[SA Chris]

'gram a pic Ru, I'd love to see it. Love the shape of the RC500, looks like an Android

[Yossarian]

I will keep my eyes peeled!

[Nibile]

Cheers Ru!
And post pics of the bike's progress, after all it's still something with just two wheels, alas with no engine!
 

[SA Chris]

Ru is a send engine

[alx]

Chuffed!

Epic! I need to try this out.

Have you tried roll outs or flys on the rings set at a low floor level?

[Nibile]

Hey!
No, I've never tried them, I am a lazy bastard and setting the rings low is too much for me! 
I think they could be a good complement to roll outs though.
Anyway, I'm still unsure about one armed roll outs. I don't know if the injury risk is worth the benefit. You gain a lot of anti torsion effort, but I felt the excercise more in my shoulders and traps than in my core. Didn't get any soreness except traps and shoulders.
I'll stick to normal roll outs with my weightvest and the odd standing roll outs session.
They have both proven to be effective and I can feel the effort in the lower abs and torso for a few days after.
Last but not least, it's very hard to maintain a sloght posterior pelvic tilt on one arm roll outs.
Cheers anyway, much appreciated!

[Oldmanmatt]

The advantage (if that's the right term) of using the rings, is being able to bring your arms around to the side into a, sort of, horizontal Iron cross. They're known as "Push away flies". Push out to the full "Superman" on your toes and then bring arms around to "Crucifix", return to "Superman" and withdraw.
Excellent for shoulders, Pecs. and post. chain. Add weight vest for intensely exquisite torture...


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[Oldmanmatt]

So, there was a moment today, that built on a realisation yesterday; that they don't need me for the whole climbing thing anymore.
Yesterday, whilst I was belaying the youngest lass as she lead her first 5 at Portland, I realised the eldest two were off belaying each other and "Red pointing" a 6a+ (Eldest (11) got it third try, her highest outdoor grade). This wasn't exactly sanctioned, I usually obsessively check their knots or hover over them (if I let them belay a lead at all).
Today, they were so organised, spotting and moving pads. Off on their own, picking highballs (at least relative to their stature). And then, three of them decided to open an account with "Mako" on the Sharks fin! And made some real progress! (Well, progress "ish", fatherly pride might be tinting my view, but they got a lot further and tried harder/more often than I would have imagined).

So, apart from the whole "Dad taxi" to get to the crag, all I have to do is drink coffee.

[Oldmanmatt]

Sorry, just one more:
Lily (, on the link up of "Vertically challenged" and "Don't kill me". Trick move through the roof if you're only 4' tall...

[Duma]

 

nice one OMM

[alx]

First post in this thread and a minor YYFY since breaking my finger in Rocklands on day 3 of the trip, 2 months ago.

Managed a forward roll on rings into muscle up tonight, once the sequence was dialled could now do reps on this bad boy.

Now to finish work on getting the planche before my hand heals enough to return to climbing!

[lemony]

I bought a house with my girlfriend and subsequently discovered that somewhere along the road I have picked up most of the little practical skills - joinery, plumbing, minor leccy etc. - I've needed to work on it. I feel like I've graduated from grown up school.

[alx]

Congrat!

Buy an electric sander now, manual sanding is a sure fire way to ruin your climbing!

The pointy bit on a detail/mouse sander is excellent at evening out callouses 

[SA Chris]

I feel like I've graduated from grown up school.

In that case, I'm still failing.

[Oldmanmatt]

I feel like I've graduated from grown up school.

In that case, I'm still failing.

It's not graduation that counts, it's gaining Tenure...

[lemony]

 

Buy an electric sander now, manual sanding is a sure fire way to ruin your climbing!

Girlfriend wanted some reclaimed wood furniture making. I agreed only on the condition that we could get an electric sander. I wish I'd insisted on a skill saw too, hand cutting scaff boards is punishing!

[Yossarian]

Did my first trad climb in over a decade today, on what turned out to be a faintly terrifying runout Val di Mello special. I'm not counting last week's Spazzcaldera mission as that had some bolts in it. Not sure if I'm going to make it up Luna Nascente, but we will see...

[Wood FT]

 

Did my first trad climb in over a decade today, on what turned out to be a faintly terrifying runout Val di Mello special. I'm not counting last week's Spazzcaldera mission as that had some bolts in it. Not sure if I'm going to make it up Luna Nascente, but we will see...

Ace, got massively lost on the descent of the Spazz a few years back

[Yossarian]

Yeah - great climbing but we got a bit confused, and even when we found the right path it still shat me up a bit!

[shark]

Got Jericho road today 

Longstanding proj and hardest lime up problem to date.

 Ben, my eldest, got it too with a scary high heel.

[haydn jones]

Nice one Simon!

[tomtom]

Excellent Simon.

Tough for 7A+!

[Alex Smurthwaite]

Good effort!

[andy popp]

Good work Shark!

[lagerstarfish]

nice one Shark

good to hear that Ben is going well