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Anonymous
ITT: conditioning for rock climbing, both indoor and outdoor.

Pull ups are obviously useful, as are all variations thereof.

Does anon have any other ideas, specifically about grip conditioning?
>> Anonymous
SQUATZ
>> Anonymous
>>377449
This is actually troo.
>> Anonymous
I'm interested in getting into grip training as well.

googled and searched /rs/ for ebooks, could not find any. Help, someone?
>> Anonymous
>>377448
flexibility is a good thing to have.
>> Anonymous
>>377453
http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/ironmind/Main/captainsofcrush.html

Them, they r the best you can have. if thats what you meant with grip training
>> Anonymous
Many climbers say those kinda of trainers aren't worth that much, and the best is to just get out there and climb to build grip strength. Or maybe to just do pullups with the first one or two knuckles on ur hands.
>> Anonymous
>>377470

You could hang on to a pull up bar with two or three fingers.
>> Anonymous
really there's not a lot you can do to condition for rock climbing, other than to rock climb

I've read many a book on the subject (Extreme Alpinism by Mark Twight, Modern Technique for Ice and Mixed Climbing by will Gadd, Climbing Ice by Yvon Chouinard, Training for Peak Performance by Clyde Soles, and Modern Ice Climbing by Jeff Lowe) to name a few.

There are some stuff you should be aware of, a lot of 5.12 climbers can't even do 1 pull up or squat 100#. Pull ups don't equal rock climbing ability, rock climbing is (don't quote me on this, and it's probably wrong) but from my experience 40% finger strength, 40% technique, and 20% body awareness.

You can condition yourself in the gym to do long climbs, but for bouldering and short (less than an hour) on rock you won't even have to. A lot of world class boulderers can't even run a mile without gasing out.

You have to find out specifically what kind of rock climbing you want to do, whether it be Alpine/Mixed/Ice/Trad/Sport/Top Roping/Indoor, and train specifically for that.

But to help grip strength you can buy a finger board, I have the Metolius Simulator, but recently tore an A5 pulley tendon in my ring finger when I forgot to warm up, therefore I can't do any pulling action with my right hand for at least 5 weeks. Watch out for that as well, I've been training to become a world class alpinist since Feb '08 but just recently maybe 2 months ago started on my grip. Progess slowly as well, grip strength doesn't come rapidly, as does nothing in life.

Also check out those books I suggested, maybe not the Alpine or Ice climbing ones if you have no desire for that, but definitely check out Extreme Alpinism by Mark Twight, he pretty much wrote the book on periodization for climbers, and it's a good read.
>> Anonymous
check out these sites regularly for workouts aimed at mountain athletes

www.mtnathlete.com
www.gymjones.com
>> Anonymous
First, pick up a copy of training for climbing if you can - worth the money.

Basically, as a beginner the best thing you can do is the following:

a) Get your body weight down near to ideal (so well within the 18 - 25 BMI range). Remember that climbing is power-to-weight, so losing fat is an easy fix.

b) Climb moar moar moar moar. Minimum three days a week. If you can't outdoor climb then climb indoor. If you can't do that then go bouldering. If you can't even do that then fingerboard + campus board + variety of pull-ups (always open palm), lock-offs and so on. I found a bouldering problem I like doing on the wall of a building at my uni (UNSW), never mind the weird looks I get.
>> Anonymous
Also, what do people here climb?

I have top-roped a 20 (5.10b/c) outdoors, similarly indoors. I haven't had a chance to do much leading yet. Bouldering V1 optimistically.
>> Anonymous
Is that Gisele and where can I get a 1920x1200?
>> Anonymous
/r/ing set of nude climbing, I find it intensely erotic. While she's hanging on for dear life I can wat wat in the butt.
>> Anonymous
>>377552

I used to be climbing the same a few years back. I was on-sighting 5.10 top ropes with ease and could work out most easy 5.11's.

I would love to get back in that condition but I'm too busy crackin-out my legs right now to care, lulz.
>> Anonymous
Started in a climbing gym a couple months ago. 5.10c-d, V1-2. Want to start learning to lead climb, but buying rope is kinda expensive.
>> Anonymous
>>377591
http://www.stonenudes.com/gallery.html

All I found about the sauce.
>> Anonymous
>>378772
Wow, that was a good fap.