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There’s More to Life Than Six Pack Abs
There’s More to Life Than Six Pack Abs
"PAIN IS NO LONGER PAIN WHEN IT
IS PAST."
IS PAST."
- MARGARET J. PRESTON
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The Riverdale Strength & Fitness Club is a community of individuals who share the common goal of becoming stronger and fitter day by day.
We are not a health club and we are not a social club. Our workouts aren't fashion shows in a big room full of spandex, expensive machines, televisions, mirrors and cold stares. In our world, everyone knows your name, and every day you are given a personal invitation to take another step closer to maximizing your human potential. We are located anywhere there is a challenge to be found. Where we train is of no consequence, how we train is.
Our goal is achieving true fitness, not the appearance of fitness. What good are those pretty "beach muscles" if you don't have the basic physical skills to save your own life or the life of a loved one if need be? Inspired by the CrossFit methodology of constantly varied functional exercises executed at high intensity, our program is guaranteed to spark changes within yourself that you may have never imagined were possible.
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We lift heavy and move fast, correctly. We measure progress through improvements in physical performance, not by numbers on a scale. We eliminate distractions, foster motivation, and continuously move forward...never backward. We fuse strength training and cardiovascular conditioning in as many combinations as logically possible. We work hard. We play hard. We will make you better and more efficient human being in every way, shape, and form.
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We believe that fitness is a state of mind and a way of being. It is the physical manifestation of confidence, courage, dedication, discipline, faith, integrity, strength, power, pride, and responsibility. The body is a tool for greater purpose, and training is the means to an increase in the quality of life through movement. Our main objective is to strengthen the spirit and sharpen the mind through pushing the limits of the body.
We are not a health club and we are not a social club. Our workouts aren't fashion shows in a big room full of spandex, expensive machines, televisions, mirrors and cold stares. In our world, everyone knows your name, and every day you are given a personal invitation to take another step closer to maximizing your human potential. We are located anywhere there is a challenge to be found. Where we train is of no consequence, how we train is.
Our goal is achieving true fitness, not the appearance of fitness. What good are those pretty "beach muscles" if you don't have the basic physical skills to save your own life or the life of a loved one if need be? Inspired by the CrossFit methodology of constantly varied functional exercises executed at high intensity, our program is guaranteed to spark changes within yourself that you may have never imagined were possible.
Olympic bars, gymnastics rings, kettlebells, medicine balls, pull-up bars, sandbags, stones, logs, kegs, tires, axles, yokes, jump ropes, climbing ropes and the four limbs attached to your body are the tools of our trade. You are the only machine you need.
We lift heavy and move fast, correctly. We measure progress through improvements in physical performance, not by numbers on a scale. We eliminate distractions, foster motivation, and continuously move forward...never backward. We fuse strength training and cardiovascular conditioning in as many combinations as logically possible. We work hard. We play hard. We will make you better and more efficient human being in every way, shape, and form.
All you have to do is make a choice...
Join us or step aside.
8 comments:
The following just does not pertain to man: "Attaining the kind of physique showcased in Men’s Health requires a man to organize his life around that goal. He spends many hours in the gym each week. He totes around Tupperware containers of chicken breasts and broccoli so he can eat “clean” every 3 hours. He even brings these to dinner parties, or avoids these parties altogether since they’ll tempt him to blow his diet. He avoids going on vacation and thus having to miss his workouts. And all for what exactly?"
Yes for what exactly? It fucking sucks to have to go to such extremes just to LOOK GOOD and FEEL FIT. What good is it, when in the end you feel like the Lion(outcast) among the sheep?
Okay Discuss...
Okay. I guess I am that dad with the family. BUT I eat 2 or 3 burgers and once every 2 weeks or so I eat the fries (I LOVE FRIES!) I don't mind being the outcast at all. Some of my relatives makes fun of me for drinking club soda (with no sodium of course), LOW or NO carbohydrates and Unsweetened Ice Tea (yes I know its gross to most but I like it). I believe that exercising/working out or what ever term you want to use teaches you a very important virtue. PATIENTS (a little corny and cliché, I know). I had no patients when I did the conventional gym routine. Cross-Fit made this better and worse. I obtain my results faster then I use to (better). At the same time this makes me want more (worse, but not that bad. However I am learning.) I don't like who ever wrote this also he said: "The Duke didn’t have a six pack. Did that stop him beating the bad guy and getting the girl? Hell no, Pilgrim!". LOL Please any one can kick that mans ass. I'll use his own words "you’ve been duped by the media". Just because the movie tells us he's strong doesn't mean he is. It obvious he's not. The worst I felt was the "So keep your workouts simple. Find your local Cross-Fit, or stick with the basics, like running and the Holy Trinity of Fitness." Sorry but doing this is unacceptable. I know there are some people in this world who like staying where they are and not advance they need to GET OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONES! I can go on but it's getting late and I've said enough.
I'd rather be a lion than a sheep any day Andrea...
BTW Carlos... it's spelled PATIENCE! Patients... is what we don't want to be. ;-)
You know that's all fine and dandy being the Lion and all. What I'm saying is that when your whole life is disrupted in order to reach this goal.... is it REALLY going to make you happy?
Some people are happy being the outcast in their community and that's all good, but being the outcast in your own family? WTF??? That's just NOT right.
There needs to be a happy medium SOMEWHERE in all this.
Don't get me wrong C, I'm delighted that you've drank the KoolAid. But if drinking the Koolaid disrupts your home/family life.. then one must decide for themselves if going to such extremes (avoiding parties and social gatherings because they don't follow the same eating principles as yourself) is truly worth it.
