Bodybuilding
I'm currently using the 20 rep breathing squats routine for 6 weeks to jump start my training. I plan on reaching 80kg on a clean bulk by November. I've lost a lot of weight due to no gym access and too much work.
I'm aiming for 5000 calories a day. My current workout looks like this:
Squats - 20 reps
Pullovers - 20 reps
Bench Press - 4 sets
Rows - 4 sets
Overhead Press - 4 sets
Rings/Bar Work
Grip/Neck Work
Heavy Bag
Swimming and Stretching
Fighting
After training boxing for a while, I've decided to skip a step and go straight into MMA. I'll be training at the Griphouse once every couple of weeks after my 6 weeks to start with until I'm good enough to compete.
I'm training my strength every week at the gym, working on the bags and practicing parkour for fitness. Otherwise, I'll be working on technique and fighting fitness in the MMA gym.
Parkour
I'm practicing parkour whenever I can to work on my aerobic capacity and agility as usual.
Sunday, 7 June 2009
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
2009 Training Progress
Parkour
I'm currently practicing parkour once or twice a week. I work on technique for a couple of hours and drill movements as a form of conditioning/technique practice. I try not to structure my parkour practice too much and just go with the flow. I find that works best for me.
Strongman/Bodybuilding:
I've taken a big break from strongman and weightlifting. I haven't trained at the gym in months due to my current circumstances, but I have been lifting once a week at home to keep my strength up.
Although I expect that my lifts aren't as strong as they previously were, my arms are bigger now for some reason.
I'm going to continue training, regain my strength and destroy my previous PBs. Once I feel I'm in good enough shape to compete in strongman competitions again I'll do so.
Fighting:
I'm still training at the boxing club. I want to compete a few times before moving onto MMA.
I'm training at the boxing club twice a week now.
I'm currently practicing parkour once or twice a week. I work on technique for a couple of hours and drill movements as a form of conditioning/technique practice. I try not to structure my parkour practice too much and just go with the flow. I find that works best for me.
Strongman/Bodybuilding:
I've taken a big break from strongman and weightlifting. I haven't trained at the gym in months due to my current circumstances, but I have been lifting once a week at home to keep my strength up.
Although I expect that my lifts aren't as strong as they previously were, my arms are bigger now for some reason.
I'm going to continue training, regain my strength and destroy my previous PBs. Once I feel I'm in good enough shape to compete in strongman competitions again I'll do so.
Fighting:
I'm still training at the boxing club. I want to compete a few times before moving onto MMA.
I'm training at the boxing club twice a week now.
Monday, 16 February 2009
Current Training
My current training regime has changed a lot since last year. After the BNBF bodybuilding competition I burned out because I didn't ease back into my training slowly enough and I'm only just recovering fully now. This set me back quite a bit which is frustrating.
After the BNBF comp I had to pull out of the British finals because I couldn't train for it. After I felt a bit better I started lifting again and training for strongman, which was going well. I had my first competition in the Luss Games which I thought went ok and it was great fun.
I had to start working full time and studying again recently which gave me little time, energy or money to train as much as I'd want. I had to stop training at the gym because I couldn't afford it and didn't have time to travel out. So I started training at my local boxing gym which made me really interested in fighting.
My training focus began to shift towards fighting and as a result I lost a lot of my strength and slimmed down because of all the endurance training. I haven't done any lifting for months, I've recently started working part time again so I've got training time available for weightlifting and strongman now.
On my strength conditioning week I'll train weightlifting and strongman once, which is enough to keep me progressing. Once I get back on course I'll start thinking about competing again, but that's going to take a while.
I couldn't compete in the Scotland's strongest man under 110kg because I wasn't in shape and didn't want to make an arse of myself. If I can progress fast enough, I'll compete next year.
My current training focuses on fighting, weightlifting/strongman and parkour. On my first week I'll have one lifting session and one body weight conditioning session. Lifting will focus on strongman events and power/olympic lifting. Body weight training will consist of sill rings and bar work for upper body and sprinting/plyometrics for lower body.
My second week will consist of two boxing sessions and two hours of parkour.
