Get Out Of My Life
Posted: October 22, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: art, blogging, Cats, crossfit, exercise, fitness, gluten free, happiness, health, hipster, intensity, life, love, lululemon, marathon, motivation, paleo, perspective, pilates, running, star wars, trail running, walking, whole foods, WOD, yoga 12 CommentsOver the years, injury after injury. One hardship after another … Healing and building strength slowly yet again We learn something rather important about ourselves: What others think about you doesn’t matter.
Take a moment today to ask one of your friends who has ever obsessed over wanting to lose just ten more pesky pounds. You could also ask them about the time they were trying to lose that little bit of extra “stuff” around their waist. When loosing just ten more pounds is all that we focus on … Those pounds and extra “stuff” become larger and more profound daily until they fill every nook and cranny in our minds. We do this over and over again until we are convinced that it’s all anyone else can see when they look our way.
“HEY, You look rather stunning today!“ Oh God he thinks I’m an over weight troll, he thinks I’m FAT!?!
There are reoccurring themes and strong undercurrents around these parts, messages that are told and re-told quite often. One of which is making an honest (<—Key Word) effort to stay positive and making healthy choices daily. The way you present yourself deep inside has a ripple effect on those around you …
“Good morning dear, Are those new jeans? You really look great in them!“
Be happy with yourself (take that anyway you like)!
The Plan-
We will be featuring some pretty sweet art by Mike Stimpson all week. Check his work out, it’s awesome!
The Workout-
Limber up and please remove your tired old shoes, you won’t need them today.
1 One-legged Squat, Right Foot
1 One-legged Squat, Left Foot
1 Perfect Pull Up
Set aside 30 minutes of your precious time and start rolling through this series, this is not AMRAP in 30 minutes peeps! By the time you get to your tenth set you should find yourself moving through this program effortlessly …
Notes:
Have a great one today peeps … ENJOY!!!
You’ll Never Change
Posted: October 19, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: 5k, blogging, crossfit, exercise, failure, fear, fitness, gluten free, happiness, health, hipster, hope, intensity, jogging, kettlebell, life, love, lululemon, marathon, motivation, natural, paleo, perspective, pilates, recovery, running, trail running, walking, whole foods, WOD, yoga 13 CommentsMen fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other-
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What do you genuinely FEAR the most?
One of the best teachers we will ever have in life: Failure. Digest this next thought anyway you like, we are all adults here right? Sit back and actually read the blog posts this coming Monday. We are confident in saying that many peeps will be busy saving face, lamenting after a grueling weekend competition or struggling through whatever event they participated in. Many more will miss this prime learning opportunity to reflect on their recent failure and use what they learned to improve themselves next weekend, next time around.
Learning from a recent (<— Key Word) failure is never easy. Our culture is driven on success and this makes it especially hard to embrace failure. When we do this? We miss an opportunity for personal growth.
Don’t FEAR to FAIL. Of all the training tools we have at our disposal, FEAR is by far the best one. How else are we supposed to learn about “Life“?
… If being me is easy from where you stand
Seeing is believing from where I am
Try being me if you think you can
You think you got it easy, try being me …
The Plan-
It’s a wonderful time to head outside this weekend. Orionid Meteor Shower
Hat Tip: Earth Sky
The Workout-
A flowing Trail Run with a good friend once again (don’t forget to bring a ball …). Followed by:
Rolling Perfect Push Ups …
Hinge and Walkout to a High Push Up Position while your partner is standing behind you holding a tennis ball. Your partner will roll the ball under you while in the High Push Up Position. You, catch the ball and either toss the ball back to your partner over your shoulder. Or, rotate to a side Plank and hand them the ball. To make this more difficult: Start in a Low Plank – Just enough room for the ball to roll under you. Alternate hands and be sure to switch up with your friend. Kids, Spouses, Dogs … All work here so no excuses?!?
Notes:
Many of you reading today are Fearful of this coming weekend for many different reasons, completely natural peeps! Life presents us challenges at every turn, just not this weekend. Be well and ENJOY!!!
Contact
Posted: October 18, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: body, exercise, fitness, health, hipster, hope, life, love, lululemon, meditation, mind, motivation, passion, pilates, recovery, relax, rest, spirit, walking, whole foods, WOD, yoga 9 CommentsA single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.
RELAUX peeps.
The Plan-
The Workout-
Rest Day … Meditation. A time to find peace and harmony.
