Training today included:
-1.5 Mile Walk
-Biking
-1" Wall Walk
-1" Cat Walk
-2lb Vaults
-Sprint Vaults
-Hell Pass
-6" Beam Run
-General Conditioning
-Distance Kongs
1.5 Mile Walk:
Not to become a regular thing, but I took the puppies out on a walk. Before training.
Biking:
This never gets easier on the way back, probably because I keep pushing myself harder. Makes sense.
1" Wall Walk:
Hauled ass again in the Filas.
1" Cat Walk:
Fastest yet, red lined in the Filas.
2lb Vaults:
Thinking of upping these to 2.5. 10 Speeds, 10 Kongs, 10 Lazies.
Sprint Vaults:
5 Lazies, 5 Speeds, 5 Kongs.
Hell Pass:
31. I think I'm starting to reach my plateau, which sucks because I would love to be able to make 50 of them. The reason I believe I'm at this point is that immediately after, with the
6" Beam Run:
I fell during my third lap. I never realized how much the hell pass takes out of me until this happened. I slipped, which happens some times, but were it not for QM training I would have just collapsed and that would have been it. My endurance is still increasing, but I'm worried about my muscles. Maybe I just need a little more recovery time between each.
General Conditioning:
Managed 10 of both kinds of pull-ups for the first time. 20 table push-ups. 40-30-20 crunches.
Distance Kongs:
Tried to get additional distance after the table punch, and realized I have no effing clue how to go about it. I can add speed, and that helps, but I'm gotta be missing something.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Training Log: August 8-9, 2009
Training over the last two days included:
-Paintball (>.>)
-Biking
-1" Wall Walk
-1" Cat Walk
-Rolls
-2lb Vaults
-Sprint Vaults
-Hell Pass
-6" Beam Run
-General Conditioning
Paintball:
It's the reason I didn't have time to train yesterday. It was a good test of endurance, however, and while I didn't use Parkour while in battle I still tried vaults with the gear on. I am fully capable of speed vaulting a picnic table in full camo, a paintball mask, and with a paintball gun in my left hand. You'd think it would have been the perfect place to use Parkour, except when the enemy has cover and is just waiting for you to move, it's not very prudent to start jumping the barriers between you and them.
Biking:
Yep.
1" Wall Walk:
Cruised it with my Filas.
1" Cat Walk:
Also hauled ass to the red line.
Rolls:
I'm trying to iron out the fore-arm use, it actually feels a lot better and it's a minor adjustment to use my hand instead.
2lb Vaults:
10 Kongs, 10 Speeds, 10 Lazies.
Sprint Vaults:
5 Lazies, 5 Speeds, 5 Kongs. Traveling Kongs after each Kong and Speed.
Hell Pass:
Did 30 of them today to make up for my slacking and lack of hard training over the last few days. Then I did 10 more because again, I felt I did them a little too slow. Just to ensure I can pull off the 31 tomorrow. At this point I was sweating in places I didn't know it was possible to sweat, like my shins. Who the hell sweats enough to soak their pants on their shins? Seriously, I don't think I've ever been so hot in my life.
6" Beam Run:
Happened.
General Conditioning:
By the time I got to these I was pretty destroyed. But I still did 10 pull-ups palms towards me, 6 palms away, 20 table push-ups. Tonight is the standard 40-30-20 crunches.
-Paintball (>.>)
-Biking
-1" Wall Walk
-1" Cat Walk
-Rolls
-2lb Vaults
-Sprint Vaults
-Hell Pass
-6" Beam Run
-General Conditioning
Paintball:
It's the reason I didn't have time to train yesterday. It was a good test of endurance, however, and while I didn't use Parkour while in battle I still tried vaults with the gear on. I am fully capable of speed vaulting a picnic table in full camo, a paintball mask, and with a paintball gun in my left hand. You'd think it would have been the perfect place to use Parkour, except when the enemy has cover and is just waiting for you to move, it's not very prudent to start jumping the barriers between you and them.
Biking:
Yep.
1" Wall Walk:
Cruised it with my Filas.
1" Cat Walk:
Also hauled ass to the red line.
Rolls:
I'm trying to iron out the fore-arm use, it actually feels a lot better and it's a minor adjustment to use my hand instead.
2lb Vaults:
10 Kongs, 10 Speeds, 10 Lazies.
Sprint Vaults:
5 Lazies, 5 Speeds, 5 Kongs. Traveling Kongs after each Kong and Speed.
Hell Pass:
Did 30 of them today to make up for my slacking and lack of hard training over the last few days. Then I did 10 more because again, I felt I did them a little too slow. Just to ensure I can pull off the 31 tomorrow. At this point I was sweating in places I didn't know it was possible to sweat, like my shins. Who the hell sweats enough to soak their pants on their shins? Seriously, I don't think I've ever been so hot in my life.
