Welcome back to The Takeoff!

For our first guest of Season 2, we have Wesley Yoshida (‪@Spinnin_Turtle‬) out of Indiana. Wesley has been on my radar for a while and really popped off within the community in the past 2-3 years. His style is a perfect combination of creativity, power, technique, and a unique element of surprise that has managed to turn the most suburban Midwest spots - curbs, parking gates, steel posts, and the occasional hay bale - into iconic and game changing parkour clips.

This episode is brought to you by "Maximum Returns," an online program I've developed that combines technical parkour prompts and skill development with strength and speed work. If you're looking to get stronger, faster, and more technical this winter - and be part of a community of other athletes who love working hard - you can try your first week for free here: https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/w...

Use the code "TAKEOFF10" at checkout for 10% off your first month if you subscribe! It supports my content both here and on Instagram, and lets me continue to do things like this for free :)

Thanks as always for watching this week's episode! I hope you enjoy this chat with Wesley as much as I did - don't forget to follow him ‪@Spinnin_Turtle‬

Wesley's Recommendation: ‪@miniminuteman773‬

See you next week!

• Max

Season 2 of The Takeoff is here!

Weekly episodes coming back your way and getting started with a big Q&A on precision jumps - both from a technical and strength perspective.

I mention Jake Tuura (‪@jake_tuura‬) few times and wanted to make sure I link his YouTube. His podcast and recent book on tendons are both great resources for any equally nerdy parkour athletes out there looking to get actionable perspective on rehabbing tendon pain in jumpers.

Additionally, this season of The Takeoff is brought to you by...me (or at least my programming). If you like getting stronger and faster - all while getting a diverse set of prompts and technical parkour drills - check out "Maximum Returns" on Train Heroic: https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/w...

You can use the code "TAKEOFF10" to get 10% off your first month of programming plus a free 7-day trial...plus it helps support me and gives me the time and peace of mind to continue making content like this :)

Thanks so much for listening and I'll catch you next week with special guest Wesley Yoshida!

Hey y'all, welcome back! After a week off, we've got a phenomenal chat with Chris Keighley (@charliepapazulu) - head of coaching at Parkour Generations and one of my favorite educators in the parkour space.

This chat was prompted by a workshop that Chris gave at MoveNYC and subsequent conversations around the fine line coaches need to strike between freedom and exploration in parkour. It's a line I have often found myself on the "wrong" side of and one that I think Chris - more than many, many other coaches I've seen - has managed to master.

My apologies for his audio on this one...not entirely sure what happened but it ended up getting a bit compressed and maaaay sound like you're talking to your grandma over the phone. Please don't let that distract from the episode because there are some absolute knowledge bombs in this one!

Chris's Recommendation: Out of Time by Oleg Vorslav https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8qMB2K90ow

Friday Night Madness 3 by Team Ryokou https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkitFN42aGI

Have a great weekend and I'll see ya next week! - Max