A Quick Update

Just a short post, updating on how things are going, where things stand and such.

There's been lots of stress in other areas in my life, like friends, family issues...school...just a big load of crap thats been burdening me for a little while now. Luckily, rather than the stress hurting my training, it's the training and Parkour that has been helping the stress.

Although I have been quite tired lately, probably resulting from the things listed above, I've actually been training more often, really any chance I get. I've kept up a very healthy diet, and try to balance out my strength training with my technique training. Good news is my knees have been doing better lately....not yet able to say they are doing a lot better just because of lack of healing time. However, the pain has been at a low, and some days are worse than others. Still, no terrible pain whatsoever lately. To keep on this track, I've been doing good amounts of leg conditioning whenever my legs are feeling up to it and pain is at a minimum, usually turns out about 3 times a week. I do a warm up and stretching session everyday though to loosen up the muscles around there.

I've been seeing much more progression in other areas lately as well, especially in my cat-work, i.e. traversing in cat position, cat holds, climb ups, and also muscle ups. My Laches are better than ever, and I know longer get any shin splint-like pain in my forearms, which I used to get often and would last a good 2 to 3 weeks. My mental attitude while training and practicing is much more meditative, calm, and focused, and I am really learning to be fully aware of my body at all times, almost like I have eyes on every hair follicle. A little deep, but a somewhat good analogy xD

I am able to control and overcome fear like never before, and I have also been putting much attention to teaching, something that I've hoped I would do since I started nearly 3 years ago. Of course I do not have the expertise of the masters, but I feel confident and ready to teach the basics of the discipline to beginners who want to try it out. Not only is it fun, but I get a lot out of it too, learning how different people work in different ways, and how progression is much slower for some than it is for others.

One last note, just for the fun of it I've been working on some random things like one handed handstands, windmills and flares, and planches. I got continuous mills down, nearly two flares, and can hold a fully parallel straddle planche for 3 seconds. Tough stuff! As for the one handed handstand, it is a goal of mine to hold it for 25 seconds. I just started a little over a week ago, and can hold it for almost 5 seconds (press up to wide leg handstand, tilt to one side, lift opposite hand, balance and start timer). I'll update with my progression =]

That's it for now, just a short update.

Happy Training!

-Nick