which are u?

Specialisation

As adults our muscle fibre types determine whether we are one of three types of athlete or climber: a) the 'fast twitch' power machine, b) the 'slow twitch' aerobic stamina monster or c) the middle man who is optimally good at both but brilliant at neither.

http://www.planetfear.com/article_detail.asp?a_id=174

WEAKNESS

After reading one of the articles in planetFear and trying it out on my personal single campus rung (a.k.a. the ledge above my door), I've actually managed to identify one of my weaknesses! I'm sorely lacking in isometric strength !

Remedies include:

1) Isometric arm strength

Isometric arm strength applies to locking-off or holding a static position, perhaps to reach for the next hold or to clip a piece of protection.

Preferred training methods: bar isometric work (lock-offs), neuromuscular recruitment (holding static positions on the wall)

Thanks Zhengxin for sharing this website. Peepz do read through the articles if you havent. Worth it.

satisfaction is...

Completeing ur projects!!

Finally completed my 2 project 6Cs in the NUS gym after very long. Somehow
#1. Indijession felt hard to me cos it was very against my style of climbing...Could never get my footholds right plus it was too long. Realised that I should step lower since there is little incline to balance my weight out more.
#2. Ruinbow Connexuan was more geared towards my style (large incline) and the moves usu flow easily from one to another but always kenna stuck from 27-28.

Now after completing them, they suddenly don't feel so hard anymore - maybe it just takes me very long to work out where to step and link the moves which is the mark of an inexperienced climber. The Climb Asia 6C felt much easier in comparism maybe because it is very straight forward.

New project: 7A+ (5moves left) and 7B in CA!

trembling...

Have you ever noticed why some ppl tremble when they climb? I'm sure everyone has experienced it before but why does it happen?

The most common occurence is when you are doing vertical climbing and your calves start trembling. This is due to your feet being too pointed (hence ur calves are contracted). You can avoid this by pointing your feet straight into the wall and not downwards all the time.

So the same applies to your entire body. If you're trembling from head to toe, means your muscles are too contracted. Consciosuly loosen your muscles starting from your neck to your shoulders to your arms.

Hope it helps?

v10

I'm wearing my v10s now as I type this... Couldnt get them on just now in the gym, i suppose my feet reduced size after my bath.

If anyone experiences trouble concentrating when studying, u can try this too! Pain so great that you will not ever fall asleep. Unless ur feet get numb.

Anyway, I'm really full of praise for junior girls. I think u all have very good spirit, cheering each other on and even clapping whenever someone finishes a route. Great!

And I noticed that meifen is becoming an angry climber (grr!!!! roar!!) .. And liying is very calm when she does routes (thinking climber).. Both ways work for diff ppl in competition!

And who's the richest of us all??

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of coz, none other than.....



mr & mrs rich rich....

who's the happiest of us all???

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........................... TAAAAAADAAAAA!!!



YAP N SHUMEI!!!!!!!!!!

Check this out.

Warning: Read this only if you finished your Tutorials!!!

http://www.planetfear.com/article_detail.asp?a_id=216

1) Open-Hand 2) Half-open 3) Full-crimp


Lots of useful training articles in this website.

Maybe too many. So wat you can do, is:

• Think of your weakest link (Wooden pail theorem--if in doubt, consult Master Liu Li)
• Choose suitable articles to address ur weakness.
• Choose suitable and do-able tips.
• Have a training plan / program, taking into consideration the team's training plan.

Good Luck!

BBQ!!!!

FUN FUN FUN n more FUN!!!!

Hahaha...bbq todae is really fun cause get to eat a lot (tho most are burnt) hee...next time i'll try to get better cooks for those who are not satisfied... lolz... But really thankew for those "cooks"... for the first time in my life tt i dun have to cook durin bbq...Well done "COOKS"...u all did a great job.. *standing ovation*

Thanks kesheng for lending us ur place...really appreciate it... :)

Ok the highlight of todae's bbq for those who missed it...

1) Marshmallow competition!!!...apparently i get to be some substandard judge for this competition... Sorry Kum...i noe u want to eat those marshmallow too...but hahahahahaha....u r a bit unlucky... Sorry cherlene for the 6/10...i decided to change my mind ...i'll give u 7/10 for ur fanciful art... :)
2) Need for Speed Most Wanted- this game rox..mauhahahaha!!! Well time to reveal my true identity...i used to represent m'sia in the Need for Speed competition...but it was like 2 years back...but guess my skill is still intact... :) ~eil a~
3) Drinkin Game- we had this before we end off our bbq session...hahaha...every1 turns red, includin me...meifen was almost black, liying was lobster like, n caleb is HIGH!!!...hahaha he became more vocal :) keep it up.. hahahaha...think i still high from the drinks...

Ok i think i shld end this blogging now...b4 i say sth stupid again...lolz
Thanks every1 for comin n makin this bbq a fun one :)

~Cheers~

Thanks...I had fun

Thanks to Kesheng and Teck Chew(and all e rest) for organising e fun-filled BBQ!!!

