Even though I'm progressing on my own with the help of the locals in bournemouth and weymouth I still havn't forgotten to the ones I looked up to in the early days of my journey.
I miss them very much and they were very talented people how I always even to this day admire for their talents.
One person in paticular never revealed to me where he learnt his gymnastics skills everytime I asked "How do you do that" he would simply laugh and say "I just do it because I can" That is why I admire that person even after nearly 2 years of not doing any kind of gymnastics he seem him in the town and asked him if he wanted to have a tricking session for old times sakes. He landed a 2 step wallflip on his first try after 2 years of not doing anything I can't go 2 days without doing a wallflip before losing it.
And all the other guys who trained before me another guy who I seen recently on the train to London just after new year. It had been 6 months since I had last spoken to him since he had joined the army. This person also had talent and was off his head but yet everybody liked the guy he looked after his friends. Although he never taught me when I would talk to him he would tell me his views and I would always be intrested on what he had to say the guy is very wise and itelligent.
After saying all that I must say these people have played important roles in my life they have inspired me and their teachings have always came in useful. Going back to when I first started seeing there strength and talent reminds me why I do what I do.
No matter how how far my journey goes no matter how much I grow as a human being and no matter how far my skills go I will always look back to you guys for it was you who taught me and opened my eyes to the world I live in now.
I want to thank you for everything and in my mind I keep reminding myself of who I really am :).
Thursday, 26 February 2009
Saturday, 21 February 2009
Progression...
Last night I done my first planche to handstand and I manged to back into a planche. I tried going back into a handstand from the planche but my arms collapsed :P. It was funny, painful on the forearms but I enjoyed it.
Afterwards I decided to do a workout that works the entire body so I crawled along the livingroom floor with my knees and body very close to the floor. The excercise itself is exhausting. I won't lie but I can get abit lazy when working out. I mean I understand that taking it slower is better but without pushing for that extra press up or that extra pull up I will never know how much further I can take my body.
Training my body is important and I enjoy doing it but training my mind is also important, being motivated and learning to focus all my strength into the excercise. So yer I will push myself abit further and keep motivated :).
Another thing as well I was out doing abit of Parkour. The area I was training in was across the road from a pub and next to the dock. While I kind of kept to myself I seen a few guys outside the pub pointing and nodding their head as if they had never seen someone do Parkour before :P. So I decided to do a Front tuck from standing of a 3foot ledge. I said to myself I wasn't going to take my tricking outside till my 17th birthday (29th March). But I went for it anyway and I landed it so clean and so quietly. In the past when I have done front tucks of obstacles I have landed with such a bang or over roatated. The gymnastics and trampolining have came in handy :). So I done a front tuck of the small wall twice landing it better than I have done before no over roatating no heels banging of the concrete.
In the past if that had happened I would of done it about 20 times to impress the guys watching but instead I decided to warm down and go home. Even though I am progressin it's not about showing off and impressing people I mean it's cool for people to observe what your doing but I don't ask them to they just come over and watch out of their own curiosity.
Afterwards I decided to do a workout that works the entire body so I crawled along the livingroom floor with my knees and body very close to the floor. The excercise itself is exhausting. I won't lie but I can get abit lazy when working out. I mean I understand that taking it slower is better but without pushing for that extra press up or that extra pull up I will never know how much further I can take my body.
Training my body is important and I enjoy doing it but training my mind is also important, being motivated and learning to focus all my strength into the excercise. So yer I will push myself abit further and keep motivated :).
Another thing as well I was out doing abit of Parkour. The area I was training in was across the road from a pub and next to the dock. While I kind of kept to myself I seen a few guys outside the pub pointing and nodding their head as if they had never seen someone do Parkour before :P. So I decided to do a Front tuck from standing of a 3foot ledge. I said to myself I wasn't going to take my tricking outside till my 17th birthday (29th March). But I went for it anyway and I landed it so clean and so quietly. In the past when I have done front tucks of obstacles I have landed with such a bang or over roatated. The gymnastics and trampolining have came in handy :). So I done a front tuck of the small wall twice landing it better than I have done before no over roatating no heels banging of the concrete.
