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Hypertrophy Part 2 20 Mar 2013 | 09:31 am
Andy locking off on the crux crimp of Monsters in the Maze 5.12b at Green Dome in Santa Barbara, CA Watch a group of people with decent technique working a hard boulder problem and you’ll probably no...
Hypertrophy Part 1 21 Feb 2013 | 11:01 am
"Climbing is like lifting weights in the woods" -Eliah Ball looking strong on Atreyu, 5.13b I like to spend a good deal of time in the hypertrophy block. Slow calculated effort here will lead to hug...
2012 Recap 21 Jan 2013 | 05:00 am
When first sitting down to compile this year’s “tick list”, I was a bit concerned that there wasn’t going to be much to report. This has been a year of transitions and in the midst of all the change,...
Foundation 24 Dec 2012 | 12:39 pm
As the name suggests, the Foundation block of training is all about priming the body for the rigors that lie ahead. For many, this block feels incredibly boring, but I always enjoy these workouts. T...
Training Basics 10 Dec 2012 | 03:23 am
Winter is here and I’m plotting. You should be too. With months of cold wet days and non-work hours devoid of sunlight in our future, this is the chance to methodically prepare for Spring bids on ha...
After Hell, the Laundry 19 Aug 2012 | 09:22 am
Serenading a new garden Well, this isn’t the most exciting day I’ve had in while. Some training at the gym, a nap and now hanging out at the laundromat. August 18th sorta snuck up on me this year. ...
Birthday Challenged 5 Mar 2012 | 01:48 pm
I’m out of excuses. Shit, it took my first cup of coffee in weeks to motivate this post. Full disclosure - it was a “Rio Cappuccino” at The Last Stand in Eugene. Coconut milk, lime zest, vanilla bean,...
2011 Recap 3 Jan 2012 | 10:32 am
I kept a thorough training journal for all of 2011. While most of it is completely uninteresting to anyone other than myself, I went through the whole thing this morning and pulled out some the more i...
Blue Ribbon Day 9 Aug 2011 | 05:55 am
Elijah’s friends know not to expect strong positive outbursts. But last Saturday he was still roaring long after I yelled, “Take!” and came to rest post diving backwards from the chains of Chips Ahoy...
30th Birthday Challenge Report 7 Mar 2011 | 07:51 am
I took a round about course to arrive at this year’s challenge. Back in the fall while training for my portion of the Steve Edwards 50th Birthday Group Challenge, I had big plans to crush the #3 COC g...
