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knightstreet
Nov 23, 2005, 7:42 PM
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What do you guys take as supplements to improve your climbing apart from Creatine?
What is the stance of national climbing coaches on the use of performance enhancing substances?
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knightstreet
Nov 23, 2005, 7:44 PM
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Good man, that enhances your performance in the realm of telling tall stories after climbing eh?
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knightstreet
Nov 23, 2005, 7:49 PM
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That's just naughty.
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knightstreet
Nov 23, 2005, 8:08 PM
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I hope that's a block of Lard - but with a sign-in like 'veganboyjosh' perhaps it isn't.....
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veganboyjosh
Nov 23, 2005, 8:10 PM
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In reply to: I hope that's a block of Lard - but with a sign-in like 'veganboyjosh' perhaps it isn't.....
yes, it's lard. vegan lard.
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knightstreet
Nov 23, 2005, 8:19 PM
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I resort to the crisp sandwich sometimes. Discos are my crisp of choice.
http://int13h.com/index.php?whipple=3&fish=6&grunties=103
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fowler214
Nov 23, 2005, 8:36 PM
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Vegan lard helped me so much my first months of climbing. I quickly reached my weight goal and had a continuous supply of energy. Aside from the occasional nose bleed things went great and I am still going strong. If you need help on overcoming issues with your own nose bleed pm my and I can offer some great advice.
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veganboyjosh
Nov 23, 2005, 8:43 PM
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In reply to: Vegan lard helped me so much my first months of climbing. I quickly reached my weight goal and had a continuous supply of energy. Aside from the occasional nose bleed things went great and I am still going strong. If you need help on overcoming issues with your own nose bleed pm my and I can offer some great advice.
http://images.art.com/...0075000/10075453.jpg
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fowler214
Nov 23, 2005, 8:56 PM
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The paper cuts from the rolled up dollar bills do more damage than my fingers
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Nov 23, 2005, 9:17 PM
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i dont take anything.
for many of us climbing is about personal achievement and learning your limits, challenging yourself and figuring out how you can reach a goal - problem solving - ultimately to find the eventual success a very rewarding thing
call me a purist but taking external substances seems really lame - as if cheating :roll:
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fluxus
Nov 23, 2005, 9:26 PM
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In reply to: What do you guys take as supplements to improve your climbing apart from Creatine?
Stating the obvious here, but there is no supplement that can improve your climbing.
Other than beer that is, but beer isn't a supplement, its the 5th food group.
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sneetch
Nov 23, 2005, 9:42 PM
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I'm with Cliffhanger. The idea of me taking any performance enhancing substance seems like I would be cheating myself, but too each his own.
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knightstreet
Nov 23, 2005, 9:53 PM
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In reply to: Stating the obvious here, but there is no supplement that can improve your climbing
Pretty damn pedantic aren't we?
Did you really misunderstand the question based on that error in grammar? :?
So what's your poison fluxus? How did you get so good? Vegan Lard?
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piton
Nov 23, 2005, 10:06 PM
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black rhino horn ground up elephant tusk.
happy thanksgiving
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knightstreet
Nov 23, 2005, 10:19 PM
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In reply to: black rhino horn ground up elephant tusk. happy thanksgiving
Most people have turkey for thanksgiving.
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pico23
Nov 23, 2005, 10:26 PM
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In reply to: What do you guys take as supplements to improve your climbing apart from Creatine? What is the stance of national climbing coaches on the use of performance enhancing substances?
Creatine isn't magic and it only helps power moves. I question it's safety as it stresses the kidneys.
So if you're a boulderer doing dynos creatine can possibly help, perhaps in sport climbing as well. i doubt it has many advantages in trad, ice, alpine and mountaineering. technique, ability and knowledge should get you a lot farther in those realms.
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grayhghost
Nov 23, 2005, 10:33 PM
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Um, you have it backwards. Creatine is used by some of the most cutting-edge alpinists. Cigarettes and RedBull will get you pretty far in sport-climbing and bouldering.
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knightstreet
Nov 23, 2005, 10:38 PM
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In reply to: Creatine isn't magic....
Yeah, true. It doesn't stop people taking these supplements though.
I just wanted to sort of draw up a profile of the type of supplements that climbers use and what they use them for. I've failed since no one has actually admitted to using them at all yet...
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jeffrogers
Nov 23, 2005, 10:40 PM
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There are lots of supplements to take that can help you be stronger or increase endurance but it seems most of the time climbing is more about technique than brute force. If you want a lot of good info on supplements. Nutritionalsupplements.com has tons of good info. I am also a member on their forum. The best supplements for climbing in my opinion are
#1 Beer
#2 Fast acting whey protien powder after climbing to help repair damaged muscle and
#3 ground up mummy powder, I haven't used Incan mummy powder but I can say for a fact that Egyptian mummy powder really pumps you up. If you can get incan mummy powder or even a whole mummy and grind it yourself I would like to try it. And if it is good I will pay top dollar.
Jeff
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jeffrogers
Nov 23, 2005, 10:46 PM
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Oh and about creatine. I would not use creatine during climbing season. Creatine is good for quick bursts of strength when the muscles are already tired. Like finishing strong at the end of a race or lifting heavy things. The reason I would not use it during climbing is because It makes your body retain up to 10 pounds of water which is a lot of weight to carry up a wall or mountain.
Jeff
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