I feel like anytime I make significant progress in my physique, I stop doing anything with it for a while, and the get back into it. I never fall too far backwards, but it makes the process of getting in shape even longer. As far as that goes, I am in shape. My cardio could be better and my muscles need to be stronger to engage in parkour, but I am in good physical condition. The problem I have is, something will come up, I miss the gym for a week because of it, and then I slack off and miss it for even longer. What I need to do, is to sit down and plan my week out and say “okay, I am free at these times during the week, so I will work out at these times.” Any one else have any other advice or input? 6 months ago

Alright, after a little bit of personal experience (trying to do handstands and such), I have come to two major realizations. One, that I am not very strong. Two, that in order to do parkour properly I will have to completely revamp my workout routine, with a strong emphasis on shoulders, triceps, and abdominals. Everything else is still important, but you don’t use your pectorals or biceps as much as triceps and shoulders when you’re holding a handstand. As far as abdominals go, they are necessary to pull your body up certain ways. For example, if you need to pull up your upper body, your abdominals to that work. Anyway, just thought I should write this down, lest I get lazy and not do it. 15 months ago

Not any real reason why I want to do parkour, I just want to. It looks like fun, and it looks very difficult to start, so that is enough for me to do it. 15 months ago