Travels With Melissa …
Posted: July 24, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: cooking, crossfit, eating, exercise, fitness, food, happiness, life, love, motivation, paleo, pilates, trail running, Travel, traveling, Walk, walking, yoga 13 CommentsTravel Tribulations
It can be really difficult and frustrating, after getting comfortable with your food ways at home, when you have to navigate new surroundings to figure out the healthiest choices. Sometimes it is so overwhelming I find myself on the brink of giving up and looking for the easiest most unhealthy food around. However, I have learned from my experiences and want to share some of the ways I minimize stress and appreciate the journey!
I encourage you to embrace what you are able to do and enjoy the adventure of being somewhere new!
1. Make some travel foods to fill in the blanks. Granola bars are great! They last for a long time, don’t need to be refrigerated and can be individually wrapped. Check out: Ina Garten- Homemade Granola Bars Recipe for an awesome recipe! Another good travel food is hummus if you have a cooler. If kept cool it can last for about a week and you can pre-cut veggies ahead of time. My favorite travel food is quinoa salad! It can be eaten cold or hot and if you have a cooler it will stay good for up to a week. Quinoa salad is full of protein and other awesome vitamins and minerals!
2. Don’t be afraid to stop along your route for local fresh foods. Check it out and see what they are offering in that area. If its local it is obviously fresh with bonus points for supporting local farmers!
3. If you go to a supermarket take your time, look at all your options, read the ingredients, keep it simple and ask questions. Some of the “freshly” made products might not have been made right away and sometimes a marinated meat in the prepared foods section is a bottled marinade with all kinds of crazy ingredients.
4. Don’t stress out. Make the best decision possible and enjoy your vacation! A couple sub par meals will not ruin everything you have worked for!
Being happy will always be a part of being healthy! Trust in yourself to make the best choices and don’t obsess too much over bad options. Enjoy and appreciate everything you do have!
Happy traveling 🙂
The Plan-
The Workout-
A funny thing happened the other day while sorting through countless emails from our dear readers. A trend started to emerge from the rubble. Nearly 80% percent or so emails were asking when Melissa would stop back over to save yourself from reading our tired and exhaustive posts daily. The remainder of the emails primarily focused on one question/topic: “How do I perform a Perfect Pull Up?“
The invidious Uncle Mo opines: “Do more Pull Ups, duh!” Ah, if it was that simple … Ladies? We are throwing you all under the bus so be prepared!
Pop Quiz Hot Shot: What are the steps involved before an infant takes his or her first steps? Lie on tummy, roll over, reaching for an object, crawling, supported stand, falling, falling, falling some more and finally one day? A first step … So what happened from puberty on when you magically surmised that by simply grabbing a pull up bar you should be able to do one? Life is about patterns, pattering and progressions. There was and is a reason why we perform Fractal programs from time to time around these parts. You can not measure the importance of this program today in traditional ways: Form, Flow, Grace …
Happy Hips Warm Up followed by:
30 Second Natural Dead Hang From Pull Up Bar (Neutral Grip- Thumbs around top of bar. Open your pits/axilla and lengthen. Neutral spine and eyes forward, gently look through your grip …) Followed by:
30 Second Handstand Hold (Absolutely no flopping around! Actively press through the floor while pointing your toes to the sky. Neutral spine, take a moment to look through your hands … The exact opposite of your hang! Feel your breath and under control return to standing) Followed by:
5-10 Perfect Push Ups (Thumbs centered on nipples. Pinkies pointing at 3 and 9 o’clock. Elbows tucked in at your sides in the bottom position. Three points of contact at the bottom: Hands, Feet, Chin. Allow your breath to control and initiate movement throughout. Load on the way down slowly- Anakin squeeze! And initiate the upward movement through your stinky pits!)
15 Times Through Today! 1-5: Focus on length. 6-10: Focus on control. 11-15: Let your breathing take over … Form , Flow, Grace!
How about a nice little wager ladies of CultFit? Perform this program twice a week for one month? And we will guarantee that you will be able to do a Perfect Pull Up. Without one of those lame ass bands!?!
To accept our challenge and to decry to the blog-o-sphere that you are giving our challenge a go: Leave a comment and keep all of us updated on your progress!
When you are successful in your new task, and you will be successful! We will send you a nice shirt to wear out in public!!!
Notes-
Sister Hazel did our program last month and needless to say she cursed out her blue pull up band, it was rather unseemly for a woman. But damn was it hot!!! Dudes? Feel free to join us as well! The choice is yours … ENJOY!!!
**If you need some more clarification on the movements? Please feel free to ask for some help, that’s what we are here for.**
Thursday 12 July 2012
Posted: July 12, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: crossfit, happiness, health, hippie porn, hipster, intensity, joy, life, love, lululemon, motivation, natural, paleo, perspective, pilates, sex, trail running, whole foods, WOD, yoga 11 CommentsDrinking when we are not thirsty and making love at all seasons, madam: that is all there is to distinguish us from other animals-
Talk about kicking the proverbial hornets nest! If you missed the post from yesterday? Who are we kidding you didn’t miss anything of actual importance or some groundbreaking new science … or did you?!?
Normally each and every Thursday is a Rest day and we play some silly games, please don’t rush off in a pissy mood! We will get to them in a minute (better make that 15 minutes … A rant is brewing).
Pop Quiz Time: Are you reading this post today comfortably in your underwear, due to sex? The correct answer is yes! We, YOU, all of the above have adopted such a myopic view of the world that primarily focuses on “ME“. Step back and strip away all the layers that bog us down … Last time we checked Uncle Pliny’s parents had SEX (Spoiler Alert) 42 years ago and he is writing this post today due to that one-act, which didn’t last very long!
