Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Contact Strength

I bought a Metolius Slim Gym fingerboard at REI and installed it above the doorway to our bedroom.

First, I used 10x3 wood screws to mount a 10x36" piece of 3/4" plywood onto the wall, anchored by three studs, which were 16" apart from center to center. Then I screwed the fingerboard into the plywood. Now it is time to start strengthening tendons and ligaments.

Here's what the fingerboard has:
* 3 full-hand jugs
* 2 full-hand rounded slopes
* 1 set of 3 finger pockets
* 1 centered 3 finger pockets
* 1 set of 2 finger pockets
* 1 2-hand edge

Since I am weak, workouts will consist of open-handed dead hangs.

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