December 30, 2008

The Best of Cranky Fitness



It was the best of posts, it was the worst of posts... Okay, maybe not the 'worst' of posts.

I'm feeling all traditional today. Since this is the Sixth Day of Christmas, I was expecting a gift from my true love, but unfortunately he seems to have his eye on someone else.


Hugh? That camel's just not into you. Trust me.

Leaving aside the question of my love life, the other year-end tradition that I'd like to observe is the usual Best Of feature.

I asked Crabby for her favorite blog posts, and combined her list with my own. Turns out that we both chose posts that for the most part weren't in the Typical Crankiness column on the left-hand side. There are some fun things in here -- this is the kind of research that I like to do!

In no particular order, here are our Ten Best Posts of 2008:

Why can't you stick to your plan? -- well, maybe there is a particular order, at least as far as this particular post is concerned. I think this is about the best post Crabby's written. Yes, I know I'm cheating here, since this one is in the Typical Crankiness column, but for some reason, this post about feeling entitled to slack off and pig out hit a nerve.

The Flat Belly diet -- Crabby vs. Prevention magazine. Another classic.

The Lazy Woman's Guide to a Healthy Diet -- Who needs Prevention magazine when you could have weight-loss assistance from ... Enrique?

This wasn't really a diet post, honest. I just titled it The Okefenokee Diet to get people's attention. It was a cheap trick, and I'm very, very sorry. Sort of.

Tortoises and barbells -- Tips for Slackers on Keeping Up a Life-long Strength Training Program.

Advice for the Out of Shape Hiker -- Turns out there are other O.O.S.H.s out there. We should form a union.

Fanning the flames at the gym -- I love the way Crabby can take an annoying incident at the gym and turn it into a post that makes me laugh and ponder human nature at the same time.

I think Crabby should've charged an entrance fee for people to read this one: Secrets to Success Revealed!

And it's silly, but I have a fond memory of Skanky Fitness. Though I would like to apologize to all those people who searched Google for pole dancing peep shows and landed on this post. Which is a parody. Really. Sorry guys.

The other classic post along those lines was the Porn for Women post. Shocking to see so many fantasies summed up so concisely.


Each of these posts were chosen by the highly scientific criterion of WLI (We Liked It). Were there some that we missed that should have been on the list? Please let us know.

19 comments:

  1. I honestly am not sure which post this year has been my favorite (Possibly "no wonder they were popular in prison"), but the ones you listed are great.

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  2. These were all great posts...........I don't know how you could choose! It's been a great year ;)

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  3. It's too difficult to choose a favourite - there are so many great posts here at Cranky Fitness!! Keep up the good work, girls.

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  4. My fave posts are when you guys post current research but put the typical Cranky spin on it! Never fails to inform me AND crack me up. Keep up the good work you two!

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  5. dangnubbit.

    charlotte stole my comment...so I shall just add I LOVE THE CRANKINESS.

    from both of you.

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  6. Thanks Merry for compiling some of the greats! Fab way to end the year!

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  7. Happy New Year to both of you!!!!

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  8. WLI works for me! And if the truth be told, it's probably as scientific as a whole bunch of IN2FTR (I need to find this result) 'research' that poses as 'scientific.'

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  9. Those were some good ones. Lots of laughter from those posts resurfacing!

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  10. So many good posts. And how did you find that camel pic? lol.

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  11. I'm going to assume Hugh's infatuation with the camel is just a short-term thing. Maybe there's hope for us yet. Possibly.

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  12. Okay for totally selfish and completely self centered reasons, my fav post was in May... Pull ups and push ups for girls too? Its my fav for two reasons, one it was when I "found" cranky fitness, and two it helped me laugh and keep the faith while struggling dangling from the bar!!!!

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  13. I like them ALL! haha, one that I liked (mostly cause i related to the title) was Old People are Kicking my Ass. There is this old guy (at least 75) at my gym who is better, faster, stronger, and stretchier than me in every aspect and it's Amazingly motivational. My only saving grace is that he's also way better than most of the youngsters, too, not just me. Happy New Year Merry and Crabby!

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  14. Yay! Flashback post!

    Kelly Turner
    www.everygymsnightmare.com

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  15. I love all the posts at Cranky Fitness. I know, not helpful.

    Happy New Year, ladies!

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  16. Like everyone else, I love all the posts here so it's hard to choose a favorite but as I went through the list I kept expecting S.H.I.I.T. to pop up.

    How could we forget S.H.I.I.T.???

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  17. All the Cranky Fitness posts are great!

    Have a wonderful New Year, everyone!

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  18. I really related to Merry's article about hiking.

    It was just this summer that I went on a hike with three ridiculous in shape people: My sister (who had given birth 6 months earlier), her husband, (who practically ran up cliffs with baby Violet strapped to his back) and my brother (a busy lawyer who makes time for the gym--obviously).

    The place: Glenwood Springs, CO. Hiking up to the breathtaking "Hanging Lake". The most humiliating aspects: I LIVE 12 miles down the road from said location, could have done that hike before (but had not), was used to the high altitude(and nobody else was), yet I REALLY lagged behind).

    The good stuff: I made it. Also, it was a wake up call that I really needed to ramp up my cardio, which I have done.

    Love this post!

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  19. I really related to Merry's article about hiking.

    It was just this summer that I went on a hike with three ridiculously in shape people: My sister (who had given birth 6 months earlier), her husband, (who practically ran up cliffs with baby Violet strapped to his back) and my brother (a busy lawyer who makes time for the gym--obviously).

    The place: Glenwood Springs, CO. Hiking up to the breathtaking "Hanging Lake". The most humiliating aspects: I LIVE 12 miles down the road from said location, could have done that hike before (but had not), was used to the high altitude(and nobody else was), yet I REALLY lagged behind).

    The good stuff: I made it. Also, it was a wake up call that I really needed to ramp up my cardio, which I have done.

    Love this post!

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