T - 40 minutes on the board, stopped early when the first joint on my middle right finger went twang in a very worrying way. However 10 minutes later it was totally fine, close call. 5 x 5 fast pull ups in an effort to get a bit more zip in my movements.
Thanks Shark. Yeah it felt like something that could be useful to incorporate into the plan. No reason I couldn't do them before the board. As I said previously, I think the strength stuff is something I need to get on top of a bit more. The board is great for body tension/contact strength/shoulder stuff etc. but with not getting outside or to the wall I feel like I'm missing out on a lot of general conditioning I would have been getting passively through that.
I thought the video is for people to power train who don't have access to a board? In the first min he pretty much says that climbing on a steep board or campus board is great for power....
Quote from: tomtom on February 08, 2021, 10:43:14 amI thought the video is for people to power train who don't have access to a board? In the first min he pretty much says that climbing on a steep board or campus board is great for power.... I feel the board is great for a lot of things, including power, but only in certain types of movement. One thing I feel I miss out on in is that deep lock off/pull up type of movement and strength you get on a bar or a campus board. Maybe that's just because I'm not strong enough to do that at 45 degrees and everything is just a throw!
Boring video on fast/power pull-ups here:
I'd sincerely use your time in a better way Shark.
Instead of adding weight, the key should be moving faster, and getting higher
good job NIbs has a suspicious mind
Quote from: nai on February 08, 2021, 12:39:56 pmgood job NIbs has a suspicious mindNever trust someone who wears a woolly hat indoors
Sounds like RobK needs a helmet for his pullups.
if you really do a fast pull up, because it smashes your family jewels (even if you attach it on the back),
Finally, there are tons of more advanced power training routines, like PAP for instance. I'd sincerely use your time in a better way Shark.
A reasonably quantifiable way for speedwork i've used is hips/bellybutton to bar pullups, as you have to do it explosively to get there. I aim for a resistance level (bands or additional weight as needed) where I can get 3 reps touching the bar. I never continue to rep out after i've failed to touch even though I could do maybe 5 to 10 more normal pullups.Campus board might be more specific for climbing but who has a campus board?
Quote from: Liamhutch89 on February 08, 2021, 01:38:15 pmA reasonably quantifiable way for speedwork i've used is hips/bellybutton to bar pullups, as you have to do it explosively to get there. I aim for a resistance level (bands or additional weight as needed) where I can get 3 reps touching the bar. I never continue to rep out after i've failed to touch even though I could do maybe 5 to 10 more normal pullups.Campus board might be more specific for climbing but who has a campus board?I would be terrified of doing these on a doorframe pullup bar as I think the whole thing could easily come off and crush me! Is there any way to work this which is a bit safer?
Can you suggest a bar routine - presumably it would start with some Max weight pull-ups followed by fast bodyweight ones?
Edited at Nibs request
And the added weight is total BS. Not only because it's very dangerous if you really do a fast pull up, because it smashes your family jewels (even if you attach it on the back), but also because the percentage is extremely arbitrary.
In fact, many studies advise against adding weight for speed training like campusing and the likes, because it messes with your motor patterns and decreases the speed, the recruitment, etc.
Instead of adding weight, the key should be moving faster, and getting higher, wich is the obvious consequence, as anyone who's ever tried fast pull ups surely knows.
I wasn't going to get sucked in to replying to this, but I couldn't stop myself from thanking you for your excellent review!