Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.


Messages - David Cagle

Pages: [1] 2 3 4
1
Training Journals / Re: Cagle Bagel's Journal
« on: October 10, 2010, 06:06:14 PM »
I FLIPPED BACK INTO REALITY, with a twang in mah arm, CUZ

Past Week

       Basically, this is how the cra-zay train went the past week.  MIZZA did Parkour on last Monday, realized how much I missed it, quit cheerleading.  Did Parkour last Thursday, just had fun in general.  Then I had a Parkgasm Saturday, It was better than Thursday because I was ALONE.  Parkour is always SO MUCH BETTER when you're ALONE, makes being a pedophile easier.  <3. Anyway gurlfrand, I walked through Jordan Valley Park doing back tucks where I want, did normal stuff at Founders Park to just gain my self again, and confidence, and worked on walking on skinny ledges above drops to work on fear of heights.  No specific training.  Probably about 2 hours of work and it was all FUN.  I did things on Saturday in my VIBRAM FIVE FINGERS

Sunday, October 10th, 2010

       Went downtown with Wade (Matt) and Morgan (Kim) to just hang out.  Then we went to Founders to CHILLAX.  Then I couldn't resist but taking off my shirt and climbing up thingz.  Did a back-tuck then a woman wanted to take pictures of me for a TIMING PROJECT, whateves, she wanted my body.  Got a lot of pictures taken by her, don't get to see them, but if you go on Facebook to David Cagle you can add me and look at pictures MAH CUZ TOOK.  :)  Highest back flip off something for me so far is about 4.5 feet.  Saw some guys from a Team Called Total Chaos which turned me on sexually.  They seem to be able to help me getting better.  We'll see, LOOOOOOVVVVVVVEEEEEE MEEEEEEEEE?

P.S. - I don't like formal writing, drugs mess you up, I hope you all love me.

GOALS:
15 Pull-ups
10 second handstand
Wall Climb a 10'-12' wall that I can ALMOST reach at Founders Park
8.5' Broad Jump
Perform Side Splits
Wall Flip


GOALS ACHEIVED
2-Minute Front Plank
3-Minute Front Plank
Back-Tuck on Flat Ground
50 Push-Ups
Front Flip on Flat Ground

2
Training Journals / Re: Cagle Bagel's Journal
« on: May 17, 2010, 06:46:14 PM »
Monday, May 17th, 2010

Who's Going to be a Cheerleader?
                 

     I had my first practice at Dynamics.  It was actually PRETTY FUN.  I can almost do a backhand spring, I'm still scared to just do it though without a spotter well.  I was feeling gay at the start, but there were two other guys and it wasn't so bad.  I was the back base for stunting, I won't go into details too much, but on the first throw up, I didn't step back and she got my upper chest a good smack.  The second time, was good. 

     Got a bunch of flyers for stuff to to pay for it if I do, which I probably will.  I will still do Parkour, it actually prepped me a lot for this, plenty of strength and confidence was built from Parkour.  I'll end it here.



GOALS:
15 Pull-ups
10 second handstand
Wall Climb a 10'-12' wall that I can ALMOST reach at Founders Park
8.5' Broad Jump
Perform Side Splits



GOALS ACHIEVED
2-Minute Front Plank
3-Minute Front Plank
Back-Tuck on Flat Ground
50 Push-Ups
Front Flip on Flat Ground

3
Parkour And Freerunning / Re: Trip out
« on: May 17, 2010, 03:58:32 AM »
When i HAD the shoes, I liked them.  They ripped once I dragged them on the concrete when doing a kong, on accident.  I don't feel like getting more since they mess up easily. 

Before they ripped: Love

After they ripped:  Sadness

4
Training Journals / Re: Cagle Bagel's Journal
« on: May 17, 2010, 03:52:45 AM »
Sunday, May 16th, 2010

Photoshop Can Be Tripping, Oh, and Morgan's House

Conditioning

 - 2-3 Minute Warm-Up Jog

 - Chin-Ups: 10,6,4

 - 50 4-foot barefoot Precisions.  1 Precision being to other side and back.


     Listened to MGMT all day, practically (not sure how to use that word, don't care).  Started making weird image on photoshop with colors, colored mats, colored head cube, and there will be animals with clouds.  Pretty much what you want. Ok.

