smart gym climbing
Stretch!
Realize that it will take time for you to get acquainted with gym-style climbing. I get disoriented each time I go to a new gym because the style of setting routes varies.
When bouldering, place a pad over the split where other pads come together. Many people have fallen, landed in the split and went home with a broken/badly sprained ankle.
Don't follow Ho's advice, it will zap your energy.
Realize that it will take time for you to get acquainted with gym-style climbing. I get disoriented each time I go to a new gym because the style of setting routes varies.
When bouldering, place a pad over the split where other pads come together. Many people have fallen, landed in the split and went home with a broken/badly sprained ankle.
Don't follow Ho's advice, it will zap your energy.
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yeah I kinda like Ho's advice, too.
Thanks, everyone. I went last night and it seems the only mistake I made was getting on stuff that was hard (for me). I actually had fun and got a good work out. My goal is to work my weaknesseses and increase my endurance on overhangs. I know I'll get used to the tape deal... but I won't be doing any of that silly bouldering crap.
Thanks, everyone. I went last night and it seems the only mistake I made was getting on stuff that was hard (for me). I actually had fun and got a good work out. My goal is to work my weaknesseses and increase my endurance on overhangs. I know I'll get used to the tape deal... but I won't be doing any of that silly bouldering crap.
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Hopefully you have some gym managers who understand the importance of traverses and circuit routes for endurance training and encourage this type of route setting. (Big hint here for RQclimber & Kato. I'm willing to set some training routes anytime you want.)If you are training for routes hopefully you have access to some type of systems wall or a slightly overhanging wall that you can hang out on for longish burns.
"Be responsible for your actions and sensitive to the concerns of other visitors and land managers. ... Your reward is the opportunity to climb in one of the most beautiful areas in this part of the country." John H. Bronaugh
Ignore the tape the first time up and use any hold that's available. If you can make it to the top using all the holds, then start limiting yourself to a particular taped route. Don't dyno. Be aware that the more time you spend on crimpers, the closer you get to finger problems. If you want to gain strength, go for the open-handed slopers on overhanging walls. If you experience pain after a workout, take enteric (coated) aspirins and soak hurting hands in cold water. Drink beer. Pain or no pain.
ZSpider
ZSpider
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Stay away from mono and two-finger pocket holds that only fit a single pad (that's how I strained a tendon in my right hand earlier this spring, when I started training in the gym).
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D. H. Lawrence
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I was looking around trying to find a thread about pain in finger joints...Zspider wrote:If you experience pain after a workout, take enteric (coated) aspirins and soak hurting hands in cold water. Drink beer. Pain or no pain.
Does this hold true for that?
I overdid it at the gym the last few days & my joints are swollen & aching. I took ibuprofen this morning & it didn't seem to help at all.
I'm at work so no beer...
Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. - Buddha
Aleve was working for me, but alas.....I have been just living with the swelling and pain.It becomes part of you after a few years. If it's the joint and not the tendons,then Chondroitin Gloucosamine work.It takes a few days to kick in.
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