Marshmallows never was a hot item untill this BBQ.

So the training begins (or had it begun???)

e REX

*blush*

Tah dah! My new math tutor! Woohoo

Yesh time to chiong tutorials so can climb more..argh math tutorial is starting my tutorial term. Must draw studying tips from all the dean's listers too..it is wonderful to climb so hard and yet do oh so well for studies..math tutor will be proud

All right u can stop staring at my math tutor -.-

Competition

Think it is quite some time back when we had our rockmaster...but there's sth i want to share...

Well, i just finished watching videos of myself climbing during the rockmaster final...and it is kind of disappointing to see myself not completin routes tt i think i shld be able to do it...n wat more when ningfeng said tt i shld have flashed it...
There are times after the competition when i asked myself, y didnt i do this n that?...y didnt i jump for the last tile n try to grap hold of it as if its my dear life?...y didnt i use the side walls?...y didnt i follow this sequence? why why n more whys...
I realised now tt everything is over n nothing I can do to bring it back again...

BUT after a long contemplation, I LEARNED sth...

WE need to try our best when we are out there during the competition...never regreting wat we did n wat we didnt do...
Give all u can and never give yourself the chance to question yourself, whether you have actually tried your best...
Maybe there are times when u tot tt u have tried ur very best...but actually when u think back...u realised u haven't...
So gals n guys...the NEXT time u are out there...promise urself tt you'll be giving all u got...
Hopefully there'll be next time for me too to be in the finals again...
Lastly, thanks every1 for being there to support me tt day...i'm truly grateful n happy :)

P/S: try...no, i mean DON'T EVER drink any alcoholic drinks no matter how little it may be before ur competition...U might think tt it won't affect u the next day or tt u r a season drinker n a little won't have any effect on you...
TRUST me, you are truly and ABSOLUTELY MISTAKEN!!!
Somehow alcohol got this magical effect tt will affect u mentally especially when it is ur impt day...u'll feel a bit edgy n insecure, n u'll have this feelin of head spinnin when it is not...wit all these effects ur mind tends to work less efficiently...
Take my words for it... cause it has been tried n tested...
Remember never REGRET wat u did n wat u didnt do... :)

K dudes...tt's all for my sharing session todae...have fun climbin n hopefully we'll meet each other in finals...
~ADIOS~

YISHUN SAFRA RED POINT

Peepz, nxt time when you go safra, remember to grab Mr Ong (Junwei) with you! He was inspirational with his powerful climbs, slick movements and strong grip strength. Not forgetting the beautiful shiny new quickdraws and ATC!

"IT'S ALL IN THE MIND"

Haha.. with that mantra sunk into my brain, I actually managed to finish the orange route on the right inclined wall.. almost finished the blue. Will try again! Oh yeah... Witnessed the strength of Kelly too! Sooo efficient with her feet! Didnt even need to dyno on the red route. (Sob... all the girls are thrashing me)

Feast!

Intimate details

Opened my yahoo account 2dae. And saw that i had 16 unread emails. Was happy, not cos got ppl wanna connect w me, but was expecting lots of ppl wanting to join the Level 1 Course.

Unfortunately, after going through all e emails, i realised that i was able to know clothes size of all my team members.

(Reply mass email e proper way; so you won't get me excited for no reason)

IMPRESSSEED

Wow, I am very impressed at the command of the Malay language by our 2 Malaysian counterparts!!

Anyway sidenote: Recently I started running and it seems to aid the recoery of my muscles... Been climbing many days in a row but running after ea trg session. My upper body muscles don't seem so fatigued the next day.. (ALthough I am sure KS would swear that running makes his muscles ache more lol)

Translation of the Lame Poem

Oh my moon...round n yellow...
How brightly u shine tonite
I am thinking of wine and meat
Just to cheer up my miserable heart

So long already i didnt climb the rock wall
My body now lost its shines
My fingers have become stiff
Opps, and i forgot about my climbing form

My LAME LEG is really distressing
Making me the laughing stock
Oh when can i be with you
My first love, the rock wall...

The l*me poem from adrian...gotta give him some credit for still able to write in malay though some sentence structures are a bit off...
Anyway well done...n get well soon...

Poem

During my climbing break, I am suddenly inspired(!) to write a malay poem. Armed with a fan and a full moon night, words flow like the spilling of milo on lecture notes.

Oh bulanku yang bulat lagi kuning (yes the poem has started -.-)
Betapa terangnya sinaranmu malam ini
Aku menginginkan arak dan daging
Hanya untuk menceriakan kepiluan hati

Sudah super lama aku tak panjat batu
Badanku kini kehilangan gemilangnya
Jari-jariku sudah menjadi kaku
Opps, gaya memanjat batu sudah aku terlupa

Kaki tempang memang memudaratkan
Ramai orang tertawakannya haha
Oh bila aku akan bersamamu
Cinta pertamaku, panjat batu

Well done :)

thankew

Thanks everyone for being around to support the finals, I think all the finalists appreciated it. Thanks especially to Yap for giving me the King Kong angry face whenever I was resting and hence making me less nervous.

