#61The Weekend Wake Up Class
By Chris 'Blane' Rowat | posted on 21 September 2009 | 5 comments
What was I letting myself in for? There I was, committing to teaching on a Sunday morning, indefinitely.. with a British winter on the way. Who would seriously turn up to these classes? Surely it will just be me and Andy standing there on a rainy Sunday morning waiting for.. oh wait. Lots of people!
So it seems the weekend class on a Sunday has been a great success so far with the class numbers growing by the week and with a slightly longer class of two hours, it gives us plenty of time to train and kick start our Sundays with a healthy dose of Parkour. Already we've completed the cycle of locations and this coming Sunday we're heading back to Earlsfield for more of the same!
With an emphasis on improving fitness and basic techniques but aimed at all levels, the weekend class is a great opportunity to train if you find yourself too busy in the week with work or educational commitments. Veterans and beginners, boys and girls alike are welcome and will be challenged respectively.
Last Sunday saw us training at a park near Bethnal Green tube station and as usual we started the morning with a warm up and a 15-20 minute run.
Next up we worked on a route consisting first of a tricky little jump, landing with either one foot or two, followed by some balance and a precision down to a lower wall. After Andy and I were sure everyone had improved and had helped those who needed some guidance, we decided to move on to some off-ground traversing challenges and climbing drills.
With forearms burning we moved immediately on to training some wall runs, where those who were new to Parkour had a chance to work on the technique and the others were encouraged to improve their speed and control throughout the motions. Training techniques like this is always more interesting after the same muscles have been worked beforehand and this instance was no different.
With arms growing tired we switched to some plyometric leg training in the form of dynamic jumps over a series of hurdles. With 6-7 hurdles in a row, those who had good timing could jump over one and immediately bounce straight over the next, continuing until the end. Drills like this are a great way to build leg power and develop timing.
Finally we moved on to some lumbar exercises with two rails before stretching and cooling off in the Sunday afternoon sunshine.
Thanks to all who came along and continue to make Sunday mornings worth waking up for!
See you all at the next class.
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About the Author : Chris 'Blane' Rowat5 Comments:
Nothing like a bit of morning training in the Winter... You know you'll love it ;)
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Dan, at
12:10 pm, September 21, 2009
Every time when i read a new post(or old one) i keep my smyle on. :)
Tnx for sharing Blane!
The sunday trainings are really nice (ive only been to one yet tho). I must say I enjoyed every painful minute of it the sunday I had a chance to join in.
Nice to see the amount of people that comes is growing to! Keep up the good work!
Thanks.
/Ronnie - Sweden
By 
, at
4:32 pm, September 22, 2009
This will be my first winters training and I am actually looking forward to it because I know it will present many challenges, especially more intensive warm-ups and training in bad weather because here in West Wales the weather is extremely unpredictable. Hopefully catch up with you all again soon!
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I like this blog very much and now I am going to visit this everyday.I think exercise in weekend is good for everybody.Thank you very much for sharing this with us.
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By Unknown, at
9:56 am, October 23, 2009
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