[SA Chris]

With such a climate change denier as a president you will probably get it.

[Sasquatch]

With such a climate change denier as a president you will probably get it.

Likely true  

At this point we've had an amazing winter for snow conditions.  In the past with a 9-5 and family I've been too busy to sneak in low percentage winter sessions.  This year I'm trying to get going much earlier in the season than normal.  Since last night, we've gotten 5+ inches of new snow. 

[Nibile]

Crazy winter here, we went from 0 degrees during the day and -7/8 by night to 12 by day and 3 by night in a few days. Already 16 degrees at the board, Monday I was bouldering with two fans on.

[James Malloch]

Put my first board problem up in about 2 years yesterday. Finger is feeling good! 

[Nibile]

I'm out of my tiny little naive (and dire at every level) mind with joy, because I have received the first batch of a lot of iron!!!
trap bar e pesi by Nibile, on Flickr
Today it should have been a rest day, but I don't think it will happen. I think that I will walk into the garage, rip my suit in half, load the bar, deadlift it, walk with it, and then rest.
Brilliant brilliant brilliant. A world of possibilities has been opened, and this world is mine.

[lagerstarfish]

something odd has happened to that photo - it almost looks like there is a lawn mower in your weights room (on the right), maybe it's just my dodgy screen

[Nibile]

something odd has happened to that photo - it almost looks like there is a lawn mower in your weights room (on the right), maybe it's just my dodgy screen

That's true. Not having a push-sled, I use the lawnmower for push-sprints.
But the future has started, there you go:

[rich d]

I want to see a vid of nibs beating the shit out of that punchbag...

[andy_e]

[Nibile]

 

[Oldmanmatt]

So, following my PB last week, I just upped my game and managed 3 sets of 8 reps of weighted ring press-ups at 119kg at the wrists.
Why this makes me so happy, is a mystery, but it does.




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[Iesu]

An excellent day at Slipstones...

Finally managed to do Sulky Little Boys... been trying this for years and with a bit of thought and some new VSR's it went after about an hour \o/

Managed to do Micro Corner next - then ran out of beans on Lay By Arête...

Lovely.

Choice!

I dream of failure on Layby AFTER such success!

[moose]

I have come so close to Layby Arete on so many occasions that I now feel it is one of those problems I am fated never to do. 

A key problem is that I have two sequences for the big move to the good high holds that feel equally possible - smearing on the arete and heel-hootkng with the LF,  or a tenuous RF heel hook of the flake handhold to the right.  Invariably, I have always got close with one method, given up, changed to the other metthod, got equally close (fingers brushing but not latching the target), and then run out of gas no wiser as to the solution I should pursue.

[Nibile]

So, following my PB last week, I just upped my game and managed 3 sets of 8 reps of weighted ring press-ups at 119kg at the wrists.

Matt, I have no idea of what you're talking about, but it does sound good.

[Oldmanmatt]

For some reason, I can't upload video anymore and I only have cctv of todays effort anyway.
This is a still from last Friday, the hanging weight clipped to the weight vest was 10kg heavier this week. So, pictured is 109kg.
(I have a load cell on a TRX to check weight). The rings are actually 3cm lower than the bench, camera angle is misleading. The weight varies during the motion. It's ~10kg less at full extension. The vest, belt, hanging weights, gear and me; weight 130kg on the scales.


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[Nibile]

Nutter. I particularly love all the over-engeneering!
 
Anyway, just to show that I am no less nutter, I see your ring push ups and raise with my variation of the Litvinov protocol.

[Oldmanmatt]

Yeah, it takes some logistics, but they're so much better than Benchpress; requiring the holding of a plank during the movement.
It stresses the posterior chain hugely and not just the Pec/Triceps combo. The instability of the rings make the shoulders work like buggery. Just about every antagonist wrapped up in one exercise.

Oh, and, Nutter!
But keep your guard up.


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[Nibile]

It surely looks like a very good full body excercise!

Oh, and, Nutter!
But keep your guard up.

Ahaha, cheers Matt!
I know, but when I do boxing Tabatas or Litvinovs I have to just concentrate on speed and rithm of the punches, and keeping a high guard would be detrimental to this.
Otherwise yes, I keep my guard up, although I have to admit that all my boxing training isn't aimed at all at any kind of fighting, it's just an excellent power/speed routine that fits perfectly my needs.
But yes, sometimes I train combinations and I try to have good technique, I move after punching, I dip, move my torso, change stance, like one would do in a fight.
I admit that the idea of stepping into a ring terrifies me. I don't feel like I'm that kind of guy... Of course in the past I've been into fights, but I've always regretted it.

[tomtom]

I have come so close to Layby Arete on so many occasions that I now feel it is one of those problems I am fated never to do. 

A key problem is that I have two sequences for the big move to the good high holds that feel equally possible - smearing on the arete and heel-hootkng with the LF,  or a tenuous RF heel hook of the flake handhold to the right.  Invariably, I have always got close with one method, given up, changed to the other metthod, got equally close (fingers brushing but not latching the target), and then run out of gas no wiser as to the solution I should pursue.

I've only had (incomplete) success with the rf smearing on the arête and lf hooking around the corner..

my lf (first proper move) on the crappy arête smear was completely solid on tues - normally it's a complete fight, so bit annoyed I wasn't able to make more of the excellent conditions...

[moose]

YYFY!.... got wood: 40 overhanging degrees of crimping, pinching and undercuts.  The excellence of the construction is Mr Crusher's, and defects in the design are mine.

[Nibile]

 

[Duma]

Looks classy. Sort of board I could sit under with a decent single malt.

[tomtom]

Looks classy. Sort of board I could sit under with a decent single malt.

:D [emoji106]

[sxrxg]

Out of interest how much does Mr crusher charge for such a thing of beauty?

[shark]

Out of interest how much does Mr crusher charge for such a thing of beauty?

http://crusherholds.co.uk/wooden-climbing-holds