The NEW Way to Train for Rock Climbing

Have you heard of CARCing? 🤔 It's been around for decades in some form or another, but recently it has become really popular among a number of elite climbers and coaches. Could CARCing be the future?
You may have heard of ARC training, which is short for ‘Aerobic, Respiration and Capillarity’ training. It is to rock climbing what a Zone 2 run is to a mountaineer. It enables climbers to develop the base fitness that climbing performance relies on.
ARC training requires climbing for long periods of time on easy terrain which can be a mental challenge. The term CARCing was defined by Lattice coach Jonny Kydd after he started integrating his ARCing while on long car journeys to work on his project most weeks. This is why the ‘C’ was added, in his bid for efficiency and maximising performance, he swapped climbing practice for light grip training while in the car. 🚗
(⚠️ Please note that we would advise against any form of training whilst driving - see our disclaimer below ⚠️)
But CARCing, due to it being so far from rock climbing practice, is not well established as a form of training.
So, in typical Lattice Training fashion, we set about to devise an experiment to see if CARCing was truly worth the hype! In just 4 weeks, Lattice coach Josh Hadley did over 17 hours of CARCing to see if it improved his endurance… 100, 250 reps later the results are quite incredible. 😲
Will you be adding CARCing to your training routine?
0:43 What is Carcing
3:05 Why Carcing
4:25 My Experiment
5:35 My Testing
7:38 The Results
11:58 Should you Carc?
⚠️ DISCLAIMER: Please note that although we advocate the use of light grip training (and have adopted the term CARCing for this), we do not recommend or advise that you perform CARCing whilst driving any form of vehicle. The contents of this video are for informational purposes only. By watching this video, you agree that any actions you take as a result of the information or content provided are entirely at your own risk and Lattice Training Limited shall not be responsible for the loss, or damage, of or to any property or to any person arising from the same.
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[@LatticeTraining]

A bit of extra context to how my endurance improved in these 4 weeks. Day 1. My Critical Force was 31.4%. This is below the average score for 8a/5.13b which is 34% Day 30. My Critical Force was 38.5%. This was above the average score for 8b/5.13d which is 38% These numbers are personalised to my height and gender.

[@Miura.Powers]

You're on the same Level as Agnus Kille with 38,9%. Go get him Tiger! Well, and you have to match his 98,5% MVC :D This also puts Stefanos 64,5% into perspective....

[@LatticeTraining]

@@Miura.Powers Haha yeah. If only my fingers were that strong. I'm working on it 😂 I still can't believe Stefano's score. I'd like to test Séb Bouin too!

[@Miura.Powers]

@@LatticeTraining It's a shame that you guys switched to the force plate for MVC, now i can't compare my self anymore :D yeah, seb would be wild. Can you imagine him being around 40% and we all realize his technique is impeccable? :D

[@Miura.Powers]

@@eman1989z you have his MVC, thats basicly deadhang.

[@coolguyASDQWEFEWFADSFAS]

If CARCing doesn't sound good what about something like edging? Since you are mimicking pulling on an edge for long periods of time without quite reaching that high intensity zone where you can't maintain.

[@yercules]

sus

[@LatticeTraining]

😂

[@plixplux]

This is a very good one imho. Another alternative I'd like to suggest would be "Hold Play".

[@rundown132]

im actively edging while watching this

[@Animatedron]

😂😂😂

[@tristanmayfield4851]

I'm honored my desk grips made it into the video!

[@minihjalte]

I love it😂

[@sebastianflynn1746]

This is the kind of content we need. I feel we need more context regarding how effective that increase is relative to other training methods.

[@LatticeTraining]

Thank for the feedback. I was trying to keep it short where possible but a great point. I'll pin a comment that should add a bit more context to how much my critical force improved by!

[@McAwesomeness3]

Might be good to note that you are talking about percentage _points_, increasing your CF from 31.4% to 38.5% is a 22.6% increase!

