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The Log
« on: September 24, 2006, 10:19:05 PM »
I just deleted my previous training log. Why? Because I have just been f#cking around.

I am the type of person that doesn't pursue a lot of things in my life, but the things I choose to do are done with dedication and near obsession. But I've come to a realization recently. I acknowledge my status as a leader in the local and national communities and the fact that some people look up to me as a traceur. But do I really deserve it? I don't think so. I train, but I don't train hard enough, long enough, disciplined enough. I feel like my parkour has been at a relative standstill for months now. There are too many goals I have that have been left unaccomplished for too long. I have reached a plateau and I have become lazy and unmotivated to step out of my comfort zone; something that must be done to progress in parkour.

If you aren't moving forward, you are moving backwards.

I've taken on a new attitude to my training and it begins now. I am in a position in which I feel like I letting myself and others down by wasting time and not progressing. I am all talk and no walk. The words of wisdom, my so called motto, have been in my face all along.

There are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. If it kills you, it kills you. A man must constantly exceed his level.

It's is time to get serious and start accomplishing things. Anything less than accomplishment and progression will be seen as a failure. I have been waiting around too long for the perfect time to get shit done, for it to fall into my lap. There is no perfect time to try something new or to work toward a goal. The time is now and there are no excuses.

This log will be updated every day with my training efforts. I have made a deal with Strydzz to do this so we can keep on top of and push each other. But in the end, the progression comes down to one person, myself.

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Re: The Log
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2006, 10:29:50 PM »
Today we had an all day jam with a small but solid group of traceurs. It was a fun jam and I was inspired by the people around me who did a lot of impressive and new things. But not me.

I didn't push myself and I didn't do anything new. I didn't step out of my comfort zone. I continued to put off my goals of precisions and kong to rail precisions in downtown Denver, even when prime opportunities were placed in front of me. I wasted a lot of time and this was the breaking point of what seemed to be a theme of my parkour in the past few months.

Today inspired me to rethink my goals in parkour and the methods in which I accomplish those goals. This is the beginning of a new chapter in my parkour. One which doesn't rely on my natural athletic talent to progress, one which isn't filled with accomplishments I honestly didn't even work that hard for. If I want to achieve my goals now, things are going to be different. The changes have been made.

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Re: The Log
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2006, 11:04:24 PM »
09/25/2006
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Parkour Training:

2 hours of parkour with the reporter from the New Yorker. I had to do a lot of demonstration so it was all stuff I was comfortable with and had done in the past. However, some of it I hadn't done in a while but I was still able to do it without hesisitation which I was happy with.

Strength Training:

- 5x25 crunches focusing on tensing my abs 100%
- 1x50 pushups
- 2x5 handstand pushups (starting to get them back finally since my shoulder injury)
- Sat in a straddle for 30 min today while watching football.
- 20 min. shoulder flexibility workout while waiting for Tony to get off my computer.


Conditioning:

Did a lot of "inefficient moving" Yamakasi style for conditioning.
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Current Goals:



Accomplishments:


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Other Notes:

- I didn't do as much today as I would've liked but at the same time, I was sore as hell from 3 days straight of parkour. I made a concious effort to do something though. Besides, active rest is the best path to recovery.
« Last Edit: September 29, 2006, 10:40:57 AM by Demon »

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Re: The Log
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2006, 09:39:32 PM »
09/26/2006
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Parkour Training:

Today I was pretty busy with court for being on a school roof, class, and studying for a big midterm. I was able to get in an hour of parkour, of which I taught others for half the time.

Strength Training:

- 3x30 pushups
- 3x25 crunches
- 15 min. stretching


Conditioning:

None.
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Current Goals:



Accomplishments:


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Other Notes:

- I discovered a great way to stretch my shoulders. Basically I grab a belt on each end with my hands. I then move it all around in front and behind me going through the full range of motion in every direction. I hope this will help open up my shoulders and improve things like my handstand and ring training that I will begin soon.

- Not much progress made today. Gotta accomplish something notable tomorrow.
« Last Edit: September 29, 2006, 10:36:44 AM by Demon »

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Re: The Log
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2006, 08:43:47 PM »
09/27/2006
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Parkour Training:

None due to class and studying.