In the past if that had happened I would of done it about 20 times to impress the guys watching but instead I decided to warm down and go home. Even though I am progressin it's not about showing off and impressing people I mean it's cool for people to observe what your doing but I don't ask them to they just come over and watch out of their own curiosity.
Wednesday, 18 February 2009
Muscle pain and weight training
After just 3 days of parkour training I was in pain :P. My back muscles were sore from climb ups i was doing.
Also as well I decided to add light weights to my working out at home. 5kg Dumbells just to see if it helps build strength for harder work outs like pike press and straddle to handstands.
I will try it for about 4 weeks then see if there is any improvment on the pike press :)
Also as well I decided to add light weights to my working out at home. 5kg Dumbells just to see if it helps build strength for harder work outs like pike press and straddle to handstands.
I will try it for about 4 weeks then see if there is any improvment on the pike press :)
Monday, 16 February 2009
Recent Parkour training
Today I was doing some Parkour and it was very fun. I didn't doing anything big or anything difficult I was just getting my body back into that motion.
I can't wait to do some more Parkour maybe tomorrow start working on climb ups and precision work. A guy in the gym gave me some advice came in useful he said to me "Just do it don't think about it." To be honest hes right. Over thinking is something I have done to much. Confiedence goes a long way and also trusting my bodies capabilities is another thing.
Being familiar with ones body knowing when to keep going and most importantly knowing when to stop.
So yer I had great fun and I feel my self progresson but tend on taking it slowly day by day :)
I can't wait to do some more Parkour maybe tomorrow start working on climb ups and precision work. A guy in the gym gave me some advice came in useful he said to me "Just do it don't think about it." To be honest hes right. Over thinking is something I have done to much. Confiedence goes a long way and also trusting my bodies capabilities is another thing.
Being familiar with ones body knowing when to keep going and most importantly knowing when to stop.
So yer I had great fun and I feel my self progresson but tend on taking it slowly day by day :)
Saturday, 14 February 2009
Things on my mind
The start of this week the weather has been amazing and my body has adjusted itself to the Parkour ;). At first it was weird I was heavy on my feet, slightly nervous but it only took like 2 days before my body got comfortable. Then before I knew it the conditioning and different exercises I have been doing the last 2 months took place and everything felt good.
I was confident with my ability. Unlike the way I used to be before I'm not throwing of huge tricks or massive cat leaps but instead easy precisions that require balance and techniqal small obstacles that also require good footing, sense of space and right use of strength.
In the past with my friends it was all about how much further we could take things how strong our body could be. But since leaving my home town of Corby and becoming comfortable with Weymouth and coming to terms with the change I am making. To me now its all about control with ones body and most importantly feeling good about it all.
In the past I did have the wrong attitude I understand that now. Change happens with everyone and also my perception on many things mostly the past has changed. As I get older I experiance and learn more about myself, my body and the people in my life minor or major roles all play an important part in my journey in life.
I was confident with my ability. Unlike the way I used to be before I'm not throwing of huge tricks or massive cat leaps but instead easy precisions that require balance and techniqal small obstacles that also require good footing, sense of space and right use of strength.
In the past with my friends it was all about how much further we could take things how strong our body could be. But since leaving my home town of Corby and becoming comfortable with Weymouth and coming to terms with the change I am making. To me now its all about control with ones body and most importantly feeling good about it all.
In the past I did have the wrong attitude I understand that now. Change happens with everyone and also my perception on many things mostly the past has changed. As I get older I experiance and learn more about myself, my body and the people in my life minor or major roles all play an important part in my journey in life.
Gymnastics progression
Last night I was in bournemouth. I filmed the entire gym session which should be on youtube next week or so.
My front tucks are alot more cleaner and I'm landing back tucks on the floor fine.
