natural bodybuilder meets climber !!

[just_a_tree_guy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQKRcWRjQbs

 

[oceans]

I think they'd be better off using a large plaited line, rather than the 3 strand. At least they could avoid spinning like the old cavers did before kernmantles and double braids hit.

Thanks for posting!

 

[Winch]

That Conny could beat me up anyday. I wouldn't mind.

 

[Treemachine]

climbing trees almost 20 years,competed in natural bodybuilding for 10 years,climbing was murder a week out from a show but was great cardio and i got to take in more calories because of it....looking to make my come back in the next two years

 

[just_a_tree_guy]

tree machine do you feel that tree climbing helped your gains ? do you feel that bodybuilding helped your climbing ??

 

[TreeLogic]

I've done a little bodybuilding in the past and I would wager to say that it could actually hurt your climbing. Larger muscles need more oxygen and fuel, and tend to burn out faster than muscles that are just conditioned for the task at hand. Bodybuilders, in a way, train their muscles to cramp up. And believe me, that sucks up in the tree.

I remember the first time I tried bodythrusting up a rope. I was in top shape for me. I thought I was gonna show this tree climber dude how wimpy he was. Of course I was all arms with no thrust. I ascended about 6 feet and I was done. Felt like a fool. But I learned that you don't build climbing muscles without climbing.

I've aways felt the thin, lanky climbers were the best, but I'm sure you could argue the point either way.

 

[just_a_tree_guy]

i agree . it seems to me anyways . that yoga and pilates helps my climbing and tree work .