Tuesday 17 January 2012
Posted: January 17, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: crossfit, fitness, health, life, motivation, perspective, press, pull, push Leave a commentIn matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock-
The Plan-
Pull up a chair this morning as old Uncle Mortis would like to have a quick word with you. Hmm, where to begin? How about this, If you the dear reader approached us here stating: “Like check it out Uncle Mortis, I just totally destroyed my workout/program and myself to boot! How cool is that?” Yeah that’s pretty cool if that is what you really wanted to achieve. Our bodies are amazingly resilient and our minds infinitely stuck on stupid. Keep that in mind as you go about your business today and what the hell, the rest of the week.
The Workout-
Pulled from our “On the Minute” series here at the esteemed CultFit HQ archives…
At the top of every minute for 15 minutes, complete 2-3 get ups, alternating arms, using a 2 pood kb. If you cannot use the prescribed weight, use your brain and figure something out. Followed by:
DB Single Arm Rows
Two rounds of:
20 seconds/Right Arm
20 seconds/Left Arm
Rest 1 minute
Find a steady grove/balance/pace and lose yourself in these movements for 15 minutes: Reps absolutely do not matter!
Kettlebell Swings, 1.5 pood
DB Push Press, 50#
Notes:
For the new peeps here at CultFit HQ: Time and reps are of no real importance to us here in terms of achieving a “Good Program”. Quality of the movement and pace are paramount, ENJOY!!!
Monday 16 January 2012
Posted: January 16, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: fitness, health, life, motivation, run. bike, running, swim 5 CommentsAcquaintance, n.: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to-
Quite often (more times than not) one of our adoring and sometimes misguided fans will write in asking: “What is a Perfect Push Up?” Good question and thanks for asking. Going back and digging through the official Data Archives here at CultFit HQ we found an image that shows the quintessential Perfect Push Up!
Behold, The Perfect Push Up
For those of you at home who know how to read:
Thank you: http://www.sandowplus.co.uk
And to think fitness and strength training is a new fad? Thanks be to the heavens that X-Fit didn’t invent this stuff.
The Plan-
We know for a fact that 98.3% of our dear readers have the calendar marked with a Sharpie for all the events they are competing (used loosely) in this year. We do as well, sort of. Make sure to remind us and we’ll get the list posted here this week…
The Workout-
Bike/Swim/Walk Your choice for at 30 minutes at a pace which takes you out of your comfort zone followed by:
At least 250-300 reps of the following:
KB Swings (any style you like)
Perfect Push Ups
Notes:
If you really put some effort and most importantly heart into the movements today…You will really surprise yourself how much work you can get done in such a small amount of time, ENJOY!!!
Friday 13 January 2012
Posted: January 13, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: fitness, health, life, motivation, perspective, rest, runner, welness, workout Leave a commentIt is not work that kills men, it is worry. Work is healthy; you can hardly put more on a man than he can bear. But worry is rust upon the blade. It is not movement that destroys the machinery, but friction-
It’s an end to another long week here at CultFit HQ, or is it? Our Internal Web-Stat Department would like to say “thank you” to all the peeps who emailed complaining about our killing the proverbial motivational vibe this week. Either you can look at this site as a beacon of hope or the last fleeting moments of a toilet swirl, the choice is up to you? But please, we beg of you, do not send us an email asking how to incorporate CrossFit moves like the Dead lift/Kettle Bell Swing/Double Under into your program because you saw it in the new edition of Runners World!?!
Please wish fellow CultFit follower Ryan Hall the best this weekend!
The Plan-
Is the ratio of your gadget/inter-webz face time vs. living a real life off kilter so far this year: Read up!
The Workout-
Pretty much what you have been doing all week:
Bike/Row/Swim for about an hour followed by:
100 Perfect Push Ups
100 Potato Sack Squats
100 Inverted Rows
10 Minutes in an Inversion of your liking (preferably outdoors in the middle of a field)
Hmm, what is this random assortment of movements you may be asking yourself today?
Notes:
A vast majority of our readers have this underlying need to validate themselves by asking tedious little questions like: “How much you lift” and “what was your last ultra-time”. If it makes you feel better 95.4% of the staff here did the one hour ride today in 20 mins. So on that note, There have been over 240-ish posts here by CultFit HQ members. Some of the best ones cover the topic of “Vanity”…Hmmmm. Be safe this weekend and most importantly, ENJOY!!!
If you are interested in joining CulFit HQ and getting some sweet CultFit schwag (no t-shirts) to rock out in at your next 5hr long Marathon/40 min 5k/16:49 Francis, drop us an email at: cultfit@gmail.com
Breaking NEWS!!! The Apocalypse has arrived…and officially Jumped the Shark on the way in:
Thursday 12 January 2012
Posted: January 12, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: 2012, cardio, free good hippie porn, hand balance, life, mini cardio, motivation, perspective, rest 2 CommentsHow beautiful it is to do nothing, and then to rest afterward-
“Motivate this, motivate that. You are doing it wrong. Here, here peeps let me show you how…” Go ahead right now on your WordPress search machine or that new Google thing and search: Fitness+Motivation. Go ahead now young héroe! We’ll kick back a cold VitaCoco as you lose yourself into the abyss. El prestigioso Motivational Department here at CultFit HQ want to have a heart-to-heart with you today.
After reading countless pages of nauseating, good old reach around mindless rubbish. Blog-o-sphere motivational types: Thank you for just being mediocre!
Understand there is a fine line in the minutia of what we are writing to you today: Douche or no douche, ¿estamos claros?
- Set your goal exceeding high and hold yourself accountable
- Understand you will not exceed easily
- Cultivate Confidence
Please let us know if the example below fails to capture what most of “you” are doing later today:
- You tell the world via Twitter/Blog/Facebook that you are training for a Marathon or whatever.
- You set some goals and a little plan on how to go about doing it.
- You buy an Affliction shirt or some hot yoga pants from Lululemon to build your confidence
- You post later in the day how life sucks due to the fact you had to wait in traffic on the way to the gym.
We understand it’s hard to fail. Old Uncle Caleb here recently competed in a power lifting meet(after posting his training video on the YouTube) only to be beaten by a 70-year-old woman.
The Plan-
There are no easy plans/charts/graphs or theory’s that painstakingly describe how to motivate you, none. So let’s put on our paleo cliche faces for a moment and ask a few questions that most of us should relate to:
What motivates you to brush and floss your teeth? What motivates you to show #2 who it really works for?Somewhere out on the south 40 there is an answer…
The Workout-
Rest Day of sorts…
Leg Drains and Mini Cardio…Quick question? How does the Google Machine work?
Notes:
ENJOY!!!
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