Hot weather training

Saturday was the hottest day of the year so far, and after 6 hours of parkour training in the sunshine, I found myself somewhat sunburned! Despite this, we had a great day of training, although in that kind of heat the parkour to rest ratio is swayed more towards the rest side of things.

Dean and I have been working on an underbar to cat on some steps near UMIST. The technique used here is interesting in that due to the proximity of the bar you swing under to the destination bar, your feet engage with the wall well before your hands. This makes it necessary to correct your body position quickly in order to actually reach the final bar with your hands. I've posted a couple of photos to illustrate the body position shortly after the swing. As you can see, there's an instant where you're in a rather precarious position, shortly after your feet touch the wall. This seemingly simple move proved more tricky than we initially thought, due mainly to the speed with which you have to switch hand position after the swing. After several attemps we got to a stage where we could successfully pull it off every time without our feet touching the floor, although the precise technique will need refinement over the next few sessions.