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Gjould's (James) training log
« on: April 15, 2009, 07:00:55 PM »
I'm a beginner so this may seem weak compared to some people's training logs.

goals:
100 push-ups no rest (1 month/end of school)
200 push-ups no rest (end of summer)
1000 push-ups no rest (eventually)
get pull-up bar (I am currently using playground's bars) (1 month)
10 pull-ups no rest (1 month/end of school)
20 pull-ups no rest (2 months)
100 pull-ups no rest (beginning of school)
100 crunches no rest (1 month/end of school)
200 crunches no rest (beginning of school)

yesterday I did...
20, 17, 10 regular push-ups
20 wide push-ups
20 really lazy vaults (I put foot on walls and both hands not realizing these were mistakes.)
.5 (about) mile walk
1 or 2 miles of running
2 pull-ups
10 attempted kong vaults
WITH 5 pound weights:
20, 100 basic lifts
10 side lifts
10 forward lifts

today I did...
10, 20, 32, 16 regular push-ups
5, 10, 7, 9, 9 elevated legs push-ups
20 ground kongs
10, 20 wide push-ups
10, 10 inverse push-ups
10 elevated inverse push-ups
10% of the way around a pole on hands with feet on pole 1 ft. up
5 lazy vaults (I tried speed, kong, and kash vaults and failed)
.5, 1 (about) mile walk
.2 mile run
several (3) Other assorted practice stuff that I don't have names for.
WITH 5 Pound weights
10 basic lifts
10 side lifts
10 forward lifts
60 second squat

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Re: Gjould's (James) training log
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2009, 07:09:53 PM »
It seems I should tell what I eat.

today I ate...
Breakfast: 2 eggs (over medium), 2 pieces of toast w/ butter
Snack: 5 pieces of chewwy candy
Lunch: Ham sandwich (Ham and 2 pieces of bread), granola bar
Snack: bananna, bowl of cereal (Frosted flakes with milk), glass of milk (ugh!), chips and dip
Dinner: 2 sausages
Snack: ice cream

today I did...
.5, 2 mile walk
34 push-ups
10 crunches
10 squats
WITH 5 pound weights
20 lifts
10 side lifts

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Re: Gjould's (James) training log
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2009, 10:41:30 PM »
4/17/09

today I ate...
Breakfast: 2 eggs, 2 toasts, glass of apple juice
Snack/Lunch: 2 pieces of a large peperoni pizza, half a ham sandwich, granola bar, 4 cookies, chips and dip
Dinner: hot wings, glass of milk
Snack: Ice cream

today I did...
10 crunches
10 push-ups
I climbed up and back down a ladder this was about the equal of: 2 pull-ups and some other small arm exercises.
.5, 1, .75, 1 about mile walks

Both of my knees were in pain today. I walked with a limp and whenever I had been planning on practicing I could hardly walk, yet alone do push-ups or anything. I'll do more tomorrow.

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Re: Gjould's (James) training log
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2009, 10:52:17 PM »
Both of my knees were in pain today. I walked with a limp and whenever I had been planning on practicing I could hardly walk, yet alone do push-ups or anything. I'll do more tomorrow.

Whoa - wait a minute. If you're experiencing joint pain, it might be a good idea to back off for a little bit. As in, don't do any exercises that make them feel worse. Some muscle pain is normal for people who are new to training, but knees/joints aren't muscles. They don't generally hurt unless there's something wrong with them.

Might be a good idea to see a doc or post this up in the injury section if it doesn't go away in a few days.
Just take the next step.A day without a challenge is a wasted day.

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Re: Gjould's (James) training log
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2009, 08:20:06 AM »
It is gone today. I think I just banged my knees on something. I can't get to the computer the rest of today and most of tomorrow so I'll update what I've done then.

