Georges St. Pierre's RUSHFIT: An Adventure in Pain
by Jonathan Snowden on Jan 14, 2011 3:38 PM EST
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If you can judge a man by his demeanor during the filming of a fitness video (and what better way is there to judge anyone), Georges St. Pierre is a heck of a good guy. Don't get me wrong, I hate your standard workout diva. Male or female, they are all the same. While I'm considering my best suicide options, focused solely on how much my body hurts, they sit there with that smile plastered on their botoxed face. That smile. Unusually white teeth shining, they are just rubbing it in the customer's face. You, the fat loser who can't even touch his toes, may feel like Gary Busey on one of his bad days. But me? Me the exercise professional? I'm here yucking it up. I don't even feel a tingle yet, let alone a burn.
There's none of that with Georges St. Pierre. Georges grimaces throughout the RUSHFIT videos. Like everyone at home he cheats now and again. He's not good at some of the exercises. Sometimes the trainer will yell at him to work a little harder. It's very comforting. When trainer Eric Owings asks him how he feels, Georges is open and honest. "I feel hooorreeeble," the world champion will say in his accented English. I feel a camaraderie with Georges St. Pierre now. I too have been put to the RUSHFIT test. I have felt Georges's pain.
Starting the second week, things were going well. I felt great, energized and healthy. There was a slight problem though. I don't know how to put it delicately, so I won't even try. It felt like my a**hole hurt. The top of the crack? Yeah, excruciating. My wife assured me that, in the immortal words of LL Cool J, "my lower back is killing me" not my butt. Taking her word for it, I applied some heat and by the next day I was up and moving. I never missed a workout because that's how champions roll.
The effects of the workout and diet are already being seen. I've lost five pounds and my arms are, if not hard as rocks, at least as hard as an unripe peach. At the end of week two, RUSHFIT is doing exactly what it promised. I'm a quarter of the way through the first eight weeks and I haven't quit yet. Ask any of my employers - that's an amazing thing. I'm sold that it's working, it's fun, and I'm in it for the long haul. Or at least until next week. Check in next Friday for my third installment.
The people at RUSHFIT provided this program to me free of cost. It is a blessing and a curse. Thank you. RUSHFIT is an advertiser on Bloody Elbow.
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You know we need Before and After pictures
Gotta see dem rock ’ard abs
They made a video game about Yakuzas. It’s called Yakuza. And it’s about Yakuza
by Krimson on Jan 14, 2011 3:04 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
I think Snowden promised those at the end, contingent on how it turns out.
"Sometimes I wonder if the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it."
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by The American Ronin on Jan 14, 2011 3:38 PM EST up reply actions
I didn't get a chance to read the 1st article so I didn't know
But 5 lbs in one week? Bravo. But I’ll assume that’s majority water weight. Either way it’s progress. Just don’t make us jealous in the end result when your Before picture is Jack Black and your After picture is Randy Orton
They made a video game about Yakuzas. It’s called Yakuza. And it’s about Yakuza
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I’m really interested in the RUSHFIT DVD’s because I’m a huge GSP mark, but what I’m really excited about is human beings getting up and exercising. Congrats on your results!
by Tedd Welch on Jan 14, 2011 3:11 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
This was worth reading
for the “unripe peach” and “suicide options” bits alone. Hilarious
how much are you predicting to lose after the eight weeks?
Advertise Much
I wonder how much the people over at RUSHFIT have paid Bloodyelbow to promote their product.
And for what its worth. I was laughing for about 5 mins when I saw the pic of doc. Evil. Great choice of gif. For the moment
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by HERZ on Jan 14, 2011 7:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I kinda lost interest in it after hearing GSP talk about how he didn’t do S&C. I highly doubt that of course, but it also makes me doubt that these are actual exercises that GSP uses. My guess it’s just mma inspired workout made up by someone else, and it’s being promoted and branded by GSP. So I personally don’t see much reason to get this over other gimmicky work out routines like p90x. 5 pounds in two weeks can be achieved with pretty much any intensive exercise & good diet combo (I lost 6 int he past 2 with the usual treadmill/weights), this just seems like another marketing ploy to cash in on the fitness industry. But if it helps you stay motivated then great, go for it
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GSP was bullshitting us about that
his primary exercises are much like those an Olympic lifter powerlifter would use, with lots of plyometric and isometric aspects involved.
"Sometimes I wonder if the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it."
-Mark Twain
"If I tell you I'm good, you would probably think I'm boasting. If I tell you I'm no good, you know I'm lying..."
-Bruce Lee
by The American Ronin on Jan 14, 2011 3:38 PM EST up reply actions
As a p90 grad
Referring to it as a gimmick is unfair. The results are undeniable, with me it wasn’t about losing weight as much as it was for body transformation. I have never been in better shape my entire life including basic training (granted it was the Air Force)
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by Ze Pequeno on Jan 14, 2011 3:42 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
I’m 100% sure going through p90x regime will get you results, but so will a lot of other traditional workouts. But in all fairness I haven’t tried it, maybe I should give it a go :P How long is each workout and how many times a week?
Mcloviiiiin!!
You are right in the sense that most any normal exercise will make you lose some sort of weight (especially in the first two weeks). Its something your body probably isn’t used to, so your going to burn plenty of calories. However… They say most people give up on their workout regiments after the 2 or 3rd week because they don’t see the results happening as fast or as drastic anymore and that’s because your body is starting to learn the motions and adequate strength required to do the moves properly. P90X and I’m sure RUSHFIT put you through workouts that incorporate muscle confusion. By confusing your muscles they’re never actually able to just get set with an exercise, and in theory every workout should be as hard as the last because the movements don’t become stagnant or repetitive
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by HERZ on Jan 14, 2011 4:08 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, that was a really weird quote
Here’s a link to GSP not doing S&C with non-coach Jonathan Chaimberg.
