tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31845824.post912107237749160672..comments2024-03-18T11:58:24.478+00:00Comments on Online Climbing Coach: Don’t do what they doDave MacLeodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442169589581067050noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31845824.post-16956365857350847512010-06-20T18:19:47.323+01:002010-06-20T18:19:47.323+01:00Been meaning to say for a while- I think your webs...Been meaning to say for a while- I think your website's a great source of info & inspiration. Cheers!<br /><br />TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31845824.post-75269048013868761702010-06-12T18:42:39.762+01:002010-06-12T18:42:39.762+01:00Hey Dave, I have been struggling with this for a c...Hey Dave, I have been struggling with this for a couple years now...everyone and their mother has some new fangled way of training regiment to try and I always wind up getting injured. Like the campus board or even the Moon board, which I do believe can be useful to some climbers, but for me, it seems to put a lot of strain on my elbows and fingers. Hence the tendinitis or osis in my right elbow. Seems to me that climbing outside has improved my ability just as much, if not more. Especially when I do manual labor, i.e. landscaping/masonry, for a living. I also believe that people don't rest enough, as well. Regardless, thanks for all your info and advice. It definitely strays from the norm and is a breath of fresh air. Cheers.splittipproductions.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14221276866057390410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31845824.post-13112344414841130542010-06-01T19:18:50.070+01:002010-06-01T19:18:50.070+01:00Questions about general cardiovascular endurance t...Questions about general cardiovascular endurance training.<br /><br />Dear Dave,<br /><br />i have read several books about training for climbing including yours. Many suggest to do endurance activities such as swimming, running or cycling as a mean to become a more complete athlete.<br /><br />They promote these activities for active recovery on non-climbing days, and in addition as a way to improve your body's general ability to recover (growth of heart muscle and other cardiovascular benefits). In one book for example it is recommended to do 60 minutes of running 3 times a week.<br /><br />In two of these particular sports your lower body (legs) is the main area of physical exercise. This would mean that these muscles get trained and potentially gain mass. You write that a heavy lower body inhibits climbing performance and that sounds very plausible to me.<br /><br />In consequence my question are:<br /><br />Is the above mentioned training amount reasonable?<br />How often/long do you do such activities?<br />Is this form of training even necessary to become a good climber?<br />Are there negative side effects from this particular workouts (leg mass gain, less energy for climbing etc.)<br />Do the benefits outweigh the negative side effects ?<br /><br />Greetings from GermanyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31845824.post-38140610973600237242010-05-27T02:35:18.254+01:002010-05-27T02:35:18.254+01:00Perfect! So I can tell you my circumstance/Schedul...Perfect! So I can tell you my circumstance/Schedule and you fill in the rest!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com