After every such competition, everyone is sure to feel inspired (i am v inspired by the Men's open finals) - so let's all train harder for boulderactive! Maybe this time we can inspire others? lol

Quite looking forward to the coming weekend Camp5 trip also cos I wanna do new year shopping there...and lots of vertical routes that I saw Kiat and jups do but never tried!

Post RockMonSter

Open final is really some scary shit... with some monstrously strong pple out there (Indonesia exchange anyone?).

Let's train hard together peepz! Starting with novice finals yah? Campus board here we come!

Oh and congrats to Alvin and Cherlyn! Great start to the year!

Rockmaster XI

I guess enough has already been said about Rockmaster thusfar. Here's to wishing everyone a good competition. Most importantly, stay relaxed and focused; and be safe, ya?

Hope everyone performs well and contributes to bringing Team NUS up to a whole new competitive level!

I'm currently quite busy with my performance rehearsals -- my artiste company has got a concert coming up on 22nd Jan, so I'll try my best to make it down for all your qualifying rounds. Nevertheless, we'll all be cheering you on.

All the best!


JKLM

little kids by day...

STILL little kids by night!

photos courtesy of rx's camera. i thought they looked quite cute! haha

SportsToday

During one of my (many) breaks in this first week of boring internship, doing nothing except read n read n read, I chanced upon an article in TODAY.

"The Journey Never Ends"

A short excerpt: "It is time for struggle to commence. Not just with
opponent, or with situation, or with surface, or
with conditions. Always the athlete’s finest
skirmish is with the self. In the conquering
of doubt. In the pursuit of confidence. In
the strengthening of resolve." Read it!

http://www.todayonline.com/pdf_main.asp?pubdate=20060105

On KL, it was great! Food was good, climb was good, people were great and one was even swelling (with happiness) by the minute! Unfortunately... gluttony was my greatest sin... those innocent donuts and warm cinnamon rolls; their sweetness and pleasure masked the ugly face of fever. CAMP5... i'll be back!

For those who sees this post before rockmaster, GOOD LUCK! see you all tomorrow. Cheers!

Good Luck For RockMaster!

From KL And Into 2006

Hey guys,

my turn to put up something on the blog. I haven't got any photos from the KL trip so I'll just wait to rip them off KS... hahaha

Anyway, I only managed to stay for the climbs at Batu Caves and Camp 5 -- couldn't stay for the Tampin bouldering experience. Nevertheless, we're not short for interesting stories and excellent climbs for those 5 days. Lemme see if I can put some of them down here:

First thing that comes to mind is Liying, her expanding-meatball-of-a-hand and her belief in the "narrow car". She made like a chipmunk on ecstasy and kept us all awake on the 4 hour drive up to KL. No one was spared. In tribute to her quirkiness, I've decided to knight her "Sir Ball-ball", especially fitting since she is also in teaMAN.

Second thing that comes to mind is the glorious food in KL. Oh well, it's all we had by the end of the day, but it was still pretty darned good. I remember feasting nightly after climbing all day and staggering back to the lodge with full bellies, weary eyes and satisfied looks. Undeniably, Kesheng revealed his amazing apetitte through his numerous snacks after our heavy dinners, ranging from devouring Ramly burgers to satay to cheng t'ng to deserts like longan-sea-coconut. Not to be outdone, I trailed behind his food hunts, followed closely by Sir Ball-ball. Together, our foodship bound us true to our calling and we emerged, united and with a new name: Monsters Inc. (which remains till this day, even though Sir Ball-ball is no longer puffy).

Third on my list of things I remember is the lodge. It's comfy, cozy and best of all, cheap! The lodge was near to our favourite eating places (considering that there was Food Alley and then there was fast food), 7-eleven and the main roads / highways. All in, our stay was really convenient because everything was within reach. Speaking of roads and highways, it's little wonder that we got lost twice while looking for Batu Caves. The 2005/6 street directory wasn't much help because of the numerous changes the roads had on-the-ground.

Fourth would be the overall climbing experience. I loved this trip for the amount of good climbing we actually got to do. There was plenty of time for both proper climbing and fun too. Nyamuk had a good variety of routes, ranging from easy to intermediate and some hard routes too. I guess we could have used an extra set of equipment so that we could all do more climbing with a little less waiting time in between. Still, the natural walls provided us with a good selection of routes and some good wall experiences. Camp 5, on the other hand, was amazing. It's little wonder it's the best climbing gym this side of the planet. The routes are well-set, the atmosphere is energetic yet comfortable, and the staff are all friendly. Not to mention the fact that one of M'sia's biggest shopping centres is right next to it. I sure won't mind another trip up there. I'm already building up a shopping list.

There's more things that I noticed... But that's for another purpose another time. Heh. Won't you pen your thoughts down too?


JKLM

more photos on tampin

on our way to boulder...





















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jups jups...





















muscular but skinny yap...






























shumei n yap... legs on legs...