But this thread got me thinking someone earlier said that yamakasi people are having bad knee problems. So i tried to find out info on long term effects. But cant really come up with anything good. So if you guys can help me. Im worried about long term effects. how to prevent them if possible. And any signs. I've been thinking about my training and i've been in parkour almost a year. I do some kinda ibig drops and high vaults and now im worried ima mess my knees up and what not.
The best way to prevent them is to ramp-up to actual Parkour training with a long and dedicated strength and conditioning program. I didn't do this, nor did anybody I know of in the American/UK scene when I was first starting. Needless to say, we've all had a variety of overuse injuries (with the few random individuals who have trained little enough, or been lucky enough to avoid them). At the moment I am dealing with some knee issues from overuse, even though I've made a point not to do large drops and focus on ground level technical movement. Even with small drops, our bodies are taking a huge impact load, and we have to account for that. From David Belle's recommendations, every new practitioner should participate in Method Naturelle or similar exercise for up to TWO YEARS before starting their training in Parkour. This assures that you have the proper strength base to perform the techniques safely. I have noticed the benefit of this in our gym, where the average person, hell, even the average athlete is unable to sustain proper form in the basics when they walk through the door. After about a week of training people in Parkour, we ramped their Parkour specific training back significantly and ramped up the squats, push-ups, pull-ups, QM, small jumps and landing, climbing, etc. My hope is that this helps lay the foundation to practice injury free in the future.
