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Women / Re: APK Traceuse Mentoring Program!
« on: March 25, 2009, 01:23:32 PM »
*APK username/forum name: GANinja443556

*Location (to the degree you feel comfortable: Carrollton, GA

*Requesting a mentor or Volunteering to be a mentor? requesting a mentor

*I would prefer it if my mentor/mentoree would contact me via: e-mail

*Practicing parkour since: On and off... mostly off for almost four years

*Other athletic/physical experience: most recent was marching band, but many years ago I took gymnastics and Karate

*(Mentorees) Please list any specific goals and/or concerns you have about your parkour practice: upper body strength, location, and current weight are concerns, goals include losing 45 lbs of fat, overcoming a fear of heights, learning more about myself and eating healthier.


*Do you have a specific mentor/mentoree that you would prefer to be paired with? no

*Any additional comments: I currently live in a fairly rural area so I am restricted to woodland parkour rather than an urban setting. I work from 3pm til about 6.30 or 7pm... sometimes later....

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Training Journals / Re: Anna's Training Log
« on: February 17, 2009, 12:07:42 PM »
Yesterday, I ate:
2 eggs
the leftover veggies from the night before (about a cup)
1 serving of oatmeal with a tsp of cinnamon
2 sausage links
a serving of whole grain pasta
2 cups of sugar snap peas
and a slice of pound cake

4 glasses of water
2 glasses of skim milk

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Training Journals / Re: Anna's Training Log
« on: February 16, 2009, 08:17:18 AM »
Let's see... yesterday I had a not so god day....

2 steak taquitos from Taco Bell
2 of the nacho cheese dips from taco Bell
1 medium baja blast

4oz sirloin with 1 tbs of grated cheese on top
1 cup of red bell pepper and green onions (mixed and fresh, sauteed in a pan with a tsp of EV olive oil and tbs of garlic)
1 cup of milk that I finished off after dinner with three oreos

And only about 32 oz of water

As for exercise yesterday was Sunday, so I did a lot of singing (I don't know how much singing I did... I don't normally think about it)--not that I don't sing every day. I played with my dog... and when I say play I mean that I'm doing quadrupedal movement and chasing my dog around the interior of my home--albeit at the moment rather slowly, but my dog still has fun...mostly because my parents don't play with the poor guy. I did running precision jumps onto my parents' bed--it's the tallest in the house--I marked a spot three feet away from the bed, ran until I hit that spot then jumped onto the bed. I did that until I stuck ten in a row so that was 60 jumps.

As for today, I'll post a complete log tonight.

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Training Journals / Re: Anna's Training Log
« on: February 15, 2009, 08:13:09 PM »
Indeed we do have similar goals. Perhaps we should support each other.

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Training Journals / Re: Anna's Training Log
« on: February 15, 2009, 01:54:35 PM »
Yes. Please.

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Training Journals / Anna's Training Log
« on: February 14, 2009, 07:33:42 PM »
First off, today, Saturday, the 14th of February 2009, Valentine's Day, I've started a blog and will be posting the same log on this as I am on the blog. The blog, however, will have more personal insights and what-not.
You can go to the blog here: http://thewayofparkour.blogspot.com/.
I've decided it's time for change. I've been making excuses for far too long, and I need accountability.
I have two main goals at the moment, but they really correspond to each other:

  • I am going to lose 50 lbs. of body fat.
  • And I am going to lose 2 lbs by this time next week.

    I will post what I have eaten each day between now and then, and I will post what kind of exercise/conditioning I have done each day between now and then on Saturday, February 21, 2009.

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Socialize / Re: Word Association
« on: June 21, 2008, 12:13:43 AM »
wet t-shirt

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Georgia / Re: Augusta Parkour and Freerunning
« on: June 19, 2008, 06:23:42 PM »
I'm not from around Augusta, but I may drop in some time from the other side of the ATL.

