News of Technique and Training

A week or two ago I was in one of those places between awakeness and sleep, and imagined myself ice climbing, the way I was climbing before I got hurt two years ago. It felt smooth and controlled, the way it used to be. It was a strange feeling to wake up and realize, "that was then and this is now."

I mentioned it to a friend who is a physical therapist and she described ...

One man's finger crack is a lizard's off-width

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I have about an hour an day to workout in the mornings M - F. Previously, I've been trying to run for 20-30 min on M , W ,F, and lifting for about 45 minutes (full body) on T and Th at a gym near where I work. Recently, my gym opened a facility right at the half way point of my morning run. I'm looking for some advice on the following options:

1- (M,W,F) ...

I am planning in hiking in Southern Patagonia, however, I have a torn meniscus and recently my injury has been acting up (after exercise it swells). I am at odds, on one hand I do not want to make my injury worse on the other hand I do not want to miss a once and a lifetime hikingopportunity. So my question is: How do you decide whether or not to push it or not? Thanks ...

Just wondering what people do out there to recover from alpine climbs?
I find that when I'm out climbing an alpine route in say, Rocky Mountain National Park with a 3-4 mile approach and 1000ft of climbing--be it ice, snow, or rock---that I'm strong on the approach and climb, and a little tired on the descent, but very very worn out the next day. I'm getting out about once a week but even when I ...

Anyone have any experience with an adjustable angle wall like the setup below? Just wondering if it jerks around or seems pretty stable.

Thanks!

Anyone do two-a-day workouts? I'm thinking about running in the morning and lifting weights in the afternoons 2-3 days a week and being in the mountains or doing recovery runs on alternating days. Advice?

Crispy: In your workout the day before, did you do hamstrings lying on your front?

On the nerve sensation down the foot. Any tingling in the thigh or pain in the back - in case there are two different things here.

I’m feeling very very weak today :D

Suzan Dudink (f)

Hey all,

I've done the web searching and forum searching and I haven't found anything resembling my current knee issue. I've gone once to my PT and he couldn't figure anything yet, so I'm tossing it out to you all for any and every insight.

FYI, I'm a post-surgery athlete (badly dislocated patella in '95) with a pretty sound understanding of knee injuries who knows/keeps regular body maintenance (i.e., self-massage, foam roller, etc). Not trying ...