Post by tahmad on Feb 13, 2019 14:33:45 GMT -7
Hi All,
Apologies in advance if this is somewhere in the archives - couldn't find anything after a cursory search.
For a few years now I've followed the Rock Prodigy advanced repeaters protocol. I think its a great training method and it's worked well, with very slow, but reasonably consistent, gains. That said I'm also always interested in what else is out there.
I've been curious about focusing in more on a single or perhaps two grips, instead of the wide variety the RP method uses. I.e., instead of doing a 6 different grips, why not just focus on half crimp and full open hand (three finger drag or a two finger pocket depending on specific projects), and possibly a pinch? Half crimp and three finger drag alone should work all the joint angles you need to make gains in all grip positions, generally speaking. I feel like I need to push pretty hard to make solid gains in my training, and was wondering if sticking to fewer grips and upping the sets per grip would be more effective than focusing on such a wide variety of grips. The reason I'm thinking this way is because during a 6 grip workout I sometimes feel like the last 2-3 grips I do just aren't giving me that much, since I'm already a bit too worked to give a full effort in them.
I'd keep the overall TUT the same for the workout, or even increase it - given my training history I feel I may need to pile on even more volume to get HYP gains, but am unsure...
I've been curious about focusing in more on a single or perhaps two grips, instead of the wide variety the RP method uses. I.e., instead of doing a 6 different grips, why not just focus on half crimp and full open hand (three finger drag or a two finger pocket depending on specific projects), and possibly a pinch? Half crimp and three finger drag alone should work all the joint angles you need to make gains in all grip positions, generally speaking. I feel like I need to push pretty hard to make solid gains in my training, and was wondering if sticking to fewer grips and upping the sets per grip would be more effective than focusing on such a wide variety of grips. The reason I'm thinking this way is because during a 6 grip workout I sometimes feel like the last 2-3 grips I do just aren't giving me that much, since I'm already a bit too worked to give a full effort in them.
I'd keep the overall TUT the same for the workout, or even increase it - given my training history I feel I may need to pile on even more volume to get HYP gains, but am unsure...
So the overall questions: Has anyone experimented with downsizing the number of grips and focusing just on the essentials? And has anyone experimented with increasing TUT further beyond the advanced protocol?
Any thoughts would be much appreciated - on the above but also HYP training for climbing overall.
Thanks!
Taimur
Thanks!
Taimur