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yes...beef curtain's have a weakness for alcohol...always a good point to remember when you got a raging bull to deal w/!!

get your reading glasses on, son...

If you look in the very corner of the book, you can make out Clark Kent, or is it Superman??

Think Linebacker...

Better read yo' PM's...I just heard back from the "beef curtain" BAWAHAHAHAHAHA...

Yo tim... I'll be down at smiff w/ drew and Ryan Hunter...our car is full, but if you can get down you're welcome to climb with us...i'll be at the bivy area (or the HUB if its too cold for drew)...

Hmmm...sharma? I don't think so since he's dealing w/ my genes!! I'm not going to push him...the opportunities will be there, if he wants to take advantage of it, i'll enable him...

Yeah, i kinda considered that...if its super cold at night, i'll grab a hotel...certainly don't want to start out his climbing career in a bad way!! You gonna be down this weekend??

Mr. LittleTOOL SAID: "Ya might not want to take yer kid this weekend. I'm gonna be pounding and streaking up a storm " whatever, shithead...

Actually, there's a pack of us going down, one of which is his nanny and her husband...its gonna rule, but might be a bit cold...figure five gallon buckets and some of the ramps next to karate wall and then of course, numerous pebble and rock tosses into the river to round out an excellent day!!

So...I was thinking about bolting the prominent prow at the UW rock...i figured it was high time to establish a premier sport climbing area in the heart of seattle!!!!!!!! BAWHAAAHHAHAHHA

Yeah, you see anything the matter w/ that?

He's gone before...but not climbing, just tagging along...he climbs in the gym now, so i'm sure he'll hop on routes...not gonna push him, and I'll climb up w/ him on a twin toprope setup...should be a riot, and he digs roasting marshmellows and camping in a tent!!!

Who's climbing this weekend at Smiffie Mudpile?? I'm takin' my 3 1/2 year old!! ahh, the development of my future ropegun!!

YO DFA!?!?!? <--- to avoid complaints from Peter Puget's Legal team READ YO PM'S!!!!

Sheesh...that means you can't even have "conversations" w/ your "manhood" to pass the time now!! That sux!!!

Damn dude...how are you doing???? How did it go????

Caveat to Cinead bouldering V10's so quickly is she wound up having to have her shoulder redone surgically this fall and is still recovering... Erik is now on team kayland for ice climbing!! HA HA HA and who says sport climbing doesn't help in other disciplines???

It isn't just the board workouts...there's a whole bunch of stuff on route selection and training... Cinead K. climbed w/ them (the Lamberti's) last summer in italy...she's now bouldered V10 and onsighting 5.12's...

HA HA HA...that's why I used three "!!!'s "...to protect copyright...

You seem open minded... what do you think of this? Check this for training I've got some inside information from the evil doctor K...

and, if you are serious and willing to lay down some $$$...this guy's a real bad a$$ http://www.jollypower.com/jollyhomeI.htm

http://www.planetfear.com/climbing/training/neilgresham/ng_boulderingforstrength.htm

You'll be busting out 5.12's soon enuff!!!

Lifting weights is the best way to pick up actual muscular strength...there are studies now that actually show its more effective in reducing body fat than cardio training alone as well. It should be noted that a reduction in body fat doesn't necessarily mean a reduction in overall weight though. Personally, i'd rather be at the "right" weight than an exceedingly light weight. I find i don't get sick as often and sleep better as well...To me, lean body mass is more important than the weight on the scale...plus, i'm getting old, so metabolism is slowing down and the way to counteract that is to pack on muscle mass...I'm still a small guy though, due to a light build... It never ever hurts to be strong. Plus, climbing trashes your fingers quickly, much more quickly than "heavier" muscles like shoulders, chest and upper back. The net result of climbing only is your grip is giving out before you've sufficiently worked the entire machine!! These are my thoughts...but, as everyone knows, everybody has their own training philosophies and mine are tailored due to the fact that i have limited time (job, spouse, kids, other fun) to actually go rockclimbing and I'm trying to achieve general fitness as well as climbing fitness...The good doctor amazing's recommendation for a little bit of running is a good idea on "down" days as well... Plus...and this is why i'm beating on my wife to do resistance training...for women, its been shown that resistance training (weights) slows and helps to prevent osteoporosis...