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Saturday, 10 June 2006
 

Inertia discussion...

What is your goal? What do you strive for? If you were placed in a situation that wasn’t perfect, would you still attempt to improve?

I was told the other day that a certain person was better off spending their time posting continually on the forum because there “wasn’t anything worth training on in their area.” I’m sorry, but that’s nothing but an excuse for laziness and inertia. If you locked me in a cell for a year I would come out improved physically and mentally. There is no excuse not to train. With nothing more than a floor you can jump, land, roll forwards and backwards, crawl on all fours, do pushups, situps, squats, one-legged squats, handstands, handstand pushups, one-handed balancing, breakfall techniques, lunges, broad jumps, stealth drills, stretch and sleep. Add a wall or one single obstacle and you have the makings of months of potential training.

If you want something easy, this isn’t it. If you want to work your ass off continually for incremental improvements, you’ve come to the right place. The quest is never finished, and there is no time for excuses. Does this mean that you must physically train all the time or that there will never be a time where you can’t possibly make it out? No, but what it means is that you will spend more time creating ways around these possible obstructions than you will complaining about them to others over the internet.

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1. 06-10-2006 06:08

Wehn I had this conversation with Jesse the other day I talked about being in a prison cell, if I was in a cell for a year I would come out twice as fit as I am now. Nothing but four walls, qigong breathing, tai chi and kung fu forms, handstand pushups, 20 other kinds of pushups, dips on the floor, crunches of all kinds, cartwheels, handsprings ... obstacles are not the limit, drive and creativity are the limit. If you want it, you'll find a way to do it. I'm off to find my way for the weekend. Hopefully Sunday night people will have plenty of reports of ways they found to train this weekend.
m2.

2. 06-10-2006 06:51

amen, Jesse. I'm trainin' this morning.
maverickv1x

3. 06-10-2006 08:06

I'd post my thoughts, but I'm about to go train. 
Be prepared? Yes, I think I'll do that.
akh

4. 06-10-2006 12:42

I totally agree!
Bubblemaker

5. 06-10-2006 18:31

Yeah like in b13 when david was in that prison cell and he was still training and stuff. Even if there isnt alot of stuff to do parkour on in your area, you can always train yoru fitness.
The Nizzick

6. 06-11-2006 09:43

The old prison timekiller... Pushup's, and lot's of them! 
This fits right in with Demon's new drill.
Johnny Boy

7. 06-11-2006 16:30

my workout today: 
4 rounds of: 
25 pushups 
30 situps 
25 overhead squats w/ 10 lb bar 
10 pullups 
10 dips 
10 hanging leg raises 
10 back extensions 
1 minute table-top horse stance 
45 seconds frog (first planche progression) 
1 minute wall sit 
 
If i have time i'll go for a four mile run when it cools down
Steez

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