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Barto
climber
Minneapolis, MN
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Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 5, 2008 - 03:22pm PT
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Has anyone read this book? It was recommended to me, but I can't find a copy locally to preview before buying online.
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knieveltech
Social climber
Raleigh NC
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Self-Coached Climber is an excellent book and I would recommend it to anyone that's looking to improve movement training.
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JLP
Social climber
The internet
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It's worth buying as there is a lot of good material in there you won't find in the other current books - ie, Horst, Newman. They spend quite a bit of time on movement and balance, which I think is better geared for beginners. I guess I skipped over a lot of that. I like the specific training recommendations for the various goals and levels of climbing, and how to combine bouldering, sport and trad aspects into one package. A lot is common sense if you have some years of experience, yet it doesn't get talked about much in the other books. So yea, it's worth it.
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sbecker
Sport climber
Meff-ferr, Oregon
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Two thumbs up from me! Here are the rc.com reviews
The chapters on movement and balance will benefit ANYONE...
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Daphne
Trad climber
San Rafael, CA
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Just this morning I used one of the movement suggestions from the book at the gym. I have been climbing with a beginner and I suggested he originate his movement in his lower leg, pretending his lower knee had a spring. I usually climb very smoothly but this practice really increased my efficiency. It turned this rather fumbling and ungraceful beginner into a much smoother climber, in one session. Perhaps if you have climbed for years and years it won't be news, but for any beginner to moderate climbers, it's totally worth it.
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