Topic: Opinions??

[Squirrally]

    Can sombody rate my workout... (all opinions welcomed, but preferably trainers)

[Squirrally]

OK, i dont know how to use this, but i do

15 burpees

15 squats (W/ 17.6 pound weight)

15 curls (same weight, each arm)

15 situps

15 pilates over my head (i dont know what else to call it

15 things where i push the weight in front of me then bend down (again, i dont know what to call it

I repeat this and then run for... a while

[Jake Vigil]

Drop the curls, swap them for pull ups and push ups.

[Patrick Yang]

Say it with me now…

What are your goals?

[Muse_of_Fire]

Assuming you are doing your exercises with good form, whether or not your workout is "good" or "bad" depends entirely on what your goals are. And even then it's not a question of "good" vs. "bad", but rather more effective vs. less effective in getting you to your goals.

Also, you haven't included your intensity or frequency, so this doesn't tell us much.

I would suggest identifying a handful of goals for yourself, and then reading Steve's "How to Construct a Workout Routine" article (stickied in this forum), and go from there. We'll be happy to help out with that if you like.

Good luck!

lol... Patrick you posted too fast!

[Chris Salvato]

http://eshlow.blogspot.com/#I

Read that and get back to us.

[Dan Elric]

I'm not an expert on this subject, nor do I know that much science behind it.  But as a runner I do know it works.

Why do I think running is the most neglected part of parkour?  Specifically endurance running.

I'd like to know what your running regime consists of.  And here are a few things to keep in mind:
- Vary your runs every day by at least .5 of a mile.  It is very bad to run the same distance every day.
- Don't neglect speed or distance.  Do sprints and endurance running.

[Chris Salvato]

I'm not an expert on this subject, nor do I know that much science behind it.  But as a runner I do know it works.

Why do I think running is the most neglected part of parkour?  Specifically endurance running.

I'd like to know what your running regime consists of.  And here are a few things to keep in mind:
- Vary your runs every day by at least .5 of a mile.  It is very bad to run the same distance every day.
- Don't neglect speed or distance.  Do sprints and endurance running.

We still don't even know if running is one of his goals.

[Dan Elric]

I was just giving my opinion about his work out >.>

[TR]

Just a quick bit of advice: Make sure you work your whole body evenly. don't neglect working a group of muscles because that's how you can get imbalances which will lead to injury/problems.

[Matthew Wang]

Drop the curls and situps. Replace curls with either more push ups or pull ups. Replace situps with...anything that engages the core at all. Squats, Quadrupedal movement (QM), rows, anything. Situps are kind of pointless for Parkour IMO.

You're also going to need repetition. Once you've found the right exercises, do at least 3 rounds so it's a good workout, not just a slightly-heart-rate-increasing-warm up.