Friday 9 March 2012
Posted: March 9, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: boot camp, fitness, health, insanity, motivation, perspective, rest, running, walking, yoag 5 CommentsWhen one tugs at a single thing in nature,he find it attached to the rest of the world-
Please take a moment to sit down and pour a nice cup of tea. It has been another long week exploring the realms of Random Fitness here at CultFit HQ. The video below is about four minutes long, perfect amount of time for some Earl Grey to steep! The video also sets the tone of our post today as well…
There have been numerous reports around the webz proclaiming the growing popularity of yoga in good old ‘Merica. How about some facts early in the morning peeps? According to statistics provided to Yoga Journal by the market-research company GfK MRI. There are roughly 14.3 million people in the United States that “practiced” (*cough-cough*) yoga in 2010, up from an estimated 4.3 million in 2001 (what a great year 2001 was…). Who wants to bet their kids tuition money that the number of people TRULY practicing yoga today is a minute fraction of that?!? Ahh come on now you already pay $$$ for your monthly box fee…We’ll juice it up for you here in a bit!
YOU (yeah you reading right at this very moment) have been deceived into thinking that the true goal of yoga is to get skinny, fab and flexible. Listen Up! True yoga practice has nothing-zero-zilch-nada to do with your athletic prowess, or how your body looks. 99.862% of yoga is contemplative meditation, and that’s not culturally popular, trendy, hip, new-age and never will be available at Whole Foods. The discipline and patience required is way too confronting to our socially driven and busy lifestyle. Wipe the coconut water dribble from your chin now yoga mom! This is only going to get worse…
Take a moment to contemplate this thought: More than 5% of all Americans are actually using yoga postures simply to take care of their body in preparation for meditation. Whatever, that is infinitely too much of a stretch for us here at CultFit HQ to believe. Imagine how different our culture would be if 14.3 million of you accepted yoga’s invitation of thoughtful self acceptance and became truly invested in strengthening humility and eradicating vanity?
We firmly believe that TRUE YOGA PRACTICE (Yeah we said it! Problem?) is dead in America due to the fact it is in direct opposition with some of our most deeply imbedded cultural norms.
The very essence of an endearing yoga practice is Ahimsa: Meaning “Non Harm”. We are one of the most pervasively violent nations of peeps in the world. Hell, just look at the name of your very workout program: Insanity, Boot Camp, ELITE Fitness…We certainly have the tough as hell program name down to an art don’t we? The root of all our physical violence has its beginning in the mind as non-acceptance, judgment, douche-bag-ness, competitiveness…all forms of passive violence we’re exposed to everyday.
“For the love of God!!! Step down from your almighty soapbox Uncle Frank!!!”
Gentleness, Clear Intentions, Acceptance, Undeterred Willingness to see Perfection and for the love of all things: Stop comparing and competing with others through yoga!
The Plan-
The Workout-
Whoa…Where did that all come from? One thing is for sure! Don’t check the email box this weekend Uncle Caleb…
Not for time…
Bike/Walk/Trail Run/Hike/Swim Anything you thoroughly enjoy for about an hour followed by:
45 Minutes of constant activity using the following movements:
Swings, Goblet Squats, Pull-Ups, Push Ups, Bent Over Rows, One Arm Press, Suit Case Dead Lift, Stiff Leg Dead Lift, Lunges…Did we forget anything?!?
Seriously get creative here and use that thing between your ears! Oh and don’t forget about common sense…Grace, Flow, Movement.
Notes:
What better way to end the week than by setting a brush fire around the Random Fitness World. Be safe, ENJOY!!!
Wednesday 25 January 2012
Posted: January 25, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: biking, fitness, health, motivation, perspective, pushups, swimming, walking 1 CommentIn the midst of winter, I found there was within me an invincible summer-
What’s your excuse?
The Plan-
You know what? A good rattling of the old body and brain is always a good thing, right? The program today parlays nicely with what we did yesterday although if you did not heed our warning about mid line stability? Today is going to be hell and will expose a lot of weaknesses you need to address soon.
The Workout-
From our “Oh Wait…” series at CultFit HQ:
Bike or Swim for an hour followed by:
150 Hinge Walkout Perfect Push Ups (Five Second Count)
For those of you playing at home this is how you go about doing it:
Feet together toes spread out grabbing the floor.
Hands on hips – Hinge sliding hands down the back of the legs.
Walk forward to a High Push Up Plank position – You should be on your tippy toes!
Five Second count Perfect Push Up – Hinge and walk hands back up your legs to standing. Rinse and Repeat!
This is toro mierda (jajaja)!!! “150 of these damn things!” Yup, 10 walk outs and 15 Perfect Push Ups each time. Should take about 15 minutes if you didn’t mess something up yesterday…Hmm?!?
Notes:
Nothing like performing something that is so easy on paper and coming to the realization that the movements serve a purpose and have meaning. Don’t look at these last two programs as something adverse, rather see them as a challenge to persevere through, ENJOY!!!
Thursday 19 January 2012
Posted: January 19, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: fitness, health, motivation, perspective, running, walking, workout 1 CommentIt is not enough to take steps which may some day lead to a goal; each step must be itself a goal and a step likewise-
If you have to think about this next question…we’ll be sure to say a quick prayer for you later this evening. Can you remember the exact moment the last time you smiled while working out?