I realized that one of the reasons I didn't have any energy to train was because I stopped running. Running seems to give me energy, so I'll go running as many times as I can throughout the week.
After the BNBF comp I had to pull out of the British finals because I couldn't train for it. After I felt a bit better I started lifting again and training for strongman, which was going well. I had my first competition in the Luss Games which I thought went ok and it was great fun.
I had to start working full time and studying again recently which gave me little time, energy or money to train as much as I'd want. I had to stop training at the gym because I couldn't afford it and didn't have time to travel out. So I started training at my local boxing gym which made me really interested in fighting.
My training focus began to shift towards fighting and as a result I lost a lot of my strength and slimmed down because of all the endurance training. I haven't done any lifting for months, I've recently started working part time again so I've got training time available for weightlifting and strongman now.
On my strength conditioning week I'll train weightlifting and strongman once, which is enough to keep me progressing. Once I get back on course I'll start thinking about competing again, but that's going to take a while.
I couldn't compete in the Scotland's strongest man under 110kg because I wasn't in shape and didn't want to make an arse of myself. If I can progress fast enough, I'll compete next year.
My current training focuses on fighting, weightlifting/strongman and parkour. On my first week I'll have one lifting session and one body weight conditioning session. Lifting will focus on strongman events and power/olympic lifting. Body weight training will consist of sill rings and bar work for upper body and sprinting/plyometrics for lower body.
My second week will consist of two boxing sessions and two hours of parkour.
I realized that one of the reasons I didn't have any energy to train was because I stopped running. Running seems to give me energy, so I'll go running as many times as I can throughout the week.
Saturday, 31 January 2009
Training as a fighter
I've changed my training to a 2 week rotation. One week will focus on pure technique, the other on pure conditioning.
My practical fight training and technique practice will consist of 2 hours of boxing and 2 hours of grappling or wrestling each week. If I feel like I can fit in another 2 hour training session in either striking or grappling then I will.
The conditioning week will comprise of one weight lifting session and one bodyweight conditioning session. I'll also try to fit in another few hours of training, focusing on running and aerobic fitness.
Weight lifting
Squats, deadlift, power cleans.
Bench Press, Rows, push press.
Bodyweight conditioning
Still rings routines.
Sprinting and plyometrics.
Fitness
Running and parkour circuits.
My practical fight training and technique practice will consist of 2 hours of boxing and 2 hours of grappling or wrestling each week. If I feel like I can fit in another 2 hour training session in either striking or grappling then I will.
The conditioning week will comprise of one weight lifting session and one bodyweight conditioning session. I'll also try to fit in another few hours of training, focusing on running and aerobic fitness.
Weight lifting
Squats, deadlift, power cleans.
Bench Press, Rows, push press.
Bodyweight conditioning
Still rings routines.
Sprinting and plyometrics.
Fitness
Running and parkour circuits.
Tuesday, 6 January 2009
Fighting
Training starting Jan 09
My 09 training will mainly focus on fighting. I'm going to begin by taking up boxing and Wrestling (Greco roman and freestyle). I will begin my training by focusing on these two disciplines and then as my training progresses I will shift my focus to Thai boxing, BJJ and submission wrestling. My aim is to eventually compete in MMA competitions.
I'm now training boxing and wrestling at least once every week, lifting and strength training once a week and parkour practice if I can fit it in. I will be competing as a middleweight so I'm still trying to take in loads of calories to keep my weight up.
My 09 training will mainly focus on fighting. I'm going to begin by taking up boxing and Wrestling (Greco roman and freestyle). I will begin my training by focusing on these two disciplines and then as my training progresses I will shift my focus to Thai boxing, BJJ and submission wrestling. My aim is to eventually compete in MMA competitions.
I'm now training boxing and wrestling at least once every week, lifting and strength training once a week and parkour practice if I can fit it in. I will be competing as a middleweight so I'm still trying to take in loads of calories to keep my weight up.
Tuesday, 30 December 2008
Fighting
I've always been passionate about fighting but I've never achieved anything to show for it. I was watching boxing on TV all day today and decided I can't live my life without pursuing a career in amateur fighting. That's why I've decided to become a boxing champion and earn some titles.
