November 08, 2006
Hörst's Tribute To Todd Skinner
Eric Hörst has posted a worthy tribute to the late Todd Skinner at his training blog. Says Hörst:
"In my mind, Todd was the poster boy for proactive positive thinking. In my days around Todd I never heard him utter a negative word about anyone--it just wouldn’t be productive. Countless other people had the same experience, as you will discover in reading through the SuperTopo threads about Todd. All of these reflections combine with Todd’s body of work as a climber should serve as definitive evidence that being ceaselessly positive will improve the quality of your climbing as well as the quality of your life and relationships. Todd taught this to us all by his example."
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June 09, 2006
Training: Keep Moving to Recover!
From Eric Hörst's training blog:
Want to recovery faster between boulder problems and routes? If so, then "keep moving." That's the beta from several climbing researchers who have studied different recovery strategies.Of particular interest: Eric's discussion of a new study: "Effects of Active Recovery on Lactate Concentration, Heart Rate, and RPE in Climbing, (Draper, Bird, Coleman and Hodgson 2006)".
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December 07, 2005
Eric Hörst's Training Blog
PA.- Eric Hörst, accomplished climber and prolific first ascensionist, publishes an excellent training blog at Mountainzone. This month's entry is an article on developing "limit strength". Specific training techniques are discussed, and notes on the physiology are included. Previous entries include tips on amping up motivation, why road trips make you a better climber and more. Eric publishes a new article roughly every month. They are available via RSS.
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