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Parkour And Freerunning / Re: Parkour Class - Adept Training Center
« on: June 04, 2009, 04:48:26 PM »
It's structured and called a class...Adam leads and gives direction/tips, and the time is divided into warm-up, conditioning, and technique practice.  It IS totally loose and chill, though, and I'm sure you could work on other stuff when you wanted. I did!

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Pics & Vids / Damien Walters - WOAH!
« on: June 04, 2009, 08:47:18 AM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvEL3KdKHHU

Yeah, this guys got freaking springs for legs...

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Parkour And Freerunning / Re: Parkour Class - Adept Training Center
« on: June 04, 2009, 08:24:19 AM »
I've taken a couple classes at ADAPT, and they are awesome. The facilities are sweet!  Good obstacles, SICK rail set-up, and Adam is a solid traceur.  You'll have a blast!  I wish I was closer to Beaverton so I could go there more often.

Here's the review I did when I attended class over the winter.

http://www.americanparkour.com/smf/index.php?topic=13719.0

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Movement / Re: landing on stairs
« on: May 05, 2009, 09:02:56 PM »
For me, landing sideways seems to work well....you know, so your whole foot fits on the stair.

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Movement / Re: flip height issues
« on: February 02, 2009, 06:45:07 PM »
You just need to gain an air sense!  Practice on a trampoline, or in a foam pit, or on crash pads...somewhere where you can just throw 1000 flips and not worry about hurting yourself.  The more you do it, the more muscle memory will set in, and the more natural they will become.

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Florida / Anyone got a couch in the Ft. Lauderdale-ish area, March 18-20? Wanna Jam?
« on: January 26, 2009, 05:42:28 PM »
Hey Florida crew!  It sounds like I'm going to get the opportunity to come jam with you guys.  My parents booked a cruise from Ft. Lauderdale on the 21st, and I'm done with classes on the 18th.

Anyone in the area willing to put me up for a few nights, maybe show me some hot spots around town?

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Pics & Vids / Not parkour, but an excellent video
« on: January 17, 2009, 05:51:21 PM »
I stumbled across this.  Very cool!

http://www.vimeo.com/2486957

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Consumer Whores / Re: Sizing issue with Fivefingers
« on: January 16, 2009, 10:44:25 AM »
yeah, I'm 24 now, and have had the same size foot since I was about 17.

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Consumer Whores / Re: Sizing issue with Fivefingers
« on: January 15, 2009, 07:45:19 PM »
Of course!  Get the size that will fit your feet.  Women's feet are the same shape as men's...

Are you young, and do you expect your feet to grow?  It'd be a bummer to spend $80 on shoes that will be too small in a couple months...

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Freerunning / Re: handstand on railings
« on: January 13, 2009, 10:56:29 PM »
So, I'm not anywhere near an expert on this...I can hardly hold a handstand on ground! But, in the videos I've seen with exceptionally long rail hand-stands, it almost seems like the 'back and forth' balancing is achieved by twisting the body counter/clockwise.  I dunno, something to play with...

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Parkour And Freerunning / Re: Backyard equipment
« on: January 13, 2009, 10:47:53 PM »
As soon as I get the time and the wood, I plan to build some plywood boxes of a few heights for use as obstacles, precision targets, and box-jump trainers (they'll be stackable, incrementally from 24"-60").  Also, a few 2x4's nailed together makes an awesome on-ground precision target, or foot placement target, or agility trainer.

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Training Journals / Re: Tyler Morita: The Path of the Urban Ninja
« on: January 13, 2009, 02:42:49 PM »
Still haven't managed to start my AM routine...I'm going to have to adjust my schedule around a bit, this isn't working with my current lifestyle.  I HAVE been doing muscle-up work though, just no box-jumps.  These rings are sweet!

Haven't gone to gymnastics yet, and I probably won't tonight either.  Last night in Judo was rough, and my abs/core are pretty sore.  Worse, I think I strained/pulled/mildly-tore my left oblique, and any sit-up or twisting motion hurts pretty bad :-(  It'll need another day to rest.

My post-judo flips on the mats are getting better!  Front tuck is high and fast, with a nice soft landing, and I'm nailing my standing back tuck in the same spot about 75% of the time now.  Side flips still feel somewhat uncontrolled and low, with a hard landing.

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Training Journals / Re: Mitch's Log
« on: January 11, 2009, 12:03:49 PM »
Way to go, man!  Kudos to you for getting into the parkour way of life, you will never regret it.

I think you're starting down the right track with your diet.  The trick to eating healthy is NOT eating less, though.  The trick is to pay attention to what you're putting in your face, and make smart choices.  You should check out www.fitday.com. I started logging my food on there and found out really quickly how to adjust my diet.  Very enlightening!

The sit-ups and push-ups are good, so is the running and vaulting.  The curls probably aren't helping you that much, but if you're having fun with 'em, more power to ya!  Doing some Quadrupedal Movement would be awesome too...it would help with weight loss, and upper body/core strength, not to mention improving your monkey skills.

What sort of roll help do you need?

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Training Journals / Re: Tyler Morita: The Path of the Urban Ninja
« on: January 09, 2009, 03:21:43 PM »
Woo!  My rings are here! About freaking time...

I guess that means I better start doing my planned am routine.  It'll be a challenge to get to be at a reasonable time, and wake-up consistently.

Haven't gone to gymnastics yet, but Judo's been awesome.  I like practicing front/side/back tucks on the mats after judo practice, it's nice to get the feel of them off the plyo floors.  I can consistently land a standing back tuck without /any/ travel...that's fun.

