Just got in from a refreshing 5 km run. Felt great, even tho my legs are still sore after mondays session in Stockholm. Considering to hit the gym this evening to train some flips. Not sure yet tho. We will see. I have alot of stuff I want to train on..
Tuesday and Wensday was devoted to the gym. Focused on my biceps, chest, back and shoulders. Going to train some light leg training tomorrow, and some triceps I think.
Hmm, I had some more profound and deep thoughts as I was walking my dog, that I was supposed to air on my blog, and write about.. Now I dont remember what on earth I was thinking of! I guess I have to much in my head..
Oh well, another time then. If it was something important, im sure it will come to pass my mind soon again.
Now im going to rest my sore legs, and perhaps train some handstands.
Stay safe!
UPDATE
So, the gymnasium was booked all evening :(
I got promised I could come by between 12:00 pm and 14:00 pm tomorrow however. So that will be great. Took my tricep and leg training today instead. Felt really good. Mixed some free weights with some exercices using my body weight. And my soreness is almost gone from my legs now. woho! :)
Oh well. Now im going to enjoy a big bowl of rice, and tuna for dinner.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The others
Hello there
So, I went to Stockholm yesterday. Was a great trip!
The trip over there took a while, but it was alot cheaper then if I had taken my car. Plus I doubt I would have found my way with car. So much easier going by bus/train. Also, better for the enviroment ;)
Anyway. I met up with Martin and Harry that leads the trainings, plus nine guys more. Was really fun to meet fellow traceurs, as I have never done that before. To speak about my passion, with someone who shares it. To hear others ideas and thoughts about our training. And to simply train alongside others. My first time ever meeting or training with other traceurs. So It felt awsome.
The training itself was very intense. I had an harder time keeping up then I thought id have (not that I fell behind or anything hehe). I see myself as in pretty good shape. But this really made me think again. I know now that I need to work on my endurance and condition alot more. Anyway, it was a great day. Good hard training, and it was wrapped up in alot of fun. Im most definatly going back to Stockholm to train some more rather soon. I will aim to go there atleast once a month I think. Afterall it is quite a ride for me. And I do have obligations at home. A trip like that takes up half a day for me.
Also great to see that there is people as myself defiantly standing against the winter and rain, ice and wet ground. There is no excuses not to train! Its a shame that more dont show up for these kind of trainings. Its really helpful to train in hard conditions. Imagine how easy everything is when its dry and warm outside. :)
A big thanks to all of you whom I trained with this great monday! Was great meeting you all!
Anyway. Time to get ready for todays training.
Train hard and safe!
So, I went to Stockholm yesterday. Was a great trip!
The trip over there took a while, but it was alot cheaper then if I had taken my car. Plus I doubt I would have found my way with car. So much easier going by bus/train. Also, better for the enviroment ;)
Anyway. I met up with Martin and Harry that leads the trainings, plus nine guys more. Was really fun to meet fellow traceurs, as I have never done that before. To speak about my passion, with someone who shares it. To hear others ideas and thoughts about our training. And to simply train alongside others. My first time ever meeting or training with other traceurs. So It felt awsome.
The training itself was very intense. I had an harder time keeping up then I thought id have (not that I fell behind or anything hehe). I see myself as in pretty good shape. But this really made me think again. I know now that I need to work on my endurance and condition alot more. Anyway, it was a great day. Good hard training, and it was wrapped up in alot of fun. Im most definatly going back to Stockholm to train some more rather soon. I will aim to go there atleast once a month I think. Afterall it is quite a ride for me. And I do have obligations at home. A trip like that takes up half a day for me.
Also great to see that there is people as myself defiantly standing against the winter and rain, ice and wet ground. There is no excuses not to train! Its a shame that more dont show up for these kind of trainings. Its really helpful to train in hard conditions. Imagine how easy everything is when its dry and warm outside. :)
A big thanks to all of you whom I trained with this great monday! Was great meeting you all!
