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Post by ruststains on Jul 5, 2017 8:21:51 GMT -7
I am in my first season of training and of the Rock Prodigy program. I was at the gym the other day, just testing thing out for my first power workout. I was discussing with a gym-buddy that I was shocked at how hard I was finding the campusing. I went for a set of matched ladders with full body weight and he said "no no no." He tried to tell me that you shouldn't do ladders until you have been campusing for years, saying that I'd injure myself. Instead, he recommended doing the same thing with my feet on the kick board.
The thing is, I found this to be too easy. His concerns seem mostly unfounded to me, and I can't imagine getting noticeable gains in contact strength or power by keeping things easy like that. It's quite challenging and a bit of a struggle at times, but I can still do the ladders. I need my workouts to be intense, or else I find it hard to get psyched about my training.
How do I know if I shouldn't be campusing with my body weight? My failures seemed to be mostly bound to my contact strength, meaning occasionally I wouldn't be able to grip quickly enough and I'd slip off. Isn't this the kind of thing that campusing is supposed to improve?
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Post by dan on Jul 5, 2017 14:05:42 GMT -7
You almost certainly shouldn't be campusing (with or without bodyweight) if you are injured or recovering from an injury.
I'd say go ahead and campus (regular, no feet). Yes, it will help you latch holds when moving dynamically.
Just make sure to follow the general precautions with a new activity: build up the volume and intensity gradually, take necessary rest, and listen to your body.
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Post by jetjackson on Jul 6, 2017 1:36:40 GMT -7
I don't campus much at the moment. Mostly because it's not a weakness in comparison to my other areas of climbing and it comes with a higher risk of injury than other areas of training.
If you're hanging bodyweight on the micro-crimp, but you can't do standard ladders, perhaps it's time to hit the campus board.
To me, the campus seems to be a bit like the bench - everyone talks about how much they can bench press, but it doesn't necessarily mean all that much. Also, to my understanding it was originally meant as a plyometric form of exercise... but it seems that many have forgotten that element of it in their training routines on the campus board.
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Post by ruststains on Jul 6, 2017 8:15:18 GMT -7
I don't campus much at the moment. Mostly because it's not a weakness in comparison to my other areas of climbing and it comes with a higher risk of injury than other areas of training. If you're hanging bodyweight on the micro-crimp, but you can't do standard ladders, perhaps it's time to hit the campus board. To me, the campus seems to be a bit like the bench - everyone talks about how much they can bench press, but it doesn't necessarily mean all that much. Also, to my understanding it was originally meant as a plyometric form of exercise... but it seems that many have forgotten that element of it in their training routines on the campus board. Absolutely, I totally get it. I find that my weakness is quite the opposite, which is why I don't want to miss out on the benefits of campusing. I've always climbed above my ability as far as strength and endurance go, but significantly under it when it comes to executing big powerful moves. I also need to overcome my habit of climbing way too statically and slowly. All of my hardest redpoint attempts have gone swimmingly... right until I am under a big, reachy crux move. Really stops me dead in my tracks. Dead hangs on the small metolius rungs are no problem. Really could improve my deadpointing accuracy, contact strength and headgame for performing big moves though.
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Post by jetjackson on Jul 6, 2017 15:38:00 GMT -7
Yeah, if that's the case, go for it.
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Post by climbnkev on Jul 6, 2017 22:07:34 GMT -7
I would listen to your friend and focus on bouldering until you stop seeing results in your training. The best training plan gives the most results with the least amount of stress so you have more energy to focus on learning. If you are still seeing results in your training without using a more dangerous training methodology then why risk injury?
Maybe what your friend was really saying is that your form sucks and you are going to hurt youself if you keep it up......just in a nicer way.
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