Monday 20 February 2012
Posted: February 20, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: diet, exercise, fitness, health, motivation, perspective 1 CommentWeather forecast for tonight: dark. Continued dark overnight, with widely scattered light by morning-
Not so Breaking News: My Active Faith v. The Cult of CrossFit
We will be paying attention to what happens above…stay tuned peeps this is going to get interesting quick!
How do you begin to form a sense of self-respecting awareness? Follow us here at CultFit HQ as we explore the path that is often overlooked. We apologize to those of you reading at Starbucks this morning for allowing us to take a break the last two weeks, kicking the proverbial can down the road. We do take Random Fitness seriously. Just not after surgery and mega doses of painkillers and Arnica Oil rubdowns.
Insanity, P90x, ReeBok CrossFit, Yoga-Mom Yoga, Pilates, Group Fitness, Boot-camps, late night infomercials (Hell anything else you can think of?) fail you and us on so many levels. We are not opening the floor up here for debate whether or not these programs work. Some do and some don’t, understand? We’re digging much deeper here than the yoga instruction PDF that came with your recent P90x purchase or broad times and modial domain rubbish that X-Fit was founded on!
Talking points for the next fortnight: Pain is a gift, foundations, awareness of breath, small muscle groups, range of motion AROUND the joints not through them (we are currently penning a book touching on this subject and something a majority of you need to address soon.)
There will be more added to the list and as always expect some douche bag antics along the way to keep things light. Did you read that? Don’t take yourself too seriously Greek yogurt addicted Random Fitness albóndigas!?!
The Plan-
9 out 10 emails we receive a week touch on this subject:
If you had to put our CultFit style/theory into a “Family History” definition of sorts? Consider us fourth cousins second removed from holistic fitness. Some call us the “back packing across Europe cousins of X-Fit” and the “holiday in Peru Grandparents” of a brash young crowd consisting of hipster Random Fitness peeps.
Required Reading <—Take time to read this!!!
If you fail to see the angle from which we write you from after reading about the great Jack LaLanne in the above article? 3-2-1 continue picking your programs from the netz, paying out $$$ for gym memberships on a yearly basis and trying quick fix remedies for your fitness aliments.
“There’s a bullying strain to the modern fitness ethos, a blurred line between cheerleading and hectoring. And it’s hard not to wonder whether that kind of intimidation — in addition to the social and economic realities of diet and exercise — helps explain the paradox that for all the newfangled aerobic machines and reduced-rate January gym memberships, Americans aren’t noticeably haler and healthier.”
The Workout-
Our journey this week is predicated on the belief to avoid pain when you work out. Pain is to be treated as a gift to give us feedback about what we are doing wrong. Do not confuse pain with difficulty, exhaustion, pushing the limit etc. Pain from here on out is a feedback tool to let you know you are an insufferable idiot!
If you are already mid-stream in a rugged, proven, goal oriented and tested (like our tested links to the side here) program you can use a majority of what we do on your planned recovery days. Over the 270 posts we have written: 97.4% of the our Workouts push you to the limit. These are no cheering squad “Box” workouts where the entire class performs band assisted pull ups and lives vicariously through your impressive lifts. We need to look deep whiten ourselves and find the motivation to succeed. Uncle Mo is still feeling the side effects from competing in the X-Fit games back in 2008 with three cracked ribs (yeah we were competing in the X-Fit games before you knew it was cool…Gosh you really do take yourself that seriously?!?). Pin these thoughts in the back of your mind as we gather steam for the next few weeks.
An old favorite that in its simplicity humbles so many peeps…
45 Second Hand Stand Hold
35 Perfect Push Ups
45 Second Hand Stand Hold
30 Perfect Push Ups
45 Second Hand Stand Hold
25 Perfect Push Ups
45 Second Hand Stand Hold
20 Perfect Push Ups
45 Second Hand Stand Hold
10 Perfect Push Ups
45 Second Hand Stand Hold
5 Perfect Push Ups
Notes:
We know some of our readers are scratching their pretty fragile brains right now. Here’s why: As the snow starts to melt and the self-proclaimed ELITE athletes around the world come out of hibernation to prove themselves (yoga mom 5k’s, X-Fit Games, princess marathons). Injuries are going to happen to you for some very vain reasons, ENJOY???
