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So, On valentines evening, Having no clue as too the "importance" of the evening was to some people, I went to the climbing gym. Just another monday,

But Man!

The place was Slammed!

It took me a hour or so, to put two and two together and remember something about valentines day.

Bascially, where this is going, is that because it was so busy, I ended up sticking to the caves (The overhung area, very difficult on the body). And of course, not warming up properly, I destroyed my body.

Torso - blown
Elbows - blown
Intelligence - blown

The biggest issue was that I tweaked my torso, bad enough to make it hard to sleep, as well as re-injuring my arm joints. (both injuries still hurt today, two full days past the climb).

Having just recovered from tendonitis on both elbows, I am super upset that I immediately put myself out of commission for training.

I know the arm injury isnt related to the tendonitis, as the pain is on opposite sides of my arms from where it was painful before. And this is more of a muscle tear/stretch, than a tendon pull.


So,

This got me reading BIG into body training.

I read all of the DONT DO THIS's and realized that so many of those, I had being doing.

- Overtraining
- Excercising when muscles are sore
- Not stretching enough
- Not warming up slowly and carefully enough
- Not *Cooling Down* after a work-out

I have never trained for a sport in my life, although I have always been athletic, and I am learning the hard way, that it isnt so simple.

Today, I hit the regular gym, and worked on muscles that are opposed to the muscles I use for climbing.

I have been strongly advised to work the opposite muscles to the 'Pull' muscles that I use for climbing. Basically climbers develop extremely strong back muscles, but build no chest strength. Build their forearms up on the bottom heavily, but build no muscle on the top, Develop a extremely strong grip muscles for their hands, but don't develop the opposite muscles.

All these imbalances ultimately are destructive on the joints and composition of the body. Even though, as a climber, I technically only "need" certain muscles, my body gets weekened by the imbalance of muscle.



Also, Another thing I read today, Is that a teacher looked at two groups in his pottery class from the beginning of the year, till the end of the course.

Half the class focused on quality, The other half focused on quantity.

In the beginning, group number one (Quality) got better grades,

but by the end of the course, group two (Quantity) where producing excellent quality pottery, at a MUCH higher production.

The first group, where struggling to produce the "perfect" Piece, while the second group where banging out bowl after cup after vase after....etc.

I have been climbing like the first group. Spending WAY too much time fighting through ONE problem, while I should be doing ten different easier problems each night. (A problem is a route).

Essentially, building up my confidence, while also making me a more efficient climber.


Back to the Drawing Board.

Woke Up With A Thought.

This morning, I woke up with something burning through my mind.

That I could have a baby while going to school.

Thats what I thought in the half dream/half awake state. I thought of almost a quarter of my fellow classmates, who have very small kids- and babies.

Not really a great Idea, (During school), But it gave me insight into what I desire most.

Family.

I have Tendonitis!!!!! HURRAY!!!!!

I have developed a sweet case of Tendonitis on both elbows, rewarding me for the hard effort ive been giving at the gym the past few months.

BOOOO!!

Well, when they get better, ill have to change my technique to a Softer one.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Though, I gotta say, I had a Fantastic weekend.

First day off in weeks!!!!

Gonna go for a walk in the sun, grab some breaky and breakfast,

Then see where the day takes me!

A Crag. Explanation

This is a explanation of the definition of what a Crag is. I found it on a info site.

A cliff is a vertical rock formation, often pretty steep, which attracts adventure sports enthusiasts the world over to have a go at climbing, rappelling, trekking and hiking. It is caused by the processes of erosion and weathering of landforms. Cliffs, however, are usually made up of rocks that are resistant to erosion and weathering, but ironically, they have been categorised as erosion landforms from experts in the field of geography.

A crag on a cliff is defined as that part of the cliff or vertical rock exposure which is commonly found in mountainous regions. It is particularly available in abundance in the northern parts of England and Scotland. In rock-climbing parlance, a crag is a climber's term for a cliff or a group of cliffs, which they attempt to climb during their trekking and hiking expeditions. Crag and tail is a geological formation caused by the passage of a glacier or a mass of ice over an area of hard rock.

The Badger

What a BAD ASS!