[@sightreader2507]

Glad I saw this comment, that was very misleading in the video Now that’s a significant improvement

[@climbingclem]

I am CARCing while watching this video

[@LiftedAdventures]

same

[@TheNickMartinez]

I’m edging

[@TijmenHatesads]

For the injury worries I always wonder how manual labour factors in to training like this. I've never seen a construction worker warm up their wrists and hands: we just showed up (hopefully sober), chugged a cup and a half of coffee with the morning cigarette and grabbed the the tools we needed for the day. Then it's 6-12 hours of laying bricks, drilling holes or tightening nuts. Repeat for 5 days a week, ~45 weeks a year, 30-ish years total with generally little to no finger injuries. Quite some messed up elbow, shoulder and hip joints though. As for a name: call it barking. Barely Aerobic Resistance-training, Kinda.

[@Monscent]

You also moved your body, arms wrists in various ways before starting intensive work. And not all work on the jobsite is exactly max effort lol. So no real max finger effort = no real finger injuries. But ofc lots of other injuries like you describe. Likely from not doing movements correctly and never working out for longevity.

[@TijmenHatesads]

@@Monscent honestly, it wasn't uncommon for me to take the bus to work, walk 2 minutes to get to the van, sit and discuss the day before I sat in the passenger seat for an hour. Then when we arrive it's full send immediately, it's not uncommon for hauling stuff off the trailer to be the most risky and intense bit of the day. Not too speak of the rope access jobs where we're in the car for 4 hours, then have 2 hours for a half day job. The only preparatory movement there is punching myself in the dick for quitting school so soon.

[@Kefford666]

I have joiner friends who are now having grip issues. Basically they can’t fully close their fingers to make a fist due to holding hammers and drills all day every day.

[@daanschone1548]

I concur on the elbows. But carpal tunnel isn't great either.

[@politykanazw2622]

"Jorking it" I've been jorking it for 17 hours

[@00Platypus00]

Cars are aid

[@rundown132]

clothes are aid

[@gr.4380]

arms are aid

[@bluetaylor7614]

Breathing is aid

[@peterkapunkt6783]

I am carcing with my right hand since I was a teenager for about once or twice a day. it's noticeably stronger so I guess it works.

[@Osted-xe4ym]

Bro

[@c4un544n5]

One part getting stronger, another part getting weaker. Sacrifices have to be made. 🫡

[@Khang-kw6od]

how often do u carc tho??? I can't imagine lasting for longer than like 1 hour a day doing this.

[@dsmeier6270]

The beauty of actually arcing is getting in movement practice with it. So you get technique practice and endurance gains.

[@LatticeTraining]

Agreed. Just not practical for everyone. As a new dad I only get to the gym 2x a week at the moment and I like to have a short board session when I go. But I'd like to prepare for sport climbing in the autumn and this method gives me hope.

[@Tarabulus]

"I now have a passionate hatred for this thing!" Sounds like success to me! :)

[@ozamram]

Really interesting study and results! Thanks for the effort & great content

[@thestruggleclimbingshow]

Haha- LFG! c’ARC’ing lyfe 💪. If anyone wants to hear more on this- check out my episode with Ollie from a while back. Thanks for donating your left forearm to science to this Josh!

[@sarayahyaie8425]

Could you please tell me in which episode it appeared? Please leave a link

[@thestruggleclimbingshow]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pau6gGOCZsaoiassi=3LhgKT5wXKqlzLRe

[@hanshans387]

Great video! I use a foam stressball for carcing - doesn't apply equal force to all fingers so i move it about to different positions and pinch it too and the variety makes it less dull and the foam is never sore on the hand. I'm looking for a sitffer one and/or a cylinder next!

[@alexb2298]

Although not best for performance, one of my favorite things is to try these odd ball training methods! Keeps things interesting!

[@Papasean101]

Great video, i think since this helps with holding onto climbing edges for a long time, we should name this "Edging"

[@Veloxzr]

Regarding the grip trainer being uncomfortable for long periods, I’ve found that using it backwards (fingers on the side your palm is intended to be on) significantly more comfortable, to the point I would say I have no discomfort over long periods :)

[@simonwilliams9850]

Yes I actually move it back to front and also upside down in each orientation, and with full hand or just fingers. I don't really get though why the 'standard' shape is as it is

[@KiINGKaNG]

Taping the handles is a game changer

[@asmonder6734]

Very interesting study, and nicely carried out.

