CrossFit is thought for its many bodily advantages, however it’s additionally apparently good for the “swole” as effectively. No less than that’s the impression we get from Oskar Arngården, who goes by @crossfitpriest on Instagram.
Oskar, a Lutheran priest within the Church of Sweden, has amassed greater than 150,000 religious followers thanks partly to his exercise movies. Try one in all his WODs right here:
He’s been posting spiritual and health messages to the account for a number of years, however his reputation skyrocketed to the heavens lately when a number of information retailers started to liken him to a different jacked, handsome Norse holy man – Thor, aka Chris Hemsworth. The elevated consideration introduced some lustful commenters to the account, and in a latest submit Oskar mentioned he can be disabling feedback to make sure no sinful phrases had been left on his posts.
He mentioned he began the account to spice up individuals’s spirits, and encourage them to care for his or her our bodies, too.
“I began this account to get to speak about what’s actually vital in my life; God!” he wrote, “And likewise, hopefully possibly encourage to a wholesome life-style. That is what I would like this account to be about.”
In one other submit, Oskar mentioned he makes use of his exercises as a strategy to recharge his batteries in between conferences at his church.
“I consider it is very important discover your factor that makes you achieve power and really feel good,” he wrote. “For me it’s my coaching. A strategy to be extra alert in life, and to endure.”
He particulars his WODs in English and Swedish for his followers, to allow them to comply with alongside. It’s written within the Bible that our our bodies are temples for the Holy Spirit. “Subsequently, honor God along with your our bodies.” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Oskar evidently not solely believes that verse however lives it daily, as he’s in phenomenal form.
Try some extra from his Instagram within the slides under.
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