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the shizzle => diet, training and injuries => Topic started by: gollum on April 27, 2003, 06:04:27 pm

Title: Training For Climbing
Post by: gollum on April 27, 2003, 06:04:27 pm

Just read the E Horst book and would highly recommend it. I even found something about training that I hadn't previously tried and am currently experimenting with it in the lab. :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:

Title: Training For Climbing
Post by: dobbin on April 28, 2003, 11:39:35 am

You can order it from Amazon here! (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0762723130/qid=1051526324/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_0_2/202-5591468-1867826)

Title: Training For Climbing
Post by: T.H. on May 05, 2003, 09:31:15 pm

Got the book a few weeks ago.

Generally well written with mostly scientifically justified advice, but some of the training appears rather flawed, and some totally unrecomended.  I also found the quotes at the start of each section totally pretentious.

It's biggest problem though is that it just isn't specific enough for bouldering.  I've said it before, but training for bouldering is not the same as training for routes, and the book tries to cover the whole range up to alpine routes.