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!!!
A Trifle Later …
Posted: August 2, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: cookie monster, free range, happiness, health, hipster, life, london, love, lululemon, motivation, natural, Olympics, paleo, pilates, recovery, rest, Summer games, WOD, yoga 9 CommentsThis is about me loving you… for real. And not in a ‘just to make me come’ kinda way. In a real way-
Welcome once again to a lovely Thursday blog-o-post about nothing. We still have a bad taste in our mouths from “What I Ate Wednesday“. As a side note: Who really cares what the hell you ate on a random Wednesday?!? Unless you are stopping over in the Shire to make us lunch? Zip it up!!! Where were we? Oh, the best Olympic highlights so far! Spoil and waste away the day at work getting caught up on the latest and greatest.
Before we get into the thick of things we feel you need to know a bit more about the British culture and why the summer games are so important to all of us. This fine 14 minute documentary is all you need to know about England/Turnipshire/The Midlands …
Onto our highlights:
The Plan-
Game Time!!! The first peep to chime in on EXACTLY what is wrong in this picture will win something …
The Workout-
Rest Day to watch and catch up with the Olympics.
Notes:
Don’t be shy Yoga-Moms … You know exactly what is wrong in the picture!?! You’re brave enough to train like an animal however are you brave enough to tell the blog-o-world you are a passionate Beiber fan? Have fun today peeps and 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!!!
Monday 30 April 2012
Posted: April 30, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: crossfit, diet, Etsy, exercise, fitness, food, free range, gluten free, goblet, health, hipster, jogging, kettlebell, lululemon, marathon, meal planning, motivation, natural, nutrition, paleo, perspective, pilates, recovery, sweet wholesome health, trail running, walking, WOD, yoga 18 CommentsYou are having many falls, you are losing the fight. Your fame is all noise and commotion. My friend, you are saying you will uplift the world, But what about yourself?-
The Nutrition Equation…
Ever feel overwhelmed by the equation of nutrition (% of fat vs % protein vs % carbs etc)? Calculating what’s right for you does not mean you have to break out the calculator. Of course some of you ( accountant types) might enjoy that but for the rest of us that is just adding more painful work into our busy lives.
Here are some ways you can add both fun and more healthy food into your daily routine!
Get out of your comfort zone one baby step at a time. While you are getting ready in the morning (washing your hair, getting dressed) set a goal for yourself to try something new today. Don’t change your whole meal…Just add one new ingredient! Let yourself get excited about it and be proud when you accomplish your goal!
Find out what is seasonal and available right now in your area. It will be lower cost, very fresh and will support your local farmers. There are lots of websites out there that can give you this info and a list of farmers markets you can find them at.
Local Harvest <–Like this one here!!!
Get creative! Whatever local food you chose, take a sec to find a recipe that is going to get your taste buds excited and will be fun to make. For those of you experiencing spring it can be as simple as trying a new kind of lettuce or leafy green (kale, Swiss chard, arugala). You do not have to be a master chef to make tasty meals just willing to try. Leafy greens like kale are packed full of vitamins and minerals and only take a few minutes to cook!
Healthy needs to be more fun!
The Plan-
The Workout-
Listen up, yeah you!!! Pulled from our “Focus on something” series here at the CultFit archives…
Warm Up thoroughly doing the following:
25 Four Count Jumping Jacks
50 Goblet Squats
25 Perfect Push Ups
10 Perfect Pull Ups
45 Second High Push Up Plank
Who would have thought that Calisthenics were invented yesterday? Now take a moment to put your honest face on peeps…If we told you the above was a new P90x extreme workout or some ELITE WOD would you be interested? Oh look Booby is now the mayor of Whole Foods on Four Square…
Four, Five, Six or Seven times through would be pretty nice followed by an activity you thoroughly enjoy (we went for a nice swim)!!!
