Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: Training for Climbing: The Definitive Guide to Improving Your Climbing Performance by Eric J. Horst ISBN: 0-7627-2313-0 Publisher: Falcon Pub. Date: 01 December, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.14 (7 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Good book (but heed the warnings)
Comment: First off you must know that this is a book for a hardcore athletic climber. If you are a novice or a weekend climber you may want to start with something lighter.
This book treats climbing from a super-athletic perspective - covering exercise, nutrition and climbing techniques. Some of the info was way too heavy on the anatomy and physiology.
Still, this book focuses on improving your physical and (often not mentioned in any other book) mental technique. It breaks down skills into physical strength, mental and technique areas. Even though much of the training was over my head, this helped me focus on mental hindrances that were inhibiting my performance and had tests which illuminated my weaknesses and then helped me to focus on strength building exercises to work on those weaknesses (like forearm burn and elbow pain after climbing hard).
Rating: 5
Summary: the complete package
Comment: I just read Training For Climbing, and it's really nice to have a complete guide in one well-organized package. I had previously gathered training information from numerous sources and it was kind of hit or miss. Now there's a single manual that covers pretty much every aspect of rock climbing performance and training. I would compare this book to Joe Friel's classic "Training for Ironman" and "Cyclists Training Bible" as the most concise guide to training for a specific discipline. I give it 5-Stars.
Rating: 2
Summary: Limited perspective
Comment: A very misleading title. It's an okay book if you're only interested in sport climbing and bouldering. Not very useful for alpinists, ice climbers, ski mountaineers, peak baggers or just being in shape for occasional weekend rockclimbs. Be very careful with some of his advice if you're over 30 since it's mostly written for younger climbers who recover quickly.
 |
Title: Performance Rock Climbing by Dale Goddard, Udo Neumann ISBN: 0811722198 Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: February, 1994 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
 |
Title: How to Climb 5.12, 2nd by Eric J. Horst ISBN: 0762725761 Publisher: Falcon Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
 |
Title: Climbing: Training for Peak Performance (Outdoor Expert) by Clyde Soles ISBN: 089886898X Publisher: Mountaineers Books Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
 |
Title: Knots & Ropes for Climbers by Duane Raleigh, Mike Clelland ISBN: 0811728714 Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
 |
Title: How to Rock Climb: Gym Climb by John Long ISBN: 0934641757 Publisher: Falcon Pub. Date: 01 January, 1994 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
