10 Miles Back Again

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7032

When i first started logging climbing stuff, i tried to leave any of the jargon out, but its so much more fun if i just say what i did and let you guys guess what it means. It also makes it more useful for me as a training tool.

Spraywall (in my gym) is mildly overhanging, and usually very small holds. It’s rare for me to use any holds that are bigger than half a pad, and most of them will be smaller. It’s usually more strength intensive climbing than commercial sets, but not as intense and powerful as a 45degree Moonboard.

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7033

It actually helps me understand my one niece a little better. She’s a climber, and I don’t understand anything. :+1:

Heres her & a friend heading up for a climb. Not sure where.

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And playing around near some water.

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7034

Man, that looks like some pretty cool Deep Water Soloing spots. More than a bit jealous, i get so little opportunity to climb outside.

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7035

Work for today:

3 hours hard bouldering

Probably the most physical set i’ve seen in a while. Lots and lots of shouldery moves, ratty little crimps, lots of compression and some big dynamic to finish it off. Good fun, but very tiring.

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7036

Work for today:

3 hours really physical bouldering. Not enough pulling on small holds, lots of wrestling around difficult positions.

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7037

I’ve got a small hold you can pull on

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7038

I would have expected that comment from @Cyrrex , but he seems to be on holiday or locked in a basement.

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7039

Just felt like a waste to let it pass

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7040

Work for today:

3 hours bouldering

Its been a frustrating week in terms of training, lots of minor injuries, schedule changes and road closures that have kept me out of the gym.

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7041

Work for today:

Campus session:
4 × 1-2-3
4 × 1-3-4
4 × 1-4-5

Notes:

  • This felt very hard today. Maybe not recovered from yesterday yet.
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7042

Work for today:

Squat:
8 x 3 @ 80kg

Bench:
3 x 75kg
3 x 75kg
3 x 77.5kg
3 x 77.5kg
3 x 80kg
3 x 80kg
3 x 82.5kg
3 x 85kg

Notes:

  • Phone fell out of my pocket in the car without me noticing, so ended up winging it.
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7043

couldn’t you climb over the barriers ?

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7044

Work for today:

3 hours bouldering

Some technique drills and trying hard on the spray wall.

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7045

Work for today:

1 hour bouldering, mostly flashing up easy to midrange climbs.

Gym:

Squats: nope

Lat pull downs ss. Straight arm pull downs:
Some

Cable flexion rows:
Some

Cable lateral raises:
Some

Machine curls:
Some

Notes:

  • Really like this as a muscle building session for climbing. Add deadlifts at the start and maybe some kind of facepull at some point and it’s a really solid session.
  • Also debating giving up on barbell squats because my knees are getting all sorts of beaten up. I suspect landing from height 50+ times a week isn’t helping. If i put deadlifts into the plan and replace squats with slowed down hack squats, that might solve the issue. Might also solve the issue with racks being overused a lot.
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7046

Work for today:

Hack Squats: some

Bench (W1):
5 x 5 @ 75kg

Db incline bench:
Some

Lateral raise machine:
Some

Overhead triceps extensions:
Some

Notes:

  • Hack squat felt ok, lets see how knees feel tomorrow.
  • Bench felt really easy, good feeling for first session of the cycle.
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7047

Do you have access to belt squat machine or landmine attachment and blocks?

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7048

Landmine, yes, not blocks though. To be honest, my knees seem to have held up really well to slow hack squats, so i’m going to stick to my plan of using deadlifts for strength and hack squats to build some mass. Slightly out of my depth going full bodybuilder on the squats, but i’m sure i’ll figure it out.

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7049

Work for today:

2 hours bouldering

Early session in the freezing cold. Felt awful, fuck that.

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7050

Work for yesterday:

3 hours bouldering. Mostly technique drills. New glasses with a very different prescription make this terrifying. Looking down and the ground and seeing it sloping away from you is pretty scary.

Notes:

  • The plan was to ramp up work load in the run up to Christmas and make the most of a break in weight loss, but its proving incredibly difficult to get the workload in to make the most of it. Will probably have to call it early and end the “not dietting” phase early.
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7051

Work for today:

Hack squats: some

Bench (W2):
5 x 5 @ 77.5kg

Incline press machine: some

Curls: some

Machine lateral raises: some

Notes:

  • Hack squats felt shit on the knees. Getting annoyed, might just go back to squatting
  • Bench felt pretty easy, even on some misgrooved reps.
  • Weightloss begins again today.
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