The Wood is Good

Finally built a decent woody at my place and we've added loads of little wooden jibs in an attempt to get use to pulling on smaller more incut holds with small feet. I still haven't put the bad ones on yet but hopefully we'll graduate to them soon.

It's a nice 35 degree angle so you can pull steep hard moves but still use quite small holds that you can't afford to let your feet cut off on.

Let the jibbing begin

Coming Up For Air

So we're still alive and kicking!

I've been training away quite hard the past two months with my friend Chris Ritchie in preparation for our trip to Hueco Tanks which is coming very fast. Three weeks from now we'll be on our way over wahoo!

This year has been a bit up and down for me and i've been finding it tough sticking to my training and not really having my usual motivation. But we've really stuck to the plan the past couple of months and we are both feeling stonger with every session. I've been blown away how far Chris has come along during the training, he managed to do his first v8, 'phone sex' and has just got stonger and stronger since. I'm excited to see how far i can push it too, i feel in the best shape i've been in for a long time. I guess time will tell? but it's great to be back on the blocs again after a whole month of hang boarding and weights which nearly drove us mad ha ha.

The basic training plan was:

5 weeks of conditioning
Building up from easy problems to harder as the weeks progress with high volume

4 weeks strength training
Of hang boarding and weights with very minimal climbing

4 weeks power
Extremely hard bouldering and campus

1 week taper off/ rest.

Only 3 weeks to go of power, will it all come together in time???
At least i can crimp hard now!