     Went over to friends house for 4-5 hours.  Yeah.  Jumped on trampoline and did 8 back-flips in a row! :)  3 back-tucks on ground.

     All I'm going to write.





GOALS:
15 Pull-ups
10 second handstand
Wall Climb a 10'-12' wall that I can ALMOST reach at Founders Park
8.5' Broad Jump
Perform Side Splits



GOALS ACHIEVED
2-Minute Front Plank
3-Minute Front Plank
Back-Tuck on Flat Ground
50 Push-Ups
Front Flip on Flat Ground

5
Training Journals / Re: Cagle Bagel's Journal
« on: May 15, 2010, 08:46:15 PM »
Saturday, May 15th, 2010

Filling up the Empty Days

     Clouds have large rain bladders, which is why it rained this morning, and lightly sprinkled ALL FREAKING DAY.  Went out to my car to head out to Dynamics and, NOPE, it wouldn't start.  Stupid car is old, therefore it's stupid and old.  It started 2 hours later, however.  I still got to have Subway for...linner? 

     I was pretty pissed actually, I didn't want to hang out with anyone for the day or have anyone pick me up to still go there.  Instead, I worked on handstands for an hour.  I ALMOST did a 10 second handstand with pretty good form.  My hand pressure placement improved!  I found it beneficial to stand up with my hands above my head and look up.  I found how my head should be tilted and how much back/forward it should be.  I can adjust myself better too.  Basically, I'M GOING TO BE BEAST.  It'll happen, you shall see :)

     I have listened to some sort of trance/techno beat with my eyes shut before during school to just zone out and relax.  I believe I reached a junior version of full meditation.  I tried meditation today in my living room on the couch.  I got to the point where I forgot where I was for a few minutes and what I was doing and thought about weird stuff, can't remember what.  I recall feeling what something would feel like if I was actually experiencing what I was thinking of.  I might try this again tomorrow, but for a longer period of time to see how 'meditated' I can become.  It's nice to listen to MGMT for the first part before 'going under'.

     Stretched around the time I woke up, and will after I post this.  Adding the straddle floor stretch to my routine.  Talked to someone on the team from Dynamics today through facebook and text.  I'm excited! =D

I'm enjoying typing my entries in paragraph form and not making them too formal.  It's me talking, not some robot, and I look forward to typing these.  I love whole milk with whey protein.


GOALS:
15 Pull-ups
10 second handstand
Wall Climb a 10'-12' wall that I can ALMOST reach at Founders Park
8.5' Broad Jump
Perform Side Splits



GOALS ACHIEVED
2-Minute Front Plank
3-Minute Front Plank
Back-Tuck on Flat Ground
50 Push-Ups
Front Flip on Flat Ground

     

6
General Fitness / Re: Insects as Food
« on: May 14, 2010, 06:15:47 PM »
They'll think you are werid, no doubt, but if you are doing it for yourself, don't worry about what they think.

7
Training Journals / Re: Cagle Bagel's Journal
« on: May 14, 2010, 04:53:57 PM »
Friday, May 14th, 2010

  
They Get Out and You Get In

     The rain washed friction away from concrete this morning.  Like a boss :(

   Planche progression (straight arm frog stand), front lever progression (full tuck to advanced tuck) around 6.  Worked on L-sits some, and tucked L-sit.  I found it really hard to keep my legs straight out towards the middle of it all.  They need to rest I need to work something else involving abdominals.  I'll come back and go for a 30 second L-sit.

   Quite of bit of handstand work as well on the driveway.  These stupid handstands are pissing me off.  I should be able to do it by now, for 10 seconds at least.  I found myself able to do bend my arms and push my self forward when my handstand starts to die back.  My finger pressure is getting stronger for when I tip over too.  I'm going to beast these things, SO ANNOYING.  

     Stretch your groin boy.  Sitting figure 4 stretch has gotten better.  Side splits seems, splitier...? haha :)  It's getting there.  I love stretching now, it's so nice.  I make sure to get my abdominals as well, I have never stretched abdominals before during sports for school.  Talk about lack of education, gosh damn.  It's beneficial I believe.