Notes:
If you could put down your iThingy in the seat next to you on your morning commute this morning? We have favor to ask of you…Look in your rear view mirror for a second. Do you see that? Say hello to your own worst enemy…Take a long hard look at this picture this morning peeps:
We are going to tackle a serious issue that is all to prevalent amongst our readers tomorrow. If you have an idea where this going to go feel free to comment to get the proverbial ball rolling…Once again our thanks to Melissa from Sweet Wholesome Health for stopping over and sharing an important message with us today! Have fun and ENJOY!!!
Friday 27 April 2012
Posted: April 27, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: blogging, blogs, cooking, crossfit, exercise, fitness, food, free range, gluten free, healing, health, hipster, holistic health, kettlebell, life, marathon, motivation, natural, pain, paleo, pilates, recovery, rest, running, sweet wholesome health, trail running, walking, WOD, yoga 25 CommentsAnything that can feel pain should not be put to pain-
What are the chances of you keeping a secret? Cool…We are so excited to announce that on Monday a dear friend will be stopping by to pay a visit. Which reminds us to clean up a bit over the weekend and maybe shave? Anyways, Melissa with Sweet Wholesome Health is kind and gracious enough to share her expertise in all things that can bring us closer to a healthy and happier life. If ever there was a time where we were lost for words this would be that time. Melissa passionately provides pure and thoughtful information that we can all use in our daily lives. Not since when the Boston Bruins were eliminated from the NHL playoffs have we been this excited about something.
Well it’s happened once again. You have wasted precious seconds from your life reading the musings here at CultFit all week. We tossed a fair amount of stuff out into the abysses and we sincerely hope it “clicked” with some of you. Today’s post was going to go over Factual Fitness and Contextual Fitness. But who really cares? We’ll save it for sometime next week…Sound like a plan?
Speaking of which. One way to look at CultFit would be as a conversation amongst all of us (followers, friends and lurkers). If there is something you are passionate about and would like to share please pipe up and send it in. No kidding, Uncle Frank here has a whole weeks worth or writing dedicated to the best hot dogs on earth: Hofmann Hot Dogs!!! You NYC types can take your Sabretts, Nathan’s and well? You know what to do with them!?!
The Plan-
And your excuse today is?!?
The Workout-
Thank you Sister Margret for sending in this little gem of a program before the weekend begins!!!
Warm Up as you see fit…We choose to do a Pulse Trail Run (basically a nice flowing run with pulses/bursts up the steep bits…Followed by:
**You did remember to bring a kettle bell or dumbbell with you to the trail this morning, right? Hmm Farmers Walk to the trail head…?!?**
At this point in our relationship its fair to say that you don’t leave home without some sort of technology strapped to your delicate body every morning. Good because we need something to keep time today or you could be like Uncle Pliny and watch the sun rise above the horizon…15 degrees = 15 minutes or so?
Find a tree and…
Hand Stand Hold (Actively press away from the ground beneath you. Toes point to the sky.) Please do not flop down…Flow and Grace…Followed by:
15 One Legged Dead Lifts (Weight is held opposite of standing leg. Your chin and tail bone are mortal enemy’s…Focus and pull them away from one another!)
Hand Stand Hold
15 One Legged Dead Lifts (Following along so far? Good…)
Hand Stand Hold
15 One Legged Dead Lifts and 15 Perfect One Arm Press (Hinge, DL, Hammer Curl to Rack Hold and Press)
Hand Stand Hold
15 One Legged Dead Lifts and 15 Perfect One Arm Press
At this point you hate life. This program is not a battle or a struggle against humanity! The tree really dislikes you because you slam into it every time for a hold and the ground really does not like having weight dropped on its head. Form, Flow and Grace for at least 30 minutes or so. If you can only do one DL or Press? That’s awesome!!! One perfect rep is better than 15 disastrous ones (think about that for a moment…)!!!
Notes:
If we were to ask one thing of you it would be this: Our sense of community at CultFit revolves around you and our ability share our thoughts openly. What say you?!? Have a great weekend and most importantly, ENJOY!!!
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