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WOD 7-28-14: One-Leg Squat Ladder

"Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite." -Karl Popper APK WOD 7-28-14 Start with an APK Warm-Up One-Leg Squat Ladder Find a type of one leg squat you can do at least 8 of (pistol, assisted pistol with a wall or...

WOD 7-24-14: Hill Sprints

"Judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement." -Simon Bolivar APK WOD 7-24-14 Start with an APK Warm-Up Hill Sprints 4 x 50m hill sprints. Choose the steepest hill available and sprint at 100% effort, then walk down for rest. Sub 100m...

WOD 7-23-14: Tabata Burpees

"Cities are about juxtaposition." -Richard Rogers APK WOD 7-23-14 Start with an APK Warm-Up Tabata Burpees A quick one- Buprees Tabata style: 20 Seconds of as many burpees as possible 10 seconds of rest 8 Rounds for a total of 4 Minutes. Repeat as many times as you...

WOD 7-22-14: Skill Work- Rail Quadrupedal Balance

"Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways." -Stephen Vincent Benet APK WOD 7-22-14 Start with an APK Warm-Up Skill Work- Rail Quadrupedal Balance  Check out this video for a basic...

Sangha Training Center Grand Opening

Mark your calendars and your maps! Sanhga training center, a new APK Academy is opening this Friday in Elizabeth City, NC. In honor of the opening Mark Toorock interviewed Brock Thomas the owner of Sangha. When did you first become interested in teaching parkour? When...

Colorado Springs’ TIT Jam

For years I have been wanting to go out to Denver to check out the apex gyms, but my trip did not turn out as I planned. After spending 2 days in Colorado Springs visiting my cousin, I went up to Denver to pick up a friend at the airport to visit the Boulder gym....

Introducing APKU

With college classes starting up around the nation we wanted to relaunch APKU, American Parkour's college affiliate program. Last year was a big year for APKU. We signed on Montclair and now their club president is helping run APKU. Rowan's club is allowed back on...

Known College Parkour Clubs

Choosing a college is a tough choice. You have to consider cost, location, majors offered, and a million other things. We're a little biased but we hope the local parkour scene is something you've though about. APKU has several schools perfect for everyone from the...

WOD 7-21-14: Jump and Inchworm Challenge

"Who walks the fastest, but walks astray, is only furthest from his way." -Matthew Prior APK WOD 7-21-14 Start with an APK Warm-Up Jump and Inchworm Challenge Broad Jump as far as you can in 7 jumps then Inchworm QM back to your starting place Your score for the round...