     Tomorrow is Open Gym at Dynamic Gymnastics, hell yeah bitches!  Oh, I played ping-pong for a while after school again.  My serve is getting much better.  Before it had a lot of spin, but was slow.  Now it just barely avoids shaving the net and zooms into the opponent's view of the back right corner.  My backhand back spin is becoming "wicked", Mr. Wallace (English III H Teacher) confirmed!


GOALS:
15 Pull-ups
10 second handstand
Wall Climb a 10'-12' wall that I can ALMOST reach at Founders Park
8.5' Broad Jump
Perform Side Splits



GOALS ACHIEVED
2-Minute Front Plank
3-Minute Front Plank
Back-Tuck on Flat Ground
50 Push-Ups
Front Flip on Flat Ground


8
Training Journals / Re: Cagle Bagel's Journal
« on: May 13, 2010, 04:39:28 PM »
Thursday, May 13th, 2010

     
It Feels like Something's Missing

     Conditioned handstands with help of wall when I went over.  I'm getting better at them.  I realized that if I push my arms and shrug my shoulders outwards (push them against ground) I can maintain it better.  I WILL BE BEAST, eventually.  I, as well, did straight arm frog stands :)  I am making progress, I couldn't do it straight arm before.  I held it for around 20 seconds and my wrists started sending stupid pain signals, STUPID PAIN SIGNALS, oh well, those pain signals are always being jerks, stupid pain signals.  Held 30 seconds worth of a tucked L-sit.  I tried my best to use my arms to keep my back straight, instead of leaning over slightly.  Much tougher. 

     It rained again, it was too wet to go to Founders.  I am going to head to Founders again soon and practice some skills as well finish it off with 300 of some physical tasking movement.  I decided to take up this girl's offer of trying out for cheer-eading with them (not try outs, they need males badly I think, they only have one) at Dynamic Gymnastics.  They said I don't need to dance, thank gosh, and I will be a male tumbler for them.  She said it help my tricks a lot, plus I have extra time.  I think this is going to be an excellent decision since it will help my overall conditioning, all that jumping... abdominals, legs, and maybe some strength work on rings if they have them!


       Haven't stretched yet, but I'm going to right after updating this.  Side splits!

GOALS:
15 Pull-ups
10 second handstand
Wall Climb a 10'-12' wall that I can ALMOST reach at Founders Park
8.5' Broad Jump
Perform Side Splits



GOALS ACHIEVED
2-Minute Front Plank
3-Minute Front Plank
Back-Tuck on Flat Ground
50 Push-Ups
Front Flip on Flat Ground

9
Training Journals / Re: Cagle Bagel's Journal
« on: May 12, 2010, 04:52:49 PM »
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

I'm Pretty Sure Mr. Hudson Wants Me


Conditioning

 - 11,7,5 sets in Pull-ups.  They went down from 13 since I had to take a break off of them for more than a week :( It's depressing

 - 10,9,5 sets in Deep Dips.  They were nice


     Stretched myself again, I like the feeling of routinely stretching, it's going to be SO nice when I can palm the floor without pain with feet together.  But yeah, today was rather simple, OH, I ping'd the pong for 3 hours today, yeah.

                     I want to practice handstands now, for life. Bye



GOALS:
15 Pull-ups
10 second handstand
Wall Climb a 10'-12' wall that I can ALMOST reach at Founders Park
8.5' Broad Jump
Perform Side Splits



GOALS ACHIEVED
2-Minute Front Plank
3-Minute Front Plank
Back-Tuck on Flat Ground
50 Push-Ups
Front Flip on Flat Ground
     



10
Training Journals / Re: Cagle Bagel's Journal
« on: May 11, 2010, 04:43:37 PM »
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

     
The Pong, was Pingless.  No Ping-Pong.

     Today turned out to be quite simple.  I didn't drive my car to school since it didn't start so I just went home after school when my dad got there instead of Founders.  This means I wasn't able to do the 300 Cat-leaps, or 300 climb-ups or w/e I was planning on doing.  I worked on front tucked lever progression.  Doing my best to keep my back straight and horizontal with the ground.  I am getting stronger with my planche progressions as well.  I can keep my arms straight on the frog stand now.  I WILL GET THERE.