6" Beam Run:
Happened.
General Conditioning:
By the time I got to these I was pretty destroyed. But I still did 10 pull-ups palms towards me, 6 palms away, 20 table push-ups. Tonight is the standard 40-30-20 crunches.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Pseudo Training: August 5-6, 2009
Pseudo training consisted of a few things over the past two days. First Matt and I went to North Park, where we actually drilled lazy vaults pretty hard. Then we lined up some picnic tables and started to chain vault when I noticed the kids from last time we went. I asked them if they wanted to come train, they said yes, so we showed each other what we were capable of. As it turned out, none of them had done any kind of formal training but sounded sincerely interested. So, we ended up teaching them a new kong take-off, speed vaults, and proper rolls. Then I directed them to americanparkour.com, we'll see if it was any help next time we go. Ended it with hell passes, got my 25.
Yesterday we went to Minneapolis to get Matt some Vibrams and just ended up messing around downtown. Parked at MCAD, did a little bit there, then walked into the business district to find the pipe organ. Prognosis? Effing. Awesome. I got a personal record wall run in, and there's just a lot of stuff to train on. Railings, stairs, walls, sculpture...soooo cool. Now I want to get my rolls down more than ever, because it definitely stopped me from doing a few things.
Right now it's raining out, which I thought was a great opportunity until I saw that it was 62° outside. I'll pass on hypothermia. The temp usually peaks at around 3 though, so if it's 68° or warmer I'm definitely training in the pouring rain.
Yesterday we went to Minneapolis to get Matt some Vibrams and just ended up messing around downtown. Parked at MCAD, did a little bit there, then walked into the business district to find the pipe organ. Prognosis? Effing. Awesome. I got a personal record wall run in, and there's just a lot of stuff to train on. Railings, stairs, walls, sculpture...soooo cool. Now I want to get my rolls down more than ever, because it definitely stopped me from doing a few things.
Right now it's raining out, which I thought was a great opportunity until I saw that it was 62° outside. I'll pass on hypothermia. The temp usually peaks at around 3 though, so if it's 68° or warmer I'm definitely training in the pouring rain.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Training Log: August 4, 2009
Training today included:
-Biking
-1" Wall Walk
-1" Cat Walk
-Rolls
-2lb Vaults
-Sprint Vaults
-Hell Pass
-6" Beam Run
-General Conditioning
-Landings
Biking:
Yeap.
1" Wall Walk:
Really, really easy today. For the first time I walked the length of it completely normal, as if walking on the ground with my hands swinging at my sides. Felt great.
1" Cat Walk:
Hauled ass with these today, red lined it in no time.
Rolls:
Something changed between yesterday and today, because they don't feel as good as they did. It'll just take more drilling I guess. It's frustrating, because every time I think I'm ready for concrete my rolls hurt again.
2lb Vaults:
10 Kongs, 10 Speeds, 10 Lazies. The lazies were really hard today for some reason, not sure why.
Sprint Vaults:
5 Lazies, 5 Speeds, 5 Kongs. Best ones yet, felt great.
Hell Pass:
I wasn't sure if I needed to do 23 or 24 today, so I did 24. Then, to ensure I could make 25 tomorrow, I did 10 more after a short break.
6" Beam Run:
Yep.
General Conditioning:
10 palms away, 8 palms forward, 20 push-ups, 40-30-20 crunches.
Landings:
10 6" Beam jumps again, much easier today.
-Biking
-1" Wall Walk
-1" Cat Walk
-Rolls
-2lb Vaults
-Sprint Vaults
-Hell Pass
-6" Beam Run
-General Conditioning
-Landings
Biking:
Yeap.
1" Wall Walk:
Really, really easy today. For the first time I walked the length of it completely normal, as if walking on the ground with my hands swinging at my sides. Felt great.
1" Cat Walk:
Hauled ass with these today, red lined it in no time.
Rolls:
Something changed between yesterday and today, because they don't feel as good as they did. It'll just take more drilling I guess. It's frustrating, because every time I think I'm ready for concrete my rolls hurt again.
2lb Vaults:
10 Kongs, 10 Speeds, 10 Lazies. The lazies were really hard today for some reason, not sure why.
Sprint Vaults:
5 Lazies, 5 Speeds, 5 Kongs. Best ones yet, felt great.
Hell Pass:
I wasn't sure if I needed to do 23 or 24 today, so I did 24. Then, to ensure I could make 25 tomorrow, I did 10 more after a short break.