Strength Training:

- 3x4 one arm pull ups on each arm with 40 lbs. of help
- 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 pull ups
- 20-15-10 dips
- 3x8 cat leap climbs
- 3x5 dumb bell shoulder press at 40 lbs
- 3x10 power cleans at 110 lbs
- 15 min. stretching (hip flexors, glutes, hamstrings, groin)


Conditioning:

None.
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Current Goals:



Accomplishments:


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Other Notes:

- This was the first time in at least 5 months I've gotten back into olympic lifts so I was happy to start doing those again.

- My shoulder flexibility/strength workout with the belt rocks! I am freakin sore from it today.

- Tomorrow is a nice day of parkour with M2 in town so I am lookin forward to that.

« Last Edit: September 29, 2006, 10:33:38 AM by Demon »

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Re: The Log
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2006, 08:48:52 PM »
09/28/2006
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Parkour Training:

Showed M2 around CO for some parkour while he is in town. We hit up some of the best downtown spots and then went to Red Rocks with Eagleridge media to do some filming and more parkour. Overall I did about 4 hours of parkour.

Strength Training:

Just a ton of parkour.

Conditioning:

A ton of parkour and racing a cross country team up the beastly stairs of Red Rocks (parkour reigned supreme).
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Current Goals:

- f#ck backflips. I've been procrastinating for too long.
- To break this plateau and start accomplishing new things again.


Accomplishments:

- Showed M2 how f#cking awesome CO is.
- Productive filming with Eagleridge media for a project.

- I did several large things I haven't done in ages and was able to do them without too much hesitation so I was happy about that. Some of the things were:

- 9 foot same level cat at cat fountain
- Turtle cove gap

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Other Notes:

- I had one scary moment today where I bailed a monkey vault on a rail to a 4 foot drop. I missed a hand and landed into QM and luckily wasnt hurt. This is the first time I've ever done that and I was pissed off at myself for having that split second lack of focus.

- The entire Green Mountain Highschool (Division 5A, the largest school size in the state) team came to the stage area while we were doing some parkour and filming eith Eagleridge Media. The team was there for a team photo and afterwards they got real interested in what we were doing so M2, kannagisai, and I started talking with a big group of them. We were talking about how cross country is similar to parkour in the way that you challenge yourself to do things and next thing I knew we were racing 15 of their best runners up the seating rows. Anyone who has tried it knows it is a complete bitch to get the top, especially without cheating (taking more than one step per row). Nikita won followed by me, then a few cross countryers, then kannagisai. We were all completely gassed after the sprint but I guess it goes to show that parkour athletes are much more powerful than cross country athletes. ;)

- Not too much progression today but I had a great workout of parkour.
« Last Edit: September 29, 2006, 10:30:36 AM by Demon »

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Re: The Log
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2006, 09:29:29 AM »
09/29/2006
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Parkour Training:

None.

Strength Training:

Got my rings and did:

- 3x3 muscle ups
- 3x8 pushups

Also went to the rec and did:

3x5 assisted one arm chins
3x5 slow pull ups


Conditioning:

None.
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Current Goals:

- f#ck backflips. I've been procrastinating for too long.
- To break this plateau and start accomplishing new things again.


Accomplishments:

- Finally got rings to get freaking ripped with!

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Other Notes:

- I finally got my rings to get ripped with. I didn't know too many exercises to do today but I will find out more to do.
- Just didnt have a lot of time today to do any parkour.

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Re: The Log
« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2006, 02:11:18 PM »
Awesome stuff man! I've been feeling the same way recently, though my conclusions have started to take me in some different directions as far as long-term goals are concerned. The important thing is to always reassess your situation and never settle for less than 110% whatever you choose to do! Good job!

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Re: The Log
« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2006, 07:40:34 PM »
09/30/2006
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Parkour Training:

Taught a 2 hour parkour class at The Spot Gym. Focused mainly on speed vaults, kong vaults, and wall climb ups.

Strength Training:

- 30 min. of bodyweight exercises at parkour class

On rings:

- 4x3 muscle ups
- 3x8 pushups
- Kannagisai was over and showed me a ton of new exercises to do on my rings. I did one set of about 10 other exercises.


Conditioning:

20 min. of parkour class was dedicated to inefficient movements as a conditioning method.

