Keeping a daily/weekly training journal is always a good idea to keep you aware of your strengths and weaknesses as well as your areas of opportunity. Many traceur around the world keep a journal to help them excel quickly and work on those things that needs some improvement.
Read more for some of the things that you can keep in mind when creating your journal.
Gabriel "Sky" Arnold purc hased a "Pro Fit Iron Gym Pullup Bar" and wrote up a great product review, giving it a final score of 4/5. This is a doorframe pull up bar that has no screws or bolts, so it's perfect for a dorm or apartment style living conditions. You can purchase one from amazon here. Read More for Gabe's great review!
"A friend of mine from college emailed me out of the blue about wanting
to start Parkour. Well into her thirties with two kids, and very much
the quiet, reserved type, I was both excited and totally surprised.
But more and more this has been happening to me: "unlikely" people
get brave and curious.
So, I pieced together an article designed specifically for such
demographics, to encourage them and make training Parkour seem "doable"
and fun."
What do you get when you combine 6 hip hop dancers, 18 traceurs, some scaffolding and home-made vault boxes?
…A killer show!
On Nov 20-23, members of NYPK teamed up with Nadia Lesy, Jennifer Weber and the badass ladies of award-winning hip-hop crew Decadance Theatre for four nights of riveting parkour/hip-hop collaboration.
Read more for Nikkie Zanevsky's write up and pictures of the event!
All too often I hear or read about yet another traceur who is frustrated with their training. They feel worn out, defeated, plateaued, or simply lost. There are many different causes for this feeling of confusion or disorientation. After spending some time training others, I have found there are a few common denominators that lead to this general confusion of direction. These problems include "goofing off", lack of structure, checklist style routines, aimless wandering, or the all too common effects of over-training.
Training Suggestions for the Frustrated Traceur - Charles Moreland
All too often I hear or read about yet another traceur who is frustrated with their training. They feel worn out, defeated, plateaued, or simply lost. There are many different causes for this feeling of confusion or disorientation. After spending some time training others, I have found there are a few common denominators that lead to this general confusion of direction. These problems include "goofing off", lack of structure, checklist style routines, aimless wandering, or the all too common effects of over-training.