In the end how will our selfish actions affect our children? No sorry baby... we're not going to that birthday party, BBQ, bowling alley, etc. etc. because I want to avoid any temptation at all costs.
I may be extreme in my scenarios to some... but truly... this does happen to those of us who give in to temptation. *sighs*
Trust me... I wish everyone I knew outside the gym were as passionate as my fellow crossfitters... it would make my life so much easier to have that type of backup in every day life.
The simple solution, surround yourself with people who are also dedicated to living healthier lives. You're not depriving yourself, your kids, or your friends of anything by keeping them away from junk food which was created to make us sick in the first place. If wanting to keep your loved ones alive and well for as long as possible is selfish to you or anyone else then that's just flawed logic. No one said you can't go to BBQs, have a drink, or eat a little cake every now and then. It's all about moderation and sticking to what you know is right for yourself.
Also, at the end of the day day, if you look around, everyone for the most part is heading straight off a cliff so to speak... Why the hell should you care if a crowd of (current and future) disabled diabetics are making fun of you for being healthy?! What sense does that make?! What it comes down to is whether or not your personal beliefs are more important than general social acceptance.
Thanks for the spell check Andrea. It was late and i work in a hospital so that tends to happen. Okay, I still go to social gatherings and party. Just not as hard & not as often. However there are a few nights that I do. Such as last month on my sisters birthday I ate brownies, nacho's, cake, cookies pizza, drank beer (sounds like a lot but it was only a few of each). But the next morning I kick my own ass for doing so (265lbs Deadlifts 5x, 135lbs tire pulls 4x, 100lbs Sandbag clean 15x & 25lbs medicine ball sit ups 30x FOR 3 ROUNDS!!). Although if I didn't fall into the peer pressure I wouldn't have had to. I was made fun and got yelled at for eating my sisters apples.Huh? Yes, exactly. When I got to the party there was a table full of rice, green beans, dumplings, cookies, brownies, cake, nacho's, and a bowl of granny apples in the middle of the table. I of course ate the apple and got the "WHAT? Out of everything on the table to choose from that's what you pick? Wow, what a healthy choice." By the second apple my sister yells "HEY! Stop eating my apple!". I stated "If you wanted them to be decoration then buy fake ones." Sugar is a drug and a socially accepted one. So is salt, and caffeine. Cocaine use to be one also. People need to start looking at these things in a different light. You know why a lot of hispanics are short? Because people see nothing wrong with giving their growing child coffee. I do "cheat" with food on the weekends but I call it "treat". I deserve to since I do who knows how many burpee's, mountain climbers etc... during the week. Believe I of all people should know how hard it is to stay fit. I had to build a home gym since it's hard to get to ours. This includes me seeing my reflection to feel like I'm not alone. While watching movies like 300, Rocky, Gladiator and Braveheart. I do 50 bear complexes for time (FULL RANGE MOTION) every week and every single time I reach 10 I ask my self "Are you really going to do 40 more of these?". It's tough and I do feel it's worth it. Everyone in my family aside from my parents thinks I'm crazy. I think the rest are just scared to do what we do (Sledge Swings Scare Cowards). Thats the beauty of Crossfit. It will never get watered down. Why? because the slackers wont pay for it. Sure you can go to "Planet Fatass" and do your little elliptical machine routine for 15 mins twice a month. But those people will never walk in to any Crossfit gym and think "I'm only going to do 15 burpee's and 10 wall-ball shots". If they do It'll be for 5 rounds with other activities.
Hey! Finally read the rant Los was talking about and the article about six pack abs as well. Greetings and salutations! First of all, if any of you were comic book geeks like me, you would know that 1. Male superheroes had more muscles in places than we've got places. and 2. Female superheroes all had the same hourglass shape: huge breasts, tiny waist, large hips and tiny feet. (Don't ask about the feet, I don't get it either. lol!) You DON'T have to be a comic book geek to know that comics deal with fantasy (as well as social commentary) which is far different than reality. If you don't believe me? Go ahead and try to be "faster than a speeding bullet" or "stronger than a locomotive" and see what happens to ya! Mathematically speaking: (TRAIN and BULLET = 1, YOU = HAMBURGER MEAT) So one shouldn't be so hard on him/herself if you don't LOOK like Superman,because you can't ever DO what Superman does. But I know that's just my opinion, since I value the DO over the LOOK. Now that doesn't mean I don't mind the LOOK, the LOOK is great, but again, in my humble opinion, the DO is useful, while the LOOK is vanity. The reality of those who share our "predicament" is that most people exercise for BOTH the usefulness of exercise (better overall health, wellness, anti-depression etc. etc.) as well as the vanity of it (more muscle mass, six pack abs and all that jazz) and I for one see nothing wrong with that, because at the end of the day it's not the REASONS why you exercise and eat right that matter most, it's the fact that you do it that makes all the difference. I could go on further about the sense of accomplishment and the satisfaction of knowing just how far we've come today than the day we started. (which is what Carlos had conveyed in his long-winded speech) But I won't because I'm tired of hearing myself talk. lol.
P.S. Regarding Matthew McCounaghey, James Dean, the Duke, Adam West (50s Batman) the "newer" Batman or Bat-men to be more precise and the jacked guy eating the hamburger with a fork... Robocop PWNS them all any day, all day, everyday, one by one or all together. Cause nobody, NOBODY, gets the crap kicked outta them and comes out on top like Robocop, and if ya didn't know, now ya know!
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