I was going to go running today, but I got a text at 1pm seeing if I wanted to hit up the rock gym. Well, the answer was an emphatic "Yes", so I'll save the running for tomorrow. Tomorrow was supposed to be a 30 min. cross-training day. Of course, rock climbing isn't a constant aerobic activity, it's more of an off-and-on thing, but I think that 2 1/2 hours at the rock gym is good enough to balance a 30-min. cross-training day. It also gives me a little balance -- getting in some solid upper-body work instead of all legs, all the time.
They also have a slack line set up (it's a piece of webbing about 2 feet off the ground that's stretched fairly taught that you walk like a tight rope), so I gave that a try. It's pretty fun, especially for a recovering gymnast like myself. I went from being totally shaky and not being able to stand on it to taking a step or two. I still have a ways to go, but I could see some definite improvement. And it was a nice way to take a break when my arms got tired from climbing. 'Cause my arms? Wimpy.
I feel like a bad joke in the Catskills: Any boy, are my arms tired.
Earth Sized Planets
2 days ago
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If you want to get some good constant aerobic activity from rock climbing to help build up your upper body, you can see if your rock gym will allow what's called "traversing" -- climbing low along the ground in a horizontal fashion.
It's harder than it sounds.
Wimpy wimpy. Hefty Hefty Cinch Sack!
Sorry. Had to. Nice work. Better than me. I'm still in my jammies.
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