Post by daustin on Aug 14, 2014 9:43:11 GMT -7
Hi everybody,
I'm nearing the end of the hangboard phase of my first real training cycle. In all, I've completed 5 of the 7 HB workouts that I've scheduled, with a nice progression each time and no feeling of plateauing yet. Next up, I've got a 2.5 week power phase, then a 4 week PE phase.
This cycle's performance peak will coincide with a weeklong trip to the RRG. It will be my first time there, and I don't have any really pressing goal routes as with any first visit to an area, I'll have plenty of fun just climbing as much stuff as possible. However, Tuna Town looks like a pretty awesome climb, and I wouldn't be mad if I ticked it
.
That's the context -- my question is, is it worth cutting down my power phase, and extending either my strength or PE phase? With the style of climbing at the RRG, I expect that power won't be a limiting factor, especially as I've tended to boulder harder than I climb routes, relatively speaking. I'm thinking of maybe tacking on a couple more HB workouts and cutting out a couple power workouts. Should I think about extending the PE phase instead of strength? I'm thinking I might have more upside in strength, as I started out pretty conservatively removing a lot of weight since it's my first cycle, and I already have 4 weeks of PE scheduled.
Any insight or thoughts on the above would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Dan
I'm nearing the end of the hangboard phase of my first real training cycle. In all, I've completed 5 of the 7 HB workouts that I've scheduled, with a nice progression each time and no feeling of plateauing yet. Next up, I've got a 2.5 week power phase, then a 4 week PE phase.
This cycle's performance peak will coincide with a weeklong trip to the RRG. It will be my first time there, and I don't have any really pressing goal routes as with any first visit to an area, I'll have plenty of fun just climbing as much stuff as possible. However, Tuna Town looks like a pretty awesome climb, and I wouldn't be mad if I ticked it
. That's the context -- my question is, is it worth cutting down my power phase, and extending either my strength or PE phase? With the style of climbing at the RRG, I expect that power won't be a limiting factor, especially as I've tended to boulder harder than I climb routes, relatively speaking. I'm thinking of maybe tacking on a couple more HB workouts and cutting out a couple power workouts. Should I think about extending the PE phase instead of strength? I'm thinking I might have more upside in strength, as I started out pretty conservatively removing a lot of weight since it's my first cycle, and I already have 4 weeks of PE scheduled.
Any insight or thoughts on the above would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Dan
