Core strength and conditioning

Post by **Caspian** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 4:02 pm

OB, if you want more people to read your posts I would suggest breaking up the text in to more readable chuncks.

Post by **OB Juan** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 4:08 pm

Caspian I agree, unfortunately to address the claims made by others and their calls for thorough, referenced, and detailed material from me in order to be considered legitimate, my hands are a bit tied so far as keeping things simple and short.

Post by **Caspian** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 4:10 pm

OB Juan wrote:Caspian I agree, unfortunately to address the claims made by others and their calls for thorough, referenced, and detailed material from me in order to be considered legitimate, my hands are a bit tied so far as keeping things simple and short.

Simply putting line breaks in between paragraphs would do.

Post by k9 » Wed Aug 09, 2006 4:12 pm

It would probably be related to your poor choice of a belay partner...

OB Juan, that was a LOT of information. I don't pretend to know what all you're talking about, or even care except for how it might help me improve in the sports that I enjoy.

I'll bet core strength plays a HUGE role in kayaking!

I hope others appreciate the information, but my guess is that you'll get crucified again... most people on this board don't give a shit unless it makes them look good somehow. That said, there are a few I know will appreciate it and I look forward to the conversation to come.

BTW, I've started trying some core conditioning ... it's freakin' hard stuff. Maybe I'm terribly out of shape, but I challenge the skeptics to give it a try and honestly say it doesn't have an effect. I could feel it immediately!

thanks for the good info.

Post by **pigsteak** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 4:17 pm

k9..are you out of shape or did it improve performance in an otherwise fit body?

(serious question)

Post by **OB Juan** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 4:19 pm

Neither editor nor english major I only present the material. If you wish to learn it you will, if not you won't and punctuation, paragraph format and length really have little to do with it.

Post by **Caspian** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 4:57 pm

OB Juan wrote:Neither editor nor english major I only present the material. If you wish to learn it you will, if not you won't and punctuation, paragraph format and length really have little to do with it.

I was merely providing a suggestion if you would like to reach more people.

You are correct. If you don't care if anyone reads it, then presentation does not matter. You could write it down on a bar napkin and throw it in the trash if you like. But since you wrote it on this forum, I do not think it is a poor assumption that you would like people to read it.

Adding a few line breaks to make things a little less intimidating does not require an English degree.

Thanks for the information.

Post by **captain static** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 5:36 pm

Eric Horst wrote:... steep boulder problems are a boon for developing upper body power as well as the vital core muscles of the torso.

I find that when using good technique and focussing on not overgripping I feel the burn more in my legs than in my arms.

Post by k9 » Wed Aug 09, 2006 6:18 pm

k9..are you out of shape or did it improve performance in an otherwise fit body?

(serious question)

I'm not horribly out of shape & those who know me think I'm fit. I tend to judge my "fitness" level less gracioiusly than others do, so I'll pass on what my family and friends say.

I mainly notice the difference between my condition now vs. what it was when I was able to be more active (climbing 4-5 times/week). I still enjoy the same activities, but don't seem to have the coordination(balance) and sense of control of my body that I had.

When I do just a few core conditioning exercises, which don't really take long, I quickly feel the response of muscles that I didn't necessarily know were there. Without a lot of time and effort I'm feeling stronger and more confident in my movements. Since these few exercises are the only thing I'm doing differently, I'm attributing this feeling to them.

Good question. Give it a try for a week and see if you have the same experience. I'm assuming you're in fairly decent shape to begin with...

Post by **OB Juan** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 9:48 pm

Caspian, the post was written in Word and copied to the forum. Paragraph indentations were made in the original draft but apparently never translated to this forum. I wasn't aware of it until I just now reviewed the post on this forum. Seems to more a problem of this forum than my english skill. Sorry!