6" Beam Run:
Yep.
General Conditioning:
10 palms away, 8 palms forward, 20 push-ups, 40-30-20 crunches.
Landings:
10 6" Beam jumps again, much easier today.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Training Log: August 3, 2009
Training today included:
-Biking
-1" Wall Walk
-1" Cat Walk
-Rolls
-2lb Vaults
-Sprint Vaults
-Hell Pass
-6" Beam Run
-General Conditioning
-Landings
Biking:
On the way back from the park today, I attempted what I recently read in an article and screamed at the top of my lungs 10 seconds prior to physical exertion. It's supposed to make your performance peak by creating stress and initiating part of the fight or flight response. I dunno if it actually worked, but I did make it up the hill faster.
1" Wall Walk:
This was much faster with shoes on instead of Vibrams.
1" Cat Walk:
These were also faster. Also, and this is off topic, but we were doing underbars for a short while today and now my butt cheeks are bruised. Sitting right now hurts T_T
Rolls:
I found that keeping my left leg at a 90° angle and rolling on the blade of my foot instead of the heel results in a smoother, faster roll. I'll have to watch out for knee impact, but I believe I can avoid it if I stiffen my foot.
2lb Vaults:
10 Kongs, 10 Speeds, 10 Lazies. It's more the socks that stop the pain than wearing shoes, but seeing as I have no socks for the Vibrams (and I won't) I'll just stick with the shoes. Attempted a variation (or rather, the correct way) of the kong split-foot take-off today, keeping the hop minimal and low to the ground. Momentum was retained much better, and a lot more height was gained.
Sprint Vaults:
5 Kongs, 5 Speeds, 5 Lazies.
Hell Pass:
I did 22 today, and didn't feel like dying. Could it be because I gave my body a day to rest? Perhaps. That said, I probably won't feel so great tomorrow.
6" Beam Run:
Happened.
General Conditioning:
10 palm forward pull-ups, 5 palm away pull-ups, 20 push-ups with feet on an elevated surface, 40-30-20 crunches.
Landings:
Did these on the 6" Beams to help with precisions, landing as quietly as possible after a full tuck. Really challenging work.
-Biking
-1" Wall Walk
-1" Cat Walk
-Rolls
-2lb Vaults
-Sprint Vaults
-Hell Pass
-6" Beam Run
-General Conditioning
-Landings
Biking:
On the way back from the park today, I attempted what I recently read in an article and screamed at the top of my lungs 10 seconds prior to physical exertion. It's supposed to make your performance peak by creating stress and initiating part of the fight or flight response. I dunno if it actually worked, but I did make it up the hill faster.
1" Wall Walk:
This was much faster with shoes on instead of Vibrams.
1" Cat Walk:
These were also faster. Also, and this is off topic, but we were doing underbars for a short while today and now my butt cheeks are bruised. Sitting right now hurts T_T
Rolls:
I found that keeping my left leg at a 90° angle and rolling on the blade of my foot instead of the heel results in a smoother, faster roll. I'll have to watch out for knee impact, but I believe I can avoid it if I stiffen my foot.
2lb Vaults:
10 Kongs, 10 Speeds, 10 Lazies. It's more the socks that stop the pain than wearing shoes, but seeing as I have no socks for the Vibrams (and I won't) I'll just stick with the shoes. Attempted a variation (or rather, the correct way) of the kong split-foot take-off today, keeping the hop minimal and low to the ground. Momentum was retained much better, and a lot more height was gained.
Sprint Vaults:
5 Kongs, 5 Speeds, 5 Lazies.
Hell Pass:
I did 22 today, and didn't feel like dying. Could it be because I gave my body a day to rest? Perhaps. That said, I probably won't feel so great tomorrow.
6" Beam Run:
Happened.
General Conditioning:
10 palm forward pull-ups, 5 palm away pull-ups, 20 push-ups with feet on an elevated surface, 40-30-20 crunches.
Landings:
Did these on the 6" Beams to help with precisions, landing as quietly as possible after a full tuck. Really challenging work.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Training Log: August 1, 2009
Training today included:
-Biking
-1" Wall Walk
-1" Cat Walk
-2lb Vaults
-Speed Vaults
-Lazy Vaults
-Sprint Vaults
-Hell Pass
-6" Beam Run
-General Conditioning
-Landings
Biking:
This was terrible on the way home, the wind was God awful.
1" Wall Walk:
A challenge with the crosswind, but I didn't fall and made good time.
