P90X Fans Out There For Climbing Fitness and Overall Training?
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Anyone out there currently doing P90X not only for general fitness and muscle strength/tone along with hang boards or finger board training, etc? |
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No clue about the P90x but when I was in Physical Therapy for my knee and shoulder injuries I used the TRX system a ton and it really helped. You could make your own very cheaply and easily or find them used on craigslist.org using a site like Adhuntr.com (official site: trxtraining.com/shop/gear). |
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If you're climbing under 5.10 and/or have some extra pounds to lose, P90X will probably help. If you're climbing any harder than that, you would be better off training specifically for climbing. |
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+1 on the TRX |
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P90X has some great workouts and I use them to target certain areas where I know I need work or a climbing gym session won't get. The ab ripper is brutal and helpful, the legs and back will get your legs stronger for approaches and chimneys, and the list goes on. I use them occasionally to supplement climbing training. Jon H is right, that doing the whole program is too much of a time commitment and too tiring, but for off days, doing standalone workouts can be great. |
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If you are in need of a structured program (for whatever the reason) this program is great. Tweak it for climbing: you can go through the whole program EXCEPT instead of using the 20lb dumbbells use 3-5lb'ers OR no weight at all; just going through the motions without weight can be easily tweaked into a solid aerobic/anaerobic workout with some imagination. Again IF you prefer/need structure just lowerthe weight drastically or no weight and turn into an aerobic exercise. |
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+1 for ab ripper |
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Let me elaborate on the aerobic. Think line drills in football, etc. When Tony calls for 10-20 reps you do 60-100, much, much more intense. The intensity is important to pick up if no weight or even less weight. |
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I have done some P 90x in the past and not know some about it. |
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Ab ripper and plyometrics are awesome. |
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Jon H wrote:If you're climbing under 5.10 and/or have some extra pounds to lose, P90X will probably help. If you're climbing any harder than that, you would be better off training specifically for climbing. P90X is a general fitness program for people who are looking to be generally fit. Climbing at a higher level requires highly specialized strength which (for the most part) can only be developed using specialized techniques. P90X is incredibly time-intensive. It's a rare person that can do P90X and still climb during the 90 day cycle. You'll be so exhausted you won't be able to climb. It's a good program without a doubt, but probably not for a climber who has climbing-specific goals.This. Trying to climb while doing a p90x cycle was just too much for me. I got strong, looked good, but my climbing went from working hard (for me) routes to thrashing on routes a full 2 number grades down during the cycle. Just too damn tired. I still like the yoga, chest and back, and arms workouts for off days or weeks where I just don't get to climb a lot. If you're doing it to get better at climbing though, Jon hit the nail on the head. Do something climbing related. |
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yeah I'm not doing it for climbing per se. I do a long of hang board work for that and climbing itself... |
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Check out mountain athlete. They have climbing specific workouts that will give you strenght gains as well. |
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+1 for mountain athlete. Awesome, comprehensive database at your finger tips. |
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Camp wrote:Check out mountain athlete. They have climbing specific workouts that will give you strenght gains as well.+1 and all the videos are free. You can get ripped that way, but someone up thread warned of being too tired to climb. I had the same problem when I was training for climbing but not actually climbing. The strongest climbers I know just climb to train for climbing. Maybe some cardio for the ticker thrown in. |
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I climb to help with my P90X. |
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I've been doing it and love it. It's certainly not a climbing workout but it definitely get you in all body good shape. It'll put you in a good position to build climbing strength on. |