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Take ownership.
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I never set out to ‘build’ a garage or home gym, I’ve gradually accrued gear for my travels and eventually had to designate an ‘HQ’ for storage, but I’ve probably (definitely) spent less on equipment than I would have over the reciprocal time period on training in facilities, especially once you factor in travel, day passes, drinks and the like.
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But beyond any financial incentives (and the fact not having a few kettlebells in the car would have left me wanting on a few occasions), something that can’t be understated is the opportunities for training this creates, you’re not forced to compress your ‘fitness’ into one sitting.
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Want to do something quick and spicy but can’t justify heading out for a five minute Fran adventure? Just head into the garden and have at it.
Want to hit some arms but your ‘super serious competition programming’ doesn’t leave you enough time in after your session in the box?
Get out there and curl until your arms fall off.
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You don’t need a lot, and you can start with next to nothing, in fact you probably know people who are using kettlebells as door stops right now. Just ask.
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And once you’re done? You’re already home. Fin. Done. Get on with your life. Take out those bins.
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#youarenotyourgymmembership
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And... we’re back to school.
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Pre-orders for all of your Adult PE kit needs are now live at the link in the bio .
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Screenshot your order, tag me in your story and I’ll pick one post at random to receive all three tee’s .
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Sizing guide added as well as a note on the fit, so give it a gander.
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Pre-orders will run until Sunday night, all orders will ship within seven working days from then.
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Enjoy
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@bulldoggear x AT
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#youarenotyourgymmembership The Programme: Month Three// Week Four... Live.
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The final foray of a 12 week block, one last challenge (and a challenge it is) dropping in your inboxes today.
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Thank you massively to every single person who has read, actioned and shared their thoughts on the last 12 weeks of bare bones training, you’re all an inspiration to me.
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Head over to @bulldoggear and navigate to the blog, where you’ll find a repository containing all previous weeks’ downloads, before we settle on a home or final form for them.
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An excerpt from this morning’s e-mail-
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“I had initially typed ‘get ready for the next challenge’ but at this point... You’re ready. So, Stay ready.”
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@callumtraceyphotography
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Full instructions for this #workoutwednesday -
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•Forage, purchase or otherwise plunder some sand, to the tune of 50% (circa) your bodyweight.
•Find a suitably durable receptacle for said sand.
•Place sand securely into said receptacle.
•Start a clock.
•Perform 5 burpees; at the top of each burpee, jump laterally over the bag.
•Repeat these five burpees at the top of each minute.
•For the remainder of every minute, complete as many reps of ground to overhead (any manner necessary) with the sandbag as possible.
•Continue until you hit 100 total reps of GTOH.
•Relax.
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@callumtraceyphotography
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Three pieces of kit that take up less room than that argos exercise bike you don’t use, versus a 10’000 square foot, fully fitted out fitness facility, may seem like a lopsided comparison... Until you realise you’ve got the entire world at your disposal .
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Bulldog x #youarenotyourgymmembership
Month Three // Week One
Locked, loaded and dropping today.
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If you're not already involved, head to the @bulldoggear site where you can now find over six weeks of free, tough but accessible programming, utilising nothing but a kettlebell and bands.
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You don’t need a lot, to do a lot.
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Burn the barriers
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When you let *where* you train define you, you let it confine you.
Take ownership.
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Bulldog x #youarenotyourgymmembership
Month Two // Week Four
Locked, loaded and sliding into your inbox like Bambi on ice.
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If you're not already involved, head to the @bulldoggear site where you can now find over six weeks of free, tough but accessible programming, utilising nothing but a kettlebell and bands.
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You don’t need a lot, to do a lot.
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Burn the barriers
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Stay the course.
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In a time of extreme instant gratification and informational bombardment, the concept of doing something for more than two weeks probably comes across as foolhardy and may even fill some of you with feelings of ‘missing out’ before you’ve even begun the ‘new thing’ that you sincerely intend on relegating to the ‘tried it’ basket after several minutes of maximum commitment.
