System

Not much to say.. not the same power output I had last time.. Went to K and did a quick warm up as well as some stuff on the systemboard. Might be due to me starting off with the hay fever pills...those always drag me down.. :-( just waiting for the asthma to come back then as well. Two weeks to go before our trip.

Shorty

I had a plan, stuck to it and paid for it... went to K, where I haven't been for a while, warmed up with usual swings etc. plus 4,blue, 3 red, 3 black.. more or less without rest which resulted in a rather big pump and not really what I was out after. Then over to the systemboard to do 2x 3 problems around 3 moves then got a bit worried about a finger so called it a day. Mind you felt good to shorten the Session which was now around 1.5 hrs max.

Working

or something is taking it's toll. Been super tired, restless, sleepless and a headache for a few days in a row now. Hope no infection is going on.. Went to K2 with T today to play on some more whites. Got pumped on the first one which is totally doable, then the next one felt like a long mans crux in the middle ..jumping to a small crimper is not my thing, tall people can reach; next one felt a little bit easier in the start but then hard! Specially watching a very strong guy having problems on it. Was going to finish off there but as usual could not resist to try a new white in the overhang, even this felt possible with a bit of work and fresher. Fun good session.

More Black

Went to KV with T. Some new black problems...last session on blacks..ended with 4 black problems..tiered..over and out.

White

Today did a trail of picking some white problems and training power/strength. Did a nice little warm up and then got to work. Worked 4 white problems x4/5 goes each together with T. Certainly felt the work by the end of it.. but not pumped. Felt Good! Think the 1st white we tried is totally doable as well. Fingers felt fine as well until the last problem and the last 2 tries so we will see what tomorrow brings on that side.

On another note ..about 1 year ago I decided that maybe it was time to loose some weight. Took a bit of time to adjust some food intake etc. but now I seem to be stable at -10kg since then :-D Will it have an impact on my climbing? We will see... seems more like I have more finger problems now, but could be part of the adjustment?..

Testing again

Been resting for a week now..fingers still feel a bit but are much better now. The plan was to go to K with T but there it was closed (too early)...so ended up going to KV where B, E and K as well as R were :-D. Also there were a few new problems which was fun. After a good warm up managed to do 5 new black problems and close on 2 more. Fun session and fingers felt ok..until the last 10 minutes maybe. We will see how they will fair tomorrow.

Powerless?

Went to K by myself today. Took some time warming up, but maybe a little to soft? Then worked on some black problems. Did 5 black problems, some flash, in total and was close to 1 more while working 2 more that felt hard. Noticed that the 1st hour all feels ok but then fingers start to get a bit more sore as well as my core tension lets go. Furthermore the Mad Rock shoes seem to work fine on more vertical things but as soon as it gets more overhanging and technical they feel like 'clogs'.. very stiff and no feeling..might have to sand down some rubber on them...Some nice problems there.

Sending train

Went to KV today with T. After a slower warm up started to work on some black problems..fingers felt ok. After initial problems, head games, it started to feel ok. Managed to do 5(6) black problems two of which flash as well as trying some more. Felt that it was a bit too long a session and could have been longer rests in between. Ended off some easy trv. It was super nice to see Misse around again :-D

Ok Session

at K2 today together with T. Short Warm up and then working on black problems. Manage to do 2 new black overhanging problems (1 flash), 1 Vertical new black (flash) as well as an older black problem. Worked on 2 more black problems one of which should go next time..will see how fingers feel tomorrow.

Bunny is back

After some Volume it was time for some more power..or black problems. Went to KV with T and E to look at the new problems there. Had the feeling of getting sick all day and worried about my fingers. Started off with a bunch of red problems which felt harder then they should have. Even the black problems felt hard. Of course had to go at it again and again... Need to STOP doing that. In the end managed 2 black problems and close on 2 more, think I will jump over one session to rest my fingers..worried about the trip.