Several years ago I decided I wanted to get into parkour and freerunning, and a few years later I became one of the best traceurs in Scotland, since then I've been paid to perform all over the UK and I've met a lot of good friends in the process. Almost 2 years ago I went to see the BNBF Scottish Bodybuilding Championships and decided that I wanted to be the Scottish under 20s bodybuilding champion, and a year later, I was. Recently I decided I wanted to be strong enough to perform a one armed chin, I set myself a goal and started training and a few months later I became one of the 1 in 100,000 people who can do it.
The reason I was able to achieve these things is because I have - through years of practice - learned how to tune my mind and achieve the mindset I need to get what I want. That's why I will be one of the best fighters in Scotland, because I know how to combine my passion with my intelligence and natural ability, I am a champion even before I've begun fighting and there's nothing that can stop me from achieving what I want whilst I have a strong mind. I can dominate any sport I choose. The only thing that can come between me and my goals is the fear of failure, which is why I don't think about it. I release myself from all negativity and become the greatest fighter I can be.
Anyone that's not making the most of life can fuck off. Anyone who wants to experience what it's like to be a real man, come fight me :)
Untamed and free!
Several years ago I decided I wanted to get into parkour and freerunning, and a few years later I became one of the best traceurs in Scotland, since then I've been paid to perform all over the UK and I've met a lot of good friends in the process. Almost 2 years ago I went to see the BNBF Scottish Bodybuilding Championships and decided that I wanted to be the Scottish under 20s bodybuilding champion, and a year later, I was. Recently I decided I wanted to be strong enough to perform a one armed chin, I set myself a goal and started training and a few months later I became one of the 1 in 100,000 people who can do it.
The reason I was able to achieve these things is because I have - through years of practice - learned how to tune my mind and achieve the mindset I need to get what I want. That's why I will be one of the best fighters in Scotland, because I know how to combine my passion with my intelligence and natural ability, I am a champion even before I've begun fighting and there's nothing that can stop me from achieving what I want whilst I have a strong mind. I can dominate any sport I choose. The only thing that can come between me and my goals is the fear of failure, which is why I don't think about it. I release myself from all negativity and become the greatest fighter I can be.
Anyone that's not making the most of life can fuck off. Anyone who wants to experience what it's like to be a real man, come fight me :)
Untamed and free!
Thursday, 14 August 2008
Visualization and Positive Thinking - Sporting Success
This post will focus on the power of visualization and positive thinking and how it influences the training lifestyle.
Thoughts become reality. Whatever goes on in your mind is attracted to you. For example, if you try to walk a tight rope and think to yourself, "I don't want to fall off"... all that is going through your head are thoughts of falling, and that's going to have a negative affect on your performance... you're going to fall off. If you try the same but think more along the lines of, "I want to stay on all the way"... Thoughts of positivity and success will greatly increase your chances of achieving your goal, optimism will improve your performance.
Your thought patterns have an affect on your actions and the actions of those around you. So if you manage to change your thought patterns, you can change the events which make up your life, you can achieve anything. Optimistic people see an opportunity as a chance to achieve and succeed, pessimistic people see an opportunity, but then fear the consequences of failure and don't take action. As a result they then fail, and the failure then reinforces the negativity.
Negative thoughts attract negative outcomes, positive thoughts create positive outcomes, those that are desirable. For example, if you observe the mentality of top level athletes and sports people, they all appear confident, they are optimistic achievers and have a positive mindset. They do not enjoy failure, but they do not fear it or focus on the consequences. Instead they aim for what they want to achieve, they visualize their goal of success rather than dwell on disappointment and failure. They know that you have to fail in order to succeed, and the amount of times you fail is irrelevant if you eventually reach the ultimate goal, failure is a valuable learning experience.
