Beastmaking: A fingers-first approach to becoming a better climber

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Beastmaking: A fingers-first approach to becoming a better climber

Beastmaking: A fingers-first approach to becoming a better climber

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Additionally, he appreciates the differences of the climber. He makes astute points such as: not everyone will climb V13 or harder and there are physical and mental limitations the prevent people from doing so and you are not a professional climber. Beastmaking sees the average climber and offers them a guide to training that exists within the context of the fully employed, family person. Climbing Away offers general information about thousands of climbing areas around the world. It also sells a handful of digital guidebooks for sport climbing areas mostly in France. I can bodge up most 6c's at my local wall- even onsighting a couple of them. The highest grade I can get up just now is a grip/upper body-strength oriented 6c+. It took me a few attempts to begin with but I now get up it successfully without too much hassle.

The beastmakers are good. The 1000 is easier to warm up on and has a better selection of smallish edges. The 2000 is better for (assisted) one arm hangs and hard slopers (the 45 degree slopers are HARD). Fantastic, thank you. Knowing someone else up'd their grade by focussing on flexibility is great. Over the past week or so I've been trying a couple of follow-along routines on youtube for lower body flexibility- lattice and hoopers beta. So I shall keep at it though it does take some sacrifice time-wise to prep space etc. I'm a dad and a husband so my time is usually tight... just like my hips.

The Grippy App is meant to be used in conjunction with the Beastmaker hangboard, the training board of choice for many climbers the world over. The app is straightforward, offering a handful of pre-programmed workouts for both the Beastmaker 1000 and 2000 series of boards. Cons: Unlike other climbing apps, MyClimb doesn't hone in on one particular area (guidebook, training, community). If you want a guidebook for one particular area, this may not be your app of choice. Plastic boards tend to have more creative shapes and holds, but they are rougher on the skin due to the added texture needed to create friction. Boards that are rough on the skin can be helpful for building calluses but also require some healing time after a workout. If you are warming up for your climbing day on a hangboard, consider wood over plastic to help keep your skin in top shape for the day. If you value variety in your holds, plastic boards may be worth the cost of some skin. On a similar note, if you have the option, put the fingerboard somewhere easily accessible to make sure you actually use it. Ideally close to the TV, not in a cold garage and preferably not in the kitchen due to constant changes in humidity and temperature.

The book provides a range of ideas and methods for training for climbing. It mostly focusses on training more at the power end of the spectrum, though does contain a section on endurance training. Hangboards can come in at a wide range of prices. On the top end of this price range, we often see high levels of hold variety, chosen with significant research. The edge depths will be laser-precise and well-labeled while also having excellent comfort and ergonomics. For those serious about their training and who enjoy specific data points, hangboards in this category are going to be worth their cost. For those less focused on specifics and more interested in just getting some weight on their fingers, you can find a lot of value in boards at a lower cost. At the end of the book, there are interviews with Alex Puccio, Adam Ondra, Jerry Moffat, Melissa Le Nevé, Tomoa Narasaki, Alex Megos, Alex Honnold, and Coxsey. Questions range from “What is your five-second maximum one-arm hang on the Beastmaker 2000 middle edge?” to “What is your advice for climbers who want to improve?” Seeing a pretty big gap, Feehally—who co-founded Beastmaker and makes his own wood holds and is basically the definition of a cerebral training fanatic—decided to write a training book for everyday climbers. In other words, he wrote a book about training that people like me, who are temperamentally allergic to books about training, might still read and learn from. Alongside simple messages like this scattered throughout the book are regular references to Olympic climber Shauna Coxsey, although once you realise that she is married to the author, it seems very logical to include UK climbing’s wonderful poster girl. And seriously, who else could you possibly ask for as the perfect exemplar of what can be achieved by successfully incorporating a good training plan into your climbing? (Oh and for anyone now shouting Ondra, Jerry or Megos, there’s a Pro Tips section with these names and more in Chapter 18 towards the end of the book too.)It's not just that you can potentially reach a different set of holds, you can then control the position your feet better keeping the shoe/hold working as you move and you can start to really pull in with the high foot which helps unload the arms and delay pump on steeper routes. You can also contrive rests/shakes by squeezing into the 3d spaces between holds that aren't apparent when you're less flexible. Some of my other favorite chapters include details on how to structure your session on a board and how to train endurance on a board. Another describes campusing drills. As someone who’s had finger, wrist, and shoulder injuries in the past, I appreciated the chapter on hand and upper-body maintenance.



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