Campus #5 and some routes

Tonight was Campus 5. The warmup, i could say, was really good--encouraging even. But i think it might'a' been a smidge too hard a warmup. This was the last one for the season, and i think i went backwards a bit-- starting to lose some ground. So it works out that it's time to move to PE phase.

Same basic warmup and workout as last time, but i don't think i ever stuck the match with 1-4-5 on the mediums leading Right. Been a few days now, so i mostly just 'member is was a less-than-satisfactory session. Still a good finger thrashing, and no injury.

That was wednesday (6/10 i think). Yesterday (6/13) i went to the gym and just did routes. Power level is ver' high; Enduro level is ver' not there. Got some ground to make up if i'm gun' get any routes this season, but i can fa sho' pull on some holds i couldn't have considered seriously 6 months ago. Looking forward to wrapping the new, improved tendons in some vasculature. That, i expect, will come a li'l quicker.

Campus #4

Crazy that this was only the 4th campus sesh. I really though it was the 5th. Stayed right on schedule this time 'round, and i seem to be handling it ok. Left elbow feels a li'l tweaky, but doesn't really hurt. This was an interesting experiment. Went to the climbgym for some boulderin' to warm up, and honestly overdid it. Very tricky line to walk at that wall. There aren't really any grades there to work through. Good place for ARCing (which i did for a while), but then all the boulder problems are either uselessly easy or just hard. Nothing in between--which is odd, 'cuz most of the routesetters can't climb 'em. There are no v2s or v3s on that wall. Super strange. Anyhow, ended up working a couple o' problems, which was fine; but i think i heavy-crimped past the point of "springiness" for campusing. Still: not a bad seshion. Can say i made some progress in spite of being tired. I forgot to take paper with me, so i'm doing this from memory.

XXL)  Basic ladder B.

L)

Tried a ladder skipping rungs like last sesh, and fell on my butt. Just went to the meaty bits after that.

1, 4, 6, M

Believe i failed B first go. Got it B second go.

M)

Tried 1, 4, M first and failed. Kinda infuriating; so i just went to 1, 4, 5, M

Got it first try leading L, but failed 3 attempts leading R. Then i got 'er. Very satisfying.

Tried 1, 4, 6 B, but really didn't get close with either hand. Definitely feeling the over-doneness on this one.

S)

Tried 1, 2, M and failed but for a hefty dab. So i thought: What if i just go for 1, 3. Actually stuck it leading L! That's huge! Couldn't manage to stick leading R cuz i couldn't get enough height on the pullup. Again, kinda cooked from bouldering too long. But i could snag pretty easily with both hands if i just jumped. So the sticking power is definitely there; just gotta come at it somewhat fresh.

Anyhow, lesson learned: gotta turn the volume down a bit on the warmup. Also was really clear tonight that a lot of campusing is just convincing m'self to go for it.

For the record, weighed in at 200 and change dressed tonight. Was 195.0# this morning first thing.

"Limit Boulder" #3

Went to the gym for a warmup for limiting at home last night, and only had 30mins to workout. Did a hardish problem or two, got home home and felt'nt like hitting the wall. So i can hardly call it a limit boulder sesh. But i did at least undergo some climbing-esque motions with my hands. Ah well... Mebbe i'll be extra springy for Campusing manana. That'd be just fine. And i weighed in at 195 and change this morning, so i'm holding onto a downward trend. Happy sauce.