[@Royalrights]

Nothing like CARCing with the boys. Just getting grippy with the lads.

[@Thissbetterwork]

My granddad was doing this at 80years old back in 2005. He wasn't even a climber just a badass

[@ItsASquirrel]

Judging by the drop in power, I'd guess that the main adaptation you achieved was converting a lot of fast twitch muscle fibers to slow twitch.

[@andrewhunter6536]

Really fun to see a little controlled experiment done like this with someone who has access to testing facilities

[@oliviabaklaton4552]

@LatticeTraining Attention if you do it every day hundreds of time without stretching every day your forearm muscels the chances are high to get epicondylitis. I got it and 2 friends of mine too. It is better to press and hold for 10-20 seconds, 10-50 times with a pause of 10 to 20 seconds.

[@devonrd]

Did this for one day for 20 minutes, had instant inflammation in the carpal tunnel area! I feel like a more isometric type contraction would be healthier, than jiggling those tendons around for such long periods of time. It's a highly repetitive movement, so I feel like others should be careful with this as well.

[@LatticeTraining]

Good to know your experience with this. I've also been experimenting with much lower times and slightly higher intensity. Currently trying 1 min sets with 1 min rest, 10 cycles in total.

[@paulusul]

I'm surprised you didn't see and effect of "The Cross-Education Phenomenon" - Cross education is the process whereby training of one limb gives rise to enhancements in the performance of the opposite, untrained limb.

[@bluetaylor7614]

Was wondering about that too. I’ve read that it’s the cross education phenomenon works best when the movement is more complex though as opposed to simple and monotonous

[@Veloxzr]

Now that one of your arms has a significantly higher critical force than the other, it would be interesting to try one of those 2-handed endurance tests on a hangboard and see the difference in feeling between your arms as you go. An instant comparison of what more critical force feels like!

[@MichaelJones-rs5ce]

Soo well explained, cheers for quality video! Also would be very interesting to know if this helps with injury prevention in the fingers.

[@chaosflash7]

glad theres a good study to back up my decision to avoid these things for my climbing career. ive had a lot of people suggest to me to check these kind of tools out, and ive always turned them away. ultimately, just like everything else, there is no short cut. to get better at the thing you gotta do the thing. goes with art, exercise, and day to day activities. if youre focused on getting better, noticing the things that are holding you back, and actively working on your weaknesses, youll get better. simple as

[@Bubblemaker1987]

Are you referring to this video as the study? If so, how did this video back up your decision to avoid this method?

[@shoqed]

what is the study?

[@SecondsIntervalTimer]

That looks like a cool website you are using for timing your critical force tests at 5:47

[@egokenny]

I'm going to research this and suggest to add it to my local gym. Very cool

[@Deus0tiosus]

When I started climbing, my fingers looked really weak. I kind of came up with a similar concept, squeezing a grip trainer around 1000 times per day, most days, and noticed a significant improvement in my climbing. From climbing 5b to my first 6a top-ropes. Intuition says this is more of a thing that would benefit beginners, though.

[@immadness4420]

i would say for beginners, go climbing and no training, maybee some pull ups. If you go from 5b to 6a only with your fingers then work on your technic and footwork and you will go from 6a to 6c lead. I got from 5b to 7b in two years without any Hangboard Session or anything. Now i'm at this point where i need to work for fingerstrenght etc.

[@SkylerAk]

I feel like every climber already was doing this on long road trips, it’s like, well I am stuck driving for a while and I like to finger train, might as well pull on something in the meantime :)

[@hblester]

Oops. I just watch an advertisement without realizing it right away

[@tristanwegner]

left to ride side intervention studies are so good and insightful, and yet too seldom done.

[@HunterCottrell]

I've tried this in the past but found it to be hard to keep focus on over time. I've theorized that using a TENS unit on your forearm could have the same impact, but completely passively and no attention required after you apply the pads. If you can set the intensity to contract your forearm muscles correctly I think it could work? Feel free to try it on your other arm and even things back out! 🤣

[@tomriddle2257]

I took a hand trainer with me for a 2 week bus round trip. Got me so bad inflammation that I couldn’t boulder for 2 weeks. 😅

[@egokenny]

After your hand healed how did your bouldering go?

