gessuss

>>i think you are missing my point...ie when i need to "balance my chest" (pectorals) against my back, a push up is not gonna cut it...i walk over to the bench press and start stacking weights on...and for the pull upss...same thing...start stacking weight... I got you now... that is one way to see the training, my experience tells me that this training does work for me and my students (we do 3 months of rock climbing in PE), I guess it might work for others.

With this training I am trying to keep the body's muscles balanced. If you only exercise your body climbing, you are the perfect candidate for stress fractures, tendinitis and back injuries. I think that is "enough resistance" for anybody. I agree about the weight, you loose everything anyway...

This is a physical condition training for climbers. The training has been designed to gain strength in the most important muscles. You will need a good warm up because the workout is quite intensive. http://www.gymarchive.com/public/show_training.php?training=147&language=en Comments or improvements are welcome.