Top level athletes have no time for negative thinking, it's severely detrimental. This is why sports clubs employ sports psychologists, mindset/mentality is everything if you want to succeed or achieve what you want. For example, if an athlete thinks along the lines of, "I don't want to break my leg" or has visions of an accident plaguing his/her mind, then he/she will encounter injury as long as the mind is focusing on the negative outcome. The negative thoughts change the athlete's actions and a weakness/injury will be created as a result. On the other hand, if an athlete doesn't want to encounter injury, he/she should focus on achieving a mindset along the lines of, "I want to have a strong leg". If the athlete visualizes his/her legs as a solid and tough as steel, the chances of a leg injury will be greatly reduced. These positive thought patterns have to be consistent though, as any negative thoughts will create weakness in the integrity of the athlete's body. The good thing is that a positive thought or visualization is more powerful than a negative one!
"I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was" - Muhammad Ali
If I am about to attempt a lift or a stunt that is dangerous, I'll assess my mental state before taking any action. If I have the slightest amount of doubt or negativity in my mind, any thoughts or visions of failure, I won't attempt it at all and will come back when I have a stronger mental attitude. If I recall every time I've encountered injury, I also recall having an element of doubt, uncertainty or lack of confidence at some point before I hurt myself. Negative thought patterns can be dangerous and can put your life at risk, imagine you are the guy who walked across the tight-rope between the twin towers... a negative thought could lead to a deadly mistake! Furthermore, if you display negative thought patterns, you'll radiate a negative energy though your body language, mannerisms and attitude which other people will pick up on and respond to. You'll influence the people around you in a negative way, especially the ones you care about.
Visualization and positive thinking is the most essential element of my training. For example, when I decided I wanted to achieve the one armed chin, I began training with the power of visualization as my main training tool.. without it I still would never have achieved my goal. During my training, every day I would take some time out and visualize myself on the pull up bar, performing the one armed chin with ease for reps. I would focus on the feelings and sensations associated with the movement, and the joy of being able to perform such a difficult skill. After a couple months training I had achieved my goal and was able to perform an OAC, a skill that only one in 100,000 people possess! I managed to reach my goal because my positive mindset attracted a positive outcome... My visualization gave me inspiration, discipline and drive, it changed my actions in order to create for me/attract to me what I wanted from my training. The training was hard, but if I had focused on the hardship, if I thought, "This is too hard, I will never achieve the OAC" I would have set myself up for failure, even though I have the potential to meet my training aims.
As part of my training I'll practice positive thinking and visualization regularly in order to develop a mindset that will allow me to achieve my training goals. I like to surround myself with inspirational pictures and images of the physique I want to create, the lifts I want to achieve and the titles I want to win etc... These images remind me of what I want from my life and training and gradually the negativity in my mind is replaced by positivity and optimism. Every time a negative thought comes into my head, I identify it and replace it with a positive one.
Focus on what you want to achieve rather than what you don't want. If you prepare for a negative outcome, you'll be more likely to end up there as your thoughts and energy will be consumed by fears of failure... negative thoughts don't produce positive actions. If you accept the current situation rather than strive for improvement then you'll see no development. Identify what you want to achieve, what are your goals? Develop a positive attitude towards these goals and focus on them all the time, try and experience the joy of reaching your goals a little bit every day and you'll be there in no time!
Things don't always go to plan, failure will occur. Expectations of success may be met by shortcomings, but the biggest mistake you can make it to see these shortcomings as the end of a journey rather than a learning experience that will help you succeed next time. Even if you fail multiple times during your training journey, if you constantly focus on the ultimate goal, you will reach it eventually with the correct mindset, persistence and attitude. If you expect to fail, you set yourself up for failure, thoughts of defeat will take place over the goals and desires you strive for. If you tell yourself you won't reach your goal, you won't... you will demotivate yourself and defeat will be a likely outcome. You may not always fail because of a negative mentality in the short term, but the ultimate goal can never be achieved with constant negative reinforcement.
It's easy to notice whether someone can be a great athlete or not by observing their mentality. Their attitude, their vision and the way they perceive the world around them are geared towards achieving rather than not achieving. All the strongest people I know have similar thought processes which become apparent from the way they behave, they see risk as an opportunity to better themselves rather than an opportunity to injure themselves. The people that never fall and hurt themselves never think they are going to fall, the people that do fall and hurt themselves constantly have falling on their mind, and because of this their confidence levels are low and they are vulnerable.
