This Is Going To Be Pretty Unbearable …
Posted: August 14, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: advice, America, baseball, Chuck Norris, crossfit, exercise, fitness, health, hipster, life, love, lululemon, marathon, MLB, pilates, Shark Week, social media, twitter, whole foods, WOD, yoga 15 CommentsThe more you Twitter the worse you run-
Shame, Shame we know your name peeps! Not a single one of you reading yesterday took the bait we so generously tossed in your general direction: “You teach what you need to learn“. One little, painless comment for or against would have placated the cantankerous Uncle Sachmo! But no way Jose, you were way too busy lamenting about all of your grand adventures over the past weekend … Now you shale all suffer. Performing our best Jesse Pinkman impersonation: “Listen up and pay attention, bitches!!!“
The single worst part of dispensing advice to others either in a random blog-o-post or over a few cold PBR’s is that NO ONE (re-read this again) actually follows through with what you have to share. When most self-absorbed (<— If this word is too abrasive choose another one that best fits your personality) peeps ask a question, they already have a picturesque answer in mind-which is usually, the answer they would like to hear coming from your mouth.
Quick question: Why ask for advice or help in the first place? When you know you will not use it.
The challenge to our dear readers today is this: When someone asks you for help or an opinion later this afternoon. Zip it up and don’t say a thing to the person asking! Listen for once and lend a good ear. Chances are they could care less what you have to say in return. Listen and help guide them to the answer they want, the answer they want to here from their own mouth.
Or is this you?!?<—Must Clicky(Dear Lord above let this be you!!!)
The Plan-
The Workout-
Before dawn go outside and enjoy the Moon and Venus dancing in the sky above you. Awaken your senses with a nice flowing Sun Salutations Series, bringing balance and energy to you this morning. What you do after this is up to you …
Hat Tip: Tyler Leavitt
Notes:
Pretty unbearable indeed … Smile and ENJOY!!!
How Will We Ever Move On …
Posted: August 13, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: crossfit, exercise, fitness, gluten free, happiness, health, hipster, kettlebell, life, london, love, lululemon, marathon, motivation, pilates, running, smile, summer olympics, trail running, walking, WOD, yoga 8 CommentsNarcissus is the glory of his race: For who does nothing with a better grace-
Over this past weekend we sat down and had a nice free flowing chat amongst some old friends. One topic that came up that we would like to share with you is: You teach what you need to learn. Let this thought sit in for a bit as you get ready to rush off to your mid day extreme fitness class …
Oh and to the peeps lamenting, crying about Olympic withdraw? The REAL Olympics start soon!
The Plan-
There are countless boring and over opinionated blog-o-posts offering dreadful London Olympic recaps and what not today. Here’s ours:
Top Tip: If you missed any of the BBC coverage of the Summer Games because you were taking photos of yourself and Pinning things? BBC FULL COVERAGE(Replay)
You only have until January peeps so hop to it already!?!
The Workout-
From our “No Time to Waste” series of programs:
As a Warm Up: 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Light Turkish Get Ups (Graceful, Flowing, Find Perfection) Followed By:
Pick something heavy up around you and proceed to Heart Beat Walk for 100 pumps … Lets do this 4-5 times?!?
Notes:
The world will still go on dear reader. Time to quit living vicariously as though you are an Olympic athlete or something?!? Have fun today and ENJOY!!!
You Wanna Go Night Night …
Posted: August 8, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: compassion, exercise, health, hipster, kettlebell, life, london, love, lululemon, marathon, motivation, paleo, pilates, pity, smile, summer olympics, whole foods, WOD, yoga 9 CommentsIf the roots are sick, is not washing the leaves an eye-wash? To fix the roots is not easy, but washing the leaves is dangerous, for it gives the illusion of health-
Before we start on yet another bloviated blog-o-post. Watch this video to get all amped up and tingly inside this morning (or afternoon if you live in Turnipshire):
Have you ever noticed that our pity of others expresses a negative evaluation of a known bad situation? Last time we checked peeps simply do not like to be pitied or looked down upon as if they are flawed in some sort or another.
Our attitudes towards people who may be overweight or out of shape (What the heck is out of shape anyways? Can someone please explain this to us?!?) is a typical example of pity. Some normal attributes of compassion may be giving a helping hand to those near and dear to us. Pity and compassion are not generated in every case of bad luck, but only when we believe that someone suffers from substantial misfortune.
There is one crucial difference between pity and compassion: It’s simply that compassion involves far greater commitment on your part to contribute any form of substantial help. You may pity a woman for being fat and obese although that does little to help you or the woman. On the other hand … Compassion involves a willingness to roll up your sleeves and to get personally involved in helping out, while pity usually means you could care less. Maybe we can think of pity as being a spectator at the Olympics? Jumping around dolling our pity “yellow cards” out here and there where it is most convenient to us!?!