[@tomriddle2257]

@@egokenny I was noticeably weaker than before.

[@XY-ep8uz]

Worth it

[@mikegaunt837]

Interesting experiment and fun video, but there are some pretty big statistical issues (I also acknowledge some of the qualifications that were made): Sample size of one - results aren't generalizable. Only one measurement before and after for each test (as presented in video) - no account for variability (in arm strength, tiredness, injury, etc, etc). No randomization or blinding - potential bias. Using one arm as control - assumes both arms react the same. Low statistical power - hard to detect real effects. More participants and multiple measurements would improve reliability. Sorry for being the fun police :(

[@paulgaras2606]

This is what you would call a case study if it was done by real scientists. The purpose is to cheaply and clearly demonstrate the basis for a hypothesis. Using one side as control is a pretty common method in exercise science. And the actual change observed would qualify as significant, all things considered.

[@nolanbanfitch5070]

Carpal tunnel speedrun

[@rundown132]

100% lol, one way ticket to overuse city

[@LatticeTraining]

Yep I had this concern. I don't recommend jumping in at 3 hours a week. And I think more appropriate tools probably exist. Rice bucket? But I think if you build up slowly anything is possible. I like the anecdote from a builder in the comments. My volume was nothing compared to what some builders, bricklayer or scaffolders do. Our grip is very adaptable.

[@999moxy]

I would like to see if the difficulty to compress the spring was harder, and you did say 5-10 mins at a stronger grip... Would this also train your contact strength, rate of force development etc. After all we don't climb for an hour and we need the muscles to move more blood, so if you recreated a slightly more challenging grip what would the results of that look like?

[@georgeargiriadis112]

Awesome work as always, data driven, insight fueled... A thought on this one though... I think this subject could use a healthy section on repetitive stress injury cause and prevention.

[@MohamedAshraf-fw1dc]

I’d also be interested in your power based measurements after having a power training phase, when the endurance training phase that had come before it included carcing, since the slower twitch fibers work to give the faster twitch fibers more endurance over the long run

[@willbland3307]

Great video! How did you schedule this around your training days - would you stack this onto the day you were climbing/hangboarding - or add this into the recovery days?

[@TheValinov]

*pumping iron* Like the arnie movie? when i bought these things, when i started climbing, i felt like it made my sessions worse, because i somewhat overtrained. in my opinion these training devices doesn't transfer to any griptype, not even pinches. i also bought one with single finger "buttons". this was even worse, the fingers were quite in pain. hangboard still seems to be the king.

[@LatticeTraining]

Yes totally agree. Not very useful for training climbing strength. But the intention here is to develop a dense capillary bed and more mitochondria, to enhance blood flow and aerobic energy production. This improves recovery and endurance. So you'd only likely notice a difference on long sport climbs or during rest periods.

[@TXEENT]

I prefer volume to hangboard training, but maybe Ive reached my limits without specific training or better technique. Usually end up injuring a finger or wrist whenever I try to push beyond v8 range. Im curious to give this a try, its easy to fit during the day.

[@generalen517]

The control hand also getting stronger might be a demonstration of the cross-education effect!

[@stanante]

Is there a way to gauge the statistical significance of these changes? I assume you take the same data for yourself semi regularly. How do the changes compare in general? Or perhaps sig levels aren't even relevant given how variable your training might be long-term?

[@LatticeTraining]

I think we'd need multiple trials or multiple subjects to calculate statistical significance. Maybe we could determine effect size? But I think it would be misleading in a way, to suggest this is rigorously scientific. I have done this test a fair amount. But it's quite a brutal test so I have gone over a year without testing. If it helps, the past couple of years I've hovered around the same level of endurance as my pre-test. With work life and being new Dad I've mostly bouldered and not been worried about getting fit. I've been a bit higher (CF) in the past, about 34%. But never as high as 38%. And my previous 34% peak was during a season of sport climbing.

