Climbing the Walls
my new Metolius Hangboard
Ever since we moved into our house I've been doing quick pull-ups off of the door frames. I've never been able to do many -- door frames are sharp. So I finally bought a hangboard. That way I can increase my contact-strength, improve my grip and improve my ability to hold onto sloppers and crimps. AND, I can do all of that without driving 15 minutes and paying a $3 toll to go to the gym. (Not that I'll go to the gym less, but now I can play at home a bit too).
I'm pretty happy with where I had Joe install it. It's installed above a nice wide doorway. Drilled into some nice solid studs. You can't see the hangboard from the front door, so it doesn't look like I'm completely obsessed with climbing, at least not from the first 15 feet of the house.
What I bought is a Metolius Simulator CNC Training Board. It's got a huge variety of holds to practice on: jugs, slopers, edges and pockets. Metolius also publishes a series of ten-minute drills to actually use the training board to train on. I'm sure Juregen will soon begin assigning me homework for the Strength Series to workout at home. I look forward to it.
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