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campusing
July 11, 2007, 08:16:52 am
I can ladder no prblem on the smallest rungs on a campus board, but I can't do any large moves such as 1-4-7 even on the larger rungs, what would I need to improve this?

thanks
« Last Edit: July 13, 2007, 10:06:41 am by Bubba, Reason: corrected spelling in title »

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#1 Re: camusing
July 11, 2007, 08:30:45 am
Keep doing larger moves - seriously. Not much help, but it really is that simple. start by doing 1-3-5-7-9 then 1-4-6-9 which is the stepping stone to the getting the strength/learning the movement required for 1-4-7. Worked for me anyway.

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#2 Re: camusing
July 11, 2007, 08:37:50 am
I thought this was a thread about emulating Albert Camus. Shame  ::)

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#3 Re: camusing
July 11, 2007, 10:02:23 am
larger moves on big rungs or small rungs?
« Last Edit: July 11, 2007, 10:12:10 am by rlovatt »

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#4 Re: camusing
July 11, 2007, 10:37:09 am
if you can (as you say) do it on the smaller ones then do it on them. It doesnt matter, the point is to build up to 1-4-7 incrementally. If you can comfortably do 1-2-3 then try 1-3-4 or even 1-2-4. When you can do that try 1-3-5.

Alternatively, sack 1-4-7, its so last decade. 1-5-9 is where its at these days. Dont bother with any intermediary steps, just get straight on with that. On monos.

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#5 Re: camusing
July 11, 2007, 10:39:47 am
Get a Bachar ladder.

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#6 Re: camusing
July 11, 2007, 10:44:47 am
I thought this was a thread about emulating Albert Camus.

That would be absurd.  Almost a paradox in fact.

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#7 Re: camusing
July 11, 2007, 12:06:33 pm
The legendary Aintree venue? ;)


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#8 Re: camusing
July 11, 2007, 12:19:06 pm
I was attempting to be slightly more cerebral and make a link to Tom's post about Camus. 

However, finding a photo of the Paradox is a good find Rich and always worth posting.  Or did you take that photo yourself to remind you of good times?

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#9 Re: camusing
July 11, 2007, 02:44:35 pm
There's only one Paradox and that's in Caernarfon, mate!

A Bachar ladder is good advice.

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#10 Re: campusing
July 12, 2007, 12:50:08 pm
Its obviously your puny arms that you need to work on

Can you do 15 pull ups

thought not

get involved

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#11 Re: camusing
July 12, 2007, 03:05:45 pm
well yes i can but 15 pull ups, which is the range of endurance.

It might be my punny arms that are the problem but having the ability to 15 pulls up is not going to help

maybe 3 heavily weighted pull ups

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#12 Re: camusing
July 12, 2007, 03:07:16 pm
maybe dylan was suggesting you might need a basic level of strength before this even matters...

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#13 Re: camusing
July 12, 2007, 03:28:32 pm
There's only one Paradox and that's in Caernarfon, mate!

Isn't there also only one in Brighton too?

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#14 Re: camusing
July 12, 2007, 04:29:10 pm
maybe dylan was suggesting you might need a basic level of strength before this even matters...

Bingo

I infered that you had weak arms (or back) as you can't do 1-4-7. 

As it happens it sounds like you locking strength is what is letting you down.  How long can you lock off at:

your chin (full lock)
90 Degrees
120 Degrees

?

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#15 Re: camusing
July 12, 2007, 04:54:29 pm
i can lock off indefinetly full lock.. and very briefly at the other 2 angles.

so being able to lock of is defiently needed to campus large moves? how would you go about improving on this?


on the smallest rungs and the large rung i can pull trough to rung 4 or 5 and latch it, but pulling through i can only reach say the next rung or two up.

thanks for your help

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#16 Re: camusing
July 12, 2007, 05:03:01 pm
i can lock off indefinetly full lock..

Arnold!
Surely if you can do this then campussing is irrelevant. Pull up - lock off - reach.... Is this one of Huffy's other accounts?

I do think that a FAQ thread would be good, linked to all simpson, gresham, morstad articles - look for your answer here first kind of thing. Some of the training posts on here of late have been very rocktalk-esque.

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#17 Re: camusing
July 12, 2007, 05:10:59 pm
i'm talking on a bar though, but not on campus rungs

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#18 Re: camusing
July 12, 2007, 05:16:10 pm
i can lock off indefinetly full lock.. and very briefly at the other 2 angles.

You can lock off indefinitely at full lock on one arm? That's awesome.

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#19 Re: camusing
July 12, 2007, 05:27:08 pm
HERO

Do you look like this by any chance:


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#20 Re: camusing
July 12, 2007, 09:54:49 pm
full locks performances could be disappointing, because in the full locked position, the body also finds mechanical locks that help keeping the position, just like the thumb catch on the fingers in a full crimped position.
i think the 90° locks are much more important for building a good strength.
in campusing coordination must go along with brute power. to get through you have to get a high rung, pull it down while you push the lower one, and go up. you may try to get to one rung, and, leaving the lower hand in place, pull up as a kind of asymmetrical pull up. this i think will help.

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#21 Re: camusing
July 13, 2007, 08:46:11 am
well not indefinetly but well over a minute on a bar, but like i say i can't lock off at nay of the other angles

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#22 Re: camusing
July 13, 2007, 09:40:27 am
great thnanks for the advice

how would you train 90 degree lock offs?

weighted pull ups or one arm slow lower offs?

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#23 Re: campusing
July 13, 2007, 10:10:15 am
Assisted 90 degree lock off are probably favourite, ie using a pulley with weights hanging from the bar or a theraband attached to the bar in your free hand.

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#24 Re: campusing
July 13, 2007, 11:26:03 am
great i'll give em a bash!
thanks for the advice

 

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