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Triathlon as a cross trainer / weight loss method? 11-Aug-2009 At 12:54:25 PM Richard

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On 10/08/2009 devlin66 wrote:
>Having
>a better oxygen delivery system to your body and more importantly your
>forearms is essential to improving your endurance on the rock.

I think its a very interesting topic, and I'd like to see some infomed opinion / research on it from a qualified medical source; my own experience when i started climbing and was very fit, I experinecd lactic acid pump-out of my forearms, that after weeks of going to the gym did not occur so much. IMHO, endurace sports don't do much to combat latic acid build up, but as said, I'd be interested to know if that ws just my experience, or applies more generaly.

I always found, the best way to maximise endurance, as a warm up build slowly in difficlulty - get pumped out too early, and you never really recover - build up sensibly, some nights you feel like you could climb forever. I think that's because you body has had time to respond to increasing levels of lactic acid, and then your underlying endurance (or lack) of becomes the limiting factor. Being fit however will never be a disadvantage..