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heelhooker
Dec 7, 2002, 11:28 PM
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I've got easy access to a Treadwall. It's not a bad workout, though it is certainly not like being outside or even on a gym wall. The holds are pretty big and I am trying to get the owners to buy some more challenging holds. It does seem nice for building endurance because you, theoretically, never hit the top. It is also nice for working solo.
So, my questions are what are some of your experiences and opinions of this contraption? Any workout ideas?
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alvchen
Dec 7, 2002, 11:36 PM
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I hate being rushed when I climb, so I'm not that big of a fan of the Treadwall.
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jtcronk
Dec 7, 2002, 11:48 PM
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Tried one and all I can say is zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.................................................but it is probably better than nothing.........
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orestes1724
Dec 8, 2002, 2:44 PM
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They are so much fun!
but they arent really good for technique, but GREAT if your training for speed climbing!!!
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robbovius
Dec 8, 2002, 3:36 PM
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there's one i go to at lunch occasionally, it's ok, ,fantastic cardio, but once you ge the route figured out, really the only thing you can vary is the angle opf the wall... trying to go 50 feet at -3degrees is pretty difficult...
you can slow the wall down enough that you don't have to hurry, either. if you wear that waistbelt brake thing , you can actually set it to stop the wall while you figure out your next move.
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heelhooker
Dec 8, 2002, 11:55 PM
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Yes, the Treadwall can be a real snoozer. And for me it is really counter productive for learning route selection since I deliberately try to work all over the wall and not get in one grove. I try to use it to really focus on footwork. I'll face to one side and work diagonlly accross forwards and backwards a couple of passes and then turnaround and work the other direction. I also work awhile only letting my feet use the outer most rocks on each side so as to get that stretch.
It is the best I got close to home. And I am new enough that I don't know too much about what I am missing.
I will tell you that I started learning on it right after I shattered my knee in a car accident. I desperately wanted to climb and someone said, "Pretend like you just fell down a cliff and now you have to get back up with a broken leg!" It sure made me feel good to drop those crutches "three-point" that wall.
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