Summer Thoughts In a Field of Weeds
Posted: August 31, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: crossfit, exercise, fitness, happiness, health, hippy porn, hipster, hope, life, love, lululemon, marathon, motivation, paleo, pilates, smile, trail running, waitrose, walking, yoga 11 CommentsThe Sage only helps all creatures to find their own nature, But does not venture to lead them by the nose-
Take a look around you this morning and please pay no attention to the wash in the corner. Each one of you reading today is blessed with the power to start your own Salud Revolución! Standing in queue at Trader Joe’s or Waitrose? Walking around the local market comparing yourself to others? Changing a dirty diaper or even getting a ride in a tow truck … At any moment we can change how we think , speak and look at our own bodies.
Let today be the day that you don’t allow the scale in the bathroom dictate your mood for the rest of eternity. Let today be the day while chatting with some old friends during lunch that you talk in a positive fashion about how you view your body. Finally peeps and we cannot overstate how deeply this next thought resonates with us: Chin up, you’re inspiring!
The Plan-
The Workout-
Warm Up as you see fit until a thick hardy lather forms all over your body. Followed by:
50 Goblet Squats (Heavy – Ish)
100m Sprint (Out and Back – Sprint in every sense of the word)
40 KB Hard Style Swings (Find a weight that feels snappy!)
30 Goblet Squats
100m Sprint
20 KB Hard Style Swings
10 Goblet Squats
100m Sprint
Feel free to mix and match the movements as you see fit. However if you perform this program more than one time through? The second time you start with the KB swings …
Notes:
Have we beaten this Life – You message into the ground enough over the past month? Good! We could really write about this subject for ages … Here’s why: That little nugget of grey matter between your ears is rather tricky and down right evil at times. Sabotaging your hard work at each and every turn. A whole months worth of posts summed up in 16 words …
Meditation: Quiet the mind. Reflection: Being fully present. Forgiveness: A starting point. Hope: YOU are amazing!
We change course and sail against the wind this coming Monday, are you onboard and fully present?!? Cool … Have a wonderful weekend* peeps and ENJOY!!!
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True To Myself …
Posted: August 20, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: beer sandwiches, boobs, crossfit, exercise, fitness, happiness, health, hipster, intensity, kettlebell, life, love, lululemon, marathon, motivation, paleo, perspective, pilates, running, smile, the rock, trail running, walking, WOD, world peace, yoga 22 CommentsIndeed, Truth sounds like its opposite-
Cool story in the news: Annaleise Carr A shining example of what defined goals can help you achieve! Or if you quiver at the thought of training specifically for the task at hand? Here is your consolation prize: A Nice Wine Glass.
On any given day there are quite a few things that bring joy to us: Waking up on time, missing all the red lights heading to the gym, the first hello and kind greeting we share with another person in our lives. Is it safe to assume that most of you reading today feel the same way?
Then something strange and rather peculiar begins to happen: The ear buds go in, we fire up the “killer” play list and our smiles disappear into a consortium of grunting and screaming sounds … Struggling and fighting the not only the workout but the day as well.
Somethings in life are worth repeating … Life is not a competition. Life is more about health and healing than it is taking a picture of yourself in the mirror at the gym this morning. Life is simply about taking care of yourself. Too many times we have witnessed people using Yoga, Pilates, (Any other program) as a means of getting somewhere, to achieving something. Life is all about being Authentic as You Are.
These are profound words to be digesting so early in the week. They are also rather easy to attack as non-sense and idiotic from your “I Take The Easy Stance“ soapbox. One way to put it is to either compete to your eventual death or enjoy each and every second of your life?
The Plan-
The Workout-
“Hey! Look at the lovely patina on the BOOKENDS over here … “
In the morning: A nice quick intense Warm Up and our Farmers Walk Medley.
In the evening: Happy Hips Warm Up followed by 55 Perfect Pull Ups.
Notes:
Sadly, only 1.046% of the people reading today take the time daily to take care of themselves, enjoying the beautiful bounties of life along the way.
Boobs peeps, its all about the boobs and The Rock! 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!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKTamH__xuQ&feature=youtu.be
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!!!
Am I Still Alive …
Posted: August 10, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: crossfit, exercise, fitness, health, hipster, life, love, lululemon, motivation, pilates, smile, snobbery, whole foods, wine, yoga 17 CommentsTake me all the way. Bring to the fire. Throw me in the flames-
Snobbery. Do we agree that snobbery is an awesome word not only to say but it looks pretty hot as well? Snobbery … Hmm tasty eight letter word.
Psychologists have long agreed that Snobbery is not a question of tastes. What makes someone a snob is the tendency to look down on others and treat them with condescension. Here’s a fine example of Snobbery in action:
Two-Buck Chuck’ Snags Top Wine Prize
Snobbery comes from the inside out; it’s all about how you perceive other people. Quick show of hands: How many of you shop at a local market and look down at people who shop at a chain? Or maybe you have the latest and greatest trainers and shun the low life’s who can’t afford $$$ athletic gear? It’s one thing to spend your Saturdays munching on haute granola and quite another to look down on the people eating Corn Flakes.
Make do doubt about yourself; you were born of insecurity. An example is in order: The asparagus framed barista with the beret who feels awfully bad about himself, so he derides customers’ taste in organic coffee grinds to make himself feel culturally superior? He genuinely feels and believes he is better than others.
Are you sensitive to criticism and rejection? Hmmmm … Snobbery. What a great word to start the weekend with!!!
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The Plan-
Be sure to check out: Magical Game Time
The Workout-
Queue this song up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA7jj1EO_7M
Pull out your B*E*A*R CultFit T-Shirt on and give this a go for 30-45 minutes:
10 KB Goblet Squat
10 KB Snatch Right Arm to Overhead
10 KB Overhead Squat Right Arm
10 KB Snatch Left Arm to Overhead
10 KB Overhead Squat Left Arm
10 Hard Style KB Swings
Notes:
Were off to the fair today! Have fun peeps 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):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxLSGBeDPFE
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.**
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