Friday 17 February 2012
Posted: February 17, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: fitness, fun, health, lifting, motivation, perspective, running Leave a commentLittle minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above them-
Today’ s sign of the Apocalypse:
Pinterest Profile- Who really cares?
The Plan-
We can’t help but sit up and take notice when our crack research department chimes in and tells us that our readers require constant hand holding and pats on the back. “No, no you need to eat this and do this exercise little pal.” “Oh don’t worry that your life sucks and has virtually no meaning. Just check out these 10 things to let you know you suck to cheer you up!”
It really is that easy fellow peeps!
The Workout-
Pick two of the following numbers: 100-200-300-400-500-600-700-800-900-1000
Pick two of the following movements: Push Up-Pull Up-One Arm Press–Lunge-Goblet Squat-Swing-Hinge Walk Out-One Leg Dead Lift-Bent Over Row
Over the weekend: Bent Over Row-Lunge 800/900 respectfully broken up into nice little sets throughout the weekend. Rest assured this can be done! Part of the master plan this week was to intertwine movements into your daily life and routine. Perfection and quality, remember? Beating yourself up doing high rep pull ups is pretty silly and self-serving at the least. 25 or 50 here and another 15-30 there and before you know it you get off the couch and drop into 50 push ups? Obviously some of the movements this week work better than others, it’s part of the bigger picture we try to present to you. Old Uncle Francis here has a squat rack in his garage and he goes through this same program almost weekly.
It all boils down to forming good habits that are easily repeatable and can be maintained.
How many of you feel like this after a week of pulling Random Workouts from the Netz?
Notes:
Word to the wise bloggers lurking out there on the inter-webz: It’s Friday, three long days since Valentines Day…Have an exciting and safe weekend peeps, ENJOY!!!
Update: For those of you that are in the know- Please Enjoy!!!
Monday 13 February 2012
Posted: February 13, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: cycling, fitness, health, lifting, motivation, perspective, running 1 CommentA timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward-
Put everything in the bag and no one gets hurt!?!
It’s a planned out (somewhat) playtime week here at CultFit HQ. Some of the peeps here are recovering from surgery and others are getting ready to compete this up coming weekend. Either way we are going to be putting up some interesting links and also challenging your mental toughness with the programs daily. If there was ever a week to give CultFit a try…This would be it!
The Plan-
Do you think you’re tough enough?
The Workout-
Not for time and in no particular order…
Pick two of the following numbers: 100-200-300-400-500-600-700-800-900-1000
Pick two of the following movements: Push Up-Pull Up-One Arm Press-Lunge-Goblet Squat-Swing-Hinge Walk Out-One Leg Dead Lift-Bent Over Row
We are going to be picking two a day for the rest of the week. Question is: How are you going to do it?
Notes:
No matter what the final outcome may be…ENJOY!!!
Friday 10 February 2012
Posted: February 10, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: crossfit, fitness, health, motivation, perspective, rest Leave a commentMen should be what they seem; Or those that be not, would they might seem none!-
Recently our crack Webz Support staff compiled some useful numbers and provided us with the following juicy details:
7395 Peeps daily visit us with a smile on their face (gotta learn to turn the web-cam thingy off readers).
1% of these visitors stop on by here at CultFit HQ due to the increase in popularity of X-Fit and whatnot. That’s cool, as we still have a few horses that run in the X-Fit race. Although as part of our therapy for people who are completely self-absorbed and are going to do whatever they choose no matter what? We present you with the X-Fit LvL 1 Cheat Sheet:
If you study the image above there is no way to fail the test. We promise this is the last time we talk about “Those People”…
The Plan-
We love getting emails from you, our dear readers! Especially ones where a position is thought out and makes us pause for a moment.