I remember I was out training with Liam (Arnold) and he was doing some of the most terrifying and awesome movements I've ever seen. I said to him, "Aren't you afraid of falling?". He paused for a moment and had to think about it - because he obviously never has any need to think about it - and he said something along the lines of, "I know that if I fall, I'll be able to save myself, so I don't have to worry about it". A few days later I was out with him in the park slack-lining (Which I had never done before), I kept trying to balance on it and failing whilst Liam was running around on it like it was nothing. After a few failed attempts I gave up trying and said, "I'm crap at this". Liam pointed out to me what a rubbish attitude this was and I decided, if I tell myself I'm crap at this... then I'm going to be crap at it... So I'll tell myself I'm good at it and it'll be easy. I tried again and was able to balance and made great progress in the short time we were practicing.
Anyone can achieve anything with the correct attitude, everyone is capable.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Rhonda-Byrne/dp/1847370292
Thoughts become reality. Whatever goes on in your mind is attracted to you. For example, if you try to walk a tight rope and think to yourself, "I don't want to fall off"... all that is going through your head are thoughts of falling, and that's going to have a negative affect on your performance... you're going to fall off. If you try the same but think more along the lines of, "I want to stay on all the way"... Thoughts of positivity and success will greatly increase your chances of achieving your goal, optimism will improve your performance.
Your thought patterns have an affect on your actions and the actions of those around you. So if you manage to change your thought patterns, you can change the events which make up your life, you can achieve anything. Optimistic people see an opportunity as a chance to achieve and succeed, pessimistic people see an opportunity, but then fear the consequences of failure and don't take action. As a result they then fail, and the failure then reinforces the negativity.
Negative thoughts attract negative outcomes, positive thoughts create positive outcomes, those that are desirable. For example, if you observe the mentality of top level athletes and sports people, they all appear confident, they are optimistic achievers and have a positive mindset. They do not enjoy failure, but they do not fear it or focus on the consequences. Instead they aim for what they want to achieve, they visualize their goal of success rather than dwell on disappointment and failure. They know that you have to fail in order to succeed, and the amount of times you fail is irrelevant if you eventually reach the ultimate goal, failure is a valuable learning experience.
Top level athletes have no time for negative thinking, it's severely detrimental. This is why sports clubs employ sports psychologists, mindset/mentality is everything if you want to succeed or achieve what you want. For example, if an athlete thinks along the lines of, "I don't want to break my leg" or has visions of an accident plaguing his/her mind, then he/she will encounter injury as long as the mind is focusing on the negative outcome. The negative thoughts change the athlete's actions and a weakness/injury will be created as a result. On the other hand, if an athlete doesn't want to encounter injury, he/she should focus on achieving a mindset along the lines of, "I want to have a strong leg". If the athlete visualizes his/her legs as a solid and tough as steel, the chances of a leg injury will be greatly reduced. These positive thought patterns have to be consistent though, as any negative thoughts will create weakness in the integrity of the athlete's body. The good thing is that a positive thought or visualization is more powerful than a negative one!
"I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was" - Muhammad Ali
If I am about to attempt a lift or a stunt that is dangerous, I'll assess my mental state before taking any action. If I have the slightest amount of doubt or negativity in my mind, any thoughts or visions of failure, I won't attempt it at all and will come back when I have a stronger mental attitude. If I recall every time I've encountered injury, I also recall having an element of doubt, uncertainty or lack of confidence at some point before I hurt myself. Negative thought patterns can be dangerous and can put your life at risk, imagine you are the guy who walked across the tight-rope between the twin towers... a negative thought could lead to a deadly mistake! Furthermore, if you display negative thought patterns, you'll radiate a negative energy though your body language, mannerisms and attitude which other people will pick up on and respond to. You'll influence the people around you in a negative way, especially the ones you care about.