Back

from a short visit to Germany with Zoe. Not much done there due to Zoe getting Tonsillitis together with high fever which made for long days and short nights. Managed to get away 2x to go train though.. 1x bouldering and 1x rope. Was so-so; mostly due to trying to get to know the holds there that either were slopers or not very finger friendly crimpers.

Today was K2's turn again and T joined in. Did all new red problems I think, but 3 and some repeats of older ones. Also a quick send of a new black problem..all in all think it was around 23/4 problems that went down. T looked good on some of the black problems tried towards the end.

ufff

Off to K with T..all new Problems to play on :-D Strange session.. already felt pumped after the warm up even though one just had a 2 day rest. Could feel the core workout from yesterday as well. Managed to do nearly all red problems as well as 1 black...all in all 24 problems. If I would have rested a bit longer in between problems would have managed at least 3/4 problems more..bad pump. Again some really fun problems (as well as some really bad..). Feels like the finger starts hurting around the 18 mark of problems. Off to Germany now with Zoe ..we will see if I will be climbing on Tuesday, might rest the finger until Thursday as the week after it's time to change from Volume to a bit harder..

A bit easier

A bit of a lighter session with T and E! Started off with doing 2x 8 problems that were red, then went over to doing some singles.. red and black as well as working on some more... felt ok but in the end painful again in the left finger. Happy with some of the problems done and doing some moves.. Fun. Even more fun to see E putting in some effort...think he has the power for more if he could get more movement training in.

more Volume

this time went to K with T...ended up doing ca. 20 problems inc. 2/3 black problems and most red problems. Around 11 in 60 minutes. Went through all the angles, slab to roof. Actually fun and seems like the pump is getting better.

close to the edge

of killing one finger it seems... rest two days now and see how it feels. Did ca. 15 Problems today again... all but one red and one black flash. Next session needs to be a more relaxed one for my fingers, so no trying black or white problems (unless finger feels up for it).

Oh my God

Went to K2 for some more Volume with T...and was met with a s* load of people. Don't think I have seen that many people there before-crazy. Made it a bit hectic and stressful with such a crowd. That and that I somehow felt bad when I got there. Ended up with around 15 problems as planned.. but it was a fight!! Best effort on doing a grey that we think is somewhere between black/white.. otherwise some of the gradings upstairs could be debated, specially compared to each other. Downstairs was different again.. everything felt hard - even the red problems! Oh gosh golly Thursday will be interesting :-D

K2

together with T. Upstairs.. not much marked problemwise due to the comp but actually liked that... if it were up to me then I would leave it that way! Fun!

Ended up doing 18 problems in the range of blue to black.. maybe 4 black if we were to count it that way.. worked on some more that felt black/white..

Good tempo in the 1st hour, but then the last 30-40 min had a few longer breaks. A lot of really fun problems we thought :-D

Better

today then before even though I had less sleep and slight pain in one finger. The day ended with 4 black, 11 red and 3 blue problems... most done in 1 hour before I got to trying black problems.. Finished after 1.5 hours..

Long

time since last time it felt like. Been sick for a week now with fever to bad stomach... Actually felt ok in the start but noticed that strength was not really there. Plan was to do more volume..ended up with 3 black (1flash, 1 dayflash and 1 repeat) as well as 8 or 9 red problems and 4 blue problems...before lack of power and sore skin set in. Guess it will take around 1 week before gaining some strength again so we will see.. Kudos to T who looked really strong making easy work of his first white problem of the year!

oh My!

X-mas did it.. felt heavy and my core did not respond that well either. Warmed up with some red problems before doing some 1 foot work on the systemwall. As it has been some time it took a while to remember the foot positions and the go-go juice was just not present.

Then over to do some sloper problems but again K was lacking in that area. Found a handfull but nothing really like I had in mind. In the end gave up due to lack of power and motivation.

First try with 1 foot and new (hard) shoes: