Campus Board Training
14 July 2010 - 11:33pm
I figured my power was probably the worst part of my climbing... so I purchased some campus rungs and spaced them out 6" apart. I can barely jerk and up to the next rung with one hand which makes using the equipment pretty much a waste of time if you can't even do a single basic exercise to train. Is using a campus board a fairly advanced training workout? Does anyone have any tips? Is it more of a technique thing for the first bit learning to jerk and reach up? How different/harder is it to jerk upwards than the strength required to do a pull up? I'm a bit disappointed.
15 July 2010 - 12:31pm
#3
No way...jerking and climbing totally go together. Just eavesdrop on a few conversations next time you go to the gym.
21 July 2010 - 12:37pm
#4
just make sure you aren't using 'liquid chalk' while you are jerking! It could all look a little suspect.
Try mastering the typewriter first. When you can hold a typewriter in a one arm lockoff then you wont need to jerk.
22 July 2010 - 1:31pm
#5
I'd say you need to be able to do more pullups first, you're effectively taking your weight momentarily with one hand which if you can "only" do 7 pullups you probably can't do.
Jerking yourself up is just going to lead to injury. I'd concentrate on doing pullups with a lock-off at the top, so pullup and when your arms are fully bent hold that position for as long as you can(start with 10secs maybe) then slowly lower back down.
When you get better at that, while you are locked off try moving your head slowly over each of your hands in turn and try and hold it over each one for 5 secs upwards. This will start to train each arm to be able to support your body weight by itself.
Do you only have the campus rails or do you have a proper hang board to work on too?
Disclaimer....
This advice is geared more towards climbing strength training, I can't comment on how it would work if applied to masturbation.
17 November 2011 - 4:00pm
#8
@ Jexer
how did Campus boarding & finger training work out for you?
17 November 2011 - 4:41pm
#10
Wasn't so much after help, kinda more interested to see if you continued the training and if you saw any gains.
I use campus boards and hangboards extensively alongside my "movement" based training. Am a firm believer it helps massively. Am always interested in seeing how people use these devices because they are awesome.
Jezer the term jerking should never be used in climbing. You're doing something wrong. How many pullups can you do?
Shutchoassup biarch njus climb ehbro ?