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« on: June 23, 2008, 08:36:54 PM » |
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One reason that I'd like to get in shape is to have a better-looking body. It may sound selfish, but personal image is important to someone. I'm fine with how I am and this isn't the reason I want to get in shape, but if parkour can help me look more strapping, I'll be all the more fired up about it.
Is parkour itself useful for toning your body, or is there anything else I should do with it? Should I eat more? Should I pull that weight set out of storage?
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Chris Salvato
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« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2008, 08:40:32 PM » |
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Diet will be huge in changing your appearance.
Next it is how you integrate proper diet with proper training.
Parkour conditioning, depending on what you do can increase body weight and lean mass (heavy lifting to increase jumps) or reduce body fat (high intensity skill training and long duration conditioning sessions). Parkour is great for getting the whole body tuned in to a functional level of fitness.
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Steve Low
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« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2008, 11:43:01 PM » |
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Eat clean
Lift heavy
Do the occasional HIIT/metcon/tabata
Easy as pie.
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Uberman5000
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« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2008, 07:46:38 AM » |
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Do the occasional HIIT/metcon/tabata What are those? |
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Steve Low
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« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2008, 09:51:07 AM » |
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high intensity interval training, metabolic conditioning, tabata protocol
Search if ya still go no clue. There's tons of info on this forum or google if you prefer that.
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Matt "Paddy" Hudson
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« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2008, 09:40:43 PM » |
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what exactly is your goal?
build muscle? or lose fat?
cause running every morning for a 2 weeks got me from 12%bf, to 7%bf.
as far as building muscle, eats clean like Steve said, and eat a lot, also you really want to have intense workouts. intensity is gonna be a lot more helpful, than doing 23 exercises for the same bodyparts.
However, what the guys posted above is really gonna help you out, you'll meet your personal appearance goals, as well as become hella strong and conditioned.
btw, I understand you want to get into parkour for changing your personal appearance, but it's a doorway to true happiness, if you have the dedication, and motivation to see it through.
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« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2008, 10:04:05 PM » |
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if you train parkour regularly and with intensity, it will have a pronounced and visible effect on you physique.
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« Reply #7 on: June 29, 2008, 06:30:51 PM » |
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if you train parkour regularly and with intensity, it will have a pronounced and visible effect on you physique.
These are key. The only way to get a physically fit/lean/attractive body is through hard work. You have to push your body (that's the "intensity" part) to get any gains. Obviously you want to train safely and work within your limits to avoid injury, but if you stay very comfortably within your limits you will never get better and your body will not be pushed to adapt. The trick is to make sure you are doing sustained, hard work, just past what is comfortable. This forces your body to go, "Oh crap, I'd better use some of this fat as fuel, and build more muscle fibers, and use oxygen and food more efficiently in order to be able to do this again!" If you do that on a regular basis (daily or almost daily; that is the "regularly" part), then you will see gains quickly. Steve's "How To Build A Routine" article is gold for what you're looking for.  Hope that helps. Good luck! |
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« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2008, 06:16:02 PM » |
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what exactly is your goal?
build muscle? or lose fat?
cause running every morning for a 2 weeks got me from 12%bf, to 7%bf.
as far as building muscle, eats clean like Steve said, and eat a lot, also you really want to have intense workouts. intensity is gonna be a lot more helpful, than doing 23 exercises for the same bodyparts.
However, what the guys posted above is really gonna help you out, you'll meet your personal appearance goals, as well as become hella strong and conditioned. My goal is to build. I'm 140lbs and a bit underweight; I've got to bulk. It's tough, though; I eat like a bird, and my metabolism is pretty low. Gaining two pounds is an achievement for me, and it falls clear off after a rigourous DDR session.  btw, I understand you want to get into parkour for changing your personal appearance, but it's a doorway to true happiness, if you have the dedication, and motivation to see it through.
That's part of why I chose parkour over anything else. It's a profound discipline that fulfills many goals I seek for my body; physical, mental, and spiritual. It's nice to know it doesn't lack in one of those fashions, though...  |
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« Reply #9 on: July 08, 2008, 08:53:19 PM » |
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Eat. More. = secret to gaining weight
Seriously though...
Do Starting Strength (by Mark Rippetoe.. get the book). Drink the gallon of milk.
You will get bigger, trust me.
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« Reply #10 on: July 09, 2008, 07:17:15 AM » |
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I'm just finishing up an 8 week stint on SS. It's a great way to go. Drink the gal. of whole milk a day, it's terrible but suck it up and love the benefits in the long run.
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« Reply #11 on: July 09, 2008, 09:19:06 AM » |
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I'm just finishing up an 8 week stint on SS. It's a great way to go. Drink the gal. of whole milk a day, it's terrible but suck it up and love the benefits in the long run.
Im doing it right now too. First two weeks I put on somewhere between 6 and 9 pounds while maintaining BF% levels. Thats like 90% lean mass gains. Not to mention i'm getting tons stronger. |
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« Reply #12 on: July 09, 2008, 11:42:22 AM » |
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That's...disgusting. I'd puke after about a half gallon. I hate milk so much...
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« Reply #13 on: July 09, 2008, 11:58:08 AM » |
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It takes some dedication. I've always hated milk and I'm lactose-intolerant to boot.
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« Reply #14 on: July 09, 2008, 06:39:07 PM » |
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Eat. More. = secret to gaining weight
Seriously though...
Do Starting Strength (by Mark Rippetoe.. get the book). Drink the gallon of milk.
You will get bigger, trust me.
I was trying that when I was into bodybuilding. Isn't size a bit detrimental to the nimbleness parkour requires, or does SS parallel parkour rather than enhance it? That's...disgusting. I'd puke after about a half gallon. I hate milk so much...
Fortunately, I love milk, but my parents only buy 1%, and I have to drink a gallon a DAY?? And that's whole milk! That's gonna be bloody expensive! Can't I get a protein shake or eat a lot of peanut butter sandwiches or something? |
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