1" Cat Walk:
Blue lined it. I'll be taking a rest day tomorrow to let my muscles build again, it's been a rough week.
2lb Vaults:
I only did 10 Kongs with these, because the weights finally cut into my ankles and made them bleed. The choice then is to either wear my running shoes and switch to vibrams after, or just not do them. I've got a day to think about it.
Speed Vaults:
10
Lazy Vaults:
10
Sprint Vaults:
5 Lazies, 5 Speeds, 5 Kongs.
Hell Pass:
Made my 21, but I've never felt so terrible in my life. Every single vault after 15 was stressful, just thinking I'd clip my feet and be done for. 22 seems impossible.
6" Beam Run:
Happened.
General Conditioning:
10 palms away, 8 palms facing, 40-30-20 crunches.
Landings:
10 tuck-and-lands as softly as possible.
-Biking
-1" Wall Walk
-1" Cat Walk
-2lb Vaults
-Speed Vaults
-Lazy Vaults
-Sprint Vaults
-Hell Pass
-6" Beam Run
-General Conditioning
-Landings
Biking:
This was terrible on the way home, the wind was God awful.
1" Wall Walk:
A challenge with the crosswind, but I didn't fall and made good time.
1" Cat Walk:
Blue lined it. I'll be taking a rest day tomorrow to let my muscles build again, it's been a rough week.
2lb Vaults:
I only did 10 Kongs with these, because the weights finally cut into my ankles and made them bleed. The choice then is to either wear my running shoes and switch to vibrams after, or just not do them. I've got a day to think about it.
Speed Vaults:
10
Lazy Vaults:
10
Sprint Vaults:
5 Lazies, 5 Speeds, 5 Kongs.
Hell Pass:
Made my 21, but I've never felt so terrible in my life. Every single vault after 15 was stressful, just thinking I'd clip my feet and be done for. 22 seems impossible.
6" Beam Run:
Happened.
General Conditioning:
10 palms away, 8 palms facing, 40-30-20 crunches.
Landings:
10 tuck-and-lands as softly as possible.
Training Log: July 31, 2009
Training yesterday included:
-Racketball (>.>)
-Biking
-1" Wall Walk
-1" Cat Walk
-2lb Vaults
-Sprint Vaults
-Hell Pass
-Rolls
-6" Beam Run
Racketball:
Okay, so it's not Parkour, but 2 hours of it was one hell of a cardio workout. Not to mention I got there only to be greeted by a sign that said "no black soled shoes," and I was in hiking boots. So I played barefoot on wood floor. My feet still burn, but I built up callous so no complaints. And it was a shit-load of fun.
Biking:
Happened. I seriously do need to pump the tires properly one of these days.
1" Wall Walk:
Faster.
1" Cat Walk:
I didn't even blue line it. I'm using the racketball as a valid excuse, my legs were destroyed.
2lb Vaults:
10 Kongs, 10 Lazies, 10 Speeds. Still cut into my ankles.
Sprint Vaults:
5 Lazies, 5 Speeds, 5 Kongs, and 10 non-sprint Traveling Kongs to get back over the table.
Hell Pass:
I could only do 11. I'm going to blame that on the racketball, and the fact I was running on a bowl of cereal and a smoothie all day. Of course, this meant I had to do 11 more since I didn't make the 21.
Rolls:
I hurt myself a lot.
6" Beam Run:
Happened
-Racketball (>.>)
-Biking
-1" Wall Walk
-1" Cat Walk
-2lb Vaults
-Sprint Vaults
-Hell Pass
-Rolls
-6" Beam Run
Racketball:
Okay, so it's not Parkour, but 2 hours of it was one hell of a cardio workout. Not to mention I got there only to be greeted by a sign that said "no black soled shoes," and I was in hiking boots. So I played barefoot on wood floor. My feet still burn, but I built up callous so no complaints. And it was a shit-load of fun.
Biking:
Happened. I seriously do need to pump the tires properly one of these days.
1" Wall Walk:
Faster.
1" Cat Walk:
I didn't even blue line it. I'm using the racketball as a valid excuse, my legs were destroyed.
2lb Vaults:
10 Kongs, 10 Lazies, 10 Speeds. Still cut into my ankles.
Sprint Vaults:
5 Lazies, 5 Speeds, 5 Kongs, and 10 non-sprint Traveling Kongs to get back over the table.
Hell Pass:
I could only do 11. I'm going to blame that on the racketball, and the fact I was running on a bowl of cereal and a smoothie all day. Of course, this meant I had to do 11 more since I didn't make the 21.
Rolls:
I hurt myself a lot.
6" Beam Run:
Happened
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