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Re: Gjould's (James) training log
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2009, 06:55:15 PM »
Date: 4/19/09

Today I ate:
Breakfast: 2 eggs, 2 pieces of toast
Snack: can of fruit, glass of gatorade
Lunch: tater tots (The can of fruit and tater tots were both snack/lunch kind of.)
Snack: chocolate (about the equal of 2 large bars)(lots!)
Dinner: 6 hot wings
Snack: Ice cream

Today I did:
NOTHING NEEDED
push-ups{
10, 40 regular push-ups
15 wide push-ups
10 left down/right up push-ups
10 right down/left up push-ups
5 3-count push-ups
10 burpees
}
10 crunches

MINIMAL NEEDS
10 legs raised push-ups

WEIGHTS (held) NEEDED
5/5
10, 100 regular lifts
20 regular inverse lifts
10 forward lifts
10 side lifts
10 above shoulders lifts
10 waist to above head lifts
5/10
10 regular lifts
10 regular inverse lifts
10 forward lifts
9 side lifts
10 above shoulders lifts
7 waist to above head lifts
10/5
2, 10 regular lifts
10 regular inverse lifts
10 forward lifts
5 side lifts
10 above shoulders lifts
5 waist to above head lifts

WEIGHTS (ankles, wrists, and vests) NEEDED
12/12
4, 4 leg lifts (height: just below waist)

Okay! I feel really good everywhere except my right arm and shoulder. I drove there beyond there limit today. Today I got adjustable weights. The weights can be 5, 10, 15, or 20  pounds (there are 4 2.5 weights and 4 7.5 weight and 2 weight grips). 5 pound seems to have become to little (after I was nearly done I went to 100 with them) but, 10 pound appears to be really challenging, maybe even too challenging. My last thing I did in my work-out was I did as many push-ups as possible I got to 40, I still have 25 days on my challenge (100 push-ups). Since I did 40 to end my work-out I think just after I warmed up I could do 50 or more. I want to be able to do 10 pull-ups in 25 days, but I can't do 2 yet, this goal may be impossible, I will consider delaying it. The 100 crunches in 25 days I had forgot about until I looked back today. I may be able to do this, but I am not sure. I will continue training hard.

I didn't do anything yesteraday because I sat in the car for an hour and had little exercise equipment in Flagstaff.

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Re: Gjould's (James) training log
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2009, 07:59:24 PM »
Date: 4/20/09

Today I ate:
Breakfast: 2 eggs, 2 toast, glass of juice
Snack:
Lunch:
Snack: Chips and dip
Dinner: 6 hot wings, glass of juice
Snack:

NOTHING NEEDED
push-ups{
10 regular push-ups
10 wide push-ups
5 left down/right up push-ups
5 right down/left up push-ups
5 3-count push-ups
5 burpees
}
crunches
.4, 2 mile walk/run

MINIMAL NEEDS
pull-ups
vaults{
precisions
lazy vaults
speed vaults
}
muscle-ups
legs on pole around pole(%)
raised push-ups
5 jumps

WEIGHTS (held) NEEDED
5/5 (up)
20 regular lifts
40 regular inverse lifts
20 forward lifts
15 side lifts
15 above shoulders lifts
20 waist to above head lifts
5/10 (up)
15 regular lifts
20 regular inverse lifts
11 forward lifts
10 side lifts
15 above shoulders lifts
9 waist to above head lifts
10/5 (up)
10, 11 regular lifts
20 regular inverse lifts
11 forward lifts
11 side lifts
10, 11 above shoulders lifts
11 waist to above head lifts
10/10
regular lifts
regular inverse lifts
forward lifts
side lifts
above shoulders lifts
waist to above head lifts

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Re: Gjould's (James) training log
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2009, 07:26:24 PM »
Date: 4/21/09

Today I ate:
Breakfast: 2 eggs, 2 toast, juice
Snack:
Lunch:
Snack: chips and dip, cereal (with milk)
Dinner: hot wings
Snack: ice cream

NOTHING NEEDED
push-ups{
20 regular push-ups
10 wide push-ups
}
0.4 mile walk

MINIMAL NEEDS
3, 3, 3 pull-ups


WEIGHTS (ankles, wrists, and vests) NEEDED
12/12
4 leg lifts(both sides) (height: just under horizontal)
0.03 mile run

3 push-ups weighted 12 lb.
3 pull-ups weighted legs 24 lb.
I swung across monkey bars with 24 lbs. on my legs.

