American Parkour

I'm not really looking for help managing weight or anything, I really don't have an issue with that, what I'm looking for is optimal weight height.

Anyway, did a little looking around and it seems like something around 185 would be a good target goal at least that's what I've seen from gymnasts at my height.  If that's the case I should probably be cutting and I'de be right at optimal weight/body fat.

if you really want to be a green beret then the only strength training you'll ever need are pull-ups. If you want to consider more of a mean then a crossfit/metcon workout done 2x a week will help. Other than that work on running/rucking. Consider light gtg training almost everyday leaving two days in a row for rest. Crossfit, if done right, can really really help prepare for your muscular endurance for your indoc training. gtg will give you flying colors on the entry APFT. Make sure to do some sit-ups as well.

I'm doing a program much like yours -- except i'm not in the military, I'm a wildland firefighter. I've considered pararescue, but I'm waiting for a bit more maturity because I think that helps more than most realize. Keep up with your boyscout skills like ropes, camping and survival. It'll give you a bit more knowledge before you go in. Do rope rescue training and rappelling.

People put a lot of merit on worthless numbers because they're told and they assume those are actual standards for fitness and health. You won't be able to argue these points in this kind of institution regardless if you're really fit or if you have your PhD. So don't think for a second that the military thinks the test is bullshit.  In addition, The running and endurance are actually important. You'll be doing more of it than you might realize. Regular grunts in Iraq hump for 16 hours straight in heat of 130degrees in 100lb gear. Sit-ups is the only exercise which is completely worthless. Even push-ups have their place.

If you still want to do strength, which none of us are blaming you for wanting too, i'd run at an easy/moderate pace after your strength training.  It won't hurt TOO much.  Still i'd urge you not to do it if you want to be a green beret.  It won't help anything. In a sense, beginners can use the gtg method for running if they do it light and work form.  I've done strength training like OTC lifts and didn't help me much at all for what I'm doing now.

I don't see how strength training could be anything but beneficial?  If I got shot and couldn't run, I'd want a soldier that can not only pick me up, but pick me up and run.  Strength training also translates well to endurance.  I don't plan on strength training and then running right into SFAS either, I'm going to start conditioning for push ups, sit ups, running, and ruck marching a good month or two before I even ship for the 8 month program, before SFAS.  By the time I even get to SFAS, I'll have been eating army chow and have been doing army conditioning for 8 months.

From what I've heard on Socnet and Professional Soldiers is that it doesn't take long at all to condition for the SFAS except for the Rucking.  However I already have quite a bit of experience with this from running around in the black hills wilderness area with a 60-70lb bag.

Blah, I should have checked this site earlier.

Also, what are some the spots you roll around to?

I'm slowing down on parkour training, and focusing on conditioning a bit, however I still get out and do it every now and then.

Only places I'm usually at are The Falls, downtown (just some random areas), and the Japanese Gardens.

Thank you, that helped immensely, I wasn't bringing my elbows in the correct position and my back wasn't at the right angle.  I'm not feeling the strain on my tendon anymore.

Where you anywhere near the Flight or Fight gym?   If you we're I bet that was fun, anyway I'll see if I can't set up a date when we can all meet there, I'm kinda busy this next week but maybe the week after?  There seems to be a growing crowd in Sioux Falls lately, been seeing a bunch of people toying with the idea of trying it, so it wouldn't be hard to get more people interested in it either.

While it may not be as efficient training as parkour related training, it will still help.   If you're more into parkour than boxing, design your training around parkour rather than boxing, both of them will benefit the other, just not as much as the one it's designed to.

There is parkour, martial arts, and god knows what, and this ballgame. Why? Because Its a movie. Its for entertainment. They do not promote competition in any sense. They do the opposite. If you had knowledge you would be very aware of that.

If they we're the against competition they wouldn't have even done it in the movie. 

On top of that, did you just come into this thread and say that to derail the thread and initiate an argument?   If anything that's what sounds incompetent to me.

List what your goals are, then try to make a routine based off of it, we can help you mold it into what you specifically want, or help to make it more effective.

Also have you exhausted your noob gains yet? Or are you just starting to lift?

What are some of your current stats? as in reps for your lifting, and different lifts.

What do you mean run a mile without getting winded? Like not breathing heavily?  Idk if you're just looking to be able to run a mile or not, but sprints or short dashes is quite a bit better for your parkour, you could probably set up a goal for that also.

As with the workout, you have a gym, i'de recommend starting strength also. 

If you must add in core, don't do crunches, do isometrics, like L-sits, v-sits or the like.

Good luck with the workout.

Parkour saves the day!!!

Honestly though, I don't think the principles of parkour are going to stop the hatred moving throughout the world.

Now, onto the note with cops. 

There is no reason to run, if you walk right up to them confidently and talk to them they won't harass you.  If you walk up to them expecting to be harassed, or harassing them, you will be harassed.

The cop might just look at you and think you're a criminal, but he's a lot more likely to think that if you run.