Pics of Training

I wanted to snazzy up my site with a few pics of some of my various training methods.

remember-
ALWAYS TRAIN. ALWAYS TRAIN HARD.

"high pull ups"


"precision rail jumps"


"lache training"


"box jumps"


"dead lifts"

Parkour: the art of movement

I can't remember the exact date that I first heard about the art of parkour but I felt I had been a part of it, or rather it had been a part of me for a while. Parkour is a discipline in which the participants travel from point A to point B (wherever that may be) in the most efficient and fluid manner as possible, often using such techniques as running, jumping, vaulting, climbing, and wall runs. I considered myself a practitioner of movement and often mimicked movements I have seen in Jackie Chan movies and the like. It wasn't until I heard about David Belle, the founder of parkour, and learned about the philosophy behind the discipline and the efficiency of the techniques that I began to fully understand the concept of it all. I have come a long way since the beginning and I still have far to travel. CrossFit has greatly improved the core foundation to allow me to perform under the physical stress required of this activity with greater ease and consistency. I look forward to incorporating my knowledge of this spartapline (sport/art/discipline) into CrossFit classes.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kT8ZpHyNp7E

How it all started...

It was during one of our regular parkour training sessions at UT campus somewhere in 2005 when this incredibly strong and muscular person wearing a CrossFit shirt walked up to our circle of traceurs (practitioners of parkour) and introduced himself as Jeremy Thiel. It didn't take long to see Jeremy's amazing physical condition in action and his passion for excellence in physical conditioning. That was the day the link was born. Shortly after that training session I started attending the UTB workouts. Two years later I am part of the team and we are working together for a common goal. I look forward to growing and working with everyone on the CrossFit team and I can only imagine the places that we are going to go together.