[@shoqed]

why do you ask for statistical significance if you clearly don't fully understand what it means? Statistical "significance" is not the be all end all even in a scientific studies and it's based on an arbitrary threshold of one of several popular methods of statistical analysis

[@InspiredPhotons]

I've used a gyro ball while watching tv with a similar idea in mind - might keep the loads more balanced across flexors, extensors, etc...way more enjoyable and comfortable than a gripper. Powerball Titan is a good one. So if you get tired of CARCing you can play with your powerballs 😆

[@LatticeTraining]

I remember playing with one of these years ago. Are they not quite noisy? Maybe they have got better since then.

[@InspiredPhotons]

@@LatticeTraining This a is great point - they can be noisy when you rap them up to higher RPMs. This is a good argument for getting the Titan which is heavy and has a lot more resistance...staying below the lactate threshold with that one requires slower RPMs...also nicely built and I do remember it being noticeably more quite when I first upgraded to it from a prior one I had. I had a plastic one that eventually cracked...downside of metal one is it's not gonna be robust to dropping (bend and throw off balance etc). All that said, still gonna make some noise.

[@flynryan3053]

Would a stress ball be a better tool to get blood flow but less pressure on palm? It would also include the thumb. When I was training for motocross I would run on the treadmill with light weights that had a bit of foam on them squeeze them on/off/on/off as I ran. Damn arm pump.

[@LatticeTraining]

Good call. I had a similar idea and I am currently using a stress ball 😉

[@justapenoindex]

i guss these old ems abs trainer belts they used to sell on tv worked the same, right? never even thought they would work until now..

[@soccutd77]

Hey Josh, great video! I know you mentioned intensity quantification is difficult but for people who might want to try to replicate, is there some way you can quantify the amount of force you were squeezing against for an hour? Maybe the grip machine has a value for how much force is needed to close it?

[@LatticeTraining]

I started on the very lowest setting on this devise. I think it might say 5kg but I doubt that is accurate. Because this is essentially threshold training, the intensity will be need to be very individual. It will matter how strong and how fit you are. And these can be quite independent. For example, Jonny Kydd mentioned at the beginning of the vid is WAY stronger than me. But his relative endurance was half what mine was. So I might be training at a higher resistance than him for the same relative outcome. Something I noticed made a big difference was the cadence too. If I started to get a bit too pumped I just slowed down until it felt right. I think going of perceived intensity is best but it takes some awareness and experience that comes with years of training. A cheap digital feedback tool is the future for this stuff. But I personally don't want an edge, ergonomics is everything when you are using it for 60-90 minutes at time.

[@skent714]

Starbucks employee: What name should I write on the cup? Customer: Mark, with a "C." Starbucks employee: Okay, here's your coffee, Cark. Maybe call your workout G.R.I.P., or Getting Red In Palm.

[@sarayahyaie8425]

I have a question, was Josh said in the video that one should not pump on the forearm while doing the activity? Or I misunderstood? Because I think continuous squeezing for an hour leads to pump

[@LatticeTraining]

Yes that is correct. Do NOT get pumped. This is comparable to a runner going for a light/recover run.

[@bernhardbobo1188]

I have some TheraPutty on my Desk for playing around and squeezing in calls and so on. THis is quite comfortable, as it is not a rigid training device. Maybe a more comfortable way for "Carcing"

[@joshuaschoeffield7516]

I’m CARCing so hard right now.

[@Berggorillas]

What is the training protocol? How many sets & reps per day? what is the resistance level?

[@KiINGKaNG]

I found taping the handles with climbing tape mostly solves the comfort thing

[@Imthedragonreborn]

I don't think you're measuring the increase correctly, it really is more like +22.6% (38.5/31.4) of your baseline before the training ;)

[@IAMDIMITRI]

But if you do 1h at the time, 3 times a week on your left arm. Doesn't that mean your forearms will be equal in strength and endurance?

[@overlordofmc7494]

im sorry to break it to yall but you're strong enough on climbs. your footwork and efficiency in climbing could do with some work though i'll be real with you. so many of the people i climb with (my friends) are stronger physically than me yet i climb much harder boulders. your strength likely isnt holding you back and hot take but a 60 second deadhang or maybe 90 is probably enough strength to climb at least v7

[@johannielsen463]

I'd be curious if you could do the same type of intensity but with a rotating circuit of hand movements to avoid some of the repeptive stress...like have grippers, finger extensors, and a putty ball...I have had some irritation doing the carc'ing with the band is why I ask...or perhaps such a circuit might even yield more improved results it is relates to on the wall climbing as it is more varied...unfortunately/obviously adding more implements makes it less simple to fit into the week.

