tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207664163068620797.post8060883652691853147..comments2024-03-27T10:35:39.086+01:00Comments on anywherefit: Scottish Highlandsanywherefithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12091994254084487624noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207664163068620797.post-12446027495418390702010-05-09T15:51:36.393+02:002010-05-09T15:51:36.393+02:00Hi Blair
I've climbed a few hills in Scotland...Hi Blair<br /><br />I've climbed a few hills in Scotland before, but never added a CrossFit type workout to though - I don't think I'm fit enough to just now :)<br /><br />It was great to see you doing one of your outdoor workouts in my home country. Yet another inspiring post/video from you demonstrating outdoor workouts, showing that while a gym might sometimes be useful, it is not strictly necessary to keep fit.<br /><br />With a bit of imagination and using what is to hand you can still put together a challenging workout - wherever you are: indoors or outdoors.<br /><br />I really enjoyed reading your CrossFit Journal article 'California Via Europe?' (May 2010). I have been doing CrossFit for nearly 3 years now, which I think is an excellent way to keep fit. I also do MovNat (www.movnat.com) which I believe helps better to physically prepare you for real-world physical demands. One of my favourite quotes from your article: “If we prepare for a non-gym world by doing gym-specific exercises with gym-specific equipment, all we’ll be is unprepared.” – how true.<br /><br />This lack of readiness when confronted with a non-gym physical challenge is something I have experienced myself and also noticed in others – even CrossFitters.....<br /><br />I’m sure your current training regime will result in you being better prepared & more confident to face whatever workout you may come up against in CrossFit competitions. For example, for many CrossFitters the only pull ups they ever do will always be using a smooth round bar with the exact same width e.g. 2 inches. How prepared would they be if they were told “all pull-ups are to be done on a rack built of 3-inch rectangular piping”??? It is a great point you raise in your article.<br /><br />To quote you again “The more stuff you use and the more tools you touch, the greater the belief in your own ability to master your surroundings. Such is the ultimate brand of fitness, in my opinion.” – how very true.<br /><br />Like you most of my training is done on my own. Motivating myself to put in a max effort or in some cases to even do a workout can sometimes be a struggle – especially over the last few months here in Europe with the particularly cold winter we've had.<br /><br />I occasionally read your blog and whenever my fitness motivations take a dip I can think of your videos for inspiration. One of the most memorable videos for me was your workout in a snow covered park in Holland during a cold winter:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZNquqmJ18A<br /><br />After watching that I was put to shame for my lack of motivation to do a workout in my freezing cold garage – so I quickly put on some thick gloves, an extra jumper an went out to did a workout :)<br /><br />I appreciated your honesty in your article in which you mention the motivation difficulties you had and how you dealt with these i.e. short-term goals, support, etc and is something I can learn from.<br /><br />It was encouraging to read about the support you received from European CrossFitters. This “sense of community” is indeed one of the best things about CrossFit. <br /><br />If you haven’t already then I’d recommend you checkout www.movnat.com type workouts.<br /><br />I hope you do well in the Swedish regionals.<br /><br />Best regards and I look forward to reading more blog posts and watching your workout videos - they always help to give me ideas to try out myself for my own workouts.<br /><br />Jonathan Cannovan<br />Scotland, UK<br />http://www.cannovan.com<br />http://twitter.com/cannovanJonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03514080078704824128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207664163068620797.post-68102771475598294392010-05-05T19:26:13.644+02:002010-05-05T19:26:13.644+02:00Blair,
Shoot me an email at WebSmith@SICFIT.com....Blair, <br /><br />Shoot me an email at WebSmith@SICFIT.com...<br /><br />It pertains to Games Sponsorship. We are sponsoring 15 male and female athletes world wide and we want you to be one of them. <br /><br />www.SICFIT.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09444178196504354867noreply@blogger.com