Visualization and positive thinking is the most essential element of my training. For example, when I decided I wanted to achieve the one armed chin, I began training with the power of visualization as my main training tool.. without it I still would never have achieved my goal. During my training, every day I would take some time out and visualize myself on the pull up bar, performing the one armed chin with ease for reps. I would focus on the feelings and sensations associated with the movement, and the joy of being able to perform such a difficult skill. After a couple months training I had achieved my goal and was able to perform an OAC, a skill that only one in 100,000 people possess! I managed to reach my goal because my positive mindset attracted a positive outcome... My visualization gave me inspiration, discipline and drive, it changed my actions in order to create for me/attract to me what I wanted from my training. The training was hard, but if I had focused on the hardship, if I thought, "This is too hard, I will never achieve the OAC" I would have set myself up for failure, even though I have the potential to meet my training aims.
As part of my training I'll practice positive thinking and visualization regularly in order to develop a mindset that will allow me to achieve my training goals. I like to surround myself with inspirational pictures and images of the physique I want to create, the lifts I want to achieve and the titles I want to win etc... These images remind me of what I want from my life and training and gradually the negativity in my mind is replaced by positivity and optimism. Every time a negative thought comes into my head, I identify it and replace it with a positive one.
Focus on what you want to achieve rather than what you don't want. If you prepare for a negative outcome, you'll be more likely to end up there as your thoughts and energy will be consumed by fears of failure... negative thoughts don't produce positive actions. If you accept the current situation rather than strive for improvement then you'll see no development. Identify what you want to achieve, what are your goals? Develop a positive attitude towards these goals and focus on them all the time, try and experience the joy of reaching your goals a little bit every day and you'll be there in no time!
Things don't always go to plan, failure will occur. Expectations of success may be met by shortcomings, but the biggest mistake you can make it to see these shortcomings as the end of a journey rather than a learning experience that will help you succeed next time. Even if you fail multiple times during your training journey, if you constantly focus on the ultimate goal, you will reach it eventually with the correct mindset, persistence and attitude. If you expect to fail, you set yourself up for failure, thoughts of defeat will take place over the goals and desires you strive for. If you tell yourself you won't reach your goal, you won't... you will demotivate yourself and defeat will be a likely outcome. You may not always fail because of a negative mentality in the short term, but the ultimate goal can never be achieved with constant negative reinforcement.
It's easy to notice whether someone can be a great athlete or not by observing their mentality. Their attitude, their vision and the way they perceive the world around them are geared towards achieving rather than not achieving. All the strongest people I know have similar thought processes which become apparent from the way they behave, they see risk as an opportunity to better themselves rather than an opportunity to injure themselves. The people that never fall and hurt themselves never think they are going to fall, the people that do fall and hurt themselves constantly have falling on their mind, and because of this their confidence levels are low and they are vulnerable.
I remember I was out training with Liam (Arnold) and he was doing some of the most terrifying and awesome movements I've ever seen. I said to him, "Aren't you afraid of falling?". He paused for a moment and had to think about it - because he obviously never has any need to think about it - and he said something along the lines of, "I know that if I fall, I'll be able to save myself, so I don't have to worry about it". A few days later I was out with him in the park slack-lining (Which I had never done before), I kept trying to balance on it and failing whilst Liam was running around on it like it was nothing. After a few failed attempts I gave up trying and said, "I'm crap at this". Liam pointed out to me what a rubbish attitude this was and I decided, if I tell myself I'm crap at this... then I'm going to be crap at it... So I'll tell myself I'm good at it and it'll be easy. I tried again and was able to balance and made great progress in the short time we were practicing.
Anyone can achieve anything with the correct attitude, everyone is capable.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Rhonda-Byrne/dp/1847370292
Wednesday, 16 January 2008
OAC progress
I'm getting the OAC from just before dead hang. It's still a bit forced and slow but I'm working on it!
Here's the video:
Here's the video:
Thursday, 10 January 2008
Training Structure and Activities
These are the disciplines I have chosen to develop myself physically:
Strength and Power:
Bouldering + still rings + hand balancing
Weight lifting + Strongman
Plyometrics + Sprinting
Flexibility and Endurance:
Swimming + Yoga
Running + Parkour
Bouldering and climbing:
Rock climbing will develop my grip and pulling strength mainly, but also my technique, flexibility and muscular endurance which will compliment my parkour. Rope and tree climbing are just as good!