Anyway. Time to get ready for todays training.
Train hard and safe!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Resting day
Howdy people!
Had two great sessions friday and saturday. Training my back, legs and shoulders. Felt really good, and I feel im really getting back into shape since I had the flue. I might go out for a short run, or a long walk today. Its really slippery outside tho. Ice everywhere, and rain..
Also, I have made up my mind to go and visit the traceurs in Stockholm tomorrow (monday), and join them in their regular monday session. Its quite a ride, but it will be great fun im sure. I have never trained with other traceurs, nor have I even met a fellow traceur since I started doing parkour. So I imagine it will be alot of good times.
Now I have to book some trains and stuff.. A 200 km long tip ahead of me. And due to them having their trainings rather late (19:00), it will be a late night for me. Ill be leaving home around 14:30, and ill be home around 02:00 at night. Well worth it tho I think!
Also, as a side note. I finally managed to understand why my arms always collaps when I do a standing backhand spring. Finally managed to get the technique towards an acceptable level. Will keep working on that. Tuesday will be devoted for improving my backflips, and working on my backhand spring. Depending on how sore my body will be from my Stockholm trip ofcourse ;)
Take care. Now im going to lean back, and enjoy some coffe and good music.
UPDATE
Yeah. quick update. Couldnt just sit at home. Figured the bad weather wasnt gonna stop me. So I took a refreshing run in the forest. Felt awsome. Was slippery and wet but felt really good. Ran a good 6 km. As I mentioned earlier, I feel im getting back into shape. Now I need some food!
Had two great sessions friday and saturday. Training my back, legs and shoulders. Felt really good, and I feel im really getting back into shape since I had the flue. I might go out for a short run, or a long walk today. Its really slippery outside tho. Ice everywhere, and rain..
Also, I have made up my mind to go and visit the traceurs in Stockholm tomorrow (monday), and join them in their regular monday session. Its quite a ride, but it will be great fun im sure. I have never trained with other traceurs, nor have I even met a fellow traceur since I started doing parkour. So I imagine it will be alot of good times.
Now I have to book some trains and stuff.. A 200 km long tip ahead of me. And due to them having their trainings rather late (19:00), it will be a late night for me. Ill be leaving home around 14:30, and ill be home around 02:00 at night. Well worth it tho I think!
Also, as a side note. I finally managed to understand why my arms always collaps when I do a standing backhand spring. Finally managed to get the technique towards an acceptable level. Will keep working on that. Tuesday will be devoted for improving my backflips, and working on my backhand spring. Depending on how sore my body will be from my Stockholm trip ofcourse ;)
Take care. Now im going to lean back, and enjoy some coffe and good music.
UPDATE
Yeah. quick update. Couldnt just sit at home. Figured the bad weather wasnt gonna stop me. So I took a refreshing run in the forest. Felt awsome. Was slippery and wet but felt really good. Ran a good 6 km. As I mentioned earlier, I feel im getting back into shape. Now I need some food!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Finally!
Yes, I am finally well from my flue now. It was a very tough one. Had me knocked out for almost two weeks. I had alot of muslce soreness and I had a bad cough.
All is good now tho, I feel great, a bit out of shape. But else I feel really good. I think this two weeks of almost no training has done my body some good. I normally have a real hard time to let my body get total rest. I always have a hard time being still, I usually do atleast something, even tho I should be resting.
So, now some old pains in some joints, like in one of my knees, and one of my wrists is almost gone now. Going to keep to rest them as good as I can.
Also I have done my first training sessions since I got sick. Felt great, even tho I feel I am slightly out of shape.
Did some free weights in the gym yesterday, focusing on my upper body. Then today I played around in the gymnasium, traning some flips, some vaulting and such.