[@LatticeTraining]

I agree more thought needs to go into the tools used. I actually want to try it again with a simple foam ball. Like a stress ball. It feels like it would support all the joints and load the hand evenly.

[@filmfortressHD]

He chose the right arm for the controll arm because it was already ahead in strength. Now he is balanced..

[@LatticeTraining]

The aim was not to build strength, it was to build endurance.

[@leonardobarnabo8988]

Can you suggest me some research about critical force and W' applied to climbing, please? And can you briefly explain me how should I take a climbing critical force assessment?

[@LatticeTraining]

Here is a great article with research references at the bottom -> strengthclimbing.com/critical-force-calculator/

[@yercules]

It should just be called ''arcing", "hand triggering" or "pistol gripping". Can't use edging, which is already taken. Just look it up in the urban dictionary.

[@nickarci]

Thanks for this post! How many KG were you squeezing in your study? Adjustable grip trainers [e.g. 5-60KG] set at the lowest setting (5KG) seem a bit too difficult (to me) for 30 minute ARCing sessions. I must be weak...

[@LatticeTraining]

It's important you get it really low. Both strength and relative aerobic threshold will need to dictate the intensity you use.

[@breadanrice]

I know this as "grease the groove" by repeatedly doing lower intensity motions

[@onebluemonster239]

Is carpal not a thing?

[@ArkanoidZero]

Low Intentisy Target Everyday Training, or LITE Training for short.

[@tibslikewiser863]

Does it translate to climbing though is it effective i just started getting into armlifts and pinchblocks maybe i can add this too

[@biggussconnus]

Seems like a lot of squeezing a grip. I have one of those orange 30kg grips. I squeeze it. I found it hard to start, now I can crush it. I wasn't even able to entertain pinching it closed and now am close. --++ Do you think having a manual job might help. Being on the tools all day?? That is like hours of low intensity work

[@mAny_oThERSs]

let's call it pumping

[@joshledbury6229]

Are the lattice CF test and the Tindeq CF test relative to each other? For example if he was to test on a tindeq and the lattice setup would the result give a similar percentage?

[@LatticeTraining]

That's a good question! But I don't actually know. We've never done a reliability comparison between the two methods. But I'd think there is a significant enough difference making comparison fairly unreliable.

[@mikafull]

If you use a Ring, you can train both arms at the same time :)

[@mathiaslaustrup]

Maybe we should focus on driving when we're driving?

[@plwadodveeefdv]

brains don't work like that

[@LatticeTraining]

Yes absolutely. During a dog walk or watching a movie 👌

[@larryseibold4287]

Car-pulling. it has a ring to it. Note: I would think many short maximal pulls on an immovable object (edge block or steering wheel) with long rests would have different results than 10s of thousands of reps.

[@jdev_fr]

Have you tried turning it spring facing you ? I find it more comfortable by fitting better in my palm. But in my case the friction becomes an issue quite early

[@LatticeTraining]

I did try that. I swapped it around to all 4 orientations quite regularly to change up the position.

[@garetwebster5002]

Can you do it again with grip holding instead of rapid squeezing?

[@patriksund]

I don't know how the RFD measurement works, but just looking at the data for the 'after' for the carcing arm it's completely flat in the start compared to the other ones and seems very similar once it starts rising. Could it be that the measurement started a bit too early? It looks to me like the whole graph should be shifted to the left.

[@LatticeTraining]

Good spot. I did see this too and double checked. I believe it is just the graph that is wrong and the measurement was taken from the first upward inflection.

[@danabartlett9772]

Grippers - at least some - are rated in terms of their difficulty, e.g., the popular Captains of Crush grippers, and a #1 COC gripper is rated at 140 pounds. Is the gripper you use rated in this way?

