HB delay

[dylanfllr]

I started my hangboard season in Dec., got up to my 6th set due to a nagging injury. I decided to take a full two weeks off climbing while the weather was bad, and thought that I could come back fairly quickly to my HB peak. I originally had planned on 8-10 sets, and so after the break guessed that 6-8 more would be ideal.

I am on set#11 total, and have still not gotten back up to where I was at set #6. I restarted at similar weights to set#3-4. I have been able to still slightly beat my previous seasons best.

Do you think two weeks off would have that much impact?
Should I move on to power in order to time out with a trip in March?

I am a low 13 climber, have been climbing for 12 years, and have gone through 4-5 sets ofrockprodigy over the last 3 years.

[jetjackson]

My training partner had to skip one session, and then two sessions he was very beat due to working 80+ hour weeks (corporate lawyer) and he has had a lot of trouble regaining the momentum. We are at session 7, and he is really only performing where he was at on session 2. Meanwhile I've gone up on 6/7 grips for the past 4 sessions. 2 weeks off, IMO, would definitely have an impact.

[erick]

Jan 27, 2016 15:25:46 GMT -7 dylanfllr said:

Should I move on to power in order to time out with a trip in March?

I guess it depends on where your going for your trip and what your weaknesses are. If you feel that finger strength is a limiting factor then go for some extra hb workouts if power is your problem then you know what to do.