Recovery– Foam ROLL OUT
Motivation– Mobilize while boob-tubing. Two birds, one supple leopard.
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5.22.13 ARWOD
Recovery
Motivation
- Check out this vlog from Layne Norton about motivation and passion–pretty inspirational stuff.
5.18.13 ARWOD
Recovery
Motivation
- Team SwoleFIT will be doing the Chicago tough mudder on this fair day; for those of you who haven’t heard of it, it’s a 13 mile obstacle course designed by British Special Forces. It’s a test of your strength, especially your mental strength and is guaranteed to increase the size of your proverbial (and literal) cajones.
- There’s races all over the country; check out the video to get a glimpse of the event:
5.8.13 ARWOD
Recovery
I recently discovered an active recovery program called “Recharge” by Joe DeFranco (creator of Westside for Skinny Bastards). Joe is known for training elite athletes out of his warehouse new Jersey gym and has built up quite a reputation by delivering solid results.
“Recharge” is a series of 6 different 10-15 minute routines (all on video), each of which mobilizes specific parts of the body. Each routine is 3 parts- foam roller or lacrosse ball work followed by a mobility stretch followed by a low resistance targeted “activation” movement. I’ve had lower back tightness on and off for about the past 4 years and after doing two of these routines, it completely disappeared. I’m going to continue to do these before I workout/ on off days; I’ll update you guys on its effectiveness.
>>> Click here to check out the program <<<
Motivation
- “Do you even lift?” One of the classic inquiries of our time. A bold Russian filmmaker sets out to discover if the denizens of his local township lift, provoking some unpredictable responses.
5.1.13 ARWOD
Recovery
- Standard SwoleFIT Recovery
- Remember to stay carefree. Live, laugh, love. Life is about the nights you’ll never remember and the friends you’ll never forget. “Dance like no one’s watching.” -Gandhi
- Boys are cheats and liars, they’re such a big disgrace, they will tell you anything to get to 2nd– baseball, baseball, he thinks he’s gonna score, but if you let him go all the way then you are a– horticulture studies flowers, geologist studies rocks, all that guy wants from you is a place to put his– cockroaches, beetles, butterflies and bugs, nothing makes him happier than a giant pair of– jugglers and acrobats, a dancing bear named chuck, all he really wants to do is– forget it, no such luck : ) (The Hot Chick, 2002)
Motivation
I present to you the latest and greatest in tank designs I’ve been working on:
4.27.13 ARWOD
Recovery
Motivation
- It’s here, guys. Quite possibly the greatest movie that will ever be made (I haven’t seen it, but I’m 100% sure already). Marky Mark “Yeah I put on 40 lbs of clean muscle in 7 weeks” Wahlberg and Dwayne “Climbers who have scaled Mount Everest can’t scale DEEZ TRAPZ” aka “The Rock” Johnson headline a star studded cast with what looks to be the game changer of 2013.
- Check out these behind the scenes articles/videos:
4.24.13 ARWOD
Recovery
Motivation
- Blake Griffin gives his past self some advice on getting swole in this refreshingly entertaining Kia Optima commercial:
4.20.13 ARWOD
Recovery
Motivation
- I find this picture hilarious because so many uninformed moms out there actually believe crap like this. Don’t be one of those sheeple. Get informed and know why you do what you do.
4.6.13 ARWOD
Recovery
- 20-30 minutes of moderate cardio (optional)
- 15-20 minutes of foam rolling
- 15-20 minutes of yoga/ static stretching
Sweat that hangover out with some pickup jai alai with your bros, then grab that foam roller and get to work.
For more information on the benefits of foam rolling/ how to do it, see last Saturday’s ARWOD.
Motivation
Last night, my friends and I were brainstorming which presidents names could be ‘Swole-ified’; here are the best ones:
- Swolebraham Lincoln
- Brawnald Reagan
- Shreddy Broosevelt
- Chest-hair Arthur
- Warren G Hardbodying
- Dwight D. THIGHSenhower
- James K HULK
- Squat-Rack Obama
If you can think of any better ones, post them to the comments. And remember, “Go have a fun time and do gone done good.”
4.3.13 ARWOD
Active Recovery
- 20-30 minutes of light-moderate cardio of your choice (optional)
- 20-40 minutes of Yoga (I usually do the 20 minute routine on the “Simply Yoga” app for iPhone)
Active recovery days will pretty much always be the same: Yoga on Wednesdays, foam rolling on Saturdays. The cardio, as noted above, is optional and should be pretty easy. Yoga is the crucial element of today’s recovery.
To reiterate, yoga’s benefits include “faster recovery, greater flexibility, and increased strength.” This is pretty much the golden trifecta of what we try to achieve during an ARWOD.
Motivation:
- If you haven’t tried meditation before, I highly recommend you do. It’s a great way to empty those wandering thoughts from your mind and gain some clarity. Here’s a guided meditation that’s pretty simple to start with:
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