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Athlean X for training?

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your mom · · Reno, NV · Joined Jun 2009 · Points: 60

Has anyone tried doing a (traditional exercise) training program like Athlean X to supplement all the weird stuff we do to train? What about solely lifting & cardio for a few months instead of climbing?   Thoughts? Negatives? Positives? Concerns? Anything to watch out for? Drawbacks?

Cheers!

Ben Ha · · Los Angeles, CA · Joined Oct 2016 · Points: 0

So you are asking if we do any antagonist muscle workout so we don't get muscle imbalance and prevent injury? If so YES I do weight train and do some sort of cardio. 

Seth Bleazard · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2018 · Points: 714
Auden Alsop wrote:

Climbing for three hours maybe 4 times a month and swimming/working out 4-5 times a week got me to a point of bouldering in the gym about V6 and redpointing about .12a.

Climbing 4-5 times a week for 2-3 hours per session now has me at about a V9 bouldering level and .12c/d onsight level indoors, and tons more potential outdoors if I could get outside more.
TLDR so you don’t have to wade through filthy, frothy spray- go climbing. The weakness you will accrue in your tendons taking months off is not worth the general fitness.

Man, I wish I could climb that often again. Holding out till I can build a woody!

Matt Wells · · Healdsburg, CA · Joined Jul 2018 · Points: 0

I haven’t done a program but I watch that guys videos. He seems like he knows his shit. Great educational tool if you have injuries or imbalances you need to fix. 

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