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Parkour And Freerunning / Re: Build our own Playground *Important*
« on: June 14, 2008, 07:03:52 PM »
I like this idea.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa174/TommyGrungePk/PKParkall.jpg

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Parkour And Freerunning / Re: Build our own Playground *Important*
« on: June 11, 2008, 09:07:36 PM »
I personally think it would be cooler to build one giant Mecca Parkour park in a centralized location and to maybe sponsor smaller community parks all over the country. It would certainly help me from getting in trouble for trespassing--even though I didn't conventionally get on the property and had no idea there was a no trespassing sign posted--not to mention I wouldn't get yelled at for doing PK throughout my town despite the fact that I'm still a beginner and am not really doing anything dangerous at all. I can't really help with the laws--I'm personally a Musician, not a Lawyer, but there would be a necessity for at least waivers, some guidelines, and probably zoning issues.
This is the most appealing idea that I've heard thus far:

Quote from: Ozzi on June 11, 2008, 12:57:38 AM
Dame Du Lac structure is out of question.

 I like the warehouse idea. It is something that Adam and I have discussed already to have happening here (with a car inside, benches, mats, rails, build in walls etc). Maybe on a national level this can be done even bigger than him and I have ever had in mind. A place where people all around the country can go and train with those who we only know in the forum or from articles and what not. Maybe this place has an extra big room with bunker beds for hosting visitors from other cities who cant afford a hotel. A place big enough to have all we need, urban inspired as well as gym like places, where we WONT EVER GET KICKED OUT FROM. Creating the "perfect" spots under one roof. National jams, classes, everything can happen there.

Annual fees, maybe for locals. Visitors from inner states, hmmm? Maybe a lower annual membership, like very very low, since some may go like one or twice a year, but that way the place has a source of money to be kept up and running. Something could be arrange but charging to use the place would not be fair as it would also not be fair for the person in charge of it to have all the work on his/her shoulders. Visitors can help by putting work, cleaning, painting if needed. Anything, donations are accepted.

 Yes, there would have to be a "staff" someone with a key and ownership, there are bills to pay. Maybe this could be a place supported by all the american community, donations and what not. Plus is the place is teaching classes that would e a source of income right there.

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Parkour And Freerunning / Re: places to train "suburbs"
« on: June 07, 2008, 04:44:09 PM »
I have a worse problem, during the summer, I'm stuck at my house, unless I'm working. My yard has sweet gum trees... and is on a slope... concrete is a softer, safer landing than the countless sweet gum balls throughout my yard... not to mention the fire ants... also a big pain.

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Parkour And Freerunning / Re: A Better Human
« on: June 06, 2008, 07:05:17 PM »
Quote from: Matt "Paddy" Hudson on June 04, 2008, 07:32:34 PM
Eloi, and Morlocks are the two seperate species fromt he movie "Time Machine" Rent it at blockbuster.
I would actually recommend reading the book, but then that may just be me.

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Parkour And Freerunning / Re: Thank you parkour
« on: June 06, 2008, 06:36:41 PM »
I think you just helped re-energize my motivation to keep doing parkour. I just started seriously about two weeks ago... I'm a 5'3" 185 lbs female... the weight-loss is slow going, but that's probably because I'm a female, And I have to make sure I lose weight because it's harder for women to gain muscles... going on a rough estimation based on one of my cousins I'll probably end up at around 155 once I gain the muscles. Unfortunately, the good places to go running around my neighborhood are designated as no trespassing, and most of the neighbors would report me... not to mention I have no car, and no traceurs in my town. Though I do have a friend that wants to start running with me....
Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you for the motivational push your post gave me.

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Socialize / Re: You know you're a traceur when...
« on: June 05, 2008, 08:56:08 PM »
Quote from: Crosion_5 on April 11, 2008, 03:54:25 PM
When you turn down dates with girls because you already have plans . . . parkour!

(sadly, has happened to me more then once)

when you know you've met your dream girl when they ask to join you... and out run you.

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