Managed to get the wall flip down pretty good. Landed on my feet and everything. Felt good and fun. Also tried the cheat gainer, or kick to the moon as some call it. Didnt quite land it, but I got the nerves to try it out, as of yet I land on my knees. Guess if I had some more guts, and could try it on hard surface, it would actually be easier to get around. As it is now, the thick rug I train on absorbs alot of my jumping up power. Oh well. Ill get there eventually. Will be when the spring and summer comes, when I can train on sand.
Also Ill try to get to Stockholm to a big gym place they got there. They have these free training days. You pay, and get to use their gymnastics equipment. Like bars, foam rubber pits, trampolines, tumbling floor or what its called etc. Would be great to try some stuff there.
Anyway. Enough rambling. Im back on track, and tomorrow is a new day. Will be focusing on my lower body tomorrow. Mostly body weights, and some free weights aswell.
Take care, and train safe!
All is good now tho, I feel great, a bit out of shape. But else I feel really good. I think this two weeks of almost no training has done my body some good. I normally have a real hard time to let my body get total rest. I always have a hard time being still, I usually do atleast something, even tho I should be resting.
So, now some old pains in some joints, like in one of my knees, and one of my wrists is almost gone now. Going to keep to rest them as good as I can.
Also I have done my first training sessions since I got sick. Felt great, even tho I feel I am slightly out of shape.
Did some free weights in the gym yesterday, focusing on my upper body. Then today I played around in the gymnasium, traning some flips, some vaulting and such.
Managed to get the wall flip down pretty good. Landed on my feet and everything. Felt good and fun. Also tried the cheat gainer, or kick to the moon as some call it. Didnt quite land it, but I got the nerves to try it out, as of yet I land on my knees. Guess if I had some more guts, and could try it on hard surface, it would actually be easier to get around. As it is now, the thick rug I train on absorbs alot of my jumping up power. Oh well. Ill get there eventually. Will be when the spring and summer comes, when I can train on sand.
Also Ill try to get to Stockholm to a big gym place they got there. They have these free training days. You pay, and get to use their gymnastics equipment. Like bars, foam rubber pits, trampolines, tumbling floor or what its called etc. Would be great to try some stuff there.
Anyway. Enough rambling. Im back on track, and tomorrow is a new day. Will be focusing on my lower body tomorrow. Mostly body weights, and some free weights aswell.
Take care, and train safe!
Monday, January 12, 2009
Sick..
Yeah, I got a terrible cold at the moment. Rendered me almost useless. Taking the dog out is hard enough for me right now. Sucks really hard, since I have alot of stuff I want to try and train. Oh well, I guess some rest have never hurt.
It is very frustrating tho, to sit and watch alot of clips of people doing parkour, or training flips, and not being able to go out and train for myself.
On a good side, training wise, all the snow here where I live has melted away now. So now I can do some more training then before. Plus, its not as cold either. Lets hope things wont change by the time im well enough to train. Its really wet tho. But some rain and wet ground hasnt stopped me before. Gotta be ready for all conditions. I even trained out in the snow more or less.
Anyway. Going to train some easy balancing indoors now while im sick, and I think I should take the dog out for a little walk soon.
Take care people.. And if you have any non-computer related tips on what to do while sick, please inform me ;) (already got a good book to read, and I dont like to watch tv)
Stay safe!
It is very frustrating tho, to sit and watch alot of clips of people doing parkour, or training flips, and not being able to go out and train for myself.
On a good side, training wise, all the snow here where I live has melted away now. So now I can do some more training then before. Plus, its not as cold either. Lets hope things wont change by the time im well enough to train. Its really wet tho. But some rain and wet ground hasnt stopped me before. Gotta be ready for all conditions. I even trained out in the snow more or less.
Anyway. Going to train some easy balancing indoors now while im sick, and I think I should take the dog out for a little walk soon.
Take care people.. And if you have any non-computer related tips on what to do while sick, please inform me ;) (already got a good book to read, and I dont like to watch tv)
Stay safe!
