My favorite climbing partner and I went down to the New this past weekend and enjoyed the fabulous Spring temperatures.  On Saturday we went to The Other Place and climbed:

Hope Pathology (10a) – done this one before

My First Eleven (11b) – Redpoint finally!!!!!

Makes You Tigger (11a) – 1 fall

On Sunday we headed out to Endless Wall and got on:

The Upheaval (9) – done this one before

Remission (10b) – Redpoint on gear

It was a great weekend even though we didn’t climb too many routes (I’m recovering from a slight muscle strain).  I checked another project off my long list too!  What did you all do??

This past weekend, I went down to the New River Gorge.  We ended up at Endless Wall both days.  The highlights are:

Exoduster (10b) – Redpoint

Stim-o-Stam (11c) – Redpoint in 2 tries

S’more Energy (11c) – 2 trouble spots…no send

Party in My Mind (10b) – Top rope

Homer Erectus (11b) – Top rope

Remission (10b) – Top rope

Be sure to listen to the Podcast for all the goodies!

The supplements I use.

In this podcast, help I talk about the importance of dietary supplementation.  Taking supplements will speed your recovery and muscle soreness will decrease faster than normal.  I have found these all to be a huge benefit for multi-day climbing trips and training for climbing.  The convenience of using these supplements versus eating real food is worth it to me.

 

The protein powder I use is Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey

The carb/protein powder I use for post workout is Dymatize Elite Mass

The branch chain amino acids I use to reduce muscle soreness is USP Labs Modern BCAA

Do any of you use supplements?  Have you found that they help you?

This past weekend, I met my friends, Greg and Jamie, down at the New River Gorge.  The weather was the best we’ve had this year.  On Saturday, we spent the day at South Side Crags, starting at Area 51, then moving down to The Other Place

Instant Gratification (11b), Accusing the Innocent (10d), My First Eleven (11b), Unnamed (8)

On Sunday, we were met with perfect temps which means only one thing:  Endless Wall season!!!

Two Step Arete (8), Black and Tan (10a), Aesthetica (11c), What a Jam (9)

Listen to the Podcast to get all the gritty details of our weekend.

This past weekend, sales I took advantage of the unseasonably mild August and went climbing at the New River Gorge.  Listen to the podcast for all the highlights and fun!  Saturday was spent at The Other Place and Sunday was spent at Summersville Lake.

The Other Place:  Treeiage (10b), pilule My First Eleven (11b), generic Makes You Tigger (11a), Accusing the Innocent (10d)

Summersville Lake:  Personal Pronoun (9), Under the Milky Way (11d), Jesus is My License Plate (10d), All Ears (10b), Sniff the Drill (8)

In this podcast, I talk about the benefits of heavy weight training.  If you haven’t listened to my previous podcast on the myths of heavy weight training, check that out first.  The highlights from this episode are that lifting heavy weight will make you really strong, reduce your chances for injury, create a more balanced body, and increase your mobility when you couple lifting with a good mobility program.  At the end of the podcast, I mention the Mobility WOD.  Be sure to check it out…it’s awesome.

This podcast is a trip report of our three day weekend to the Red River Gorge.  We survived the hot weather and enjoyed many of the overhanging routes the Red has to offer.  We met up with some new climbing partners and had a fantastic weekend.  Routes climbed include:

The Zoo:  Jailbird (10d), dosage Geezers Go Sport (11b)

Muir Valley:  Sam (10b), cialis 100 Years of Solitude (11a), sildenafil  No Country for Old Men (11b), A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (11b), The Short, Happy Life of Francis Macomber (10b)

Left Flank:  To Defy the Laws of Tradition (10b), Aquaduck Pocket (11b), Maypop (11a)

Michael cruising the steep walls of Bibliothek

Gaelyn working hard on To Defy the Laws of Tradition

Favorite photo of the trip!

Hitting the crux move on Aquaduck Pocket

Chicken wingin' on Maypop

This podcast is a trip report of our weekend at the New River Gorge.  Saturday we went to The Other Place and climbed:

Rosetta Stone (10a), Disco (11a), Hope Pathology (10a), Flaming Pellets (11b), Unnamed (10c)

On Sunday, we went to Butcher’s Branch at Kaymoor and got on:

Springer (10b), Lost Souls (12a), The Green Piece (10b), Mo’ Betta’ Holds (11c)

Crossing the Creek

Disco Hang Doggin' Drama

If this climbing thing doesn't work, maybe I can mime.

I wish there were Mo' Betta' Holds

Here’s another podcast in my training series on the myths of heavy weight training.  I’ve touched on this before but hopefully this will complement the previous article and add some new things.  The main thing to take away from this podcast is that lifting heavy weight will not make you huge!!  Your weight gain or loss is predominantly monitored by your nutrition.  This podcasts focuses on the myths of heavy weight training.  I will do another shortly that talks about the benefits of lifting heavy.  Does anyone out there lift heavy weight?  More importantly, did you suddenly get HUGE?!

This podcast is dedicated to cross training for climbing.  There are lots of advantages to cross training and I go over several.  I also give my definition of cross training and how you can effectively cross train for climbing.  I definitely get on my soap box on this one!

It’s been about a year since my last podcast.  If you would like to hear more podcasts, please let me know.  I didn’t think anyone cared about these.  If there’s interest, I plan on doing several podcasts on training, and some of the trip reports in podcast form.

Do any of you cross train for rock climbing?  What does your training consist of?