10 Miles Back Again

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It’s going… lol

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I see you’ve been promoted?

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Good to see you back around!

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Crazy right!??

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If you strap it on and film it, we’ll all be interested for sure

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Oh, like thats not a strength oriented endeavor?!!

Good to see you again man!

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I still don’t even know what “pulling on plastic” was supposed to mean.

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I think he has those pink plastic dumbells :joy::joy:

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Work for this morning:

1.5 hour walk

Will do a slightly longer mobility session later too, but won’t bother logging it.

Notes: definitely a low impact day for training, lower back is feeling pretty much perfect so i should be in a good place, physically, to finish my climbing project tomorrow.

@antiquity good to see you too man, hows it going?

@ChickenLittle you’ve always been crazy, but still a good choice for a coach

I think you spelled “dildos” wrong. And that stuffs for my premium subscribers only.

Pulling on plastic is a derogatory term for climbing inside on plastic holds as opposed to outside on real rock. For a bunch of dirty hippies, climbers can be pretty snooty about stuff like that. Oddly, climbing indoors on wooden holds is considered cool and something all the strong boys do, but plastic is shit and for amateurs.

@SkyzykS nice to see you man, how’ve you been?

And yes, climbing is definitely strength related, and lots of the conversations around training use very similar language and concepts, but its probably the sport with the most unique strength requirements i’ve ever come across. Its genuinely funny seeing just how weak top climbers are at non-climbing related stuff, and also how terrible elite athletes from other sports tend to be at climbing.

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Pretty good! Life is full!

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I feel that

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Good to see you back man. Now stay!
Climbing seems like a lot of fun. My gf is into bouldering and recently did a course to get certified for climbing as well. I will have to try it eventually but I’m postponing it until after comp season.

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I would love to see a video of you bouldering, omg

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Work for today:

3 hours hard bouldering (playing on the new Moonboard set)

Afternoon:
3 x 5 jumps
3 x 5 med ball slams
10 x 10 kb swings
30mins “tumbling” practice

Notes:

  • My project climb was blocked off with routesetting today, but my gym has just upgraded to the newest Moonboard set so had a good session trying that out for the first time with some mates. Really good times.
  • Bit of light work this arvo in the sun, with my little girl trying to join in where she can. She got excited about trying some basic gymnastic stuff so we spent about 30mins doing some basic tumbling in the back garden, also really good times.
  • I have a 7 week period where i expect to have a lot more reliable time to train, so considering making my training a bit more structured to make the most of it.

@Koestrizer good to see you man. I genuinely love bouldering, but i very much get why it wouldn’t be everyones thing. When does comp season start? I’m going to have to start checking your log out, see how you’re prepping

@Cyrrex i assume thats meant for @Koestrizer because there’s no way anyone wants to watch me climb

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sad thing is he is so strong he would probably still crush it.

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I was indeed talking about him, and no, I do not think he would be good at it. Not because he isn’t strong, but because bodyweight, relative strength and center of gravity are important in that sport. So is being a filthy hippy, as Dagill will attest.

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I believe his to be the highest marker of success in this sport.

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Already did mate. One comp down, likely 4 to go.

Yeah as a dude you definitely need to be a hipster. I lack in that department, sadly. But I will be sure to take a video for you!

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Work for today/ramblings:

Rites of Passage workout:
5 x (1-2-3-4) kb clean and press and pull ups

Notes:

  • Session slightly shorter than planned due to some unexpected work and life stuff today, but got the important stuff done.

  • Have come up with an informal plan in my head for as long as i can sustain it (with summer holidays etc. coming up), which isn’t too disimilar to what i’m already doing, but with a few extra ideas to trial before summer holidays kick off and time gets super limited.

  • 3 days a week kettlebell work (Basically one of Dan Johns Armour Building programs with Pavels Rites of Passage to replace the pressing days)

  • 2 days a week climbing (1 intensity day, 1 colume day)

  • 1 day a week climbing specific strength training at home (bought myself a finger board, and am very much looking forward to the jokes when it first appears in my log)

  • Cardio to be determined as and when

  • Mobility nearly daily. If time allows, weekly active mobility work.

Being a filthy hippy is the highest of honours. Every climber dreams of the day they can jack it all in and go live in their van with their finger boards and beenie collection.

How do you find having so many comps to chase? Is it liberating to not have to put too much stock in one event? Or frustrating that it confuses your training? I’m going to have to come check out your log.

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You’re always welcome there, mate. Well it is a challenge for me but one I took deliberately. So far so good but talk to you once I get the next ones done, haha.

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