Usual wisdom from the source of all power. I wish I'd known this shit twenty years ago. I could have overlooked climbing technique even more. http://www.t-nation.com/training/8-rules-for-fat-loss-training
train less to have the time to take care of your nutrition
get outside
I'm sure there's a lot of sense in these articles, but then they ruin it by using this guy as an illustration!
I have no idea what useful information I was supposed to take away from that article that wasn't freaking obvious?
Quoteget outside
Smack him nibs
He's just tall with a kneepad
I'm unconvinced about using cardio which involves lower legs in order to manipulate weight if being light for climbing is your goal. This is quite personal - some people can do shit loads of it and not get big legs, but if I bike or use rowing machines etc it makes my legs big.
Quote from: abarro81 on July 30, 2014, 11:52:50 amI'm unconvinced about using cardio which involves lower legs in order to manipulate weight if being light for climbing is your goal. This is quite personal - some people can do shit loads of it and not get big legs, but if I bike or use rowing machines etc it makes my legs big. Same here. I've doing a fair bit of cycling and hillwalking lately because I have alpine goals, but I'm well aware that if I wanted to seriously try to get better at sport climbing the cardio would have to go. I'd have to resort to dietary discipline instead, which is harder.
I thought that this was an interesting read, though you have to pay for it:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Racing-Weight-Matt-Fitzgerald/dp/1934030511As a slight aside, I'm unconvinced about using cardio which involves lower legs in order to manipulate weight if being light for climbing is your goal. This is quite personal - some people can do shit loads of it and not get big legs, but if I bike or use rowing machines etc it makes my legs big. Might not be fat, but still useless weight.A number of others, e.g.http://climbstrong.com/http://rockclimberstrainingmanual.com/also seem to not be taken with the idea of doing cardio work to benefit climbing unless you're obscenely unfit. The latter peeps also advocate ditching stuff like cycling in order to get light for climbing.
On the weight loss front, I'm probably stuffed then. Having heavy legs seems to be something I'm predisposed to...
I can break your legs if you like? get them back down to a standard level in the non-active recooperation period. All the stars are doing it....
As for weight loss, the morning after my colonic and saw a 1.5 pound loss—not the 6 pounds I was hoping for, but a positive change.
Having seen both sides, I would never, never, never go back to running and cardio except for those essential times where jogging up and down the beach front with the guns on show will enhance the quality of my life via a significant increase in female attention
Quote from: Nibile on August 01, 2014, 08:51:00 amHaving seen both sides, I would never, never, never go back to running and cardio except for those essential times where jogging up and down the beach front with the guns on show will enhance the quality of my life via a significant increase in female attention
But you train for sport climbing where legs are largely pointless. In bouldering, the strong legs and arse from running can be useful
I am not sure that running makes for strong legs, unless specifically aimed at that.