The Outrun Show – A Radical Parkour Podcast

Welcome to Part 1 of the Student Series; Have you ever wanted to know  the secrets to learning quicker and with less effort? In this episode we  discuss why school may have hindered your thought process to learning,  pushing yourself to keep up, learning alone, and how to tread the line  between humility and confidence.    - Did school inhibit your learning capabilities? (00:45) - Are you implementing lesson alone? (5:14) - Peer training pressure and rising baselines? (10:42) - How can you balance the line between humility and self-confidence? (16:17) - What can you understand your athletic baseline? (21:50) - Why shouldn’t you compare yourself to others? (25:30) - Are you paying attention to the little wins? (29:50) - Closing Thoughts! (35:08)  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-outrun-show-a-radical-parkour-podcast/id1518634132?i=1000485249925  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/29orex6wYvxQ3d24eBNnG0?si=8qUVDuFDR9Ob3-Ixi7vATg  Support us on Anchor  https://anchor.fm/outrun-parkour/support RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/1cf383a8/podcast/rss

On this episode the crew discusses how to train in an airport, on  planes, and on trains. Then we give you some tips and tricks to improve  your backsquat and the benefit of training horse stance.  Unpaid talent? (1:57) We are experiencing heavy wind today (6:20) Escalator airport handstands? (10:20)     - Where can you use horses in an airport? (15:40)     - The DIA conspiracy theories? (19:00)     - Rest or stretch? (22:30) Justin finds in-flight bathroom pigeons? (23:30)     - Ostriches on a plane? (28:40)     - Split squat eye contact? (33:00) How can the horse stance benefit you? (36:30)     - Stretching can prevent injury? (45:34) Back squats for Range of Motion? (48:05)     - What is the truth of perfect shapes? (56:45)  Where can you find us? Anchor: https://anchor.fm/outrun-parkour Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/29orex6wYvxQ3d24eBNnG0?si=8qUVDuFDR9Ob3-Ixi7vATg Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-outrun-show-a-radical-parkour-podcast/id1518634132?i=1000485249925

On this episode we discuss the original influences of parkour, why  parkour grew because of the internet, cinema holding back athletes, and  the announcement of Storror’s videogame kickstarter.   Dreaming of the new gym (1:47) The Storror Videogame Kickstarter (5:50)     - What audience would a parkour game capture? (12:15)     - Support Storror's videogame https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spp/storror-parkour-pro Did Cinema inspire movement practice? (20:20)     - Is anything truly original? (24:50)     - What is Hong Kong cinema? (30:15)     - Throttling athletes for movies? (33:56) Parkour’s digital co-founders? (43:07)     - Did the ancients train parkour? (48:30) Should Parkour be used as an umbrella term? (50:55)     - Can we recognize origin and grow up? (58:53)     - Is parkour really about being practical? (1:04:32)  Casino Royale Chase Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZxNbAwY_rk Anchor: https://anchor.fm/outrun-parkour Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/29orex6wYvxQ3d24eBNnG0?si=8qUVDuFDR9Ob3-Ixi7vATg Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-outrun-show-a-radical-parkour-podcast/id1518634132?i=1000485249925

On this episode the crew discusses the importance of rest days, the groundbreaking ceremony for the new gym, and what obstacles we would love to have to train on.

What was groundbreaking ceremony like? (1:10)

- There is parkour insurance for athletes? (6:20)

- Is Outrun making a good footprint in Fort Collins? (8:40)

Obstacles we would want in a gym? (14:40)

- Why are some cities better for Parkour? (23:30)

- How do we feel about parkour done in movies? (29:34)

How can you relax after Casino Royale? (34:25)

- Justin vs. FOMO, who would win? (38:32)

- Videogames can help you feel better? (42:34)

- Eating right, choking on steak? (46:25)

Do you ENJOY you rest days? (53:09)

- How can you diversify the things you enjoy? (59:19)

On this episode Justin, Travis, and Jesse discuss the best gym tools to use to practice flipping and how to discover the mentors in your life and how you can seek them out.

