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overlord
Jun 28, 2005, 1:13 PM
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yes, i know how hard it is :wink: but im not talking about gaining 10kg+ here. you wouldnt believe how much a difference 1 or two 2kg makes in climbing. thats like 10 quickdraws.
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gearsighted
Jun 28, 2005, 1:19 PM
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Go get Eric Horst's book "Training for Climbing", it does a good job of explaining a total training plan for climbing-specific fitness. For overall strength and agility, I would also suggest "Core Performance" by Mark Verstegen, and anything by Pavel...crazy Russian ;)
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bluenose
Jun 28, 2005, 1:35 PM
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OK, just for argument's sake let's say someone is really TRYING to gain some good solid muscle. They are following every bodybuilding style tenent from the hardcore workouts to the super protein supps, skip roids, they don't count.
At best they MAY be able to add a pound a week, any more and it's not muscle, even at that it's probably not all musle anyway. This would be with 5 or 6 workouts a week with a bit of cardio to top it off and keep the heart healthy. I did that a couple of years ago and gained 10lbs over six months AFTER spending six months cutting fat. It was helpful while diving, sport specific goal.
I find that most people would actually lose weight long before adding muscle if they started. Personally, I go for both. It takes a little longer and some will say that you can't do it but it works if you are patient. That's my goal now, again sport specific for climbing.
While I don't disagree with your (Overlord's, and apparently most climbers, real and cyber alike) idea of extra weight being a hinderance, I do think that too many use that argument as a copout to not workout, or at least not enough to really make any difference.
There's also a point where your strength to weight ratio is tipped in your favour by adding some muscle, or at the very least, training your muscles for strength and endurance.
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knigh7
Jun 28, 2005, 1:50 PM
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I have been BBing for a year and a half and YES it is very hard to gain muscle, currently 88kg that is 193 pounds and TBH i have found my strength as an advantage when climbing although i can see how it would be diffrent if i weighted less
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bluenose
Jun 28, 2005, 1:56 PM
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In reply to: I have been BBing for a year and a half and YES it is very hard to gain muscle, currently 88kg that is 193 pounds and TBH i have found my strength as an advantage when climbing although i can see how it would be diffrent if i weighted less
Curious, how tall are you?
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knigh7
Jun 28, 2005, 2:22 PM
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5'9 with BF 17 % give or take
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