I was reading an article on the Gym Jones website about their training and why they do what they do. A lot of those guys are climbers who have reached some high levels in the sport (no pun intended). When you climb, you need a very high strength-to-weight ratio, otherwise, you just suck. Mark Twight, who owns Gym Jones, talked about exercise pairing. He was talking about blending weight-training and bodyweight-training...always pair a heavy weightlifting exercise with a bodyweight exercise. So, when deadlifting, you could superset the deadlifts with pullups (bodyweight only). This would train you to use your bodyweight even if you do end up gaining a few pounds from deadlifting heavy. I guess I always kind of trained like that anyway without really "thinking" about it. I am also a climber, so being able to move my bodyweight around effectively is pretty important. I always try to blend gymnastics-type training with weight-training. On that note...
My workout for today:
P-bar pushups/lower into L-sit hold
/3 x 5
- After the pushups, I slowly lowered my legs under me and in front of me, then I held the L-sit until "failure"
Bent Press
32kg/2/2 x 3
Snatches
24kg/ 3 minutes at 10rpm, switch hands every 5 reps
/3 minutes at 12 rpm, switch hands every 7 reps
/3 minutes at 20rpm, switch hands every 10 reps
Pullups
/8 x 4
Followed this up with a nice cold water douse out in the snow, and a cup of chamomile tea:)
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Makes sense about Mark Twight's training philosophy. I always have thought that climbers have to be some of the strongest athletes (talking about relative strength to weight ratio) that I have ever seen. Truly fit athletes with a mindset similar to wrestlers!
Nice post!
Thanks, Franz. I've heard people refer to bouldering as the gymnastics of rock climbing. Climbing, like wrestling, forces you to take advantage of every ounce of weight that you carry. Anything "extra" is just that...
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