The Street Workout Blog

Although it may not quite feel like summer here in the mid-west, it is technically that time of the year. Time to pull out the beach slippers, big umbrellas and the coolers with something refreshing in them. This is a typical day at the beach for most. Many don’t think of the beach as a prime place for an excellent workout. But it is! There are many unconventional routines that can be done that will bring a whole new perspective to your workout and give you a great change of scenery, not to mention getting some sun in your system. This video below, done with kids no less, gives a great set of drills that can be done with a simple hill. Many beaches have these simple inclines that are great for resistance and endurance based exercise. This video has completely inspired me to really up my hill sprinting game by adding some of the variations shown. Now if I could just get the mid-west weather to bless me with an acceptable beach climate, I might be able to get that started. Oh well, patience is a virtue. Enjoy the video anyway.

Getting a peek inside the sometimes secret culture of bodybuilding can be equated to gawkers at a traffic accident. It may seem to many as a lifestyle of freaky, obsessive compulsive, testosterone filled mutants. Although much of the industry is flooded with drug addicts and deceptive messages, there are real life stories and accomplishments made by real people. Raising the Bar 2 is a documentary about this exact way of life. It diaries the struggles from gym to stage for these extreme athletes. It also speaks on the subject of diet and reveals some of the secrets that these fitness junkies hold so dear. These are just samples of the entire documentary. Savor them. If you wanna see the whole movie, I will see what I can do for my special viewers. Enjoy.

Being a bodybuilder is a 24/7 lifestyle that is not for the faint of heart. The disciplines involved are not only a test of will power, but more an assessment on an individuals constitution. The concept of eating is totally rearranged into that of a mutant feeding pattern that wouldn’t satisfy a prisoner of war. With that being said, to add on a feature of vegan-ism, would just be insane. I flat out wouldn’t have believed that there would be a culture of vegan bodybuilders. Of course being who I am, not only did I find them, I am posting a couple of the videos and a link to there website so you can actually see their physics and read about how they manage this feat while restricting their diets in this extreme manner. The site is called Vegan Bodybuilding.Com and it’s a window into a surprisingly competitive world of super natural bodybuilding. I, being a vegetarian, do understand the struggle, but to be a vegan and pursue this field is phenomenal. Enjoy the video and see some real discipline in action.