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Consistency is a term reserved for describing the viscosity of your whey and oats (which you’ll ditch after two mornings, after you’ve collated all of the data necessary and ascertained that they lack any tangible functionality with regards to your aspirations).
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Here’s a heretic suggestion-
Stop asking questions, and do what you’re currently doing for long enough to truly gauge its effectiveness.
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No more ‘challenges’, no more scrolling endlessly for the silver bullet that will end all of your woes, only implementing any one of them for enough time to realise that they require just as much effort as the rest, no more self rationalising as to why this or that didn’t work out for you, in your unique, snowflake-esque situation.
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Do something REALLY radical, do something truly groundbreaking and ‘game changing’.
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Find something, and stick to it.
Stick to it for long enough to truly audit it’s worthiness.
One way or another consistency will yield returns, and if it doesn’t, then perhaps the ‘problems’ were never to be found in the endless streams of novel stimulus, but in the intensity of their execution.
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1000 burpee pull-ups.
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Yesterday I intended to do 1000 burpees as suggested by @warriorprogramming , I didn’t do this.
Through no real reason beyond bad time management and... not wanting to, if I’m honest.
Christmas and all that.
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So I did them today, but as a reminder to myself that if I say I’m going to do something (and have no REAL reason to not do it), I should take some responsibility... and get it done... I scaled up to burpee pull-ups.
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I’m not really a sick, sadistic type of person, and I in NO WAY condone ‘punishing’ yourself for missing workouts (it’s just working out dude, life happens), there’s a lot to be said for the occasional reminder, that not applying a bit of accountability... has a cost, because in life, more often than not- it does.
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Anyway, these were the last few.
Stuck with a low bar which was a gift and a curse, obviously I could reach without a jump, but this meant I couldn’t use the jump to gain any momentum.
Swings and roundabouts.
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Sub three hours.
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Thanks to @jay_maxedge for the inspiration on this one.
PS. This isn’t in the new guide. But I’m more than willing to make a special ‘Sick f**k’ edition for anyone willing.
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*Negative* Mental Attitude.
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Henry Ford is credited with saying- ‘whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re probably right.’
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The idea being that your mental state or attitude towards a problem or situation, will ultimately go a long way towards determining the outcome.
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I like that.
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Doubt will stop you in your tracks, many of us probably miss out on opportunities by never starting, simply because we don’t believe the task at hand is possible.
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BUT.
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What if it’s the ‘power of positive thinking’ that’s also sabotaging your progress?
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When we view life through the rose tinted lens of sunshine and lollypops, we lull ourselves into a false sense of accomplishment, before the fact.
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When we constantly visualise our effortless, triumphant victory, we give ourselves a nifty little psychological pat on the back, the reward centre of our brain claps and celebrates our imaginary accomplishments and gifts us with a physiological shift towards relaxation, we flood with feel good hormones for taking a win before the whistle even blows, our blood pressure lowers and with it our drive to survive and thrive is blunted.
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Not only this, but now, when the bell does ring, we step out with delusions of grandeur, blinkers on, completely blind to the possibility of defeat or loss.
This is not ideal.
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But what if you could harness the power of negative thinking? What if, instead of preparing cerebrally for waltzing to the finish line, you spent some time contemplating the opposite outcome?
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By visualising not just one, but many possible negative outcomes, we can prepare ourselves for the possibility that this may occur, and in the midst of competition be unfazed by any spanners that may drop into the works, dealing with them with a rational mindset, one that you may not be able to muster if the idea of defeat, loss or failure is an entirely foreign concept to you.
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Acknowledge your imperfections, drive to succeed, but prepare yourself for the fact that on this day, fate may have other plans.
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Visualise failures, so that they can be avoided.
Be on guard against weaknesses, so that they can be mitigated.
Aim to win, by plotting your losses.
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