Are ankle weights supposed to affect the way you walk? Are you supposed to walk like you usually do? I'm going to go a little soft until next week due to the circumstances my weights are in.

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Re: Gjould's (James) training log
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2009, 08:36:03 AM »
I have been working. Just not posting.



Date: 4/21/09

0.4, 2 mile walk
Not sure what else I did. I know I did other things though.



Date: 4/23/09

NOTHING NEEDED
10, 15, 10, 30, 20, 15(100), 2, 32, 11, 2, 3, 12  regular push-ups
10, 5, 13, crunches
0.4, 2 mile walk

WEIGHTS (held) NEEDED
5/5
18, 12, regular lifts

I did as many push-ups as I could do, with breaks. If that is all I can do with breaks then I need to work harder.



Date: 4/24/09

Calves:
30 Toe lifts

Legs:
0.4, 2 mile walk

Abs:
24, 10, 15 Crunches

Arms:
10 push-ups



Date-4/25/09

Calves:
30 Toe lifts

Abs:
3 resistance cords{
10 leg lowers
10 leg circles
1(100) hundreds
1(100) 75-degree hundreds
}
No weights on ankles{
10, 20 Crunches
10 Leg lifts from back (Height:)
20 bicycle (is it bicycle or bicycles)
20 5-pound bicycle
}


Arms:
push-ups{
23, 20, 12, 11,  push-ups
23 wide push-ups
10 robot push-ups
13 tempo(judo) push-ups
20 l-down/r-up push-ups
20 r-down/l-up push-ups
7 2-count push-ups
5 3-count push-ups
13 elevated push-ups
10 knuckle push-ups
7 pit push-ups
17, 12 half-way up push-ups
12 low-form push-ups
1, 1, 1, 2 explosive clap push-up (Ouch, I fell on my face on the first 3! Those are hard! I thought they were impossible so... hard isn't that bad I guess.)
4 explosive push-ups
}
WEIGHTS:
5/5
20 regular lifts
40 regular inverse lifts
20 forward lifts
20 side lifts
20 above shoulders lifts
20 waist to above head lifts

Cardio:
60, 20 jumping jacks
12, 10, 9, 9, 3, 7, 6, 6, 3, 3, 4 burpees

Exercise videos(notes):
The Pit workout(V1 Upper body)-(1:05)Half of this seems to be light cardio(Just barely cadio nearly stretching) The other half seems to be pretty intense(for me) It switches back and forth. Like 1 minutes push-ups, 1 minutes punching midair, 1 minutes burpees, 1 minutes kicking midair. It is anaerobic. This is where all those oddly named push-ups are coming from.

I can do explosive push-ups! I couldn't do those several weeks ago!

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Re: Gjould's (James) training log
« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2009, 06:43:10 AM »
4/26/09

Didn't do anything due to social engagments.

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Re: Gjould's (James) training log
« Reply #10 on: April 27, 2009, 03:51:06 PM »
Woah woah whoa. Those are not useful or reasonable goals. Get to like 40 pushups in one set and then start doing dips or bench press. Get to like 15-20 pullups and start doing weighted pullups. Don't do crunches at all. Start working on front lever and planche progressions. Get some squats in there, and make sure to do them ass-to-grass. Get some cardio in there too. And in the meantime read this: http://eshlow.blogspot.com/
Dedication is the basis of success in all things. The achievement of one's goals will ensue naturally if one is dedicated.