Other Training:

- 1 hour of bouldering at The Spot Gym. My forearms are shot.
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Current Goals:

- f#ck backflips. I've been procrastinating for too long.
- To break this plateau and start accomplishing new things again.
- One arm chins (within a month or so)
- Iron cross (within a few months)


Accomplishments:

Nothing notable.

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Other Notes:

- Basically had 3 separate workouts today which will leave my entire body sore tomorrow.

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Re: The Log
« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2006, 10:36:11 PM »
10/01/2006

Rest Day.

Too damn busy studying for tests to workout anyway.

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Re: The Log
« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2006, 11:25:45 PM »
10/02/2006

Today I had 3 classes, a quiz, and a giant accounting midterm that I studied for all day. Also have a test tomorrow which I studied for some. No wonder I didn't get any good training in today.

I did have one accomplishment though. I did a few sets of ring muscle ups and upped my record of consecutive ring muscle ups from 3 to 5.

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Re: The Log
« Reply #11 on: October 03, 2006, 11:19:59 PM »
10/03/2006
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Parkour Training:

2 hours of parkour after class. I spent about an hour completely on wall climbs and have them faster and more polished than ever. I filmed a Demon Drill. I also spent an hour or so with a few other guys for our weekly campus meetup.

Strength Training:

Didn't get to do any today which I am disappointed in. I should've worked out more.


Conditioning:

None.

Other Training:

None.
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Current Goals:

- To break this plateau and start accomplishing new things again.
- f#ck backflips. I've been procrastinating for too long.
- One arm chins (within a month or so)
- Iron cross (within a few months)
- 10 consecutive ring muscle ups
- Slow bar muscle ups like Blane


Accomplishments:

- The 3 branch swing sequence at CU without touching the ground.
- Diving 360 underbar through small gap in tree.
- Faster and more polished than ever climb ups.
- Lazy vault to reverse vault combination between two rails. The lazy perfectly leads into the reverse and I got them down smooth.

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Other Notes:

Today's parkour workout was short but sweet. I did quite a few new things and am very happy with the progress I made. However, I should've worked out today so I would only give myself a B for the day's training.
« Last Edit: October 04, 2006, 11:16:57 PM by Demon »

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Re: The Log
« Reply #12 on: October 04, 2006, 11:16:14 PM »
10/04/2006
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Parkour Training:

None.

Strength Training:


- 3x5 one arm chins on both sides with 40 lbs. of help
- 10-8-6 shoulder dumb bell press with 40 lbs each
- 3x15 dips
- 3x10 power cleans at 125 lbs
- 3x8 hanging leg lifts


Conditioning:

None.

Other Training:

15 min. stretching in straddle position
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Current Goals:

- To break this plateau and start accomplishing new things again.
- f#ck backflips. I've been procrastinating for too long.
- One arm chins (within a month or so)
- Iron cross (within a few months)
- 10 consecutive ring muscle ups
- Slow bar muscle ups like Blane
- Handstand press ups on rail corners


Accomplishments:

None.

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Other Notes:

Good workout today. Should have done some parkour. My training intensity has increased from where it was before but I am still not doing as much as I want to. The laziness is hard to break but I will keep improving.

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Re: The Log
« Reply #13 on: October 05, 2006, 05:37:18 AM »
Yeah Ryan keep it up!  I can't wait till you finally do a backflip again.

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Re: The Log
« Reply #14 on: October 05, 2006, 10:09:38 PM »
10/05/2006
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Parkour Training:

None.

Strength Training:

On Rings:

- 3x4 muscle ups
- 3x10 push ups
- 3x8 jack knives


Conditioning:

None.

Other Training:

None.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Current Goals:

- To break this plateau and start accomplishing new things again.
- f#ck backflips. I've been procrastinating for too long.
- One arm chins
- Iron cross
- 10 consecutive ring muscle ups
- Slow bar muscle ups like Blane
- Handstand press ups on rail corners


Accomplishments:

None.

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Other Notes:

Damn school. Spent a lot of time at class and on homework. It has been a long week of school and I am looking forward to this weekend to get the training I want to do in.

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Re: The Log
« Reply #15 on: October 07, 2006, 08:33:12 AM »
10/06/2006
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Parkour Training:

Did an hour of location scouting between classes. Let's just say I found some really sick new stuff on campus. Also did an hour of light parkour focusing on 7 ft. precision jumps between thin walls, palm spins, laches, and underbars.

