UKC Fit Club is not a substitute for the training diary but to use with (or without) it as a motivational tool for all.
Link to last week’s thread:
http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=629839
For those wanting to find out more about training for climbing a number of physical training articles are linked here:
http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?t=274502
The following training article by Alex Barrows gives an excellent breakdown on training the four main "energy systems" specific to climbing:
http://alexbarrowsclimbing.blogspot.com.es/2014/02/training-for-sport-climb...
A new thread is posted each week on Sunday for anyone to jot down their previous week's activity. UKC fitclub is a rich community with posters sharing their goals, noting successes and failures and offering support to those struggling to maintain motivation.
Anyone interested in starting is very welcome to join, but to get the most of UKC fit club you should aim to post each week, every week, however little or much you have done. By making such a regular public record of your activities and by restating your goals every week this new habit will hopefully improve your training habits and drive you towards achieving your goals whatever the level of your chosen activity.
Psyche video of the week:
http://www.ukclimbing.com/videos/play.php?i=2877 Not much climbing action, but some nice images/interviews.
Spenser: Good news that you can start bouldering and leading again! Did you led some routes this week? Good luck with your MSc essay!
Tyler: How is/was Margalef? Did you gave a couple of 7bs an OS try?
Robin Brooke: Congrats on ticking the 7a and on the almost onsight of the red 7a. Did it go this week? And the other new routes? What a pity that your girlfriend is injured, will she recover in time for the roadtrip?
Mattrm: Good you climbed indoors again and climbed well. Did you climb outside this week?
Nick Russell: I understand that the walls in the US are weird then. Did you got some core sessions done this week?
TonyB: Bummer that it’s often flooded. With regards to it being muddy we’re using tarps under the pads sometimes to keep them clean, could be worth a try. Nice set of goals for December! Already (partly) ticked some of them?
The Ex-Engineer: Congrats on the 7b flash! Did you manage to step things up this week? And got round to an outdoor session?
Hokkyokusei: Sounds like you’ve taken good steps on injury prevention. That’s quite some mileage in the month! Do you have any special goals regarding that?
Biscuit: Nice you got round to some climbing during the holiday! Back training wise this week or were you having a jetlag?
Ian Bell: Did you go climbing this week? If so, how was it on the elbows?
Dandan82: Good you could avoid stuff that’s making your elbows worse! How was this week, still doing the core program?
Richard Popp: Bummer that you felt ill. Did you feel better this week and managed to do some climbing?
Stevemarkperry: Welcome back! Good you started climbing again. Are you aiming for quantity when you’re climbing outdoors or are you also having some goal routes?
AJM: Nice that you’ve already got some new trips planned! Already been thinking of goals on those trips? Pity that your arm played up in Chulilla. How was training this week?
Ally Smith: Sounds like a pretty good 4 days in Chulilla, especially doing MM 1st RP and trying an unintended 8b OS! Managed to tick this weeks goals as well?
Hms: Congrats with the 7as onsight! Bummer that the cold was stopping you from climbing harder routes. Did you train this week or did the cold also interfere with this weeks climbing?
Flopsicle: 3 out of 3 is a really good score, that means you’re doing something well (mine is 0.5/1 and some others I took for a day and they liked it, but didn’t want to invest in learning to belay)! Good to hear your knee isn’t as bad as in July. Did you get round to more hard routes this week?
Humperdink: Impressive amount of miles again this week! How was this weekends XC league race (if I recall correct it was this weekend)?
James Moyle: Welcome back! Which route are planning to climb on the Matterhorn? And is it a goal for summer 2016?
Joyce: Looks like a nice trainingstructure for coming winter! Also a really good week for recovering from a cold! Did you get around thinking of next years goals or are you waiting until 2016 with them?
Exile: Congrats on linking the PE route! Are going completely over to power now? If so, how long will your power phase be?
Just Tintin: Nice that one of the kids got 2nd at the comp! Is it a competition climbers training group? Were you pleased with your own training this week?
0.5viking: One more exam to go! Do some more jamming before leaving to the Netherlands!