, Grace and the ability to make something look easy (especially when the activity is infinitely hard and complex). But why go through all the trouble of doing that you may be asking yourself today? Why care? Just doing “it” is 98.7% of the battle! There are a few great coaches out there in the fitness world that can make complex movement patterns (Olympic lifts) digestible to the average passer-by (Dan John is a great example). No they don’t pre-chew it for you like a momma bird on a crisp spring morning or toss it at you in the hopes that some of the info sticks. Too much of which already happens daily in our watered down social media driven society. As a test this morning go out in the blog-o-world and find ten blogs on fitness. How many just regurgitate centuries old bits-o-information and toss it your way? Our guess is no fewer than 9 out of 10 do it daily…
“What in the hell does this have to do about movement?” Say hello to Mr. Q Angle…Don’t confuse him with Mrs. Q Angle! That would be horribly impolite dear reader! (Four peeps reading know why this is important. Just four, no more no less.)
“You jack asses over there need to quit skimming the top and dumb it down for all of us…” What is one bio mechanical difference between a man and a woman? Why should a woman approach lifting/running differently than a man? This is not a gender bashing forum peeps so feel free to hop down off your easy argument box when you see fit!
JUST READ THIS to wet your appetite or (maybe) learn a wee bit more. (Well worth your time if you are of the female persuasion)
If you made it this far into the post? Congrats are in order, We literally get hundreds of emails a day trying to argue how we are poking fun at various routines and having a good-ole time at your expense. Our seasoned readers know that is far from the truth. They also know that we like to form and make our arguments on “The Process” not “The Result”…let that sink in for a minute (NO SERIOUSLY READ IT LIKE TEN TIMES). As an example do you know how easy it is to say and maybe you have said it recently: “CrossFit, P90x, Boot-camps are the best programs due to the fact I am in the best shape of my life!” Making the easy argument on “The Result” is so clichéd now peeps!!!
The Plan-
Our crack webz research department may have finally found the perfect image that represents what “YOU” do with all the mind numbing information you get in a day!
The Workout-
Pay close attention this may get out of hand quickly…
Warm Up into a nice lather and take your shoes off if you haven’t already done so.
Listen and feel the movement of your breath and body today, keep your eyes closed as much as possible and perform the following:
25 KB One Legged Bent Over Rows (Hips Stacked-Always…Each Arm)
25 KB One Legged One Arm Press (Pressing Arm is Opposite Standing Leg)
25 Hinge Walk Out High Push Up Plank (45-60 seconds, Are your eyes still closed?)
15 Minutes in the following Plank Variations:
High-Low Push Up, Side, Bridge One Leg, Table Top (About 5 mins each)
If you seriously want to mess yo self up?!? Perform a horrid plank…We dare you!!!
Notes:
We triple dog dare you!!! Be safe today peeps and ENJOY!!!
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