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What’s helped you improve your climbing? 19-Sep-2006 At 12:13:25 PM Ronny

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On 18/09/2006 One Day Hero wrote:
>On 15/09/2006 Paulie wrote:
>">Apart from lots of time on rock, by far and above the best thing I have
>>found is core strength training and stretching, loads of situps, pushups
>>and static core exercises taken from Pilates etc.."
>">It's hard to do living in a city, but if you can, minimise your time
>on
>>plastic as it undermines your footwork and your mindset"
>>Paul
>
>What a pile of shit! Sounds like this dude only climbs slabs and is giving
>you advice on doing the same.
>
>Rock is best, plastic is a poor substitute, pilates has nothing to do
>with climbing at all!! What is the point of all that core strength if you
>can't hold the holds?? Strong fingers and good technique are key, situps
>and pilates give you neither.
>
What a pile of shit! Sounds like this hero only climbs slabs and is giving you advice on doign the same...

Sure finger strength is crucial, and technique is mandatory, but alone they won't get you up anything steep - believe me, I've got plenty strong fingers, not half bad technique, and a majorly jelly like middle, and I can run up and down slab all day, but put me on a steep route of the same grade... hopeless.