one arm pull up

Post by **merrick** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:49 pm

i prefer training for one-arm pull-ups by climbing. the only time in my life I could do one arms on both arms was after bouldering every other day for six months straight.
of course the downside(or upside to this method) is that you need six months to climb full time.

it is more fun to train for one-arms by climbing than to train for one-arms by training....

Post by **Toad** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:22 pm

the lurkist wrote:Check this guy out. According to John Gill and Jack Arnow, Jasper Benincasa is one of the strongest guys to ever live. "He could do 19 consecutive one-arm chins with either hand, and 50 one-arm chins, alternating right and left hands, but considered his greatest achievement to be doing one chin with a 265 lb man hanging from his waist, at a bodyweight of 130!"
http://www.redriverclimbing.com/album_p ... ic_id=2091

Why does he have a ladder going to his asshole?

Post by **the lurkist** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:44 pm

That is the right one. I think on Gill's site he said Benincasa could lower into this position and hold himself suspended, his arms 90 degrees to the plane of the bar and his body perpendicular to the ground, for several seconds.
That is some grip strength.
That guy never climbed. Imagine....

Post by **OB Juan** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:47 pm

Your all a riot, and for Yasmeen's sake you know more about the hillary step than I. I don't have ambissions of waking up the world's largest garbage dump. I have no intention of condensing my interests, life is to be lived to the fullest and I intend to enjoy all of it.

Post by **SCIN** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:12 pm

Yea, but just being well rounded equals a big zero. Focus, OB Juan, focus.

Post by **pigsteak** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:21 pm

well said SCIN....well rounded is an excuse to be mediocre at everything....at least focus on being the best bum you can, and fulfillment shall be yours.

Post by **OB Juan** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:22 pm

Dude you don't get it! I am the fat man in the bath tub. I need the oxygen bottle to explore the great under sea caverns

Truthfully SCIN I enjoy climbing the gorge to train for climbing out west. I'm not the best in the Gorge or anywhere but I am a solid 10, 11 climber, I just prefer the longer multiple pitch trad stuff and have really enjoyed things like the east face of Whitney, the exxum route up The Grand, Yosemite, and Joshua Tree.
Rock On!

Post by **the lurkist** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:01 am

yeah man. Every time I go to the Valley (or any place else that has good long trad climbing), I refine my interest to being a 5.10/5.11 (on a real good day) well rounded crack climber.
But, the Gorge has the best sport climbing in the country (IMO- not trying to start any shit) so it is easy to climb the best sport routes in the country. The best of these fall in the 5.12/5.13 range. When in Rome....

Post by **OB Juan** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:15 am

I'm not in dispute of the quality of climbing in the gorge I feel blessed to have it 40min. down the road, and I agree it's covered up with great sport routes. My interests are better suited in trad work. I like the slow delierate hang your balls on your own piece kind of work. I'm not sure it's the best Sport climbing in the country or not, Tacites(? spelling, pronounced Tah Keets) in Idlewild Canyon CA is some serious sport climbing and everything is run out 20 -30 feet between bolts. That may not sound like much but shit some them a 900ft climbs.

Like I said I'm not the best here or there, I just believe in the climb humble live long theory

Post by **pigsteak** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:32 am

that's sporty climbing, not sport climbing. fun game, but not the same.