Beast Parkour

[Akhkharu19]

I am currently 6 foot tall and 230 pounds (I am a mesomorph), and I do parkour. I was trying to lose weight and get healthier by eating paleo, but I am taking care of my grandmother and she makes that difficult. Instead, I have decided to eat a lot and lift heavy to get as strong as possible, as fast as possible.

 

What kind of weightlifting translates well to parkour? I have an olympic bar and 300 lbs of weight.

 

Thank you for any advice,

Akhkharu

[katpower]

Thought thread title was "Breast Parkour."

I'll be on my way now...

[terrormortus]

Here is a fairly good post from Nerdfitness itself that should help you out a bit. 

 

Apart from that I would suggest getting out more and taking walks, but try to never take the same route twice. I don't do parkour personally (it's something I might try in a few months though) but that alone usually gets you out of the mindset of where you "can" and "can't" walk. Eventually You'll get to the point like me where you're hoping on dumpsters, trying that door you are pretty sure leads to where you need to go, and all sorts of crazy things. 

 

Also learn how to fall. I'm serious go look up a few ways so if you do miss that jump you won't hurt yourself.

[Akhkharu19]

@katpower

haha

 

@terrormortus

I have already been practicing for a few months, so I am already exploring new places to practice with my friends. Mostly I need to find a weightlifting routine to gain mass/strength so that it is easier.

 

And the first thing I learned how to do was roll.

[Rexxar Txan]

The main thing you need is the roll. I would think that body-weight training would be enough though, right? I want to get in to parkour too and I am doing body-weight compound exercises.

[torpedotor]

I'm also looking at getting into parkour, so I'm thinking about transitioning to more bodyweight movements. However, if you really want to lift heavy and see if translate, first I'd make sure you're still moving a lot, staying agile and flexible. Second, I'd do basic movements: deadlifts, squats, and power cleans for the legs; bench and shoulder press for the arms. (Am I forgetting anything?) (Pull-ups if you can find a bar.)

And if you're feeling really adventurous, try the clean and jerk or the snatch. Both are Olympic lifts that use your full body and really test your strength and power. I just started doing clean and jerks this winter. It was a little scary at first--thought I might send the weights crashing down and get reaaaalllly embarrassed--but after practicing a few times with little to no weight, then adding little by little to find what I could lift comfortably, I found out it wasn't that bad. Now I really enjoy them and am thinking about transitioning to snatches if I get the chance to work out in a gym again anytime soon.

[OrangeJorwell]

I would definitely do squats and deadlifts, though as much for the abs as for the legs. Those work your core really well and that's extremely important in parkour.

[Rexxar Txan]

Planks are also excellent for core strengthening!

[Akhkharu19]

Thanks for the advice everyone, this is what I have settled on:

 

4x8 Clean and Press

4x12 Squats

4x8 Pullovers

4x6 Bench Press ( If I can make a bench)

4x8 Deadlifts

4x8 Curls

and GOMAD. I want to get truly huge (hopefully 300 lbs) while gaining mostly muscle, then cut. I gain muscle easily, as well as some fat if I eat bad, but when I eat healthy I lose almost no muscle, just fat.

[Archangel]

For specific techniques and exercises a good resource I'm using is Jesse La Flair Flair or the Tapp brothers on youtube. Very down to earth guys and great videos to work from.