An honest smile, like seeing a newborn kiddo or the first time little dude rides his bike without training wheels? Not LolCat or some lame ass MeMe stuff you dug up in the bathroom this morning.
Entertain this thought today as you go about your daily Random Fitness routine: Exercise as you would play.
The Plan-
CultFit HQ Motivation:
Nicely done!
Pintrest-Fitness Motivation:
Nice, at what cost?
Our Science and Advanced Quantum Research Lab here at CultFit HQ looks at it this way when it comes to motivation, desire, passion, pleasure. The more you look at and pull your motivations from others the less desire you actually develop and foster within yourself. We have a behavioral addiction support peep on staff if you care to opine?
The Workout-
Rest Day
We are taking a moment today to step outside ourselves, step back and look at the big picture. At what price would you pay to look your best now only to be crippled and bed ridden later in life? Not saying that is going to happen to you, so step back. It may happen and if it does…What will you do?
Notes:
Thank you to all of you that took a few precious seconds away from checking your Facebook status to send us a kind email about the topic yesterday. We understand it was painful, we honestly do. And because we like to kick the hornet’s nest from time to time. We have this to ask of you: If you have to use social media to justify your existence in the world today? Does that mean you are a Slacktivist?
Monday 2 January 2012
Posted: January 2, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: crossfit, meditation, motivation, random fitness, recovery, rest, swimming, walking Leave a commentMy favorite thing about the Internet is that you get to go into the private world of real creeps without having to smell them-
2011: CultFit a Statistical Retrospective
287 Posts: 33% being abusive towards X-Fit apes, 33% Claiming you are doing too much training and over thinking working-out, 33% Beating you over the head.
50,239 Unique Hits: Most used search term “Random Workout”…We pray it’s for people wanting to read here and yes that is a conceded statement. If that many people wanted to do a Random Workout? We are doomed as a society!
29 Le-Git emails from reformed peeps who have seen the light.
2012: CultFit a Look Ahead
Accept the fact that working out and living a healthier life in any fashion is inherently good in our book. Shake weight, pole dancing etc (although X-Fit Yoga is still flippantly idiotic).
Explore more holistic, earth friendly workout programs and how to integrate them into our fad social media driven society.
Strive to be even more pithy and dense in our posts. Something all Random Fitness blog-o-sphere peeps should consider.
We are not perfect here at CultFit HQ, not even remotely close for that matter. If falling down the stairs for time is your thing? Cool. Just know we are here to offer a glimpse, a perspective you may not see as you wait in traffic driving to workout. Now where is that Ab Mat Uncle Mo gave us for Hanukkah?
So on that note…If you are bored today sitting in front of your worn down Google machine. Give it a gentle slap and search away for: CrossFit torrents
We take no responsibility for what you may find! The “Well, X-Fit costs too much” argument is invalid peeps. It’s within your search results that you will find everything you’re willing to pay $$$ for each month.
So on another note…unless CrossFit or any variation et al does something patently stupid this year, we are finished stoning them to death.
The Plan-
If you have a special connection with this following article, it’s ok we understand. We spent a whole year trying to explain to the masses that the marketing behind the product is actually better than the product itself. Were willing to bet you could make a list of at least ten other health related products that fit the same parameters as coconut water.
The Workout-
From our “I was cool before the New Year was the New Year” archive here at CultFit HQ.
Walking Lunge for 10 minutes both forward and backward (be creative and mix it up)
Bridge Work for Ten minutes (use your Google machine to look some variations up)
Swimming for One Hour
Meditation for at least 45 minutes at the end of your day
Notes: People are easily confused and misled while reading and comprehending words both orally and written. We strive to keep things simple here, we really do. Perspective and simplicity are keys to us living a better healthier life, ENJOY (the pic)!!!
Monday 03 October 2011
Posted: October 3, 2011 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: 10k, 5k, active rest, crossfit, cultfit, educated mind, elite program, elite yoga, free range, gluten free, goblet, half, hipster, intensity, jog, jogging, kettlebell, lululemon, marathon, natural, paleo, pood, random fitness, recovery, rest, simplicity, tooth decay, trail running, Walk, walking, whole foods, WOD, X-Fit yoga, yoga, yoga WOD Leave a commentAs a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly-
Thank you for all the feedback, both positive and negative! It really does help us here at CultFit HQ no matter what the naysayers opine. Also, to all our athletes who competed this past weekend (you know who you are…) congratulations on the podium finishes! Training to lead a healthy life and to produce measurable results…what a novel idea, huh?
The Plan-
Think of some movements this morning that you have been neglecting of late and why you have been putting them on the back burner. If they are there for a reason i.e they make you hurt or aggravate an old injury, leave them there for good! The idea today is craft a series of movements that augment your training goals in addition to the proven movements that have been working for you of late.
The Workout-
Pulled this one from our “Craft Brew Series” here at the CultFit archives…
Walk/Run-Run-Run/Walk…Tempo run peeps, find a good pace and stay in the groove for 30 minutes.
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Weighted Step Ups
Perfect Dips
Notes-Once you pick the weight up for the ‘step ups’ it stays up…Plant foot and push through, nice controlled movement. ENJOY!!!
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