Brother Daniel writes: “love the site and the different take on things you guys provide. A couple quick questions: Why the random assortment of links and do you really have to go on and on about the same things almost weekly? I have only been reading since January of this year so please take it into consideration…”
Thank you, hope this answer helps: The links provided here on the side were sent in by readers like you who found them to be very useful. We weed out the junk and have tested each program you see and they work!
This blog-o-sphere thing is a running dialog between us and all of you reading in the bath. It’s nuanced and wide ranging…The path we take is mostly up to you?!?
The Workout-
This is odd occurrence today at CultFit HQ mainly due to the fact that the dude who normally provides our Random Workout guidance had articular cartilage (knee) micro-fracture surgery yesterday. So on that note, we empower you to look inward and do something you truly love and enjoy today:
Isn’t it always nice to start the day watching the sun rise and end the day reading a book about the stars with a loved one?
Play with the kids, Go for a walk, Dinner/Lunch with friends basically anything that puts a SMILE on your face.
There is so much more to life than killing yourself during a program and punishing every fiber in your body for trivial purposes daily.
Notes:
Homework for the weekend is to read THIS ARTICLE.
Where do you stand? Technically is all food not genetically modified? Just as in yoga/pilates/X-Fit and many others, do we merely shop at Whole Foods for the outward appearance it projects? Take note: Easy stances and clichéd answers are invalid! Have fun this weekend and most importantly, ENJOY!!!
Thursday 9 February 2012
Posted: February 9, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: body, fitness, health, mind, motivation, perspective, self, self reiki, spirit, yoga WOD 3 CommentsI cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my own whims and fancies. I cannot make even my own body obey me-
“This is so typical of them…” If you are easily offended and are not wrapped in a semblance of composure this wonderful morning? Just enjoy the pic below and carry on doing your Thursday inter-webz thing.
The Plan-
Yoga, what a pleasant little word that is often used for all the wrong reasons. The crass and socially awkward crowd here believes yoga is an indisputable power to enliven physical well-being in all aspects of our daily lives.
It pains up deeply when we read and see pictures of individuals showing an outward display of self-love when in actual they struggle in other aspects of daily life. Yoga is not a struggle! Yoga when practiced purely for physical purposes will gently take you down a dark path…Don’t believe us? Drop in or poke your nose in the window on a 7am yoga class at Life Time Fitness. It should be noted that we are simply not being “Easy Stance Man” today. That’s for those of you who speak in platitudes and pin your beliefs, wants and wishes on Pinterest.
A couple of facts for you to Google:
- 90 percent of the Yoga practiced consists of asanas (poses), and it is more likely to be pursued for body toning and weight loss benefits than for spiritual transcendence.
- The typical Yoga practitioner is an educated woman in her mid-30’s with above-average income, living in an urban setting and perceiving herself as being in better physical shape than the average person.
It’s that last bit that we want to dissect here with you today- Perceiving herself as being in better physical shape than the average person.
The Problem is:
With all due respect to the women above- We would rather share a nice cup of tea and a wide-ranging conversation with the lady in background.
“Damn Son! How did all of this start?” Simply, Just yesterday during our weekly yoga class at CultFit HQ, Brother Caleb brought his gal friend along for the ride. And what better way to say hello than smarting about yoga pants: “Like check out these new Lululemon pants! You would never notice (my camel toe) while wearing these!” Western society sure knows how to muck things up don’t they?!?
Yoga? Nope!!! Just a terific gymanst and dancer...
The Workout-
Rest Day
Which usually means some of the following in this order:
Leg Drains, Self Reiki, Knee Replacement Surgery (Brother Jeremiah), Meditation (not yoga wise asses) and reading/listening to NPR (<—–Gotta Click This One Peeps!!!)
Notes:
While you are busy fussing about because someone just urinated all over your sacred yoga. Take the time over the next few days to step back and put life in perspective, ENJOY!!!
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