I Hate to Train Performance Guide for Climbers [Paperback]

Nancy Prichard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1994 | Series: How To Climb Series

This affordable book provides practical ways the reluctant trainer can benefit from simple time-effective programs.

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From the Back Cover

Turn those climbing daydreams into motivation. Make the most of your spare time to build the perfect climbing physique. Five minutes a day of climbing-specific exercises will turn you into the animal you always wanted to be. This is the training book for the rest of us.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Falcon; 1st edition (January 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 093464165X
• ISBN-13: 978-0934641654
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,813,464 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, better advice, June 27, 2000

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James E Corbin - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Hate to Train Performance Guide for Climbers (Paperback)

I found this book exelent and informative. It is short (more a pamphlet than a book)and concise; just what a specialized book should be. It has exelent tips on streatching, strgenthening, care and use of the digits (a climber's best friend). Perhaps the greatest thing in the book are the 5 and 10 minute training regimens. I, like Prichard, hate to train. I'd rather just get out there and crank. But I can submit myself to 5 minutes in the morning and 10 in the evening. And suprisingly, that's all it's taken to make myself a stornger climbier.

I would recoment this book to anyone who does anything more than recreational climbing. If you push hard regularly, you'll hurt yourself eventually. Training is the best way to prevent this, and "I Hate to Train" is a pretty good place to start.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Your money's better spent elsewhere, May 12, 2007

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G. P. Alava "wallmonkey" (Victoria, BC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Hate to Train Performance Guide for Climbers (Paperback)

I got this originally to get free shipping (I needed to buy something cheap to tip my amount over $25). Even at the bargain basement price, this book is pretty much worthless, I hate to say. Contains such gems as: "Wear loose, comfortable clothes when you stretch. If your Levi's are too tight, it won't be an enjoyable experience." (p.16) "Fruits, vegetables, meats and cereals are all good for you, if you consume them in moderate quantities." (p.46)

Invest in books like "Performance Rock Climbing," "The Self-Coached Climber" (this one I wish came out when I started climbing!) and "Training for Climbing."