**The first peep to chime in with that is WRONG in this picture may win something?!?**
Notes:
We’re chilling out today and taking a break. Feel free to join us if you like … ENJOY!!!
I Could Be Re-Born
Posted: October 17, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: crossfit, exercise, fitness, gluten free, happiness, health, hipster, intensity, jogging, kettlebell, life, love, lululemon, marathon, motivation, paleo, perspective, pilates, running, trail running, Walk, walking, whole foods, WOD, yoga 16 CommentsAll men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born with a knowledge of God-
… I want you
I want you so bad
I want you
I want you so bad …
Today’s sign of the Apocalypse: Zumba and Prostitution
You, yeah you over there in your velvety soft Love Pink Jammies. You are the only one who can stand up for your life! When you wake up in the morning and walk across the cold bathroom floor to shower? YOU are honoring your commitment to following through on your intentions … Unless you like stinking up the joint all day long? When you slowly begin to put one foot in front of the other beginning a refreshing Trail Run? When you choose to pack a lunch to work instead of ordering the #2 from the local kabob shop? You and you alone are making your values a priority in your life.
Living a life full of purpose is not something you trip over and discover at the gym. Living a life of purpose is something you gently create by turning your otherwise benign actions into purposeful actions that make a direct impact on your life (taking a shower) … Rinse and Repeat peeps into a thick hardy lather.
The Plan-
The Workout-
Let’s start the day with a flowing Sun Salutation Series followed by:
Perfect Push Up – WAR!!!
Using a deck of standard playing cards, challenge your best mate (or a clueless X-Fit albóndiga) to a push up contest. Both of you turn over a card, If you have the higher card? Rest, while your mate performs the loosing number of Perfect Push Ups. Joker=20, Ace=15, King=13, Queen=12, Jack=11 and so forth on down the line. Go back and forth until you get too tired.
**This also works rather well with any other movements we do here.**
Notes:
Would you start to perform the workouts if we called them by a different name? What if we named them: Extreme/Elite/Warrior/X-Fit WAD … would you do them now?!? Contrary to public opinion: You can have FUN while developing NURTURING habits!
Revisit the last three Workout peeps and leave your ELITE competitive spirit at the door … ENJOY!!!
**In all reality these are solid, repeat SOLID pilates programs.**
Four Minutes To Twelve
Posted: October 16, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: crossfit, douche bags, emoyions, exercise, fitness, free range, freshly pressed, gratitude, happiness, health, hipster, hope, kettlebell, love, marathon, motivation, natural, paleo, passion, pilates, recovery, running, things, trail running, walking, whole foods, WOD, writing, yoga 25 CommentsAll things are difficult before they are easy-
… Strange days have found us
Strange days have tracked us down
They’re going to destroy our casual joys …
Quick test this morning while the tea brews: Say this simple word out loud: “Gratitude “.
Was this hard for you? Did we struggle saying just one little word? For many of us, thinking and passing forward appreciative thoughts is completely natural and something we do on a daily basis. This underlying and authentic appreciation for all “things” good in our lives helps us to not only live longer, feel a little better and most importantly: Creating positive connections with the world around us. Gratitude …
Just as you would cultivate other positive habits, gratitude begins at an early age and needs to nurtured throughout our lives. And NO! It’s never too late to start getting aboard the Gratitude Bandwagon. The ass-hats around you will start to like what they see and hear from you each day.
Where does this leave us? Practice, practice gratitude daily. We are ever so grateful you are here with us today! There, that’s a spiffy start!
The Plan-
The Workout-
If there is one thing to be said about CultFit Readers: Attention to detail is lacking or non-existent at times. So on that note we are going to lay out what the goal is this week, no more beating around the bush. Yes, it is possible to learn to do a proper Push Up without beating the living sh!t out of yourself. Do we need to read this last sentence again?!?
Moving on … A nice flowing Trail Run (or whatever else you choose) with a good friend followed by:
Find a nice comfy spot to stop and face one another in a High Plank Perfect Push Up position (mess around with a Hinge Walk Out to get your distance correct). While looking your partner in the eye, touch your right hand to their right hand then switch and go left to left … criss cross applesauce works as well. This is not a contest!!! Continue alternating hands/arms until both of you are too tired to go on.
Remember you have to Run back home?!?
Notes:
Don’t worry peeps, we are grateful you made it this far into the post! Be well today and ENJOY!!!
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