In this episode Travis, Jesse, and Justin discuss how athletes can benefit from bench pressing, what isn’t parkour, and if fish would be allowed into a parkour competition.

Should Parkour Athletes be bench pressing? (1:42)

- What part of the body does everyone love? (4:12)

- Bench press vs. Deeper Range of motion. (5:05)

- Are you bench pressing correctly? (8:53)

What isn’t parkour? (14:51)

- Is parkour focused on objects or on the person? (16:37)

- Where does parkour even come from? (21:41)

- Would climbing be considered parkour? (25:49)

Is parkour about the competence and adaptability? (31:31)

- Should we be focusing on less controlled environments? (34:03)

- Is object manipulation parkour? (37:40)

- Why does context and environment matter so much to us? (41:00)

Could you use a fish in a parkour competition? (46:55)

- Why is there a kiddy pool on a parkour course? (50:50)

- Is adaptability the primal essence? (53:45)

- What do we really value? (55:00)

Why “hardcore parkour” needs to die. (58:20)

Parkour body types

https://youtu.be/fPQA12fMAbI?t=3915

In this episode we tackle the topics of split squats, how to evaluate your friend groups, negative people, and what kind of positivity is the most beneficial to you.

Travis’ Split Squat Love Affair? (0:48)

- Why should you train the split squat for mobility? (5:23)

- What does the split squat look like? (7:11)

- Travis’ demonstrates a split squat. (8:47)

- Sticking the landing with just the balls of your feet. (14:05)

Building your best friend group! (16:58)

- Can you notice negative people in your friend group? (18:34)

- How do you find out if your group has growth mindset? (24:09)

- Are you motivated by anger and self-deprecation? (29:24)

Why should you share your success with others? (32:04)

- Who is your core group of friends? (36:39)

- Do we want negative people in our friend group? (41:29)

- How can you channel negative energy into growth? (48:48)

- Saying “That’s just how they are.” Doesn’t support growth. (50:30)

Are you authentic or just insensitive? (56:18)

- What is toxic positivity? (57:00)

- When does positivity become excessive? (1:02:50)

- Sometimes you should just battle your friends! (1:05:41)

- Standing your ground with silence. (1:10:00)

Happiness should be the group goal. (1:15:10)

In this episode Travis and Justin talk about nutrition, diets, hunting at a store and sleep tips to improve your overall health and recovery.

Do you train with a poor diet? (00:33)

- Different people need different diets? (4:06)

- What is your body telling you about your health? (5:58)

- Is your food too processed for your body? (8:31)

Do you follow the SAD diet or a whole foods diet? (10:01)

- Can placebos trick your body into being healthier? (14:52)

- How do you treat food as medicine? (17:07)

How should you go hunting for food? (20:03)

- You hunted the food, now you must cook the food. (24:18)

- Travis’ 5 ingredient medicinal dish? (28:51)

- How to use beef in stew like a champion. (34:14)

What nutrients are even in this medicinal dish? (38:11)

- Should you even be eating snacks? (40:37)

- Berries are better for you than bananas? (46:43)

- Smoothies and how to make them healthier! (48:45)

Are you getting quality sleep? (53:48)

- Drinking coffee and taking a nap? (58:04)

- Parkour training can feel like a dream? (1:01:30)

- Put your phone away before going to bed! (1:04:51)

Wrapping it all up and putting it in a grocery bag. (1:08:45)

What training methods are we stealing? (2:30)

- How are we learning from different programming? (4:49)

- Can you still do work after training? (7:59)

- What does functional fitness mean? (11:00)

Do you have training deficits? (15:21)

- Does your squat have to be perfect? (17:50)

- What “functional” things should parkour programming have? (22:00)

Why should you find a good parkour coach? (26:27)

- Elevation changes are key to parkour. (31:15)

- What does Travis have to say about CrossFit? (35:57)

- Why are we aware of our silly nonsense? (40:05)

What to watch out for in coaches and programming? (45:01)

- Don’t punish athletes with movement! (46:45)

- What do we have to say about Grit-Based fitness? (51:09)

- What is good about suffering in a group? (53:44)

Why do parkour athletes huck and hope? (57:10)

- Final thoughts on programming parkour training. (59:20)

In this episode we talk about different sports, the athletes who come  from them and the benefits they could potentially have over different  kinds of parkour athletes.

Justin’s group training. (00:53)

- Facing obstacles at a new spot. (4:01)

- Training outside alone. (6:00)

- Cleaning up where you train. (7:50)

Understand your impact on the outdoors. (10:00)

- Breaking branches and intention. (13:00)

- Value of group training. (14:05)

How was Travis being a noob? (15:31)

- Age gaps in training groups. (16:29)

- Filming with groups. (19:48)

- You do have time to get better. (24:30)

- Being humble in your training can make you better. (28:16)

How do you enjoy training? (32:58)

- Do you enjoy being alone? (36:14)

- Group training etiquette. (38:35)

- Justin loves complex lines? (41:07)

How has your life affected your training? (45:25)

- How are groups like a bank account? (49:07)

- How to avoid being a toxic group member. (51:50)

- What are our current goals for training? (55:22)

Today we talk about getting back into training after coming back from dealing with different life events, what it means to train at different levels of effort, and why it may be a good idea to do private training sessions with a coach.

When do you realize you took some time off? (1:00)

- Did you really unlock that skill last time? (4:30)

- Why some people like muscle soreness. (5:38)

- When is muscle soreness actually pain. (9:44)

Why are you returning to training? (13:29)

- Turning negative emotions into positive results. (17:00)

- Level of effort training. (19:23)

- Light training vs. rigid programming. (22:20)

Are you training too hard? (25:25)

- Programming around level of effort. (29:04)

- Listen to your body’s recovery. (33:00)

- Eat before training. (35:24)

- Growth at 60% to 80% LOE. (37:37)

Paying attention to your central nervous system. (39:40)

- Watch Avatar the TV show not the movie. (40:46)

- Don’t rush yourself coming back into training. (43:23)

- Outrun Labs and private training sessions. (46:04)

In this episode Jesse, Justin, and Travis shed some light on how traveling can help form brands and how breve culture began.

In this episode we discuss what it means to be a good student and how that can impact your ability to teach others.

In this episode we discuss the play, performance, competition, and growth mindset's affect on different athletes.