Still rings and hand balancing:
Developing my range of skills on the still rings will develop my static and explosive upper body strength. Hand balancing on all kinds of surfaces and objects will develop my strength as well as body control and balance.
Weight lifting and strongman training:
Practicing "strength athletics" will improve my over all strength and power. Focusing on mainly power lifting, Olympic lifting, and odd objects in order to stimulate strength gain.
I am heavily inspired by old time strongman training. Incorporating heavy lifts of all kinds and hand balancing/body weight strength feats into the same discipline. This is what I am aiming for with my strength training. I want to train to be able to shift massive weights and perform body weight strength feats with ease.
Lifting events:
My weight training will focus on various lifting events. I will build my base of strength using barbell and dumbbell work and then apply my strength to odd objects and various different forms of weight.
Body weight strength feats:
My body weight strength will come from climbing, hand balancing and still ring work. This will include bouldering, rock climbing, rope climbing, scaffolding and bar work, P-bars, still rings and horses etc...
My agility training will enable me to apply my strength and power as well as maintain and improve on aerobic fitness levels, stamina and endurance. My body weight strength feats will include athletics inspired events such as high jumping (old school - without a mat!), long jump and sprints.
Plyometrics and sprinting:
Training my jump and improving my sprinting times will develop power and speed. This will give me the spring I need to carry myself over obstacles in parkour.
Swimming and Yoga:
Swimming and practicing Yoga weekly will keep my body supple and flexible. These activities are also really relaxing and help reduce stress and tension. I'll use these disciplines to work on my breathing and lung capacity which will aid my CV endurance.
Running and Parkour:
Parkour and running will work on my endurance and will keep my body fat at a healthy level! I will also be able to work on skill and technique practice.
Strength and Power:
Bouldering + still rings + hand balancing
Weight lifting + Strongman
Plyometrics + Sprinting
Flexibility and Endurance:
Swimming + Yoga
Running + Parkour
Bouldering and climbing:
Rock climbing will develop my grip and pulling strength mainly, but also my technique, flexibility and muscular endurance which will compliment my parkour. Rope and tree climbing are just as good!
Still rings and hand balancing:
Developing my range of skills on the still rings will develop my static and explosive upper body strength. Hand balancing on all kinds of surfaces and objects will develop my strength as well as body control and balance.
Weight lifting and strongman training:
Practicing "strength athletics" will improve my over all strength and power. Focusing on mainly power lifting, Olympic lifting, and odd objects in order to stimulate strength gain.
I am heavily inspired by old time strongman training. Incorporating heavy lifts of all kinds and hand balancing/body weight strength feats into the same discipline. This is what I am aiming for with my strength training. I want to train to be able to shift massive weights and perform body weight strength feats with ease.
Lifting events:
My weight training will focus on various lifting events. I will build my base of strength using barbell and dumbbell work and then apply my strength to odd objects and various different forms of weight.
Body weight strength feats:
My body weight strength will come from climbing, hand balancing and still ring work. This will include bouldering, rock climbing, rope climbing, scaffolding and bar work, P-bars, still rings and horses etc...
My agility training will enable me to apply my strength and power as well as maintain and improve on aerobic fitness levels, stamina and endurance. My body weight strength feats will include athletics inspired events such as high jumping (old school - without a mat!), long jump and sprints.
Plyometrics and sprinting:
Training my jump and improving my sprinting times will develop power and speed. This will give me the spring I need to carry myself over obstacles in parkour.
Swimming and Yoga:
Swimming and practicing Yoga weekly will keep my body supple and flexible. These activities are also really relaxing and help reduce stress and tension. I'll use these disciplines to work on my breathing and lung capacity which will aid my CV endurance.
Running and Parkour:
Parkour and running will work on my endurance and will keep my body fat at a healthy level! I will also be able to work on skill and technique practice.
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