The whole dang point today (That will be lost in all the pics and silly videos): Our pity revolves around our perceived inferiority of other people. No matter what it may be: Oscar Pistorius running the 400m relay with no legs or Nadzeya Astapchuk (some claim she is too heavy and not womanly like … Ass-Hat peeps.) tossing a shot put around on the field. Compassion peeps … Shines a lovely, bright light on the common equality in humanity (Which is pretty darn cool).
The Plan-
The Workout-
If we told you that the secret to living a healthy engaging life is: Happy Hips and Happy Mind?!? All the peeps reading today would walk away shaking their collective heads in great shame.
On that note: A nice Happy Hips Warm Up and maybe a Swim followed by this series of movements:
Not For Time or AMRAP … Well, 30 Minutes of time at least?!?
10 Hinge Walk Out Perfect Push Ups
3 Perfect Dead Hang Pull Ups
30 Second Hand Stand Hold
Make note of when you started and roll through these movements for 30 minutes or so … No hurry! Perfection!!!
Notes:
Smile and ENJOY!!!
**This post was inspired by the comedian Kevin Hart and his Wanna go night night bit … If you have virgin ears or are overly sensitive? Don’t watch the video.**
You Brought A Gun To A Knife Fight …
Posted: August 7, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: Bronze, crossfit, exercise, fitness, happiness, health, hipster, kettlebell, Live, london, love, lululemon, marathon, motivation, paleo, pilates, recovery, Rowing, running, summer olympics, trail running, walking, whole foods, WOD, yoga 36 CommentsYou can get further with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word-
Rumor on the street is that the kids of today love this stuff:
The Plan-
Well um … We’ll just leave this here (Way to take home the Bronze Boys!!!):
While we are causing women to faint worldwide this morning. Say hello to Chilean gymnast Tomas Gonzalez:
The Workout-
Inspired recently from the “Slap Upside the Old Noggin“ series of programs here at CultFit HQ:
Be Advised: You can do this program inside, it can be done. However … Lego’s, Matchbox Cars, Bottle Caps (Beer) hurt under your hands performing Handstand walks! Grass is our friend here peeps! Soft, plush green grass. FYI- Its located outside!!!
Not For time …
Nice quick flowing Warm Up followed by:
Handstand Walk for 10 meters (Sprint back to the start – where you left a heavy KB …)
10 Heavy Hard Style KB Swings
Skill work or whatever its called is complete rubbish. Life is a skill that we are all too happy to avoid during the day. Like all of our programs, having fun and enjoying ourselves is paramount! If you can’t perform a Handstand? Or even walk a straight line on two feet? Who the hell cares? We don’t – That’s who! Forward Rolls, Crab Walk, Cart Wheels, You Name It … All work here today peeps. Skill Work … Open the car door for your lady friend sometime?!? That’s a pretty damn useful Skill to work on don’t you agree???
Notes:
If only life were this easy?!? Have fun today and ENJOY!!!
That Was Me – I Did This …
Posted: August 1, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: crossfit, health, hipster, jogging, kettlebell, london, lululemon, marathon, motivation, natural, paleo, pilates, running, summer olympics, trail running, walking, whole foods, WOD, yoga 10 CommentsRandy, you know, when I want advice on cheeseburgers or not wearing a shirt, you’re the person I’ll come to-
Now that you have prepared for any challenge in your way. You can’t wait to go out and prove yourself to the world!
Today you are making history!!! Today is a day for the ages. What you achieve today is a story you’ll tell your kids and grand kiddo’s over and over (nauseously) just so see their eyes widen when you say, “That was me! I did this!”
Take a moment to think of all the great first moments in sports history: The very first Olympics. Tom Brady’s first touchdown pass, Your first pair of $125.00 Lululemon yoga pants and Tim Tebow running shirtless in the rain. What you achieve today will be right there, the pinnacle of all of these great moments.
Completely off topic. Here is our solution to the empty seat(s) mess at the London Summer Olympics:
The Plan-
Just wait for it … Chad Le Clo’s Father, Burt Le Clo?!? Let’s just say he’s welcome over anytime!!!
**Apologies for the video and audio quality. We had cut back on our production budget.**
The Workout-
Our Warm Up is the exact opposite of what you did yesterday. Dial the intensity knob down to about three and simply have fun. Followed by:
Not for time …
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Perfect Ring Dips (no hurry today. Play around and see what works best for you.)
Notes:
Put yourself out there today and achieve something great! Have fun and ENJOY!!!
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