So if you are still pissed off from yesterday? Oh well, maybe this will make you feel better: Are Men Going Extinct…
The answer is YES (If you take the time to read this you will be kindly rewarded)!
The Plan-
The Workout-
Rest Day = Yoga, A Nice Walk and Some Self Reiki
Notes:
Deep cleansing breath … ENJOY!!!
Be Who You Are…
Posted: July 11, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: blogging, crossfit, exercise, fitness, free range, gluten free, health, hipster, jogging, kettlebell, life, love, lululemon, marathon, motivation, natural, paleo, perspective, pilates, recovery, rest, running, simplicity, trail running, walking, whole foods, WOD, yoga 19 CommentsHaving children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist-
Today’s Sign of the Apocalypse: For those of you who enjoy a REAL Triathlon? Say hello to the Newer – Cooler – Extreme … You suck version!!!
**Reebok X-Fit will leave no fitness program or methodology untouched as it ravages bodies around the globe**
In the basement of our critically acclaimed “CultFit Analytical Department” our researchers have been quite busy of late crunching numbers and watching Ellen. Here’s what they have come up with:
Men Do Everything They Do In Order to Get Laid
and Women Do Everything They Do In Order To Look Like Other Women
What? Did their report rub you the wrong way? Feel free to opine in the always “lively” comments section … Although bear in mind they did just recently publish this report about our future:
The Plan-
The Workout-
Long time readers will recognize this program from our “Open the Backdoor” series of Workouts published a long time ago.
Get out of the tub, Put down the iPad, Forget about taking pictures of your breakfast to post, Lift your chin up and Open the Backdoor to go do something … Obviously the previous sentence was written for the pretentious, delicate YogaMom’s reading today. For the dudes: Get yer ass off the couch and open the door!
We went for a nice Walk to the park and did a bunch of Perfect Pull Ups, that’s it.
Notes:
Thinking Caps Peeps: There is a reason you read a lot of “WE“ here daily … Increases in Individualistic Words and Phrases in American Books, 1960–2008
[…”These trends reflect a sea change in American culture toward more individualism,” says psychologist Jean Tweng] Source: HERE
Contrary to popular opinion there is some actual ground breaking Psychological Innovation going on around here, ENJOY!!!
You’re Damned if you do and damned if you don’t.
Posted: July 10, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: Chinning, crossfit, exercise, fitness, free range, gluten free, health, hipster, intensity, jogging, lululemon, marathon, motivation, natural, paleo, Peaches, perspective, pilates, running, trail running, Walk, walking, whole foods, WOD, yoga 12 CommentsHe slept beneath the moon. He basked beneath the sun; He lived a life of going-to-do, And died with nothing done-
If there was ever a time to turn away from CultFit, today would be that day! The topic of discussion today is going to be neither coherent nor digestible and is probably easier read over a cup of absinthe rather than our customary cup of green tea. So on that note … If you are late to your 9am Cardio Blast or 10am WAD at the local “Box“? Look at the pretty pictures, all too real videos and carry on with your fine day…
You’re Damned if you do and damned if you don’t.
And this concludes our conversation about staying true to yourself and not jumping onto the latest fitness trend(s) : You’re damned if you are too supportive to “these” people and you are damned if you’re not supportive enough.
Thank goodness we we’re Chinners here at CultFit HQ before it became “Hip” and mainstream … Look ‘Ma no kipping!?!
The Plan-
The Workout-
Trail Run/Bike/Swim/Hike/Walk as you see fit. Followed by:
20-30 Minutes of our classic “Plank Medley”.
Slice em and Dice em up as you see fit peeps although keep in mind: No plank will be held shorter than One Minute!
Notes:
Congrats and big pat on the back if you made it this far! Have a great day today and ENJOY!!!
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Posted: July 3, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: 4th of July, crossfit, exercise, fitness, gluten free, health, hipster, inversions, jogging, kettlebell, life, Live, love, lululemon, marathon, meditation, paleo, pilates, running, trail running, walking, WOD, yoga 13 CommentsBorn too late to explore the world. Born too early to explore the universe-
Today’s Sign of the Apocalypse: Uncle Mo has set the over/under at 1000. The number of bloggers who are going to lament nauseously, screaming: “Look at this horrible disgusting food I have to eat tomorrow“. Guess we’ll just wait and see won’t we?
How many of you feel your current program is summed up in this pic:
That’s kinda what we were thinking as well. No worries though deer peeps!
The Plan-
The Workout-
Pulled with fear and trepidation from our “Don’t Be a Meretricious Idiot” series of programs here at CultFit HQ.
Our Warm Up today is the following: A little TM and a nice flowing Sun Salutation Series until you find some semblance of “grace”…
Take a moment to wipe the sweat from your brow and proceed with the following:
**TOP TIP– This program is an old Bouldering/Climbing progression we use a few times a year. If you DO NOT have a Rock Overhang/Double Pull Up Bars/Monkey Bars etc. PLEASE sub in Elevated Feet Perfect Push Ups and Elevated Hand Perfect Push Ups. Or just ask us for more ideas!**
30-45 Second Hand Stand Hold (Active and Pushing away from the floor. Your pretty little toes point to the sky!)
2 Hand Release Perfect Pull Ups…Perform one Pull Up and on the second pull- Release, grabbing the Bar/Rock above you. Perform a Strict Dead Hang Pull Up on this higher bar and return to the earth beneath you.
Form, Flow, Grace…10 times through would be pretty cool?!?
Notes:
If your idea of a good workout is AMRAP or Balls to the Wall/Middle Fingers to Form and Function? Skip this workout today because YOU WILL get hurt…Or maybe you like that in your program? Breaking news!!! Tomorrow is the 4th around these parts and you know what? It won’t kill you to forget about your paleo, gluten-free diet for one day and celebrate like the true ‘Merican you are…ENJOY!!!
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