Poor college student workout program
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So I had to cancel my gym membership to pay for textbooks. I was hoping to discover a program that could help me continue to improve. At home i have pump rocks, a hangboard, perfect push up handles, and access to some outdoor bouldering and trad climbing once the weather here in CT gets a little warmer. I plan to focus on projecting single pitch trad climbs(5.12) this spring but have primarily been bouldering at the local gym this winter in the v7-8 range. Aside from the indoor bouldering I have not trained. Can anyone put together a good routine based on the equipment and outdoor climbing i have access to? |
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Basic core workouts will go a long way mixed in with pull/push ups. |
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This sounds like a good cross training workout. Would i be doing the exercises in rapid succession like a super set or is there rests in between each movement? Also, while incorporating a workout like this, when would it be best to schedule hangboarding sessions....before? |
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Hey man, |
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WiseOldMoon wrote:So I had to cancel my gym membership to pay for textbooks. I was hoping to discover a program that could help me continue to improve. At home i have pump rocks, a hangboard, perfect push up handles, and access to some outdoor bouldering and trad climbing once the weather here in CT gets a little warmer. I plan to focus on projecting single pitch trad climbs(5.12) this spring but have primarily been bouldering at the local gym this winter in the v7-8 range. Aside from the indoor bouldering I have not trained. Can anyone put together a good routine based on the equipment and outdoor climbing i have access to? ThanksWhy not just set in the gym to offset your membership fees? Or is this Carabiners in which case if you're qualified to set, you're not allowed? |
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WiseOldMoon wrote:So I had to cancel my gym membership to pay for textbooks. I was hoping to discover a program that could help me continue to improve. At home i have pump rocks, a hangboard, perfect push up handles, and access to some outdoor bouldering and trad climbing once the weather here in CT gets a little warmer. I plan to focus on projecting single pitch trad climbs(5.12) this spring but have primarily been bouldering at the local gym this winter in the v7-8 range. Aside from the indoor bouldering I have not trained. Can anyone put together a good routine based on the equipment and outdoor climbing i have access to? ThanksWhy not just set in the gym to offset your membership fees? Or is this Carabiners in which case if you're qualified to set, you're not allowed? |
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Because CRG doesn't just let anyone set, unfortunately |
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Thanks for the book recommendation Ali, I've never heard of it. I'll have to check that out. |
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How much does a year membership at your gym cost? It cant be more than 2-300 bucks right? So just borrow the money with your school loans (take a LITTLE bit extra). |
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5.samadhi wrote:I took out an extra 10k and did 6 month surf trip after my master's degree. You don't have to pay that shit back anyways. I havent paid a DIME on my loans and I've been out for 6 years now. Its easy to just keep deferring. 25 years and they will be forgiven and you will be taxed on the lump sum as income (so you have to pay back 20% then).Quite possibly the douchiest thing I've read on MP, which says a lot. Thanks a lot for being that guy who completely screws the rest of us who posses a modicum of honesty and are not trying to game the system. Die in {edit}the warm embrace of a transvestite named Shelly{edit}. -------------------------------------------------------------------- As to the OP - there are a lot of great strength training tools that can be made with just a bit of money. Sandbag trainers are great for balance and functional movement - don't be turned off by the MMA meat head following. youtube.com/watch?v=SvNEhiC… Slosh tubes are also great for improving balance and fluid movement. marksdailyapple.com/build-y… |
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everybody can be in an income based repayment program. It sets your payment at 15% of income AFTER you have subtracted a base living wage from your net income. If you are unemployed this monthly payment is 0.00$ since subtracting living expenses from 0 = a negative number. Yes, a payment of 0$/month counts as one of your payments to the 25 years. |
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Mike McKinnon wrote: I think that is pretty misleading. Isn't that just for people who applied for income based repayment or work in public sector jobs. Everyone's student loan's just dont disappear after 25 years unless you meet specific criteria.Mike, They don't disappear. You are forgiven the loan and then taxed on the lump sum as income. So watch out that year! The IRS is a shark compared to the Federal Loans department (which is a puppy). And LOL at the guy telling the OP to train with sandbags. How long have you climbed? That is HILARIOUS. Yeah lift some sandbags man. You will be CRUSHING in no time hahahahahaha |
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OK OK, my apologies, I don't wish you to die in a fire and you're not a douche. I wish you the best of luck in seeing your student loans disappear and I wish you a long fruitful life filled with good karma derived from a free six month long surf trip at the expense of others. 5.samadhi wrote:Yeah lift some sandbags man. You will be CRUSHING in no time hahahahahahahttp://www.thealpinetrainingcenter.com/training mountainathlete.com/subpage… gymjones.com/calendar/2013/… |
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Dave Bn wrote:OK OK, my apologies, I don't wish you to die in a fire and you're not a douche. I wish you the best of luck in seeing your student loans disappear and I wish you a long fruitful life filled with good karma derived from a free six month long surf trip at the expense of others. thealpinetrainingcenter.com… mountainathlete.com/subpage… gymjones.com/calendar/2013/…Didn't know we were talking about alpine training here. I thought he was talking about sport/trad/bouldering like mostly we refer to climbing as. Walking 10 miles to a 10 pitch 5.10 trad route with minimal gear obviously is going to be different training tactics than laying around a crag and doing 5-6 hard pitches of climbing while eating pbutter sandwhiches and smoking pot :p I was just trying to help out a fellow climber here. Its a great opportunity to grab up some loan money with VERY LOW consequences (not like maxing out a CC or something). Peace |
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Mike McKinnon wrote: You have to apply for Income Based Repayment. I would not qualify for that so therefore my loans wont disappear in 25 years. IBR is for poor people, unemployed people or public sector job people.Incorrect Mike. Check your source. There is a lot of misinformation being told directly from the federal government to dissuade people from using the programs that have been legislated to protect you from being raped by the federal government. |
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WiseOldMoon wrote:This sounds like a good cross training workout. Would i be doing the exercises in rapid succession like a super set or is there rests in between each movement? Also, while incorporating a workout like this, when would it be best to schedule hangboarding sessions....before?You'd be banging out the set pretty quick. Allow yourself to catch your breath, but don't rest for more than a few minutes. The goal is to keep your heart rate high, but to stay under your 'red line' peak as to not burn out. Completing your sets strong, and going to personal records if they aren't hard enough is crucial to breaking through plateaus. Use it in conjunction with other work outs like hangboarding, lifting, etc... |
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"...protect you from being raped by the federal government" |
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If you're bouldering v7-8 then 12a trad will be no problem. It'll probably just take a few burns to suss out gear, and sequences then you'll fire. For example: 11c/d is my current limit on gear, and I only boulder v4. |
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I'm not really sure what has been said in this thread so far, but my only piece of poor college student advice is to acquire a taste for malt liquor. |
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In my opinion, the most important things that climbers should focus on in their cross training are the following: |
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"Overcoming Gravity" by Steven Low has plenty of good upper body body-weight progressions. You will want to get it from the library though, as it costs $50. |