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ehmmic...the reason why is to keep the spray down on them...the moderators (and posters) have done a most excellent job on smacking down most of the spray that enters this particular forum...plus, i'm a cragger at heart, so i'm sticking to this forum as much as possible...

yes what??

But bob....that is what everyone does in one fashion or another, whether its an NFL superstar, your dentist, or you... ie, you gotta work for the man with whatever skillz ya got...

I was thinking the opposite...it seems like you can always crack a one or two move power style problem even if you can't finish longer problems...plus w/ a good four to 5 hour rest and food you'll have something (not much) in the tank... Having said that, all literature that i've read has said to not do power sesh's w/o a lot of rest before and after...

Any thoughts on a double session day? By this i mean a pretty hard climbing (gym of course) day on endurance around noon-ish...several meals and a bunch of work later, go do a power sesh...Caveat, would require a bunch more rest likely...

agreed...no reason to rip anybody, much less a motivated teenager...that's f-ing lame...

E-rock... My whole point of posting it had nothing to do w/ the "world champion" thing...the girl totally kicks ass at climbing...there is no denying it...she is also an absolutely incredible athlete even disregarding climbing (ie. her pole vaulting exploits) would most likely be extremely competitive in any sport she followed... The real point of posting for me, was the rank capitilization and marketing that is going on w/ climbing (My term is "TEAM REI")...seems a very far cry from climbing's roots...and i have an extremely hard time envisioning climbers dirtbagging at camp 4 w/ one of those dolls hanging in their tents...but hey, everyone's gotta make a buck or two, so why not go down this avenue...

HA Sobo...what if she'd kick yer arse??...and then where would you be????

Push Me

Excellent Post!!! Thanx to the good doc!

The other thing could be attention span...i know that if'n i work long enough, i can send some stuff...but that comes from lotta years of climbing... ie. You can wire almost anything down to 5.10+ if you can hang onto the holds I think a lot of these younger folks don't want to trip to smith to work just one route until its in their redpoint range...

No erik...you just twist it around...that was hardman booty you collected from OTHER people bailing...not your fault...just cleaning the litter!!!

Thisizz a very good observation... case in point, would be Steve Mrazek...sucker is a redpointing machine... also, bob rogoz falls into this category as well... weight vest arrives monday...I'm still gonna mix it up a bit, though... Taken to running to keep overall weight down, man, THAT is a boring pasttime...

"FUCK THIS SHIT! I FUCKING QUIT!" (best accompanied by the flinging of chalkbag, shoes, etc.) You DIRTY PLAGIARIZER!!! WTF!! STEALING MY QUOTES!!! You forgot: "I hate this fucking sport!" and for emphasis, you must crush your hand into the wall enough to break it...

why?

That's along the lines of what i've read...I know of only one really good climber who's used it and he says its for real...SOOOOO, i'm trying to talk to other climbers who've used it...Not lifters, and not alpine climbers/hikers, but craggers/boulderers...

With adam bolting it, i suspect there will be a bolt in your face or max, at your knee, for each crux , right???

I have heard about the water retention...I figure a steadier supply of energy would offset the extra weight, right? The other thing is that you aren't supposed to stay on it for long periods...so i am assuming that you'd make your strength/endurance gains, go off the stuff and lose the extra weight...

uhhh...creatine....

So...who's using this stuff? Who's usED the stuff?? Feedback???? PROS: CONS:

dude...you gotta admit...its a schweet-lookin' line!

HAHAHA you tool... Remember waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back when i posted something on the defunct crag.com about the whole 5 ez pieces and you responded to wear diapers cuz of the exposure! Did you ever go get on that thing???

Trust me...i suck

Did you put your huggies on and try that route at smith yet? Let's have a report if you did!

HAHAHAHA...no...not referring to that... Actually, i'm trying to decide if i should work harder boulder problems sans weight or to climb in a weighted vest on longer problems...my physical weight is at the lowest its been in a long time (around 124lbs or so)...these two things are at the opposite ends of the scale...one is like weight-lifting...the other is just a shitload of physical work...the weighted vest is kicking in an extra 10-15 lbs of weight... It seems that i fall off of endurance routes, yet i also fall off of boulder problems...in short, I SUCK and i'm tired of getting my ass kicked...a large part of my problem lies in an inability to consistently get outside on real rock, so my projecting just falls to the wayside...VERY FRUSTRATING...get close to a route, then not come back to it for a long time (3 to 4 months)...pisses me off