I used to do a lot of ropeclimbing when I was younger, particularly from the time I was 20-24. I got out of it when I started finishing off the old high school credits and started university. Now that I've been doing so many chins as of late, I figured it might be the time to try the ropeclimbing. Basically I climb about 20 ft up a knotted rope, knotted every 8 inches or so. Even though I've been getting 10 sets of 10 in the chins, this was damn hard. I kept a steady momentum and did 3 solid climbs up and down, using just my arms. My hands are sore and raw, and I felt weird pains in my forearms, biceps, and shoulders. Feels good. In 3 or 4 days, I'll do it again and get 6 good climbs. It always adds muscle and great strength to my forearms, grip, and pulling muscles. Great for jiu jitsu.artie:
Damn, tough crowd! Ah well, it's still going well. It really hardens up your muscles and connective tissue.
good Stuff Buddy.. you are already strong as an ox! with the rope climbing your grip will be strong enough to crush fat indian guys named Hanzy's little cock with one squueze!
Time to dust this one off. I'm setting up ropes around my property. I might even be persuaded to do a vid if Fightbeat demands it, but it'd be after I set up my course.
4 replies in 2 years. If I do the math correctly somebody should reply to this comment of mine in 6 months
We'll see, LOK. I gotta get it all set up first. Plus, the guy who owns the land behind mine has no problem letting me take firewood outta there, so it's back to cutting wood and tossing it for Buddy Rydell. That builds wicked back, arm, and shoulder strength.
I have to pick up another 300ft of rope this weekend. I will get some pics when I'm done, LOK. We got the rope ready yesterday (150ft), and we saw that we would need at least twice again that amount in order to complete the course the way we want it. It's getting done.
Well, I've been climbing pretty much day in, day out since I put the rope up at the end of April. A strange thing happened though, first---a few weeks ago---I was straining hard to finish my last climb and popped some blood vessels in my upper eyelids. Then yesterday, I was climbing, yet again, and a blood vessel popped in the fleshy area between where my nose ends and the corner of my eye. It looks like I popped a blood vessel in my eye. It doesn't hurt, but it's spreading.:dunno:
Well, I'm doing pretty good. Even though today was humid as a fucker, I got my ten climbs in doing 20ft or more at a time. :bears:
Daddy where you going!?:: I've had it son, I need some me time up here, go pester mummy. That looks fun. Strange look to the picture with how stiff the rope appears, seems like a pole vault attempt
That rope has been stretched over the years, and it's February. It was about -15 Celsius yesterday, which is 5 degrees Fahrenheit. We're right beside a lake as well, so the air is quite humid and chilly. My young lad was far back because we thought, "What if the tree limb cracks in the subzero air?" LOL. It is fun though. I had to hold that pose for a few seconds and then afterwards I went up my diagonal rope. That thing brings me even higher off the ground, but my son loves seeing it. Daddy didn't do too badly. ::
It depends on a number of things: grip strength, strength of your back and biceps, slickness of the rope, and the style of climbing. I use just my arms, and the rougher the rope is, the easier it is to climb but also the tougher it is on your hands. I decided to wear gloves because I knew I would have to hold still for a few seconds at the top to get the shot. Then I had to let go of the tree limb and grab the rope in one fluid motion and then lower myself down, hand over hand. That's why I knot the rope.
It builds strength, but it's not without its risks. You could slip your grip and I did that many years ago. Since then, I have mastered the art of hanging on with one hand while fumbling desperately with the other. There are pluses and minuses: 1. Plus - longterm strength that doesn't go away easily. 2. Minus - fuck, it can really make the tendons in your arms sore. Today I benched 275 at lunchtime and then went for 295, the tendons in both of my biceps were screaming at me because I was showing off for my son up in the air yesterday, I got stuck 2/3s of the way back up, and needed help finishing the rep and racking it. If I hadn't done that yesterday, I might have gotten the 295 and then gone for 315, which would be a new personal best at age 39. As it is, I look forward to trying a max single again a month or two down the road. I do believe it's going to keep me getting stronger into my 40s.
Yeah,between that and the handstand push ups you'll be strong as a chimp well into codgerhood :bears: Best be careful though mate, be a really daft way to break a bone or worse. Do you always go the extra step of grabbing the branch or was it just for the cameras?
Yesterday was for the camera, but there are times I will climb up onto the tree branch or grab it with both arms...or even both arms and both legs which is easier. :rock1:
