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WOD 7-18-14: Muscle-Up Training

"I don't know what you could say about a day in which you have seen four beautiful sunsets." -John Glenn APK WOD 7-18-14 Start with an APK Warm-Up  Muscle-Up Training The muscle-up is an extremely important skill to master. Spend 30-40 Minutes working on exercises to...

WOD 7-16-14: High Rep Conditioning

"Do not hover always on the surface of things, nor take up suddenly with mere appearances; but penetrate into the depth of matters, as far as your time and circumstances allow, especially in those things which relate to your profession." -Isaac Watts APK WOD 7-16-14...

WOD 7-16-14: Running Intervals

"Adventure is just bad planning." -Roald Amundsen APK WOD 7-16-14 Start with an APK Warm-Up Running Intervals Running is my least favorite exercise. However, it's important to have the ability to run medium and longer distances. If you hate running, do this workout....

Top 10 Parkour Games for Kids

I’ve been teaching kids parkour for the last two years.  Here is a top ten list of games that I have used in parkour classes for kids ages 5-12.  I believe that parkour should be fun, and kids love to play.  Because most of these games are geared towards non-stop...

Interview with David Flaherty

APK Ambassador Wenxin Yang interviews David Flaherty a man who, after training for 61 non-consecutive days, lost over 40 lbs and improved his health immensely.   Where are you from and what do? David - I am from Scranton PA and I am a general contractor. So I...

WOD 7-15-14: Hip Mobility and Landings

"Give me the fruitful error any time, full of seeds, bursting with its own corrections. You can keep your sterile truth for yourself." -Vilfredo Pareto APK WOD 7-15-14 Start with an APK Warm-Up Hip Mobility and Landings Inspiring movement teacher Ido Portal shows us a...

WOD 7-14-14: Vault Conditioning

"Have confidence that if you have done a little thing well, you can do a bigger thing well too." -David Storey APK WOD 7-14-14 Start with an APK Warm-Up Vault Conditioning Find a low wall, railing, table, or bench you're able to vault over. Practice vaulting...

WOD 7-11-14: Sprints

"I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day." -E. B. White APK WOD 7-11-14 Start with an APK Warm-Up Sprints Sprinting is one of the best ways to improve explosive power and...

WOD 7-9-14: HSPU

"I really believe that everyone has a talent, ability, or skill that he can mine to support himself and to succeed in life." -Dean Koontz APK WOD 7-9-14 Start with an APK Warm-Up Handstand Pushup Training Handstand pushups (HSPUs) are one of the hardest bodyweight...