On Thursday, we had a relatively small meet at Mac. It pretty much consisted of Jordan and I, the two cousins, the new guy Andre, and the group of new people that I'm going to call the "Kim group" since she's the one that brought them.. that would be Kim, Brad, Phil and.. John? Dan? Can't remember the last guy's name. We also ended up with a random with a tricking background who picked stuff up pretty naturally.
I started off with rolling. Phil had an MA background, and his roll derived from that, so it wasn't all too difficult to set him on the right track. Brad was extremely sloppy at first and then cleaned it up very nicely. John/Dan-person is a little too straight, but he'll get it down. Andre is very stiff and tucked up far too much and he will probably be like me: a person who will take a LONG time to perfect the roll. When he finally does, though, it'll be perfect. Kim had a migraine, so she eventually left. The two cousins are progressing nicely with their rolls, though it will take time for them, too.The overall training was rather positive, with nothing out of the ordinary. It was pretty much all technique drilling, which is what the newer people need right now. I want to start the endurance runs soon, since I feel like I'm lacking a lot as far as that goes, but we shall give it time.Today, we had a meet at Jackson Sq. at 2PM. Only Will showed up, but the "other Hamilton group", as I've called them, ended up being there, as well, so we joined forces. Now, this is a group that has done very little straight technique drilling, but a lot of endurance runs, so it is interesting so see how they look at the environment. We found some nice new spots to drill techs. There was this rail that had an elevated concrete slab a couple of feet off. It was about 1.5 feet up and a slightly higher slab to the right. After a couple of tries either hitting the gravel beforehand or one-footing the landing, I managed to land the concrete after a kong. I got my requisite three, but I feel it's too inconsistent to even try the higher concrete yet. When I return, I will have to train it and meet my own personal requirement of fifteen. If I can do that consistently, then I'll see if I can hit it ten times consecutively before moving onto the higher concrete and attempting it there.The meet closed up a little before six, and I returned home to perform some pressing conditioning. Feeling rather warmed-up from the several hours of training, I went straight for the work-out (after some light stretching because I was feeling tight). I plan on having daily conditioning workouts again, with maybe two days of rest a week, on top of my Parkour training. Here is the workout for today:
5 sets of:
10 Plyometric push-ups (Equivalent of 1.333 feet)
10 Wide-armed push-ups (upper)
10 Wide-armed push-ups (level)
10 Pseudoplanche push-ups
5 Handstand push-ups
At about the third set, I started falling apart, likely due to the excessive training beforehand, so I did not finish the whole five sets. The wide-armed push-ups were extremely easy this time around, as opposed to how uncomfortable I was with them back in the summer, so maybe my pectoral muscles have gotten stronger? They don't look it, so I don't know. The pseudoplanche also are a bit easier, but still very difficult. The HSPUs are getting too easy, which is amusing to me. My biggest problem was the plyometrics. I suppose I haven't trained plyometrics enough, or I should be pushing up to elevated levels beside my arms rather than in front, because throwing my arms in front result in my abs going crazy from the plank position, though I can push up to it no problem. Will need to experiment with other stuff next week.
The coming week, I have scheduled training sessions on M, T, W, and Th... With only one day of rest before that sequence starts, so I'm a little worried about whether or not my body can sustain this. I'll try to keep it light and see how it goes.
10 Wide-armed push-ups (upper)
10 Wide-armed push-ups (level)
10 Pseudoplanche push-ups
5 Handstand push-ups
At about the third set, I started falling apart, likely due to the excessive training beforehand, so I did not finish the whole five sets. The wide-armed push-ups were extremely easy this time around, as opposed to how uncomfortable I was with them back in the summer, so maybe my pectoral muscles have gotten stronger? They don't look it, so I don't know. The pseudoplanche also are a bit easier, but still very difficult. The HSPUs are getting too easy, which is amusing to me. My biggest problem was the plyometrics. I suppose I haven't trained plyometrics enough, or I should be pushing up to elevated levels beside my arms rather than in front, because throwing my arms in front result in my abs going crazy from the plank position, though I can push up to it no problem. Will need to experiment with other stuff next week.
The coming week, I have scheduled training sessions on M, T, W, and Th... With only one day of rest before that sequence starts, so I'm a little worried about whether or not my body can sustain this. I'll try to keep it light and see how it goes.
