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What Is The Sisyphus Gauntlet?

Street Parking Podcast

Release Date: 05/31/2023

Accountability: taking ownership of what you CAN control show art Accountability: taking ownership of what you CAN control

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The focus now is ACCOUNTABILITY.   No one is coming to save you. Your life is 100% your responsibility. At SP we believe in controlling what we can control - and we know that we are able to control a lot more than most people want to admit.   We know that blaming others, our genetics, or our current circumstances for all of our problems is a waste of time.  We seek ways that we can respond to - or improve our situation.  Even if those actions are small.  Even if it’s just re-framing the way we look at things - until we are better able to take action. On this...

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Suffer with Friends| Jess Schulz & Miranda Alcaraz show art Suffer with Friends| Jess Schulz & Miranda Alcaraz

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The keys to approaching Street Parking workouts show art The keys to approaching Street Parking workouts

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This week Miranda hops on to give some information about the Street Parking workouts and framework - to help you be as successful as possible with your workouts.  Some of this info is a bit different than other CrossFit based programming you may have used (or still use).  From the inception of SP, we have set out to create our own culture in certain aspects. Thank you for trusting us with your Fitness.  We hope you enjoy and that you find consistency in your fitness!  

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Why 30 Days of #800gChallenge? | Street Parking Nutrition show art Why 30 Days of #800gChallenge? | Street Parking Nutrition

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Molly and EC talk all things #800g Challenge!

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2024 Vision for Street Parking Podcast show art 2024 Vision for Street Parking Podcast

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In our latest podcast episode, Miranda dives into 2 of Street Parking's core values that will be the driving message and mission for the community in 2024:  Growth Simple. Not Easy.  Over the next few weeks we will be hearing more about these - as well as the other values that our team is excited to share with you.

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Paleo, Potato Hack Diet and Proper Nutrition: Getting to know EC Synkowski of OptimizeMe Nutrition show art Paleo, Potato Hack Diet and Proper Nutrition: Getting to know EC Synkowski of OptimizeMe Nutrition

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Miranda sits down with EC Synkowski of OptimizeMe Nutrition, a company dedicated to making nutrition easy through B2B/B2C digital education products and corporate wellness programs. The mission of OptimizeMe Nutrition is to provide solutions for anyone to improve their weight, health, and overall wellbeing through sustainable diet methods. Thousands have used her , a diet free of restrictive rules, to eat healthily and have reported weight loss, increased energy, improved performance and more!  They catch up on old times and give some hints at what is to come for the Street Parking...

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On the road, off the Grid and In the community: 2023 In The Wild Tour Recap show art On the road, off the Grid and In the community: 2023 In The Wild Tour Recap

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In 2023 Street Parking has been on tour taking our fitness, our van, our team, and of course some gear and guaranteed good times around the U.S. to connect with the community at events, meetups and experiences In the Wild like we’ve never done before. Join Miranda and Kaitlin as they relive the energy and camaraderie that fuel our community. 

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Why You Need to Keep It Simple, Not Easy show art Why You Need to Keep It Simple, Not Easy

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Tune in and learn how we navigate the often over complicated fitness world with a fresh perspective, recognizing that while it may be simple, it's certainly not easy.   Remember, fitness doesn't have to be complicated – it just has to work. Join Miranda for this episode and start applying the simple not easy approach.

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Michelle Brooks | Street Parking Nutrition show art Michelle Brooks | Street Parking Nutrition

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Getting Started with a Fitness and Health Routine For: Pre-K show art Getting Started with a Fitness and Health Routine For: Pre-K

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A child in the Preschool Youth age range generally has the attention span, physical and cognitive and emotional growth, and motivation developed to start introducing fitness and wellness-specific activities. The Preschool Youth age is when kids start to learn how to take turns… but they generally want to be first and focus mostly on themselves and their little world. As they move through these preschool years, they become more willing and excited to try new tasks, are more motivated by playing with their peers, and begin to notice the world around them. Imitation and copying becomes more...

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Street Parking gives its members access to tools to help you take control of your fitness every single day, from the Daily Workouts customizable for your equipment, time, and fitness level to the over fifty Extra Programs to add variety to your training. We are excited to share about a new program to add to your toolbox! Street Parking has collaborated with the co-founders of Between the Ears, Karianne and Bill Anthes, to make a very special program available to our members: The Sisyphus Gauntlet.

SO WHAT IS THIS EXTRA PROGRAM ALL ABOUT? WHY IS IT NAMED THAT, AND WHAT IS IT EXACTLY?

The myth of Sisyphus is about a slippery fella who cheated death twice, according to Greek mythology, by using wit and intellect. Zeus stepped in and banished Sisyphus to the underworld Hades. Sisyphus’s punishment was to push or carry a boulder up a mountain, and when he was right at the top of the mountain, the boulder would roll right back to the bottom. So he would have to hike back down and push it up again, and he did this for eternity.

 

There's two different ways to look at this story. One is that life is determined to be unbearable — it’s inescapable, and it's meaningless. This is a very nihilistic or apathetic outlook. The other way to look at this story says yes, life does present suffering, adversity, and obstacles, and how a person chooses to orient themselves to those realities, how they choose to engage with them and find meaning through the suffering is almost an amelioration of suffering and meaning. People can find meaning through their challenges and have a much more positive proactive approach to the inevitableness of life. Everyone will face a boulder and a hill and repeat the cycle at some point — we all will face a gauntlet.