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by Illusion
Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:47 am
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: Parkour/Freerunning
Replies: 22
Views: 22182

Re: Parkour/Freerunning

Well guys, I got out of parkour over a year ago. However, I couldn't sleep last night as I was stressed out - so after watching Jump London and Jump Britain, I thought I should review my training routine. I decided to go out for a quick PK training session this morning. (Quick as I've had zero sleep...
by Illusion
Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:33 am
Forum: Gear
Topic: Head covering?
Replies: 26
Views: 28323

Re: Head covering?

My shemagh was (some theiving bastard stole it when I let them borrow my webbing :roll: ) awesome, a very useful bit of kit. Here's a quick run down of its uses - - Scarf - Keeping your neck warm and insulating your clothing - Mask - Covering the whole of your head - Hat - Covering your hair and the...
by Illusion
Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:19 pm
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: Parkour Documentary
Replies: 7
Views: 9858

Re: Parkour Documentary

29:00 = A real night op to me. ("Derby Rooftop Mission") Spot on, well executed - albeit disappointed with the finish. (Coming down so close to the van!) I didn''t think but you're right, just exploring like us, at night by stealth (through parkour), similar to my roof ops. I wish the architecture ...
by Illusion
Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:00 pm
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: Speed
Replies: 10
Views: 13878

Re: Speed

I can full out sprint for the duration of a 100m sprint so I want to build stamina but i was also wondering about increasing my max speed. Stamina is just a case of sprinting regularly over increasing distances but I can't find any conclusive ways to increase your maximum speed which would be more ...
by Illusion
Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:48 am
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: Speed
Replies: 10
Views: 13878

Re: Speed

Have you considered fartlek/interval training?
by Illusion
Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:41 am
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: Advice for a first op
Replies: 5
Views: 8431

Re: Advice for a first op

I started off by walking around at nights to get used to the noises and the lighting, work a bit jogging in too. You'll probably see possible targets/ideas whilst you're doing that!
by Illusion
Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:32 am
Forum: Gear
Topic: Unusual items and uss
Replies: 26
Views: 26308

Re: Unusual items and uss

I guess what I wanted to convey when I made this thread was; no matter how many fancy gadgets you have - one thing is invaluable.. ingenuity. You can have every little bit of kit you want, but when you're faced with an object you need to often think outside the box. You need to think up creative sol...
by Illusion
Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:41 pm
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: Parkour Documentary
Replies: 7
Views: 9858

Re: Parkour Documentary

29:00 = A real night op to me. ("Derby Rooftop Mission")

Spot on, well executed - albeit disappointed with the finish. (Coming down so close to the van!)