As I Walk Through the Valley of the Shadow of Good Boulder Problems

Last night, Miss Lady and I decided to patronise (fancy spelling -- this is a high-class blog) PRG's Valley location for a bit of the ol' plastic pullin'. And pull plastic we did. One might say that Valley is a Cranksta's Paradise. Miss Lady had not climbed for eight days, so she was dissatisfied with her performance (she did fine). I, however, felt stronger than I had in two months. In layman's terms, I got big.


One of the highlights of Valley is its simple campus board: nine wooden rungs, evenly spaced, each rung one pad deep. Classic-style campusing, using might-building techniques from the days of yore.

A few weeks ago, I had read a few postings on a website which contains quite a bit of training information. I especially liked this section, all about various exercises you should perform when campusing. I had never really done the triceps pushes that he describes; they are full of ferocity. My shoulders are now officially worked. If you can get past the somewhat stilted anglais (this blog is classy and multicultural), there are some solid tips here to help you out.


Tomorrow, Miss Lady and I take a fantastic voyage to the molten rock of Haycock Mountain. Hopefully we won't get struck by lightning or turned to ash by the sheer heat of the boulders. They might be TOO HOT. Uh . . . wish us luck?


Quick summary:

• Campus training! Click those links!
• Bouldering at Valley is fun!
• DELTOIDS DESTROYED
• Haycock tomorrow

A billion bonus points if you got the Coolio references up there; zero if you're just realizing it now -- BE HONEST