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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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It's always easier on those bolt on jugs.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Dead hang, body straight is the only legit pullup
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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those aren't pull-ups, they are kips.
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 6, 2017 - 11:36pm PT
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Oh fer god's sake. Who out there can do 20 one-arm pullups with mild kipping? He stopped before he was fully fatigued as well; clearly could have done more.
Lillian kipped too.
Report back with your criticisms when y'all can do 10 one-arm pullups with kips.
Sheesh.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Impressive.
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David Lewis
Trad climber
NYC
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I agree with Mr. Gold on this one. This is an impressive feat that is not subject to critique unless you can better the performance.
Jealousy and arm chair critics just aren't appropriate to RGold's posting of this video IMHO.
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 7, 2017 - 06:07am PT
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i never did a 1 arm pull ups and could pull just as hard as you in your hay day. sheesh. fancy footwork is where's it at! btw the top of son of easy o needs to be cleaned again mr know it all
Wow John, who pissed in your cheerios this morning?
Who said anything about relevance to climbing performance?
And wtf does Easy O have to do with one-arm pullups?
Times are bad, I know. No need to take it out on a fun-loving bit of trivia guys. Get a grip.
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 7, 2017 - 10:05am PT
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John, I have no idea what I've done to offend you, but I hope you'll permit me to issue a blanket apology. The holiday season is nearly upon us, and I wish you all the best in what remains of this year and the year to come.
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 7, 2017 - 11:40am PT
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Same one. Good photographer.
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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Well, there is strength, and then there is strength and balance.
I didn't know a one-handed Stalder press was even possible (1:20):
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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originalpmac
Mountain climber
Timbers of Fennario
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When I was 24 I could do two with my right arm, one with my left. Went for two on my left and my shoulder hurt for six months. Ended that.
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 7, 2017 - 03:01pm PT
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How did a light-hearted post about a pretty amazing physical feat (by a climber) devolve into this?
Tami, my retort was meant to be sardonic. The folks who were "criticizing his technique" were not acting in anything like a coaching capacity. They were just practicing the fine art of internet deprecation. "Yeah, he's doing an amazing number of one-arm pullups, but they're no big deal because he' kipping." So my response, I thought in the same vein, is "Ok sparky, let's see you do even half that number and then we'll think about how big a deal it is."
And now I'm "disingenuous" (maybe you should look that up, I don't think it means what you intend) and, by implication, am somehow denigrating the foundations of the coaching profession?
Seriously? It's video of a guy doing one-arms. I'll take your expert word on the liklihood of shoulder injury. Can't we all just get along?
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Speaking as someone who actually could do a lot of one-arms, I can add a couple of things to this discussion.
First, while the ability to do a one-arm pullup, or many one-arm pullups, will not magically improve your climbing by three number grades, it certainly won't hurt. Technique is king, but being strong sure helps.
Second, be careful. I screwed up a shoulder and had to take most of a year off from climbing. I've always felt the problem was my tendency to just jump into it with no warm up, but I'm sure Tami's right about technique being important. I don't know what "engage your shoulder more purposefully" means, but I do know what kind of damage can await.
And third, what Rich said in the post above. This should just be a fun conversation about a climber doing one-arms.
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originalpmac
Mountain climber
Timbers of Fennario
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How about that old MoS video with Fred Nicole cranking them off his pinky on webbing with his hand clenched in a fist? Awesome.
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WBraun
climber
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rgold
I watched your linked video right before going to work this morning.
I went "WOW".
I could do four in a row at one time when I was younger.
But that guy was crankin em out like it was nothing.
Take care Rich and keep on crankin ......
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zBrown
Ice climber
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You think a pain in the a_sss is something to deal with wait till your shoulder starts a hurting just like Tami says.
I got involved in weightlifting back in time. Bench pressing was popular. I worked my way up to almost 2 times body weight (not bragging mind you, Michele's dad was greater than 2X).
Guess what? My shoulders starting hurting even when not doing anything.
I dropped that faster than Tim Leary dropped large doses of acid.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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^^^^^ was streamed live on the 27th, sucks that I missed it.
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jgill
Boulder climber
The high prairie of southern Colorado
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It appears that ST has been permanently damaged by politard activity when an entertaining and enlightening thread topic like this can provoke disharmony and discord.
Didn't realize so many old STers popped off so many one arms. Impressive.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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That is IMO the best one of those shirts you don't have to tuck in ever displayed on the web
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Ahhh yes...but how many one-finger, one-arm mavins do we have in the room?
My good friend and partner pk davidson could do multiple on either side suspended by a loop of 7mm perlon.
I am far too large a cutlet to manage such maneuvers but as a show of power, this One is hard to match.
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 7, 2017 - 10:05pm PT
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More one-arm pullups (y'all know who's doing them here)
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Ahhh yes...but how many one-finger, one-arm mavins do we have in the room?
I found something like four pages of videos of people doing them, sometimes with as much as 10 kg added weight... Here's Dani Andrada:
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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^^^^^
Now that there Alex vid is really something! Impressive!!
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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How did a light-hearted post about a pretty amazing physical feat (by a climber) devolve into this?
I don't know and too bad you get "slapped" for posting content that isn't political.
Or is everything political these days...?
I'm with ya though, pretty impressive (though it kinda looks like a gif not a kip:-)
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Late Starter
Social climber
NA
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I'll bet he's a fun guy...modest as well.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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...just as I was about to buy a print for Xmas.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Would you take some good acid in trade? Or one of those no tuck shirts or a photo of a shirtless McKinneyy in a tuck?
I blame Steve Jobs for all mis-spellings
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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@Russ: WTF? Where do you find this stuff? Performance art weirdos. Wow.
Maybe harder than one-arms?
BAd
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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A smug response to unsolicited guide service? That is awful
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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@Russ: WTF? Where do you find this stuff?
As we say down here.... "My feed is different than yours..."
Dude has done many of those 4 hour sitting and smiling vids. Mesmerizing. He has got to have a screw loose.
Edit: still blown away by how strong that lady is... just wow
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 8, 2017 - 09:20am PT
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Now that one-arm one-finger pullups are a dime a dozen, I think one of Gill's enduring feats of gymnastic strength is the one-arm front lever. Here too the hoards are massing, but from what I can see, most people doing them have not risen to Gill's level of mastery. (Ironically, considering the bizarre turns of this thread, my current comment is all about form; a front lever with the body piked isn't really a front lever.)
Anyway, here's about the only one I've seen that manages the straight-body straight-arm position that is the defining characteristic of the move. Interestingly, he adopts a cross-body arm position which is analogous to the shoulder-rotation moves developed by the climbing community.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
By way of comparison, the master at work
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Dec 14, 2017 - 01:32pm PT
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Crazy strength endurance. Most any naturally strong person can learn to do a one-arm. But they get progressively harder with each rep. By a lot. That guy is VERY impressive. Doubt it, have a go yourself and report back to Rich.
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skywalker1
Trad climber
co
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Dec 14, 2017 - 04:54pm PT
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I bench pressed 225 once. I dunked a basket ball once in gym class. Led 11d sport and trad onsight but never 12a. I tried one arms but never could do it. I have removed it from my bucket list. Sigh...:-)
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Jon Clark
climber
philadelphia
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Dec 14, 2017 - 06:28pm PT
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The Alex Puccio video is very impressive; wow.
The dude in Rich's OP is quite impressive as well.
All very entertaining, thanks.
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