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WOD 1-23-14: Broad-Jump to Box Jump Plyo Challenge
The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his art that he will work at it come hell or high water. -Stendhal APK WOD 1-23-14 Start with an APK Warm-Up Broad-Jump to Box-Jump Challenge Test maximum distance in: Broad Jump Box Jump Then find a platform...
WOD 1-22-14: Rail Balance Training in 3 Levels
The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain. -Lord Byron APK WOD 1-22-14 Start with an APK Warm-Up Balance work- rails. Rails are the classic balance improvement tool for parkour. They are abundant in almost all locations and offer a lot of...
WOD 1-21-14: Short Distance Running
I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am. -Francis Bacon APK WOD 1-21-14 Start with an APK Warm-Up Short distance running Run 1 Mile Rest 5:00 Run 1/2 Mile Rest 5:00 Run 1/4 Mile Rest 8:00 Run 1 Mile Conclude with a long stretch,...
WOD 1-20-14: Wall Couplet
Experience is what you get while looking for something else. -Federico Fellini APK WOD 1-20-14 APK Warm Up Parkour Conditioning Find a wall 5 to 7 feet tall. 5 Rounds as fast as possible: 30 Mountain Climbers (feet on wall) 5 Wall Dips
WOD 1-17-14: Tabata Medley
"Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody." -Benjamin Franklin APK WOD 1-17-14 APK Warm Up Tabata Medley- 20 Seconds of max effort, 10 Seconds rest for 8 rounds (4...
WOD 1-16-14: Pull-ups and Push-Ups to the maxxx!
"It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out; it's the grain of sand in your shoe." -Robert W. Service First, do an APK Warmup Strength-Conditioning Circuit 3 rounds, 21-15 and 9 reps each of L-Pullups Handstand Pushups Or Assisted Variation (This round scheme...
Thoughts On Movement and The Creative Process
For my animation class we were asked to read the following article about the creative process: http://the99percent.com/articles/6695/What-We-Can-Learn-from-Babies-Experimentation-Failure-Creative-Genius When Glei wrote “The theta state is characterized by the ability...
American Parkour Warm-ups
A thorough warm-up is essential for both effective strength-training and efficient intraday recovery. Light exercise is the best tool for improved recovery in-between hard workouts. Light jogging, hiking, swimming, or easy Parkour followed by a thorough stretching...
WOD 1-8-14: Rolling Technique
"I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road." -Stephen Hawking APK WOD 1-8-14 Technique work- Rolling The roll is one of the most technical movements in parkour, and requires...