too late to bother trying to get any stronger?
Am I better off trying to lose the weight gradually or train heavy and lose the weight last minute?
I can only climb properly around 2 sessions per week at the moment
Gotta be better than going down the wall and messing around on whatever tickles my fancy?
I must admit that my reasons for wanting to improve aren't 100% pure, I mostly want to be able to work the stuff other people in the group are trying and I'm currently the weakest in the group I reckon. If it wasn't for that, I actually fairly content at pottering on low 7's at the moment, though this could be an opportunity to pull the finger out and bump my max grade up from 7C. Decisions, decisions...
Cheers for starting this thread as will be useful for me too. Also planning on heading out to Rocklands in June I'm heavy with weak fingers too, so that's where my focus will probably be, when I get myself uninjured obviously.
Quote from: Coops_13 on January 27, 2017, 09:58:02 amCheers for starting this thread as will be useful for me too. Also planning on heading out to Rocklands in June I'm heavy with weak fingers too, so that's where my focus will probably be, when I get myself uninjured obviously.Fuck it, let's binge on food and beer for the next 5 months and climb 6C's in June eh?
If you want to catch up, fair enough, but you have to get into a mindset: it's going to be boring, tiring, not funny.
Quote from: Nibile on January 27, 2017, 11:09:00 amIf you want to catch up, fair enough, but you have to get into a mindset: it's going to be boring, tiring, not funny. Or alternatively make sure your training is enjoyable, varied, and fun.
Cha1n isn't very psyched or determined, so probably whatever he's going to do will feel not fun at all.
Quote from: Nibile on January 27, 2017, 12:34:26 pmCha1n isn't very psyched or determined, so probably whatever he's going to do will feel not fun at all.Don't get the impression I'm not psyched or determined to climb, just not massively psyched to train.I can't imagine my life without climbing but training still doesn't fill me with psyche.
How much of the year do you spend climbing on the Woody Chris?
Could woody climbing alone be enough to improve finger strength or is it better to combine it with fingerboarding?
After my last 2 trips there id say that climbing on a board would be most applicable to the style of climbing out there.
Quote from: peewee on January 27, 2017, 01:01:35 pmAfter my last 2 trips there id say that climbing on a board would be most applicable to the style of climbing out there.Iron skin - see the point about session endurance
Pulling hard on crimps usually gives me the sensation that my fingers are going to snap at the joints, so I usually avoid it. I also used to get loads of A2 pulley injuries on various fingers so I've moved away from crimpy holds over the years. All that being said, I really like the woody style of climbing, I guess I'll just have to build up slowly.
Well done.
I'm out 24/06 to 15/07 how about you guys? Any spare room in your luggage for my climbing shoes?
If it involves weird gymnastic moves, power, slopers, I can usually get by OK up to my max grade of 7C (though the 7Cs were a couple of years ago now).
Ha, well the 7C's were so long ago now that they hardly count but I'd be disappointed if it took me to long to do low 7's. There's so much good stuff at that grade though, it's hard to motivate yourself you try harder in my experience!
Bagged a couple of the new (yet to be built) cabins at DePakhuys
Seems we managed to book the last of the available (non-camping) Rocklands accommodation for that period at the weekend.