The problem is I still don't tuck as much as I could it's a habbit I hav'nt picked up yet. If I could get into the habbit of tucking tighter my front and back tucks would be alot more easier and cleaner.
The weather is pretty awsome, I've been getting back into Parkour first day wasn't easy but I pretty much back were I started and to be honest its fun.
My front tucks are alot more cleaner and I'm landing back tucks on the floor fine.
The problem is I still don't tuck as much as I could it's a habbit I hav'nt picked up yet. If I could get into the habbit of tucking tighter my front and back tucks would be alot more easier and cleaner.
The weather is pretty awsome, I've been getting back into Parkour first day wasn't easy but I pretty much back were I started and to be honest its fun.
Monday, 9 February 2009
Conditioning notes
Since the start of the year I have been working out regularly. Each week I push that bit further with the reps, I still don't use weights and dont plan on using weights till I'm abit older.
During my workouts I do different types of workouts and spread them out well so most workouts take about 50 minutes. But I keep coming up with more and more different excercises that include flexability but I've noticed that after around 1 hour of working out it feels uneffective and tbh boring :/.
Only just now have I noticed that working out for more than 50 minutes is a waste of time. People in the army tend to work out for like 40 minutes take a shower get some food and then return to their work outs.
During my workouts I do different types of workouts and spread them out well so most workouts take about 50 minutes. But I keep coming up with more and more different excercises that include flexability but I've noticed that after around 1 hour of working out it feels uneffective and tbh boring :/.
Only just now have I noticed that working out for more than 50 minutes is a waste of time. People in the army tend to work out for like 40 minutes take a shower get some food and then return to their work outs.
Saturday, 7 February 2009
Spring soon
I've been making progress in trampolining. Randomly i decided to try a double back with the help of a harness thingy. I miss Parkour though the weather has made it so difficult and also because of my routine, a 5 mile journey into town in winter to do Parkour just isnt my idea of fun :(.
Can't wait to get back into Parkour and take the gymnastics outdoors. I can't wait to get a job either :o.
Conditioning has been pretty good, mostly leg conditioning this week and has proved effecive.
100 calf raises
100 shin raises
X5
100 squats (2kg medicine ball)
25 lunges (25 each leg)
25 side lunges (25 each leg)
After conditioning thursday night at trampolining I learnt so many other work outs to build leg strength, I plan on trying them tonight and next week.
Stretching for me has improved but does get boring :/ has to be done though.
Can't wait to get back into Parkour and take the gymnastics outdoors. I can't wait to get a job either :o.
Conditioning has been pretty good, mostly leg conditioning this week and has proved effecive.
100 calf raises
100 shin raises
X5
100 squats (2kg medicine ball)
25 lunges (25 each leg)
25 side lunges (25 each leg)
After conditioning thursday night at trampolining I learnt so many other work outs to build leg strength, I plan on trying them tonight and next week.
Stretching for me has improved but does get boring :/ has to be done though.
Tuesday, 3 February 2009
Parkour
I first found Parkour in the summer of 2006. It all started of with just a few friends who were in a team. The team called themselves Team furi, I was not really involved with the team but around September of that year me and my friends became involved with the local thearte group. They offered to take our photos as part of our team promotion "Corby freeflow." The idea at the time was to open up a gym for us and the locals.
We took out a grant for our new gym but due to insurance problems the gym never opened and then grant money was returned. Towards the end of 2007 most of my friends who I trained with quit Parkour and moved onto other stuff.
When I turned 16 and finished school I left my hometown and moved south to Weymouth. I met up with a group of guys in Bournemouth and even to this day I meet up on a weekly basis and use the gym.
We took out a grant for our new gym but due to insurance problems the gym never opened and then grant money was returned. Towards the end of 2007 most of my friends who I trained with quit Parkour and moved onto other stuff.
When I turned 16 and finished school I left my hometown and moved south to Weymouth. I met up with a group of guys in Bournemouth and even to this day I meet up on a weekly basis and use the gym.
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