Wednesday 02-11-09, indoor climbing & campusing
Posted on | February 12, 2009 | 2 Comments
It’s been warm and raining here in Pittsburgh, and what was looking to be a very promising local ice season appears to be at its end.
That said, it was warm enough today that it made me start to look forward to rock climbing trips and the spring.
I also had some form of headache/stomach complaint today. Not sure if it’s a migraine due to a pinched nerve in my neck (with the migraine inducing nausea) or a mild case of gastroenteritis. In any case the morning was not a good time.
Like a moron, I still dragged myself to the climbing wall tonight.
Workout:
Warmup: 10minutes ARC (continuous climbing at an intensity level too low to get pumped, working on technique and foot placement).
Then:
- around 1 hour high intensity bouldering. Working a few problems that are at my limit.
- 3 sets on the campus board, using pull up-lock off- shoot other hand style. 2 laps per set, so 8 movements total (4 on each hand).
Last set had 1 set of negatives
5-10 minutes ARC to coll down.
Food:
Went home and had a massive amount of chopped yellow squash and zucchini topped with grass fed ground beef and pasta sauce, along with a glass of red wine (from a box – yes I’m that classy)
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February 12th, 2009 @ 12:22 pm
I just recently tried indoor rock climbing. What a workout! In my case, it really worked my forearms and hands, if only because I was grabbing onto the walls so tightly! (I’m a little afraid of heights). I’m going to try it again in the future.
Your dinner sounds mega healthy too!
- Dave
February 12th, 2009 @ 12:26 pm
Yeah. Learning not to over grip and to trust your feet is huge in the beginning. It still works your forearms as you advance – as you learn to get more and more out of the lower body, the harder routes start to demand more and more of the hands. I’ve taught a number of beginning climbers through different classes.
One simple exercise you might try. Get on a wall, only a foot or so up with good holds.
Make sure your weight is on your feet.
Now relax your grip until you come off.
You want to be holding just slightly harder than that. Just enough force to keep you on.