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Post by billfish on Jun 18, 2022 19:33:34 GMT
This is one strong guy !
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Post by stuke on Jun 18, 2022 20:41:44 GMT
Very strong. A few years back I tied my rope to a branch about 12 feet up, then sat on the floor and climber it hands only, then back down hands only, repeat twice. Immediately had pain in the crooks of my arm, mostly the left, made it hard to ride my bike the half mile or so back home. Straight to the freezer and held a bag of oven chips on them.
A tough exercise, I'd rate it right up there, probably above pull ups for overall upperbody work.
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Post by BigBruvOfEnglandUK on Jun 18, 2022 21:45:21 GMT
I do something similar to the first climb where I'm upside down but I only use my feet to climb with, m8.  |
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Post by trog on Jun 18, 2022 22:58:00 GMT
Try this
Or this (which is easier). I was able to do this about 10 years ago; I don't have access to a rope to see if I can still do it
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Michael
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Post by Michael on Jun 18, 2022 23:15:29 GMT
Yeah rope climbing is something You need a lot a strength for. Plus that rope he's using is 2 to 2.5 inches in diameter which will really work Your grip, so that makes it even harder. Someone on another forum gave me a copy of Brooks Kubik's Bodyweight course years ago. Two things I got out of it was I bought a pair of rings and ( I can't remember ) 2 or 2.5 inch ropes which are 2 or 3 feet long each. I can hang the ropes from my pull up bar with carabiners. I use to do pull ups on them but my hamstrings would cramp up because I would have to bend my legs. I've been meaning to try the exercise Fred had mentioned before.
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Post by mr potatohead on Jun 18, 2022 23:41:22 GMT
I do something similar to the first climb where I'm upside down but I only use my feet to climb with, m8. -flex  |
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Post by jonrock on Jun 19, 2022 10:01:27 GMT
Yeah rope climbing is something You need a lot a strength for. Plus that rope he's using is 2 to 2.5 inches in diameter which will really work Your grip, so that makes it even harder. Someone on another forum gave me a copy of Brooks Kubik's Bodyweight course years ago. Two things I got out of it was I bought a pair of rings and ( I can't remember ) 2 or 2.5 inch ropes which are 2 or 3 feet long each. I can hang the ropes from my pull up bar with carabiners. I use to do pull ups on them but my hamstrings would cramp up because I would have to bend my legs. I've been meaning to try the exercise Fred had mentioned before. Try it with your legs crossed at waist level, as if you were eating seated on the floor. I do that with a low bar at home. Apart, varying the leverage of the legs and torso gives a lot of flexibility and difficulty variation. This is a good article: www.dragondoor.com/articles/building-an-olympic-body-through-bodyweight-conditioning/ |
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Post by Michael on Jun 19, 2022 12:43:57 GMT
Yeah rope climbing is something You need a lot a strength for. Plus that rope he's using is 2 to 2.5 inches in diameter which will really work Your grip, so that makes it even harder. Someone on another forum gave me a copy of Brooks Kubik's Bodyweight course years ago. Two things I got out of it was I bought a pair of rings and ( I can't remember ) 2 or 2.5 inch ropes which are 2 or 3 feet long each. I can hang the ropes from my pull up bar with carabiners. I use to do pull ups on them but my hamstrings would cramp up because I would have to bend my legs. I've been meaning to try the exercise Fred had mentioned before. Try it with your legs crossed at waist level, as if you were eating seated on the floor. I do that with a low bar at home. Apart, varying the leverage of the legs and torso gives a lot of flexibility and difficulty variation. This is a good article: www.dragondoor.com/articles/building-an-olympic-body-through-bodyweight-conditioning/Good idea and article Jonrock! I actually tried Fred's idea this morning after my KB session. I sat on the floor and climbed up the rope as far as my pull up bar would allow for a few reps. The 2.5 diameter makes it a great grip exercise. |
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Post by billfish on Jun 19, 2022 13:59:03 GMT
I do something similar to the first climb where I'm upside down but I only use my feet to climb with, m8.  Did Tarzan Joe teach you how to do that Bruv ?  |
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Post by billfish on Jun 19, 2022 14:01:33 GMT
When I had the rope in a tree in my yard I got to where I could climb it hands only in a "L" position, but it took some work to strengthen my grip to that point
It was a fabulous exercise though
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Post by billfish on Jun 19, 2022 20:24:33 GMT
Very strong. A few years back I tied my rope to a branch about 12 feet up, then sat on the floor and climber it hands only, then back down hands only, repeat twice. Immediately had pain in the crooks of my arm, mostly the left, made it hard to ride my bike the half mile or so back home. Straight to the freezer and held a bag of oven chips on them. A tough exercise, I'd rate it right up there, probably above pull ups for overall upperbody work. Nice work on that rope climb stuke ! I agree about being better than pullups |
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Post by billfish on Jun 19, 2022 20:31:56 GMT
All this talk of rope climbing reminds me of Tarzan Joe Justice and his six foot rope climb  |
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Post by fredhutch on Jun 20, 2022 12:30:26 GMT
A.R. Tarr in "Adventure Unlimited" rates rope climbing as a better exercise than pullups and I agree. He says that French schoolgirls have to climb a ten foot rope to graduate...so manly men should be able to do more.
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Michael
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Post by Michael on Jun 20, 2022 16:49:36 GMT
Was thinking about the tree climbers I have worked with over the years. The guy I've been working with his business for around 25 years has had reconstructive shoulder surgery in both shoulders. He has been climbing well over 30 years. He's a bigger guy plus never really took care of himself especially nutrition wise. Some other guys have had elbow problems from climbing and some have no problems at all. But it just goes to show the difference between a controlled exercise session with an uncontrolled work day. When I did Fred's exercise climbing the rope it felt really good.
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Post by billfish on Jul 10, 2022 15:29:24 GMT
Some serious strength here !
65 feet
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