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- From: j_elison@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Jeff Elison)
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 18:10:00 GMT
- Subject: Finger Boards?
- Message-ID: <106480317@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- What do folks think about finger boards? Do you use them? Why or why not?
- Do you use them because you have no other way of training or do you mix them
- in with bouldering or climbing wall workouts?
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- I've got access to several climbing gyms, a 600 sq. ft. climbing wall in
- my basement, and live (and work) 15 minutes from 3 great bouldering areas.
- So, I haven't used finger boards much at all. I always figured that
- bouldering does as much good and is much more fun. I had a used board for
- awhile and sold it.
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- However, after reading Gary Ryan's article in Rock & Ice and seeing him
- place 3rd at the Horsetooth Hang, I wonder if it wouldn't help. It is
- certainly a Very specific workout. I'm beginning to think that two
- sessions a week aimed at finger power might be worth the short time it
- takes.
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- Mort
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