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WOD 12-12-13: Core Strength and 5s Conditioning.
The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe. -Gustave Flaubert Start with the APK Warm-Up, #2 Core Conditioning Alternate between holding an L-Sit and a Front Plank for 25 seconds at the top of each minute for 12 minutes. Then perform 5 rounds: 5...
WOD 12-11-13: Pull Up Ladder
That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind. -Mos Def APK Warm-Up Pull-Up Ladder Set a timer with a second hand or readout. At the beginning of the minute do 1 Pull-Up and rest...
WOD 12-10-13: Parkour-Based Conditioning
It is our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I think he must prefer quality to quantity. -George MacDonald Start with the APK Warm-Up #2. Parkour Conditioning As many rounds as possible in 12 minutes: 20 Steps QM 8 Rail Squats Conclude with a...
WOD 12-9-13: Dragon Flag
He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king. -John Milton APK Warm-Up 3 Core strengthening/ skill work: Dragon Flag! The Dragon Flag is a brutal core strengthening exercise that involves keeping the body straight and tight...
Safety in Parkour
The discipline of parkour is not intended in any way to be dangerous. Even the very definition of parkour that many of us use is the fastest, most efficient, and SAFEST way to traverse an environment. However, the typical environments that we train in and some...
Self-esteem through parkour
It’s almost impossible to know how parkour affects you until it’s gone. For 4 months now, I haven’t been able to do anything involving my legs due to horrible Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS.) My doctor suggests it may be caused by overtraining of my quadriceps. I...
Help Fund Pinnacle Parkour
Pinnacle Parkour is heading back to their roots and need your help They're opening a gym in Washington Township, NJ where they first started teaching classes. They are trying to raise $20,000 to pay for the move and some awesome upgrades. Check out their indiegogo...
The Enso: new gear now in our parkour apparel store
Have you ever been training and performed a difficult jump or perfectly flowing combo only to look back and feel like it wasn't "you" who did it, but almost like it was done by itself? Your mind was quiet, free of self-doubt, totally in the moment and your body was...
WOD 12-6-13: Challenge Yourself
Once the amateur's naive approach and humble willingness to learn fades away, the creative spirit of good photography dies with it. Every professional should remain always in his heart an amateur. -Alfred Eisenstaedt Challenge yourself Begin with the APK Warm-Up. Now...