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Re: Gjould's (James) training log
« Reply #11 on: April 27, 2009, 05:49:44 PM »
I seem to have a problem with many many peoples' advice for exercise on this forum. I have NO clue what many of the terms mean. What exactly is a dip? What is a bench press(is that weight lifting?), how much weight on a weighted pull-up, "front lever and planche progressions" (wow...)? I want a video to make sure I am doing squats right because they seem to have little or no burn when I try them.  What kind of cardio (long-distance running, burpees, etc.)? We should really have a topic defining these terms.

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Re: Gjould's (James) training log
« Reply #12 on: April 27, 2009, 07:56:12 PM »
Date- 4/27/09

I climbed 20 fences trying to find a fence small enough for me to vault. I also climbed the inside of a switchback staircases railings. Neither was really Parkour, as they were not smooth or efficient.

I got my first 2 Parkour related injuries. I bruised my chest and right fore-arm falling off of the railing while climbing the staircase(It was a small fall but I landed wrong and it hurt.). I also cut my thumb on a fence(I washed it out.). I'm going to the doctor soon and will ask about tetanus shots then. I'm about due to mhave them anyways.

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Re: Gjould's (James) training log
« Reply #13 on: April 27, 2009, 07:58:17 PM »
I'll revise my goals soon.

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Re: Gjould's (James) training log
« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2009, 09:17:02 AM »
I seem to have a problem with many many peoples' advice for exercise on this forum. I have NO clue what many of the terms mean. What exactly is a dip? What is a bench press(is that weight lifting?), how much weight on a weighted pull-up, "front lever and planche progressions" (wow...)? I want a video to make sure I am doing squats right because they seem to have little or no burn when I try them.  What kind of cardio (long-distance running, burpees, etc.)? We should really have a topic defining these terms.

Don't worry too much about setting goals that you think would please anyone else. Set goals that you want to work for. :) But DO set them! The link Dan posted should help a little, especially the section about goal-setting. It also has some good advice about how to set up your workout program so that you can achieve those goals. Just find something that would motivate you, and start working towards it. If you need help or have questions, don't hesitate to ask! The people here and in the General Fitness section are pretty knowledgeable, and generally they're very willing to help! :)

Dip
Bench press
Weighted pullup (note: this is HOW to add weight to a pullup; how much weight you add will depend on YOUR specific goals and ability level)
Front lever and planche progressions
Squat (you may have to sign in to see this, but the username and password should be the same as the ones you use to sign in to the forum)

Just FYI, there's a list of commonly used APK exercises (most, if not all, with videos) available here: http://www.americanparkour.com/content/category/5/25/386/

Hope that helps!
Just take the next step.A day without a challenge is a wasted day.

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Re: Gjould's (James) training log
« Reply #15 on: April 28, 2009, 07:39:53 PM »
Thank you!!! The only list of PK exercises I had found did not have videos, explanations, or anything.

Date- 4/28/09

Parkour:
10 right handed speed vaults
5 left handed speed vaults
climbed over 10 waist height fences
climbed up a ladder sideways
short amounts of running
climbed over 4 or 5 massive boulders
cat balance
7, 30 precisions
climbed up inside of switchback stairs
attempted 3 times to climb and above my head wall
10 rolls on bed
jump to roll on bed

Calves:
30, 15, 10, 5, 15, 10, 20, 10 Toe lifts(I did these throughout the day.)
3-r,3-l body lifts while on a rolling weight? I'll look that name up soon.

Posterior Chain:

Legs:
0.4 mile walk 10-20 lb. in backpack
4-6 mile hike 10-15 lb. in backpack
lots of walking not distance though.

