What next are we gonna quote ondra as saying fingers don't matter it's biceps biceps biceps, cos that's where he struggles. Obviously they've done him no harm but if he was to point out his weaknesses that's where he'd identify.
Quote from: nai on October 09, 2012, 11:17:18 amSurely for all the measurable variables you can think of it'll come down to finger strength and finger endurance?Struggling to remember Malc's exact quote, was it: "fingers, fingers, fingers"?
Surely for all the measurable variables you can think of it'll come down to finger strength and finger endurance?Struggling to remember Malc's exact quote, was it: "fingers, fingers, fingers"?
I normally suffer core failure before my fingers give up...
Quote from: tomtom on October 09, 2012, 10:57:09 pmI normally suffer core failure before my fingers give up...That'll be your diet of Demon Wall Roof, Dolphin, Underhand, Keel, etcDon't recall it being your core that gave out on The Rasp
Shirley thats more to do with having a fat arse.
Was doing some stuff at work and I got thinking about the resource that is UKB. Would there be any value in trying to benchmark feats of strength etc against worked grade eg can hang a 1cm edge for x amount of time, lock off x, campus y, do a front lever for, do so many pull ups and climbs grade x
Quote from: webbo on October 10, 2012, 02:40:24 pmShirley thats more to do with having a fat arse.You saying my arse looks big Webbo Heard you'd moved to the South Bank - not seen you at RockShitty for a while.. things alright?
shorties are always going to have to be better climbers to climb 90% of the things lankies do.
Quote from: r-man on October 09, 2012, 10:30:07 amshorties are always going to have to be better climbers to climb 90% of the things lankies do.Firstly, I don't see why hot girls should be at an inherent disadvantage in climbing.Secondly, you're wrong. Here's the SCIENCE:http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10347.msg171064.html#msg171064