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WOD 11-29-13: Turkey Workout…
I acknowledge the privilege of being alive in a human body at this moment, endowed with senses, memories, emotions, thoughts, and the space of mind in its wisdom aspect. -Alex Grey Only one workout is right for the day after Turkey Day.. " One Jose" Run 800 meters...
Black ‘Ninja’ Weekend and Cyber ‘Matrix’ Monday
Update 11/30: Oops! We ran a huge sale, but didn't list the HUNDREDS of pairs of Feiyue Ninjas we have in stock. Get yours now for 20% off, extended until Sunday night at Midnight. Use code "apkninja2013extended!" during the checkout process. This weekend brings us...
WOD 11-26-13: The Rail Squat
Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more. -William Cowper APK WOD 11-26-13 Skill Training: The Rail Squat Spend 30 minutes training the balance required to perform the Rail Squat. This movement is highly applicable to rail...
Website progression
It's no secret: we've needed a new website. Badly. Well today brings some great news -- we've finally gotten it out there! Our main philosophy + objective in getting the site up: have a few beautiful things rather than a lot of old broken ones. Given that approach,...
WOD 11-22-13: Core Strengthening
Adventure is not outside man; it is within. -George Eliot APK Warm-Up 2 Core conditioning. From a hanging position on a bar or branch perform: 10 Toes to Bar 10 Windshield Wipers × 3 Rounds, try to come off the bar as little as possible. Conclude with some light...
Book Review: “Parkour and the Art du Déplacement” by Vincent Thibault
Vincent Thibault is a writer and cofounder of the Académie québécoise d’art du déplacement. He teaches and has led workshops locally in Quebec and internationally. The author is well-qualified to write about parkour: he's been training for half a decade, he runs a...
WOD 11-21-13: Conditioning Circuit
If you don't make mistakes, you aren't really trying. -Coleman Hawkins Start with the APK Warm-Up. Then perform the General Conditioning circuit: 4 rounds for time: Sprint 100 meters 20 jump-squats* 15 clapping push-ups** 20 sit-ups *Jump squats are a full squat on...
WOD 11-20-13: Conditioning Through Movement
"Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure 'Science'." -Edwin Powell Hubble Conditioning through movement. Find a reasonably dense area: a playground, a set of rails and walls, something like that. Start moving and...
WOD 11-19-13: Burpee Breathing Ladder
If wrinkles must be written on our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never grow old. -James A. Garfield Do 1 burpee, Take 1 deep breath. Do 2 burpees, Take 2 deep breaths. Continue up to 10 and back down to 1. You can breathe as much as...