Abs:

Arms:
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 pull-ups (still can not do 2...)
3 chin-ups
push-ups{
10 push-ups
}
WEIGHTS:
5/5
10 regular lifts

Cardio:

My first practice barefoot. My first successful vault today. It was a tiny vault. TINY. I did it over a desk and 2 chairs(My legs went over the chairs so I wouldn't trip if I fell the chair would just tip over backwards. My hands were on the desk. The stuff was just laying outside a classroom most of it looked broken so I figured they wouldn't mind.) It was just barely over my knees... I could have hopped it if I was hopping around on one foot. I think they were speed vaults, I only used one hand though.
« Last Edit: April 29, 2009, 07:25:36 PM by GJould »

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Re: Gjould's (James) training log
« Reply #16 on: May 01, 2009, 08:13:08 PM »
Date: 4/29/09

Climbed up a 20-30 foot batting fence and back down twice.
Practiced lifting my whole body with a rope. BAD idea. I hurt my left arm. I

should get to a doctor soon.

Probably should create a list of things I want from a doctor:
Tetanus shots
Left arm problems, want x-ray.

Date: 4/30/09

Didn't do much today. Arm still hurts. That impeded my exercise.



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Re: Gjould's (James) training log
« Reply #17 on: May 01, 2009, 08:27:11 PM »
Time to rewrite my goals:
My goals were outrageous. Didn't complete any.
Month:
Arms{
50 push-ups no rest
40 crunches no rest
4 pull-ups no rest
get pull-up bar
10 dips
10 chin-ups
20 explosive push-ups
5 explosive clap push-ups (without falling on my face)
}
Abs{
5(500) hundreds with resistance cords
30 crunches
}
Legs{
run 1 mile
30 90 degree squats
lunge for 0.4 mile
}
Parkour{
feel safe rolling on grass and carpet(next month I'll go for cement/rubber or something harder than this)
be able to vault waist height objects
}


Today I did NOTHING. Pretty disappointed in myself. Today I think I had a ten pound weight dissapear from my hiding

place. I thought I had it high enough that no one would find it. Can't afford another one if it doesn't show up. School

is ending soon though so I'm looking for a summer job. I'm calling several local gyms but, it doesn't seem very likely

that I'll get a job at one.

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Re: Gjould's (James) training log
« Reply #18 on: May 03, 2009, 02:04:54 PM »
Date:
5/2/09

10, 10 push-ups
10 crunches
5 explosive push-ups
WEIGHTS{
5/0
40, 40 second lift
40, 40 second lift
}

I attempted the Frog but fell on my face every time(Glad I had pillows), I tried it about 10 times. My longest time was
about 10 seconds. I wish I didn't have to drive for an hour to Flagstaff and an hour back every other weekend. It is
really hurting my exercise time.
« Last Edit: May 04, 2009, 06:42:05 AM by GJould »

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Re: Gjould's (James) training log
« Reply #19 on: May 05, 2009, 06:44:22 AM »
Date-5/4/09

Parkour:

Calves:
15 Toe lifts

Posterior Chain:

Legs:
0.4 walk
2 mile walk with 10 lbs. in backpack

Abs:

Arms:
push-ups{
10, 20 push-ups
20 wide push-ups
19 robot push-ups
20 tempo(judo) push-ups
20 l-down/r-up push-ups
20 r-down/l-up push-ups
20 2-count push-ups
10 3-count push-ups
20 elevated push-ups
1, 1, 1, 1 explosive clap push-up (fell on my face.)
20 explosive push-ups
planche push-ups
}
WEIGHTS:
5/0
1:00 minute long lifts
0/5
1:00 minute long lifts
5/5
long lifts
15 regular lifts
10 regular inverse lifts
10 forward lifts
10 side lifts
10 above shoulders lifts
5 waist to above head lifts
5/10
15 regular lifts
10 regular inverse lifts
10 forward lifts
10 above shoulders lifts
5 waist to above head lifts
10/5
15 regular lifts
10 regular inverse lifts
10 forward lifts
10 above shoulders lifts
5 waist to above head lifts
10/10
15 regular lifts
10 regular inverse lifts
- forward lifts (couldn't do any)
5 waist to above head lifts


Cardio:
10 jumping jacks
8 burpees (something got caught in my airways and I choked.)

I would have gone on to do my abs and posterior chain but, I ran out of time. Those push-ups were very difficult.