Today began the Qualification round of the Adidas Rock Stars bouldering competition that is being held inside the Porsche Arena, Stuttgart Germany. I could not have asked for a better start to the competition, placing 12th with 3 out of 4 tops at the end of the round earning me a spot into the next round. I came soooo close to sending that last boulder, eyeing the last hold for way too long before I eventually gassed out. The boulders were all very unique and well set for a qualification round. The biggest change that I noticed about these climbs versus American style boulders is that they pack the whole climb in about 4-6 moves.
To train for this competition I took a rather different approach. I felt as if I was having a hard time progressing with just climbing for training as I was lacking that explosive power needed. So I decided to hit the work out gym for some heavy lifting. I have experimented with some light lifting before with positive results but just never really stuck with it. So far the results have been amazing as I felt the strongest that I have ever felt today in a long time for qualifiers, despite the fact that I have not touched a climbing hold in about 15 days lol. Even though I have added on some muscle mass I feel even lighter as my body is that much stronger. If you have lack that explosive power I would suggest that you try lifting out along side climbing.
Anyways here are some shots from Qualifiers: Click
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Once again a BIG Thanks to everyone who has donated to help send me to this event, without you all I would not be here!!
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