I think what's important to remember is that either approach will reward you with gains. You could spend hours and hours debating the benefits of either system, but in reality this is only fruitful if you're extremely close to your potential or on very, very limited time.I've tried both systems and had good gains from both. My training partner has tried yet another system and he's had almost equal gains from that... so there it is! No need to rewrite the rule book quite yet IMO.
Well, that's easy! Just use Eva's method
Hello - one quick question, does anyone have a clever way of attaching weights to yourself? hanging 35kg off belay loop on my harness is stressing my lower back pretty badly. any ideas gratefully received thanks.
Only 35Kg??? Are you doing them one handed or something
Quote from: benpritch on July 03, 2012, 08:19:31 amHello - one quick question, does anyone have a clever way of attaching weights to yourself? hanging 35kg off belay loop on my harness is stressing my lower back pretty badly. any ideas gratefully received thanks. I use Nibile's suggestion of hanging them off the back of the harness. The weight pulls directly through the back rather than pulling the hips forward.Wear the harness backwards if you don't have a haul loop, makes for a good look too.
Quote from: iain on July 03, 2012, 09:57:20 amQuote from: benpritch on July 03, 2012, 08:19:31 amHello - one quick question, does anyone have a clever way of attaching weights to yourself? hanging 35kg off belay loop on my harness is stressing my lower back pretty badly. any ideas gratefully received thanks. I use Nibile's suggestion of hanging them off the back of the harness. The weight pulls directly through the back rather than pulling the hips forward.Wear the harness backwards if you don't have a haul loop, makes for a good look too.You not got an access harness Pritch? They usuallu have a metal D on the back that will take the weight no bother.i thought of that but it was a bit of a struggle clipping it to the front so don't know how i'd clip it to the back, tbh it's ok once i'm hanging from the edge.
[i thought of that but it was a bit of a struggle clipping it to the front so don't know how i'd clip it to the back
Quote from: benpritch on July 03, 2012, 10:54:55 am[i thought of that but it was a bit of a struggle clipping it to the front so don't know how i'd clip it to the backClip it kneeling then stand up?
Hi Sasquatch, how much weight are you adding per session, I was thinking 1-2kg. If I go 2kg per session I'll get to 70% of my body weight in 4 weeks, does this sound realistic? or should I be less ambitious?
Quote from: benpritch on July 03, 2012, 06:20:05 pmHi Sasquatch, how much weight are you adding per session, I was thinking 1-2kg. If I go 2kg per session I'll get to 70% of my body weight in 4 weeks, does this sound realistic? or should I be less ambitious?I've been adding based on what I feel I can manage and tweaking as needed. I'll add the weight and drop the reps to 3-4 for the first session of the week, then do the 5 reps the second session, then add weight again. So far it seems to be working well. My progression has been:Week 1 - +32kg = 107kg totalWeek 2 - +35kg Week 3 - +40kgWeek 4 - +43kg = 119kg totalOne thing I did find was to use total weight instead of added weight as a measurement. I've been trying to drop body weight as well, so my total weight shift has been greater than what i've added in weight....I have no idea if this is normal or not, as it's my first time through the plan. Based on what she shows on her site as results from her study, this seems to be pretty normal.
Question: When doing these hangs in half-crimp position, how is the index finger positioned? Bent at the DIP joint (like an open-hand hang) or 90 degree bend at the PIP joint? My natural inclination is to have it bent at the DIP joint, and I'm stronger that way, but I have heard of people making great gains by forcing training with a bend in the PIP joint. This seems like it would translate better to crimps....
Dunno for sure, as I'm usually looking down or at the timer.