One does not climb to attain enlightenment, rather one climbs because he is enlightened.” — Zen Master Futomaki.
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Totally had no motivation to train today, but I still hit the gym.
Today I worked on my max bouldering. I found seven boulder problems that were at my repoint limit, and I climbed them each five times with a three minute reset in between attempts. If I feel off the problem I would climb back to the spot I feel and finish.
After I have finished climbing the problem five time. I would rest for eight minutes then move to the next problem and repeat.
When I finished doing those I did another eight minute rest, and pulled on the campus board. The workout lasted for ten minutes. On the top of every minute I would have to do a total of three to five pull-ups.
When finished my muscle fibers were destroyed. Hopefully by the weekend I be able to complete my project.
@8 months ago
Climbing in Massacre Rock I.D., or Devil’s Gate and Gate of Death, warming up on a 10a. This place was amazing, the routes were a lot harder then they were rated. This place has a pretty interesting history, pioneers were pushing Indians out of their resources, so the Indians fought back by killing them. It was kind of weird climbing in a place where there was so much death. I definitely payed my respect before I started pulling on rock.
Here is a link if you would like to read more of the history.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_Rocks_State_Park
Here is the climbing around the area. I believe there is over 600 routes. Amazing!
Time to get on the hangboard and rip the fingers to shreds. I’ll post up my training system this afternoon.
@8 months ago with 3 notesDid my Boulder Wednesday training today. Now, I will rest for two days, and try to complete my project saturday.
@8 months agoRest day really? These are the days that are the hardest to live. What do I do when I don’t climb? I guess I’ll go hit the gym, and do some weight training.
This is my workout I have created for myself. Each workout I did for fourty five seconds, and when I completed all of them one time, I would rest for one minute. I continued to do this for three more sets. Now, I will sleep.
Turkish get up
Side plank dip
Spiderman push ups
Bench dip
Pulse up
Goblat Squat
Shrugs
Burpee
External rotation
Deadlift
@8 months ago with 1 note
This is what happens when your project gets the best of you. The result of the Oboe - 5.12b.
Finally posting what I did for Hangboard Friday. I created a little hangboard pyramid system.
It is best to start with your weakest area in climbing and work from there. In between hanging rest for five solid seconds, and then jump right back on. When the pyramid is finished, rest for one to two minutes and repeat. Continue up to eight to fourteen times. This can be a little boring, but if you put some good tunes on, or watch some T.V. while doing the workout, its not to bad.
This is my frist time doing this pyramid, and I am pretty excited with what I got out of it. I felt the burn in the fingers and forearms, and did a total of 10 sets.
4 seconds: Slope
6 seconds: Medium crimp
8 seconds: 3 finger pocket
10 seconds: Large crimp
8 seconds: Medium crimp
6 seconds: 2 finger pocket
4 seconds: Slope
After words, I strapped on ten pounds and jumped on the rock rings, and did some off set pull-ups. I switched off sets every fifth rep. Finished on my fourth set. After resting for 2 minutes, I did four reps with three sets of frenchies.
Like any other sport or training. It is always best to warm up before you start.
@8 months ago with 6 notes