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The "Five reps is cardio" Bullshit Theory


The picture is funny Reality is not. The "5 reps is cardio 💩" attitude, so wildly and stupidly adopted by some, does much damage, still.

Picture this -
Your child must get to a hospital ASAP. You have 1.5-2 miles (not much) to carry him/her.

Can you?
What will you say at the burial service, if not?
"Daddy doesn't run, it's cardio!"
"At least have 40" biceps and single-digit body fat"
"Oh, I'm sorry. I never did anything more than 5 reps"

Well at least you're hissing and have perfect swing;

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE TODAY THAT THEY EMBRACE SHIT AND TATTOO SHIT (like cattle) WITHOUT EVEN THINKING?!

Some will say: Do CrossFit man!

Yeah right: run 100 m, put the dying child on the ground, do 5 burpees.
Run another 200 m, do 10 thrusters (with the same dying child of yours) run 500 m, do 10 snatches with its corps...
Well, at least it's stiff like a fat bar...

Listen, it's not me, it's Budda who said: "Life is suffering".
The same was repeated by stoics later on.
Both knew what they were talking about.

Suffering, not in Jane Ostins melodramatic, sope opera way.
Suffering endurance-wise!
You must be resilient enough to endure the SAME UNTIL YOU REACH.

Many like to quote Sylvester Stallone's "Writing and making of the Rocky tale", Many follow and are motivated by people who have ENDURED THEY'RE SUCCESS.

I say that "Girevoy Sport IS life. When you practice GS - you practice LIFE!" for a reason.
It's that SINGLE MOTION MIND FUCK movement that toughens you for the SAME outside your garage/gym/living room!

Not EMOMS, 5 rounds, or 5 perfect reps, but grueling monotonous "suffering" with the bell!

Then, the doctor will pet your shoulder saying: "Your child is fine! You made it in time", and you WILL understand what was that "suffering" is all about...

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