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The Dirtyness
Sep 13, 2007

ManMythLegend posted:

If you've never really worked out before, any beginner lifting plan will help you immensely (Such as Strong Lifts 5x5 or Starting Strength). I've changed things up with the new year and have started this plan supposedly designed for climbing fitness. It's ok depending on how weight equipment your potential climbing gym has.

Do you do this workout after you climb at the gym? Or on days you don't climb? I'm trying to find a good balance between continuing to climb and improving technique but also getting stronger. I climb 3 days a week now usually for 2-2.5 hours per session including about 30-45 minutes of warming up on easy climbs, then I do a couple sets of planks and situps before I leave. I'm in the V3/V4 range and have some V5 projects. Been stuck at this level for a couple months. Already super lean so weight is not an issue.

Also going to second checking out Eric Karlsson's videos and the Neil Gresham Masterclass. Gresham's videos in particular really helped me step up my game when I first got started.

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The Dirtyness
Sep 13, 2007

ManMythLegend posted:

So I only get about an hour to an hour and half in the mornings to work out so I've been doing that routine for 30-45 minutes and then climbing for the remainder of the time. I find that I'm decently warmed up afterwards so I can kind of dig right in to the climbing without having to warm up on a bunch of easy problems. I'm in a Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule and I try to get in one day during the weekend dedicated to just climbing for two to three hours.

I'm just now reaching the V4 level, but I've only been climbing since October. That said I think it's definitely helped as I feel the time it took me to be a reliable V4 climber is less then it took me to be a reliable V3 climber.

Cool, thanks. I'll give it a shot.

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