Comments on: Stretching for Climbing, Yoga, and Eating Vegetables http://gumbydiaries.com/?p=130 Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:11:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: C Pem http://gumbydiaries.com/?p=130&cpage=1#comment-91 C Pem Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:25:14 +0000 http://gumbydiaries.com/?p=130#comment-91 I knew I wasn't the only person that just can not get on board with most veggies. I don't feel so alone now. I know the post is a little old but for stretching advice, I've found that the work out program P90X has an extreme stretching and yoga set, its actually fun too. Just mute the sound. It's kinda pricey though. I went in with a couple friends to get it. I knew I wasn’t the only person that just can not get on board with most veggies. I don’t feel so alone now. I know the post is a little old but for stretching advice, I’ve found that the work out program P90X has an extreme stretching and yoga set, its actually fun too. Just mute the sound. It’s kinda pricey though. I went in with a couple friends to get it.

]]> By: Will http://gumbydiaries.com/?p=130&cpage=1#comment-34 Will Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:32:49 +0000 http://gumbydiaries.com/?p=130#comment-34 Thanks for the solidarity, Katie. People assume I just don't try new things, but that's not true. I can't explain it, but I just can't eat the vast majority of vegetables. Thanks for the solidarity, Katie. People assume I just don’t try new things, but that’s not true. I can’t explain it, but I just can’t eat the vast majority of vegetables.

]]> By: Katie http://gumbydiaries.com/?p=130&cpage=1#comment-33 Katie Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:03:33 +0000 http://gumbydiaries.com/?p=130#comment-33 hi! found you via cupcake mafia's blog. I can def relate to your veggie aversion...I've been trying to "develop a taste" for them since adolescence. there have been a few successful attempts, but I just really don't like them. as a food group. :) hi! found you via cupcake mafia’s blog.

I can def relate to your veggie aversion…I’ve been trying to “develop a taste” for them since adolescence. there have been a few successful attempts, but I just really don’t like them. as a food group. :)

]]> By: RedRev http://gumbydiaries.com/?p=130&cpage=1#comment-25 RedRev Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:11:38 +0000 http://gumbydiaries.com/?p=130#comment-25 I do these rotator cuff stretches before I climb since that's a pretty common area for climbers to injure. Lean over a table top or against a wall with one hand, back perpendicular to the floor. Let the other arm dangle like a pendulum towards the ground. With as little effort as possible, start swinging the warm in small circles letting the circles get bigger and bigger, then let the cirlces "die out" and get smaller again. Do it again, reversing the direction of the circle. Then switch arms. This stretch is kind of boring -- or meditative, depending on your attitude. But it doesn't require much effort, in fact if you feel your muscles pulling your arm in a circle, you're working too hard at it. The whole point is to get the tendons and ligaments in the rotator cuff warmed up so that they don't snap when you go to crank on a hold. I do these rotator cuff stretches before I climb since that’s a pretty common area for climbers to injure. Lean over a table top or against a wall with one hand, back perpendicular to the floor. Let the other arm dangle like a pendulum towards the ground. With as little effort as possible, start swinging the warm in small circles letting the circles get bigger and bigger, then let the cirlces “die out” and get smaller again. Do it again, reversing the direction of the circle. Then switch arms.

This stretch is kind of boring — or meditative, depending on your attitude. But it doesn’t require much effort, in fact if you feel your muscles pulling your arm in a circle, you’re working too hard at it. The whole point is to get the tendons and ligaments in the rotator cuff warmed up so that they don’t snap when you go to crank on a hold.

]]> By: Will http://gumbydiaries.com/?p=130&cpage=1#comment-21 Will Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:47:45 +0000 http://gumbydiaries.com/?p=130#comment-21 I just found this resource. It looks pretty good. <a href="http://www.mountainzone.com/videos/playvideo.asp?vid=47634" rel="nofollow">http://www.mountainzone.com/videos/playvideo.asp?vid=47634</a> I just found this resource. It looks pretty good. http://www.mountainzone.com/videos/playvideo.asp?vid=47634

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