Friday, January 9, 2009
Training
Just recently got Sony Vegas 8.0. So, Ive been trying to learn it. Right now, I dont know much of what I am doing. I did manage to put a short clip together. Just uploaded it to show some of my backflips at the end. In my oppinion they have improved some. Not throwing my head back so much anymore, nor am I jumping as much backwards as I used to. I still need to jump more up tho. They can always be better. ;)
Oh well. Ill keep at it.. Stay safe, and train hard!
Oh well. Ill keep at it.. Stay safe, and train hard!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Snow
There is alot of snow here now. Its both good and bad. Its quite an challenge to do things outside right now. But that is what parkour is all about. Overcoming obstacles. So, I train as much as possible with the conditions I have. Been out running alot the past two days, and have been using this day as a resting day. Really felt my body for one needed to work some more on my condition, and second, get some rest today to recover. Tomorrow the gym/gymnasium will be open again. So I will go and do some light free weight training I think, and then proceed into the gymnasium to train some obstacles. Should be a nice day.
Off to work now. Working nights, wich aint that very fun. But I dont mind that much, since I only got 3 more night lefts to work, then I get a week off. Then I work another week, and I have another week off. So I have alot of sparetime to train on right now.
On a side note. I feel on a great mood!
Stay safe, and be well!
Off to work now. Working nights, wich aint that very fun. But I dont mind that much, since I only got 3 more night lefts to work, then I get a week off. Then I work another week, and I have another week off. So I have alot of sparetime to train on right now.
On a side note. I feel on a great mood!
Stay safe, and be well!
Saturday, January 3, 2009
New shoes
Well, Ill make a quick input about the new pair of shoes I got yesterday.
I have been pondering for quite some time now what my new shoes will be. If I were to try those Ariakes light mesh people have been praising, and dissliking or not. I was close to buy them, only to notice that I had chosen the wrong size, and regreting the buy, and cancelling it.. Dont know why I changed my mind really. I guess I have heard to many people being a bit dissapointed on their durability. With that in mind, and the price tag going a bit high due to import taxes, and freight cost, I guess I just figure I need to think about it more.
Plus, I was way to curious of the "Five ten freerunner"´s. Wich I have heard alot of good things about. Only bad thing could be the fact that their grip is acording to alot of people a bit to good. Thus hamstering your technique, due to relying to much on the grip, then yourself.
I thought about that alot, and had kind of made up my mind not to buy them. Afterall, we train to be able to do what we do barefoot if needed. BUT, coming to that conclusion, I also realized, that my nike's arent that much better. I sure cant do the same drops barefoot as in my nikes. So, I could just skip them aswell?
Anyway. Regardless of what people might think, I figured id try to get my own oppinion about the shoes I have been so curious about for so long. So finding them at a swedish retailer (Ariakes is only availible to order from abroad. Another downside), and also I noticed that the pricetag was notable less then the nikes I currently have. I figured, I might aswell order them, to get my own oppinion about them, seeing how they are cheaper then any nikes or adidas I might have ended up buying instead.
So far, I like them alot. They look good. The grip is very nice from what I have noticed from the little I have used them. Not as godlike as many people seem to have made me think tho thankfully. And I like how they feel on my foot when I move in them. Walking, jumping, running and climbing. I like them alot. I notice they are a bit "stiff". But I recon its just cause they are new. Used them on two indoor sessions so far. And I have really enjoyed moving in them. Ill make a better and more accurate "review" about them later on, when I have used them more. And when the snow goes away, so I can use them outdoor some more.
Now im off to watch a movie, and slack for a bit. Tomorrow is running time. Gotta be fresh and rested by then!
Take care!
I have been pondering for quite some time now what my new shoes will be. If I were to try those Ariakes light mesh people have been praising, and dissliking or not. I was close to buy them, only to notice that I had chosen the wrong size, and regreting the buy, and cancelling it.. Dont know why I changed my mind really. I guess I have heard to many people being a bit dissapointed on their durability. With that in mind, and the price tag going a bit high due to import taxes, and freight cost, I guess I just figure I need to think about it more.