     Threw myself up into some handstands as well.  Keeping the weight on the upper part of my palms now.  Easier to shift weight with this method, and it is correct from what I have read.  Now that I have this new way of doing things, I can see my days in the future being much simpler and straight forward.  I like it so far. :)

     Stretched, my side splits went farther down it felt.  I want to palm the floor with my feet together as well.  I can do it, but it hurts too much, so I'm not counting it.


GOALS:
15 Pull-ups
10 second handstand
Wall Climb a 10'-12' wall that I can ALMOST reach at Founders Park
8.5' Broad Jump
Perform Side Splits



GOALS ACHIEVED
2-Minute Front Plank
3-Minute Front Plank
Back-Tuck on Flat Ground
50 Push-Ups
Front Flip on Flat Ground

11
Training Journals / Re: Cagle Bagel's Journal
« on: May 10, 2010, 03:43:15 PM »
Monday, May 10th, 2010

     It rained today... :(.  It stopped when I got from school so I was able to head outside to try out that new training method.  I did 300 lazy vaults over the side of one of my rails on my back deck.  I think I will work on a more physically tasking technique tomorrow.  Possibly try a certain cat leap, and/or climb-up for 300 times or to where my body can't do it anymore.

     My abdominals are pretty much done traveling through hell.  TIME TO WIGGLE THEM ALL ABOUT.  It was truly a week of boredom.  I accomplished things, but it felt long and unproductive.  I did learn something from it, proper warm-up, don't over do it, and stretch afterwards.  I am going to look up some stretches for my back and all, I want to start stretching my whole body before bed and in the morning or when I get home from school perhaps.  I need to be flexible in my legs, especially groin and hamstrings.  Do the splits....?

     That brings me to the realization that I need to switch a few things up on my goals.  For one, I am going to take down the 50 Push-ups to nipples goal since after reading that article it brought some common sense to me.  Why train push-ups, when training push-ups only makes me better at push-ups?  It's pointless really.  I would like to be able to do more push-ups, but not going to 'practice' them anymore. I will still go for the 15 Pull-up goal.  They're pretty useful and pretty must directly relate to the climb-up after a wall run.  Broad jump and handstand will stay as well.  I'll add "Perform Side Splits", it's a difficult goal, but simple.  The reason for such a goal is mostly just a benchmark of my flexibility and will keep my stretching, it looks cool as well.  I don't mind being shallow :)


GOALS:
15 Pull-ups
10 second handstand
Wall Climb a 10'-12' wall that I can ALMOST reach at Founders Park
8.5' Broad Jump
Perform Side Splits



GOALS ACHIEVED
2-Minute Front Plank
3-Minute Front Plank
Back-Tuck on Flat Ground
50 Push-Ups
Front Flip on Flat Ground


12
Movement / Re: My Fear of Kong's
« on: May 09, 2010, 01:06:07 PM »
You won't dive into the pavement.  You could just lower the momentum to prevent that fear.  If you were going to dive into the pavement, then a lot of other people would as well.  You see the people in the videos on YouTube doing kongs?  They are moving pretty damn fast, and they still do okay without getting face wiped.  Just break the Kong Vault down into steps like shown in the video and you will feel comfortable doing them.

 

   

13
Movement / Re: My Fear of Kong's
« on: May 09, 2010, 12:03:53 PM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXH7FHfMCH0


14
Training Journals / Re: Cagle Bagel's Journal
« on: May 09, 2010, 11:57:24 AM »
Sunday, May 9th, 2010

     It's so nice to start getting these goals out of the way :)  With some practice, a change up of take-off, and some motivation, I performed a Front Flip on Flat Ground.  Before, I took off with a 1-step to 2-step jump (like you would if you are trying to jump and reach something), but I ran up with a 2 foot punch this time and it was easier.  I also tried to swing my arms up along with swinging them forward.  I land in a squat.  I'm going to keep working on coordinating the jump with the tuck and get it where I don't need such a run-up.  Fell on my nose doing a back-tuck as well...I just didn't warm up enough.

     Tried a few cartwheels, round-offs and along with a feel on how a one-handed cartwheel felt.  I'll do some work in this area throughout the week until Saturday where I can start to full off some tougher stuff ;)  FOAM PITS, I need to just fill my room with foam blocks all over and do stuff in there.

