tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196855075169929864.post4478143237496405834..comments2023-05-27T20:30:55.353-07:00Comments on The Bouldering Book: Easy Circuit Training: One Road to Climbing BetterPeter Bealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576690594320743452noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196855075169929864.post-6227848484712041632011-01-14T15:30:30.470-08:002011-01-14T15:30:30.470-08:00The Font system of circuits is amazing and having ...The Font system of circuits is amazing and having been there twice, I can attest to the variety of problems you can get on in a small space. In Colorado, it can be a bit harder to find the accessibility and the compactness typical of many Font areas. Flagstaff has really uneven rock quality but there is so much of it that with a little imagination, you can find dozens of easy to moderate problems where few would even bother to look. I will put together a map of a sample one at Flag to give a better idea of where I might go. A video on fast forward might work too.<br /><br />I think if you can get a nice consistent rhythm on this kind of session, the momentum you feel can push you on into harder problems on another one.Peter Bealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576690594320743452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196855075169929864.post-75801570548019971922011-01-14T12:30:57.634-08:002011-01-14T12:30:57.634-08:00This approach to training has been used & codi...This approach to training has been used & codified in Fontainebleau to great effect for years via the use of color-coded arrows painted on the rock that direct climbers to numerous problems of a similar difficulty. While I certainly wouldn't advocate painting on boulders here in the U.S., I do think it has its place at Fontainebleau due to the vast number of boulders & problems there. I think boulderers in the U.S. can learn a lot about circuit training by this model--without actually taking the step of painting on rock...Jeff Struckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10537045619777726185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196855075169929864.post-59344575924724385172011-01-03T09:01:13.887-08:002011-01-03T09:01:13.887-08:00Thanks for the comment Ken. I am always surprised ...Thanks for the comment Ken. I am always surprised at the rebound effect such a session can produce. After a long endurance session last week, I had a short so-so power session on my home wall the next day and then two days off. I felt great at the Spot, climbing fairly hard for close to three hours, no skin problems,just fatigued at the end.Peter Bealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576690594320743452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196855075169929864.post-51387630090065742042011-01-03T08:02:43.253-08:002011-01-03T08:02:43.253-08:00I like your suggestion of using this approach &quo...I like your suggestion of using this approach "when the 'snap' just isn't there." (Good expression: snap) I'm often looking for the best way to maximize the day's allocated climbing time if I discover the body or mind aren't performing optimally --think end of a long work day, or stressful week, or too many Christmas cookies. At times like that, it's easy to burn the whole session by standing around feeling discouraged, or still throwing yourself at the project you intended to crush when there's no hope for it that day. The endurance circuit is a good way to adjust goals and have a productive session.Kennoreply@blogger.com