I got some paperwork for starting an OSU parkour club, I'll get the ball rolling on that asap.

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Training Journals / Re: Tyler Morita: The Path of the Urban Ninja
« on: January 06, 2009, 03:18:56 PM »
Just getting back into the groove of school...my classes this term are going to be hell!  Not because they're difficult, but because they're repeats of half of the other classes I've already taken.  This is gonna be mind-numbing.

The rings FINALLY arrived at my parents place, and so I should have them here in a day or 3.  Woo!  I'm stoked to begin ring training stuff.  I guess that means Starting Strength will have to wait, yeah?  I'm definitely stronger at precisions, jumps, and landings than I am at climb-ups and upper-body stuff.  I've got some solid ideas for some plyo boxes/vaults/precision trainers too.

I haven't been doing my AM routine, aside from a light warm-up and a stretch...my sleep/wake-up schedule isn't really working yet.  I have to be more diligent about going to be a lot earlier!

Judo last night was fun.  Well, all except for when my stupid sensei got carried away, or got macho, or something, and sank a choke on me till I blacked out.  It's not really that big of a deal, my throat is still red, and it hurts to swallow...but whatever.  The problem is that this isn't the first time he's gotten carried away and almost hurt me.  He is always apologetic afterwards "oh, I forgot this is your 4th judo class ever, sorry I went full force on you..." but it's a trend...like he feels like he has to prove something.  I might need to look for a new sensei.

Gymnastics tonight! woo!

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Consumer Whores / Re: 5.10 Freerunner "Alien Glow"
« on: January 04, 2009, 11:14:52 AM »
My feet are pretty dang wide, and both my freerunners and Daescents fit me well. I don't think the freerunners are wide...or any wider than the Daescent, but the material did break-in and relax to shape my foot very well on both shoes.

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Movement / Re: blocking trouble
« on: January 04, 2009, 11:11:17 AM »
A couple things to try...get your center of gravity lower as you hop into the jump. Also, try incorporating your arms into the motion.  Start with them behind you as you leap forward into the punch, and swing them down into the punch, and then up into the jump.

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Training Journals / Re: Tyler Morita: The Path of the Urban Ninja
« on: January 03, 2009, 06:57:38 PM »
Alright, so I've got my work and school schedule more-or-less figured out for Winter term.  As it turns out, I have Tuesdays and Thursdays entirely free!  More time for training...  Also, I got a copy of Starting Strength, and would like to start doing some proper barbell training.

M am:APK warm-up, BJ's, MU negs, HIIT, stretch pm: Judo,Stretch
T am:APK warm-up, stretch  pm: Gym/FL/PL, Stretch
W am: APK warm-up, BJ's, MU pos, HIIT, stretch pm: Judo,Stretch
R am:APK warm-up, stretch  pm: Gym/FL/PL, Stretch
F  am:APK warm-up, stretch pm: HIIT, stretch
S am:APK warm-up, BJ's, MU negs, stretch pm:Stretch
Su am:APK warm-up, stretch pm: Stretch

The dumb thing about this is that the only reason for me to get on my bike and make the 2mi ride to the gym on MWS is for the box jumps...and they don't even have proper boxes.  I should just build my own...know of any good plans around?

Should I add a full blown Starting Strength routine to this?  3 sessions per week of lifting, 3 lifts per session...  As it is, I only have two rest days; Friday and Sunday, which may not be enough.  Also, I have no 'scheduled' parkour or climbing.  The parkour might become more scheduled as I try to develop the OSU parkour club and local parkour scene...and I still wanna climb!  On top of that, a workout followed by HIIT in the am, MW...I'm gonna get my ass kicked in judo!  This might be too much as it is...

Today, just cause, I did pull-ups: 9-7-8-6-5, inclined push-ups on parallettes: 20-19-17-15.  I've done some logging on fitday.com, and my diet today is about 70% of where I want it to be...

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Training Journals / Re: Tyler Morita: The Path of the Urban Ninja
« on: January 02, 2009, 01:53:47 PM »
I don't know what the hold up is with the rings...I guess they'll be here when they get here.

I had some fun in the rain yesterday!  I did some HIIT training, after a thorough warm-up.  I put on my fivefingers, jogged about  10 minutes to get to the track, did 400m backwards, 400m high knees, 400m inside grape-vine, 400m outside grape-vine.  I did a light stretch to loosen up a bit, and then only managed 3x30sec sprints before I felt drained.  Did 5-ish front-tucks, 3 sets of wall climb-ups, and then jogged home.

Today my calves feel torn!  It's definitely time to start getting back into a solid work-out routine.  I can't wait for judo and gymnastics to start back up!  I'm going to try to start a parkour club on campus too.

I'm planning a 'stretching for parkour' video soon too, and am getting close to finalizing the routine for it...hopefully I'll have one out in a week or so!

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General Fitness / Re: Stretching for Parkour
« on: January 01, 2009, 08:29:30 PM »
The upper traps are the neck, so yeah, neck stretches are good for that part.  For stretching the lower traps, try this (instructions for one side, do both):
-hold the right arm straight forward, palm-in (facing left), and bend at the elbow to point your fingers up
-bring your left elbow under your right tricep, and bend at the elbow.  Twist your forearms together (try to put your hands palm-to-palm)
-relax your neck, shoulders, and spine
-roll your shoulder blades forward and down, pinching your arms together to pull your shoulder blades apart.

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