Morning Motivation

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.

-Jack London


Charity often has a negative connotation.  Throwing money at a cause or problem is often ineffective and unsatisfying to both those who contribute and those with necessity.  What we celebrate is the individual that needs no charity, the person who shuns the donations of others and pulls themselves up by their own bootstraps.  The negativity of charity lies in the separation of people into an "us" and "them".  The people that need help vs the people that provide it. That separation is the fallacy that leaves so many with a bad taste in their mouth when it comes to charity.  Those that need help don't want to take it out of pride, and those that give or refuse to give both feel it's money or time wasted or misused. We separate what in reality is a shared effort to better each other.  Charity has too long been a revolving door of giving and receiving without either side seeing results. Disheartened, we perseverate the vision of an "us" and "them" by continuing the same cycle again and again.

Warriors of Change believes that charity involves a reciprocal relationship involving both sides giving and receiving.  Fitness is a quest most of us share, and we are notoriously bad at accomplishing our goals.  We need that extra motivation, we need a reason to keep working, and our own happiness is too easy to sacrifice.  We need a reason, and people need help.  We are hungry to make ourselves better, feed that need while feeding a family.  We are short of breath, tired, and struggling after a workout. Share that pain with those in pain.  We are all in this together and it takes a Warrior to make a difference.  We've talked about selflessness as a Warrior trait, but the Warrior receives something in return for their effort, Brother/Sisterhood. The bond created through shared pain and struggle is unbreakable, and when we fight for each other there is nothing we can't accomplish.  We are all searching and striving for something, lets do it together.  Charity isn't about sharing our wealth, it's about sharing our struggles.


It doesn't take a strong body to be a Warrior, it takes a strong heart.

Wednesday Bodyweight Rep Workout

Location: Home

Equipment needed: Pull-up Bar

Time Needed: 20-25 minutes

Warm-Up: 2:00 minutes

    -30 Seconds Jumping Jacks
    -30 Seconds Butt Kicks
    -1 Minute Jumping Jacks
    -1 Minute Jog in Place

Workout: 3 sets @ 1:00 minute per set. 1:00 minute rest in between sets (Total time: 17 minutes)

Cardio: 1:00 minute

-Burpee to Pull-up: As Many Reps As Possible
(If no pull-up bar, do burpee to 10 Shadowbox punches AMRAP)

Abs: 1:00 minute
-Bicycle Sit-ups-50 (Both legs=1 rep)
-Plank for remainder of time

Legs: 1:00 minute
-Body Squat Jump: AMRAP

Upper Body: 1:00 minute
-Regular Push-up: 30 seconds AMRAP
-Spiderman Push-up: 30 seconds AMRAP

Cardio: 1:00 minute
High Knees-30 seconds AMRAP
Mountain Climbers: 30 seconds AMRAP

-Rest: 1 minute, Repeat

Share This Workout To Help Contribute To The One Fund!!!!!!

Morning Motivation

“It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.” 

-Dalai Lama XIV


The mission of Warriors of Change is to change fitness from being a singular personal pursuit to a means of social empowerment.  The reason the warrior fights isn't to stay alive, but to protect loved ones and the brother/sister next to us.  We are all guided toward selfless pursuits because that is what binds us together as human beings. We are not alone in this world, and no action meant for purely selfish reasons ever inspires us to truly give our all.  Selflessness has long been a warrior trait:

"Plutarch asked, 'Why do the Spartans punish with a fine the warrior who loses his helmet or spear but punish with death the warrior who loses his shield?'

                               Because helmet and spear are carried for
                               the protection of the individual alone, but
                               the shield protects every man in the line."
      
                                                                                -"The Warrior Ethos" by Steven Pressfield

We post these motivations, workouts, and challenges so that we may slowly begin to build a movement with the power to give back.  We spend money, time, and effort trying to make ourselves better but not everyone is gifted with the same opportunities.  Our goal here at Warriors of Change is to combine our desire for fitness and self-improvement with a cause to empower others so they can join us.  These past few weeks we have dedicated our workouts to the One Fund for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.  I can think of no better connection between fitness and selflessness and I am proud to be a part of the contribution.  Join us, there is no better way to give back than to empower yourself and use your strength to empower others.  Use your hard work to encourage others to keep the courage to fight on.  This is not about giving, it is about not giving up. 

Stand together as Warriors and we will create change in ourselves while changing the world.  

At the end of this week we will make our first donation to the One Fund.  All of the workouts and motivations drive us toward the goal of getting fit and giving back. We are continuing to shape and improve the way that we operate, but we need more help from you to continue to develop our vision. Comment on the workouts, share ideas, stories, and thoughts. We would love to hear from all of you!

Warriors of Change for The One Fund

The mission of Warriors of Change is to combine health and fitness goals with social causes.  The goal is to dedicate our time (and eventually) large monetary contributions to causes that we and our fellow Warriors believe in.  We will all be working out not only for ourselves, but for a cause. 

At the moment the goal is awareness, to change the world we need more Warriors.  For every 20 times any Warrior of Change blog post is shared (by email, Facebook, Twitter, etc), we will donate $10.00 to The One Fund, promoted by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Tom Menino to benefit the victims and all those affected by the bombing attacks at the Boston Marathon.   The more Warriors we have, the more change we can enact.  Post comments, share your workouts and workout tips, share your motivations and how you're making a difference!

Join the movement, help us by achieving more, become a Warrior of Change!

Link to The One Fund website:  https://secure.onefundboston.org/page/-/donate2.html