Conditioning

 - 2 sets of Pseudo Push-ups (10,8) with Perfect Push-up handles (?)  I found them in my garage so I thought it would help get me lower.  I kind of was unorganized again, I did about 20 wide-stance push-ups, 20 normal push-ups, 10 spidermans, and 8 hindus.  It was whatever today. 

 - Held a handstand against a wall for around 25 seconds, fell from going backwards, then held for 10 more seconds.  My arms were pretty tired from the push-ups.


     Update:I read an excellent article discussing the methods of training that we practitioners use to become better at what we enjoy doing.  He goes into common mistakes in efficiency that he has made and believes delayed his progress.  He has changed his methodology of training and enjoys very much and is making quick progress compared to his prior training.  I am going to take what he discussed seriously and try it out.  I have been ignoring my body and doing what I would like to do too often lately.  This method seems more enjoyable and effective.  I will give feedback after a couple weeks on it.

GOALS:
15 Pull-ups
10 second handstand
Wall Climb a 10'-12' wall that I can ALMOST reach at Founders Park
8.5' Broad Jump
50 Push-Ups (thumbs in line with nipples)



GOALS ACHIEVED
2-Minute Front Plank
3-Minute Front Plank
Back-Tuck on Flat Ground
50 Push-Ups
Front Flip on Flat Ground

15
Movement / Re: bad rolling
« on: May 09, 2010, 09:01:16 AM »


You might be pushing to horizontal with the ground, which is why you slipped.  If you reach to far out or don't use your arms to carry yourself over, you could bang your shoulder like you said.  With the head, you didn't tuck.


Practice first, then do smaller drops (3-4 feet) if you have an extreme urge to do rolls from a drop.  It's best not to worry about drops yet.

16
Movement / Re: Kong's
« on: May 09, 2010, 05:36:07 AM »
Quote from: Adam Kuebler on May 08, 2010, 07:31:49 AM
The cleanest and most fluid way is to vault over and land on the other side without your feet touching the table. I would say you can have you feet touch, many vaults you can do this (called safety vault) but I wold think that having your feet touch in a kong could stop your feet and your torso would keep going, not a pretty ending!

One thing you can do to progress to a kong vault is doing the kong motion but instead of carrying over, just put your feet down and stand up.

Hope this helps!

I've had it happen before, and it's not pretty.  You just have to hope you know how to roll properly or can equally distribute the weight on your palms and not smack a bone on the ground :P

17
Movement / Re: Underbar help.
« on: May 09, 2010, 05:01:21 AM »
Simply throw your left leg higher towards the bar so you don't hit the tape?  Use more of your upper body strength to hold yourself closer to the bar to prevent your ass from hitting.


18
Parkour And Freerunning / Re: Parkour is Famous, We need to get organized
« on: May 08, 2010, 05:17:39 PM »
Quote from: Blue Andy on May 08, 2010, 07:51:10 AM
i did it for 3 years before finding out about apk and other sites online. and at least half of the 100 or so people i teach only go on line to check there facebook

Props to you for doing it for three years, and you proved me wrong.  For the majority of the population though, I believe that most kids that you will never know will drop it quickly.

19
Parkour And Freerunning / Re: My Parents Don't Like Me Doing Parkour....
« on: May 08, 2010, 03:58:34 PM »
Tell them you aren't going to do anything on heights just yet.  You can still work on vaults, rolls from small heights (3-4 feet), on ground rolls, landings from small heights, wall runs (they are safe), precisions, and even cat leaps and stuff.  You can still do Parkour without danger.  I rarely will climb the side of something that I might fall from.  Just show them the stuff you want to do isn't dangerous and they will let you.

Also, you are lucky to be a gymnast, flips shouldn't be a problem if you plan to work on aesthetics. 

20
Parkour And Freerunning / Re: Question: First nine traceurs along with Belle from France and Yamakasi Group?
« on: May 08, 2010, 03:53:43 PM »
Thank you for the help.  The first link helped back up what I thought was correct.  After reading some more I found that the Yamakasi and the first nine are equivalent apparently.  I will just have to rest at that since it is all I can find.


Pages: [1] 2 3 4