Parkour is the act of moving from point “a” to point “b” using the obstacles in your path to increase your efficiency.
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My wrists and fore-arms hurt, what should I do?
I weight lifts daily and also do parkour and I tend to have problems with my wrists and forearms (edit: specifically it's my right wrist and my left forearm. my left wrist is completely OK and my ...
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How to train for Parkour as middle aged beginner
I got interested in Parkour and like to start to train for it. I used to do weight lifting and running short distances, but it's more than ten years now and I'm out of shape. So getting in shape again ...
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How to overcome fear?
I assume this is a very atypical question for this community, but I believe it's on-topic, so, I'll go ahead with this.
I was hoping someone could help me resolve the problem of overcoming fear. To ...
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How do I get my legs higher for a kong?
I can do a kong over something about the size of a pick-nick table, however I notice that on anything longer, my legs start to fall, and I have to bring my feet down.
Many traceurs however can get ...
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The theory behind crossfit, “ghetto” workouts etc
I have a background in bodybuilding training and functional training for climbing. In both cases it has been crucial to keep certain fixed amounts of repetitions within series, numbers of series per ...
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How should a young person train for parkour?
I really want to start training parkour, but I have no idea where to start.
I'm only 13, but I'm reasonably fit, and already run regularly. I also found a strength training routine that I intend to ...
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How does one “grind down” calluses?
I love having hardened calluses- except when they rip! A while back, I had a callus on each hand rip open whilst doing Parkour. I was told to "grind down" my calluses every once in a while. By this, I ...
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How do I prevent the scraping that occurs when I rotate my leg about my hip?
I recently started taking parkour lessons and after a full day of vaulting and jumping around, the area around my hip flexor (or possible the hip flexor itself, I'm not a doctor) hurts. For some ...
