American Parkour

http://www.americanparkour.com/smf/index.php/topic,34742.0.html

Alright, I'll try working something similar into my current routine. Thanks a lot!

Dude, you'll ALWAYS be able to practice parkour. Anywhere works, really.

As for exercises, read the articles in the sticky page, and take notes on some improvements you want to see. The third page of the article on how to make goals is especially helpful, as it gives you some progressions. If you won't have internet access, print it out, and stick it on your tent or something, haha.

What distance?

No idea. I was hoping you guys could tell me. Right now, since I started this workout routine, I abandoned running. I just want to stick it in here somewhere, but I'm not sure how. I was running sprints before, three times a week. 30 seconds 100% exertion, 30 seconds walking, for about 10 intervals. I was definitely improving for quite a while, but then I couldn't seem to get past 10.

If you're interested, I got to week 5. I did the workout religiously, but the diet and extra stuff, ehh.
http://www.losebellyfatworkout.com/week1

Great, thanks a lot guys. I really appreciate it. Two more questions, then I'll be on my way!

1) What would be a good time goal for isometric exercises (eg frog stand)?
2) How would I best include running in my workout routine? I want to improve my stamina mainly, but if I could work in sprints for leg training too, that'd be great. How would I best do that? I've read multiple things: what would be the best for me?

Did you read this and look at other bodyweight strength resources you can use instead of pushups?

Definitely. And like I mentioned in my workout routine, I'm doing one-legged push ups, which are more difficult. (I don't recall if that article mentions that type of push up--it's been a while since I read that article, but I have read others that deal with progressions) Maybe Joe Brock missed that I said I was doing them one-legged? I figured maxing out on progressively harder exercises was fine, but is that not the case? What's the difference between that and having a set number which I may or may not be able to achieve? If I can't achieve it, I'm doing the same thing. If I CAN achieve it, I'm limiting myself. At least, that's the way I see it.

What do you recommend for the pushups, then? I have no idea how many I can do, and how many I can't, and like you said, it's always subjective to the day. What would I do to get stronger at them?

Thanks!

Hmm. Alright guys, I think I understand.

I really appreciate the effort and thoughtful answers. Love you guys. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks again!

Hey guys!

As it's summer, I decided I'm going to start doing some body weight training. Below are my goals. I don't have a time frame on them, and some will be done a lot sooner than others, but hey, they're still good goals.

Goals

Skills

Be able to dash vault

Handstands

15 second freestanding handstand

Pushing

45 second frog-stand
5 one-armed pushups (each arm)

Pulling

10 Pull-ups
30-second tuck lever

Core

Solid 60-second tucked L-sit

Legs

Jump up onto this one wall thing in my park.
20 pistols (per leg)

Stretches
Front splits


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Workout Routine

Warmup

100 jumping jacks
15 push ups
15 crunches
10 free jump squats

Skill Work

Handstand practice
Jog to park in neighborhood
20 kong vaults (preferably in new places, if possible)
20 speed vaults (preferably in new places, if possible)
20 monkey vaults (preferably in new places, if possible)
30 rolls (concrete)
Practice dash vaults

Pushing

Frog (until too tired / lightheaded to continue)
Push ups (one leg up, sets of twenty [10 per leg] )

Pulling

Max pull ups (3 sets of three or so)
Tuck lever (until too tired / lightheaded to continue)

Core

Tucked L-sit (until too tired to continue)

Legs

Jumping squat (until too tired to continue)
Pistols (until too tired to continue, 10 per leg)

Cooldown

Lazy vaults
Stretches
Walk home

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What do you guys think? How well do these workouts translate into my goals? Also, a couple of questions:

1) what days should I do which parts of the workout? Should I do push and core one day, pulls and legs another day? What combination should I do them?
2) I fail at running, but want to improve that. I read the article on improving running form we've got here, but I'm curious on how to actually progress. How do I work to improve my running form? How often should I do which exercises? The article mentions exercises, and what running should be like, but it doesn't really say how to get there.

Thanks so much!



EDIT
I just got home from doing this workout (just push and pull, not core or legs) and I have a couple comments that, hopefully, you guys could address.

1. Is it good to do the skill work at the beginning? I did it, but I don't know if it actually contributed to my workout.
2. Are we only supposed to do the two workouts per section? I practiced the frog tuck, but didn't really feel like I was building muscle. What can I change?
3. I could only do a few pull ups (maybe 5 total) and couldn't do the tuck lever at all. How would I go about building into the tucked lever? If not that, what can I do instead to improve my pull ups?

Thanks!

I guess my main concern is that "whatever I want to practice" isn't working well enough, haha. Maybe it is, and I'm just not practicing enough, but somehow, I feel like I haven't been improving. I mean, a lot of the stuff around where I live is either mastered, or too much of a stretch, and I really don't want to drive 30 minutes away every day just to find something in the grey area, because I'm not in a hugely urban area.

Maybe I'm just making excuses though. I don't know, haha. I was just hoping someone might have developed a good, solid training plan to get all of the "main moves" covered. If not, that's fine, I'll just keep going at it.

Hey there!

I've been practicing parkour for quite a while now on and off. However, I have been quite disappointed by my progress. While a huge part of slow progress has surely been because of the times where I don't practice, one of the main reasons I don't practice routinely is because I don't know WHAT to practice routinely. Sure, I can go outside and jump over little walls and rails, but I don't know how to get much better than that!

What I'm asking is this: are there any full-fledged parkour workout routines out there that start small, and work up? I'm willing to work hard, but I don't know HOW to work hard so that I improve.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.


BTW- I have certainly read many of the articles on Eat. Move. Improve. etc. I just haven't been able to make a good routine that I know--without a doubt--will actually work for me. Has anyone compiled something structured and easy-to-understand?

Thanks!