Great day after feeling like crap for 24 hours or so. Despite being stuck in traffic on the M8/M9 for what felt like an eternity last night I managed to complete three sets of 3 by 3's at the wall. Arrived psyched and ripped into it until time ran out. This involved picking a route 3 grades below your highest one and then completing another 2 routes a grade below this back to back followed by 15 mins rest. I was using 6A+/6A/6A. Not bad for the 2 hours left when I arrived. Warm up left a bit to be desired though! Technique felt good, seemed to make all the right decisions.
Felt even better today so have moved my morning gym session to a Thursday so that I can have a clear rest day on the Friday before Saturday at the wall. Kicked the sprog out of bed early so he was first at nursery today. It's good to suffer in company! Got a good core and climb specific conditioning session in which involved a lot of pull ups , frenchies & 3 way knee raises. Frenchies are particularly savage.
I knew I was going to suffer in the accumulator class at lunchtime as Rebecca has a sadistic streak and always seems to know which muscles I've already worked. So lots of side raises, leg lunges, shoulder presses, step ups, triceps presses, crunches, toe taps & planks. Felt strong.
Once monkey boy was sound asleep in bed I was able to complete an anaerobic endurance session on the fingerboard with a stimulating view of the kitchen. More pull ups (arghh) followed by a circuit of 30 hand moves repeated 3 times. Then three sets of repeaters using slopers, 4 finger edge and 3 finger edge to complete nine 10 second dead hangs changing the grip each hang.
Felt strong today although now in bad need of tomorrows rest day. Left shoulder a little tight. Not surprised really. Had a good stretch so should be ok.