I agree, here’s the interview
I don’t do strength and conditioning. The reason I lift weights is to make me more marketable, to make my shape more symmetric. I don’t life weights to have an effect on my performance, I don’t believe in it.
I believe sometimes you can do some exercises that help the nervous system. Like Olympic lifting, it makes you more explosive. Olympic lifters are the most explosive athletes in the world. Also gymnastics, I like gymnastics, I think it makes me more athletic.
Mcloviiiiin!!
I never missed a workout because that’s how champions roll.
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by Cory Braiterman on Jan 14, 2011 3:37 PM EST reply actions
Good work, Jonathan!
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by MMAInFeRioRiTy on Jan 14, 2011 4:08 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
Meh
I actually laughed when i first saw previews of RUSHFIT. I’m just not sold into the whole GSP grimmacing thing. I’m pretty sure it’s just a part of the deal to act that way during the workouts. But don’t get me wrong, I do believe Rushfit works, not just as well as the other fad workouts out there like Insanity (which is really effective). Just some people trying to make some money using GSP and MMA’s new found popularity.
Also, that 5 pounds you’re talking about, make sure it’s all body fat, not just water weight.
GSP was probably doing this workout ON TOP of his MMA training and S&C sessions. He may have actually been in pain but this workout was just one part of his total workload.
"Referees, be sure to step in and stop the fight on time tomorrow, because I might get carried away in the moment and my many punches may end up destroying my opponent." - Tatsuya "CRUSHER" Kawajiri
It’s not really even about the specific workouts being more effective than competing DVDs or traditional workouts; all these things are just motivational tools that can help people get off their butts and also provide structure to keep working out. It probably costs less than a personal trainer and, for the target market, is likely much more effective and less daunting than trying to do it by yourself at a gym.
I need to get back in shape after being laid up from a knee injury, unable to do my jiu jitsu classes for 6 months, and I’m actually finally considering shelling out for one of these programs to help with structure and motivation.
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by eastcoastatlas on Jan 14, 2011 5:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Bingo
It makes people want to work out and (hopefully)want to work hard while they do it.
You’re right. A personal trainer would be much better, but for a lot of people its not really an option. I have a lot of fun with my clients and they seem to enjoy the time we spend. After a few sessions, a lot of people really get into it and start coming back even more. That’s when you develop a real rapport and learn just how to push them. Its a fun experience(usually).
"I'll rock your body with big nasty hooks!"
I tell my clients
every exercise is really hard, even for me. Whether it is, or not. I just tell them its really hard and they’re doing great.
Its just common courtesy. I don’t want to flaunt how much better I am at it. Its discouraging. Humility $ells.
"I'll rock your body with big nasty hooks!"
Regardless of the exercise.
Are you changing up your diet at all?
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by McKinley B. Noble on Jan 14, 2011 5:26 PM EST reply actions
I can’t stand advertising disguised as posts. It’s the lowest of the low. It’s basically jumping the shark.
You realize of course that is the majority of sports articles
They advertise the event. The build up to the Super bowl is advertising. The analysis of the upcoming fights on the card. Advertising. If you dont want things advertised towards you go slither under a rock cause you wont be able to escape it.
Snowdens just giving a review of the product so what if it advertises that product at the same time.
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You don’t get it. I’m not talking about advertising in the general sense, I’m talking about mixing content, the reason we all come here, because we love the sport, and advertising the spots that companies buy that keeps it all floating.
Traditionally in order to maintain integrity of product, you keep the advertising clear of the content. IE, the paid for product placements etc, from the articles about fighting.
This is not an article about fighting, any fight events, any particular fighter, it’s about a fitness product that happens to have licensed GSP’s image. Now I could be wrong, but that strikes me as a spot that is paid for, or at least agreed upon in terms as a result of the product companies’ sponsorship and support of the host.
I have no problem with advertising, and it’s necessary to keep these things going, but when you mix it into the content you’re at the beginning of the end. There’s no longer integrity in the content. I work in advertising, it’s always tempting in the short run, but it’s always ruinous in the long run.
I many have jumped the gun, but I have a hard time believing that Bloody Elbow just up and gave such valuable space that is typically reserved for content about fighting, to a fitness program.
This is not an advertising product. And for whatever it is worth, its been one of the most read articles each day it’s run.
by Jonathan Snowden on Jan 15, 2011 12:33 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Gotchya. It sort of felt like one when I read it, my mistake.
That’s some serious free exposure you’re giving them eh?
Whoa...way to stand your ground there, buddy...
You go on a tirade, Jonathan replies with “this is not an advertising product” and you punk out that fast?
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Standing your ground is pretty pointless when you're wrong.
I guess it’s definitely an advertisement, the question is, is Bloody Elbow selling the content areas to sponsors? This post really looked like it, but if Jonathan claims they didn’t sell it, then I guess they didn’t. He coule be a liar but I’m not really into just assuming people are liars. It’ll become pretty obvious later, if this type of product placement starts regularly popping up here, posts about supplements etc, then it’ll be a little more obvious.
I used to spend all my time over at MMAmania, until they started doing that. That’s when I changed over to here.
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