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Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:07 pm
by Josephine
TradMike wrote:The best climbers in the world have the highest grip strength to weight ratio. It has been the best indicator of a climber's potential.
oh dear. i'm doomed. half the time my grip strength is so bap i can't even open a jar of pickles! i'll be climbing 5.9 for the rest of my life.
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:24 pm
by 512OW
TradMike wrote:The best climbers in the world have the highest grip strength to weight ratio. It has been the best indicator of a climber's potential.
Maybe, but how many gumbies also have a high grip strength to weight ratio... but no technique?
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:32 pm
by trog
512OW wrote:
Maybe, but how many gumbies also have a high grip strength to weight ratio... but no technique?
that would be me
see gumby thread
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:51 am
by Atl
Whatever man, sitting around squeezing a gripmaster is way better than a day at the crag. Plus, no let down from falling on your project! w00t Rolling Eyes
So training when one isn't at the crag has no value of course?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:56 am
by bcombs
Atl wrote:Whatever man, sitting around squeezing a gripmaster is way better than a day at the crag. Plus, no let down from falling on your project! w00t Rolling Eyes
So training when one isn't at the crag has no value of course?
Haha, come to the house of pain! It's where training and torture are combined!
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:12 pm
by Myke Dronez
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 10:43 am
by tbwilsonky
doesn't strike me that the dynamic action of squeezing correlates well to the static grip used in climbing. good for recovery certainly, but not so much for strength training.
the powerball/dynaflex is THE business for tendonitis. can't stress this enough.
-t