Plus, I was way to curious of the "Five ten freerunner"´s. Wich I have heard alot of good things about. Only bad thing could be the fact that their grip is acording to alot of people a bit to good. Thus hamstering your technique, due to relying to much on the grip, then yourself.
I thought about that alot, and had kind of made up my mind not to buy them. Afterall, we train to be able to do what we do barefoot if needed. BUT, coming to that conclusion, I also realized, that my nike's arent that much better. I sure cant do the same drops barefoot as in my nikes. So, I could just skip them aswell?
Anyway. Regardless of what people might think, I figured id try to get my own oppinion about the shoes I have been so curious about for so long. So finding them at a swedish retailer (Ariakes is only availible to order from abroad. Another downside), and also I noticed that the pricetag was notable less then the nikes I currently have. I figured, I might aswell order them, to get my own oppinion about them, seeing how they are cheaper then any nikes or adidas I might have ended up buying instead.
So far, I like them alot. They look good. The grip is very nice from what I have noticed from the little I have used them. Not as godlike as many people seem to have made me think tho thankfully. And I like how they feel on my foot when I move in them. Walking, jumping, running and climbing. I like them alot. I notice they are a bit "stiff". But I recon its just cause they are new. Used them on two indoor sessions so far. And I have really enjoyed moving in them. Ill make a better and more accurate "review" about them later on, when I have used them more. And when the snow goes away, so I can use them outdoor some more.
Now im off to watch a movie, and slack for a bit. Tomorrow is running time. Gotta be fresh and rested by then!
Take care!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Quicky
Just doing a quick input.
Been keeping up my training thru the holidays. Went running yesterday. Ran almost 6 km, and damn it felt good. Ran on a running trail in the forest here. They have a terrain path to follow, wich I took. Lots of slopes, and uneven terrain, and rocks to jump over and such. I never expected myself to actually run it nonstop, but I did. And it felt really great.
I also took the time to use the harsh weather we have here. With several minus degrees (celcius), for several days here, we have gotten a nice white layer of frost covering most things here. Looks like it just came a thin layer of snow. But its all just frost. Wich makes most things very slippery.
So, I used that to train some balance, and precision jumps, on, over and between rocks.
Also been doing some training today, some easy parkour movements on slippery surfaces, and also I took a shorter but yet refreshing run today aswell.
Felt great to start the new year with some running and training. Ive also started to work alot more on training with my body as instrument. Doing pushups, squats, dips etc with no weights. Feels really good, and I think it will do wonder for my endurance, and explosive strength.
Also I have really started to notice how my body has improved since this summer. Really fun when you start to notice that things are actually happening with the body thanks to all the training, and my effort to avoid unhealthy food and drinks.
Stay safe everybody. And have a great beginning of the new year!
Been keeping up my training thru the holidays. Went running yesterday. Ran almost 6 km, and damn it felt good. Ran on a running trail in the forest here. They have a terrain path to follow, wich I took. Lots of slopes, and uneven terrain, and rocks to jump over and such. I never expected myself to actually run it nonstop, but I did. And it felt really great.
I also took the time to use the harsh weather we have here. With several minus degrees (celcius), for several days here, we have gotten a nice white layer of frost covering most things here. Looks like it just came a thin layer of snow. But its all just frost. Wich makes most things very slippery.
So, I used that to train some balance, and precision jumps, on, over and between rocks.
Also been doing some training today, some easy parkour movements on slippery surfaces, and also I took a shorter but yet refreshing run today aswell.
Felt great to start the new year with some running and training. Ive also started to work alot more on training with my body as instrument. Doing pushups, squats, dips etc with no weights. Feels really good, and I think it will do wonder for my endurance, and explosive strength.
Also I have really started to notice how my body has improved since this summer. Really fun when you start to notice that things are actually happening with the body thanks to all the training, and my effort to avoid unhealthy food and drinks.
Stay safe everybody. And have a great beginning of the new year!
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