Do aliens actually exist? (00:28)

Our favorite tools to use to learn flips? (6:40)

- What about the foam pit, AT, or spring floor? (12:03)

- Why don’t we like trampolines for parkour? (21:30)

- Wait, what’s happening to the foam pit? (31:15)

Why should you have mentors in your life? (34:21)

- Do you have a mister Miyagi level mentor? (39:56)

- Can mentors make it okay to play Pokémon? (43:30)

- Do you secretly have mentors in your life? (48:40)

What is our dream for the future of Outrun and mentors? (53:40)

- Can quitting be okay? (1:01:10)

- Why are you in your current job? (1:08:38)

- Parents can teach you how to endure suffering? (1:16:30)

- How do you find your passion in life? (1:21:30)

Aliens!?

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/27/politics/pentagon-ufo-videos/index.html

On this episode of the Outrun show, Outrun founders Justin, Jesse, and Travis discuss Avatar the Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra. Later in the show we have a big announcement about the future of Outrun Parkour.

Which Avatar show is better, The Last Airbender or Korra? (1:20)

- What makes these shows special to us? (5:17)

- Nurturing friendships and battling through crisis. (9:40)

The Outrun Hero’s Journey. (14:20)

- Gymnastics helped create parkour gyms? (19:15)

- Samurai Jack Joins the team. (21:21)

- What happened before Fort Collins? (25:10)

- How did we develop Fort Collins parkour culture? (32:36)

THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!! (45:02)

- A hornet gets attacked by Travis; Cullen finds the body. (45:55)

- Back to the announcement. (47:15)

- What’s the focus of Outrun? (56:00)

- Surprises we are keeping up our sleeve. (1:00:30)

In this episode Jesse, Justin, and Travis talk about the benefits of  training outside vs. training indoors, what kind of schooling may be  right for your kid, and what their parkour spirit animals may be.   

Lasers, Transformers, Dinosaurs (1:17)     -   Should you train indoors or outdoors? (4:10)     - Are you putting your body at risk? (7:57)     - What benefits are there to outdoor training? (13:55) Justin and Jesse’s Origins (18:46)     - Downsides from training outside first? (22:59) Is your kid in the right school? (26:58)     - Does your kid’s school have a good PE program? (32:18)     - Athletes and Geeks are not mutually exclusive. (36:40)     - Homeschool or normal school? (40:00) Do the brothers love or hate everything? (44:59)     - Travis’ parents are intellectuals? (50:30)     - Why did Jesse quit football? (56:11) Parkour spirit animals and the fig newton. (59:18)

On this episode of “The Outrun Show” Travis, Justin, and Jesse discuss balance tips and the age-old question of do you have a limited window of time to accomplish what you want to achieve when training parkour.

Is Travis damaged when it comes to balance? (00:54)

    - Do you have underlying fear from an injury? (5:24)

    - Balance tips and tricks. (9:01)

    - Should you be timing yourself on rail balance? (14:45)

Where should you focus when you are balancing? (18:58)

    - Removing sight with balance? (25:07)

Do you feel too much pressure to succeed? (27:15)

    - Are you creating unreasonable time frames for yourself? (32:04)

    - What is your attitude toward accomplishment? (36:00)

    - Is a back flip at a wedding a good goal to have? (41:54)

Is it better to build a plateau or climb to the peak? (43:50)

    - Jumping roof gaps at 80 years old? (48:00)

    - Are you enjoying training in the moment? (53:01)

    - Does the skill you are chasing create a window or a door? (58:56)

Can you learn a back flip in adulthood? (1:03:37)

    - What are door skills in parkour? (1:08:08)

    - Who are you trying to impress? (1:12:11)

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.

In this episode Travis and Jesse stay on topic and talk about the novice effect, motivation, training habits, and how to reduce injuries.

In this episode we talk about our favorite ways to shake off the dust from winter and get ready for spring and summer training.

At Outrun we talk about swinging like gibbons, fighting walls, learning to flip, and judging parkour by only watching the highest level athletes.

Hey crew!

In this episode Outrun Founders Travis Jesse & Justin discuss overcoming adversity and the impacts on the gym.

We give insight about our personal mindsets and the sprit of parkour.

The discussion gets into if kids should be allowed to use chat while gaming.  Twitch, and how to improve your ability to play APEX Legends and Fortnite.

We wrap things up with ways to get better at home and how to support the gym's students & staff while taking on the challenge of COVID-19s affect on the economy.

Skip to the end for training tips or listen for the secrets from the beginning.

Shout out to all our coaches and staff working hard behind the scenes to keep the culture going.

Special thanks to the members helping to keep the dream alive!

Enjoy our first formal episode of The Outrun Show.

Learn more about us at www.outrunonline.com