American Parkour

This is the official thread for the 2010 Midwest Jam!

The dates are July 16-18 in Indianapolis, IN

Schedule ( and remember that this is all tentative)

Fri
Meet and greet
Night training

Sat
10:30 –Start at 11
Jog, warm up, and break out sessions (beginner, intermediate, and advanced skill levels)
Lunch at 3:30-4 till 5:30 Meet back at circle rocks
Open (technique, tricking, Flow)
Women’s Jam
Run

Sunday
Open

Housing

We are going to need a headcount so we can plan effectively! Please give us the following information if you plan on coming; sooner is better than later.  Thanks!

Name:
Phone and email:
How many people coming with you:
If you need housing and/or transportation:

Hello, I've decided to start a training log because I think it will help me keep track of my goals and motivate me to progress. I generally don't like to open up about my training progress or goals generally because I feel horrible when I'm not able to do some of the things other people can. I've found that in the past year I've been training parkour this method has slowed me down and I'm not nearly where I should be because of this. So, instead of continuing my old bad habits, I'm hoping I can change and progress!

I'm going to use the same format my friend Liana used on her training log.

My Goals:
Starting on 2/3/2010. I would like to accomplish these by the Midwest jam!

10-20 Pull-Ups- As of yesterday I was able to do 3. My push strength isn't bad, I can do 30 pushups, but my pull strength is weak. Overall I would like to work on this and be able to increase my arm strength all around. I plan on doing this by using the pull-up bar at school, the weight room, getting a pull-up bar, and just doing them whenever I have the opportunity. I'm going to be working on this with Liana so hopefully we will motivate each other!

150% body weight squat- I currently can do full range of motion squats with people about my size on my back, lol. Working with weights and maybe some of guys in the club I can work up to a higher weight.

Kong over a picnic table!- This goal has been bane of my existence now the entire time I have been training. Because I have been training about a year, everyone I talk to says I should be able to do this. I did do it once, width wise last august, but haven't been able to redo it yet. I know I have the strength for it, I can do similar kongs over mats in a gym, but for some reason I have a huge mental issue when it comes to this. Now, I don't simply have this goal so that I can get these people off my back, I want to be stronger. Training for me isn't necessarily about my skill level, it's about overcoming fear, which I tend to have a lot of. In that respect, I've come a long way this past year, but I still have a long way to go.

What I can do:

30 consecutive pushups
Squats with equal body weight or slightly higher.
Jog three miles
about 10-15 pistol squats each leg
3 pullups

Parkour (ones I can do marked with X)
Lazy vault X
Speed vault X
Thief vault
Kong vault X/ Kinda
Dash vault
Kash vault

Cat (wall grab?) X
Wall run x (not very high though)
Tic Tac x?
Precision x
Crane x

Roll x
Landing x

Dates: July 16 -18 2010

More information to come