By: Sammi Brunk

A look into an average night of open gym time at the National Academy of Artistic Gymnastics.

 

Gavin Maxwell, 19, is a business student at the University of Oregon. In his free time, he trains for parkour at The National Academy of Artistic Gymnastics in Eugene, Oregon.

 

Gavin Maxwell, a parkour coach at The National Academy of Artistic Gymnastics, admires one of his peers training on the horizontal bar.

 

Gavin Maxwell, 19, trains for parkour by practicing calisthenics. This difficult move he is attempting is a one arm back lever.

 

In preparation to train for parkour, Gavin Maxwell chalks his hands before doing his muscle up exercise to prevent his hands from ripping and blistering.

 

Gavin Maxwell, a parkour coach at The National Academy of Artistic Gymnastics, discusses the importance of using hand grips when training on the horizontal bar with one of his peers.