[the_dom]

OK, I campused last night, and due to frustration at being useless on the small rungs, I started closed-crimping them. The minute I started doing that (I was well warmed-up after about 45 minutes on the large rungs), my performance shot up and I was cruising things I'd never been able to do.

Now I know I shouldn't closed-crimp on a campus board, but why? Not even if I'm well warmed-up? Ever?

dom

[dave]

if you were much stronger crimping them then that suggests thats one of your strengths (i.e. my guess is you like me will spend 90% of time outdoors crimping) thus you should probably be training your weaknesses, i.e. openhanding.

question?

[the_dom]

if you were much stronger crimping them then that suggests thats one of your strengths (i.e. my guess is you like me will spend 90% of time outdoors crimping) thus you should probably be training your weaknesses, i.e. openhanding.

question?

<whiny>Yeah, but I suck at openhanding..</whiny>

I do crimp pretty much everything. That said, I don't think my crimp strength is good enough, and have been making an effort to train crimps..

[dave]

dunno if this is any use, but it says nowt about not crimping. that said, i've never crimped on a campus board (although i've never used one as more thana  passing distraction at a wall) even though i crimp all the time outside. I alwasy got the impression that its the kind of thing that would prompt coughs of "gay" from your peers.


also something about it here

[the_dom]

dunno if I alwasy got the impression that its the kind of thing that would prompt coughs of "gay" from your peers.

I'm more worried about injury, to be honest. My fingers are a little stiff today, but that would be consistent with a serious crimp workout.

It's all about the crimps...

[squeek]

I always feel more open to injury when I'm openhanding crimps due to the way your tendons are stretched out.  Just feels that way, although I'm not particularly good at openhanding things either.

[hongkongstuey]

for my sins i got a Gresham masterplan a couple of years back - couldn't  think what i wanted for Xmas from the folks so got that.

The campus section basically involves a few sets on the big rungs to warm up (on the campus board that is - after having already got properly warm elsewhere), open hand the small rungs, followed by full crimp the small rungs - so i guess its not that bad for you, also, how the hell else can we get stronger at crimping if we don't train them

In line with what Dave said - i basically used to crimp the death out of everything (even the odd sloper if i could) but since training open handed - and now happily cranking 1-4-6 with it (1-3-5 used to be an effort open hand) - have found myself using this far far more than i used to.

Time for my campusing question:

You've thrown up with one hand, got your rung, now do you:
a) pretty much lock the upper arm and flick for the next rung with the trailing arm; or
b) lower down a bit on both arms and go maximum power for the next rung?

I'm sure 'b' is much better in a training sense but it always feels so much harder that i normally end up doing 'a'. Any advice from all you strong lads out there?

Also - anyone got any recommendations for a campus work out?

[Moo]

If you are crimping everything fully crimped remmember that this wont train your open handed grip. However training open handed will improve your full crimp strength aswell.

[Jim]

Train your weaknesses. Open handed strength is much more desirable than crimp strength any way IMHO

[a dense loner]

what planet are you on? :roll:

[Jim]

earth, why you ask?