Strength Training:

Held 10 handstands for as long as I could. Starting to get them back to the place they were at pre-shoulder injury.


Conditioning:

None.

Other Training:

None.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Current Goals:

- To break this plateau and start accomplishing new things again.
- f#ck backflips. I've been procrastinating for too long.
- One arm chins (within a month or so)
- Iron cross (within a few months)
- 10 consecutive ring muscle ups
- Slow bar muscle ups like Blane
- Handstand press ups on rail corners
- Kong to crane precision at Del Ward
- Tree underbar outside Baker


Accomplishments:

Nothing significant.

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Other Notes:

Some light training to finish out a long and tiring school week. Will be nice and refreshed to go all out for tomorrow's training.

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Re: The Log
« Reply #16 on: October 08, 2006, 09:44:41 AM »
10/07/2006
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Parkour Training:

Taught a 2 hour parkour class. We really stepped it up today and made the people dead tired. I did everything they did so I was pretty gassed also. Focused on cat climb ups and a couple basic vaults.

Strength Training:

I tried to work out later but I was pretty useless. Only got:
3x12 ring push ups
3x8 jack knives


Conditioning:

None.

Other Training:

20 min. inefficient movements as conditioning methods.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Current Goals:

- To break this plateau and start accomplishing new things again.
- f#ck backflips. I've been procrastinating for too long.
- One arm chins (within a month or so)
- Iron cross (within a few months)
- 10 consecutive ring muscle ups
- Slow bar muscle ups like Blane
- Handstand press ups on rail corners
- Kong to crane precision at Del Ward
- Tree underbar outside Baker


Accomplishments:

Nothing significant.

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Other Notes:

Wanted to do more today but the classes were very intense and we didnt get around to more training.

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Re: The Log
« Reply #17 on: October 08, 2006, 07:54:05 PM »
10/08/2006
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Parkour Training:

1 hour of parkour at NCAR. Took a little bit of video and photos. Luckily we ran into no security.

Strength Training:
3x8 pullups
2x4 handstand push ups

On rings:

3x8 jack knives
3x8 rows


Conditioning:

None.

Other Training:

15 min belt stretching
15 min. other stretching

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Current Goals:

- To break this plateau and start accomplishing new things again.
- f#ck backflips. I've been procrastinating for too long.
- One arm chins (within a month or so)
- Iron cross (within a few months)
- 10 consecutive ring muscle ups
- Slow bar muscle ups like Blane
- Handstand press ups on rail corners
- Kong to crane precision at Del Ward
- Tree underbar outside Baker
- A few big gaps at NCAR


Accomplishments:

- 10.5 foot same level cat (previous farthest was 9 feet)
- running "half" cat leap over 8 foot gap with 10 foot drop

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Other Notes:

I didnt do a lot of parkour but I was able to accomplish a couple big mind f#cks. The same level cat leap mentally owned me for about 20 min. until I did it 3 times in a row.
« Last Edit: October 08, 2006, 08:00:00 PM by Demon »

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Re: The Log
« Reply #18 on: October 09, 2006, 10:14:21 PM »
Rest day.

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Re: The Log
« Reply #19 on: October 10, 2006, 08:40:09 PM »
10/10/2006
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Parkour Training:

Had the weekly CU jam. Worked on refining my kong technique. I am retraining myself to go into a kong right left right left as opposed to the right left left right gymnastics method I have become accustomed to. I made good progress with that and am already feeling a little bit of extra power. Also did a lot of precision jumps. Did a lot of teaching to soar, the only other person to show today.

Strength Training:

Workout 1
6-5-4-15-12 one arm chins with varying weight assistances. (tested my max and I am 24 lbs. away)
3x8 dead hang pull ups
3x30 sec bar hangs

Workout 2
3x15 ring pushups
3x25 crunches
3x5 pistols
15 min. handstand training


Conditioning:

15 min

Other Training:

None.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Current Goals:

- To break this plateau and start accomplishing new things again.
- f#ck backflips. I've been procrastinating for too long.
- One arm chins (within a month or so)
- Iron cross (within a few months)
- 10 consecutive ring muscle ups
- Slow l sit bar muscle ups like Blane
- Handstand press ups on rail corners
- Kong to crane precision at Del Ward
- Tree underbar outside Baker


Accomplishments:

Fixing my kong technique.

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Other Notes:

I worked very hard today all around.