[@motherlove8366]

The type of gripper he has has a screw at the top and you can tighten or loosen the gripper to your preferred resistance level

[@nicoleanne967]

so if i understand 25,000 reps in a week is Perday day 1 hour = 8000 reps straight?

[@gavyndame3700]

Fantastic video I’ve got to work out of town and I have to drive for 5 hours so I know what I’ll be doing while driving

[@pedrohanekamp5968]

Ure supposed to use the curve part of the gripper on your palm not on the fingers

[@unicorn3r]

I have concern about working out to train for rock climbing feel it would create unnecessary bulk witch is unnecessary weight you'll have to lift when climbing what's your thoughts on this?

[@woevo]

Me gustaria probarlo para ver y testar si hay mejoras o perdidas en mi y tener mas ejemplos. Si podrias comentarme como hacerlo un poco mas especifico. Gracias y que grandes video subis.

[@LatticeTraining]

What I did was ~1 hour, 3x per week. Nothing more complex than that.

[@woevo]

@@LatticeTraining perfecto sabes decirme la carga que tenia el aparato que utilizas. Es que como no se ingles, me entero poco y como lo subtitulos no son completamente perfecto pues... jajaja pero sino me enterado mal sigues con tus rutinas normales pero añadiendo esto verdad?

[@woevo]

Y muchas gracias por contestar tan rapidoo!

[@DinoTamer23]

1 hour at a time seems excessive. Would be interested in seeing your results if you had just done 20-30 mins, 3 times per week.

[@LatticeTraining]

Yes I totally agree. I just jumped in that high to see if it would work but not to give advice. We see similar approaches in research because they want to show a large effect size or reach statistical significance. The research that follows should then try to answer how it can be made practical to everyday users or athletes. Like finding the minimum effective dose.

[@OrionDuCros]

Can you test gooning next?

[@disgruntledwookie369]

The thumbnail of this video is freaking me out. How is that dude's thumb bent like that??

[@newtongs]

There needs to be a proper sample size, amongst other things, to move this out of the 'anecdotal' category.

[@LatticeTraining]

I kind of agree. But it is not uncommon to see peer review science journals publish "case studies" which explore the nuance of athletic training with qualitative and quantitative data. My favourite is "A Life Dedicated to Climbing and Its Sequelae in the Fingers-A Review of the Literature" which is about Fred Nicole!!!! I'm not saying what we did here was scientifically robust. But it's more than one person saying they "feel fitter" after a certain training protocol. I'd say this is closer to a case study than anecdote.

[@gregoryb94]

I put an old sock around one side of the trainer, so my palm doesn't get red so easily.

[@bjdfit]

Passive Aerobic Respiratory Capillary PARCing

[@Negrurafresca]

@LatticeTraining why didn’t you use your first critical force test to know that you needed to stay under 31%bw (let’s say 20kg) and use a 20kg grip tool or something and just replicate the 5s on 3s off or what ever so you assure you’re staying right under the aerobic threshold??? And I get that it would be a pain but wouldn’t it be better to use like the edge with the load cell to measure the load and keep it under 30% bw??? Finally I think it should be called EDGING LOL

[@Negrurafresca]

Also you are doing your critical force test as a yielding isometric but training concentrically. Maybe a better insight into the muscles would be a concentric critical force test. Just saying lol

[@LatticeTraining]

This is anecdotal but I much preferred short concentric muscle actions. It feels like it gets the blood flowing better. And it's possible shear stress from blood flow is important for angiogenesis. I am not sure any of the gripping devices are that accurate. My device said it was on 5kg resistance but I didn't believe it. Also critical force would approximate lactate threshold 2, and I wanted to train below lactate threshold 1. Which the CF test can't determine. If I could determine LT1 I could use a tindeq to train at the right threshold but I would not be able to do it dog walking etc and it all becomes less practical.

[@Negrurafresca]

@@LatticeTraining oh yeah very true!! Maybe you should device a test like runners do and get blood samples of your forearm to measure the LT1 under 2mmol of lactic acid! Or something! Thanks for your reply I love your content! Very insightful! ❤️

[@LatticeTraining]

@@Negrurafresca This has actually been done. Unfortunately because the blood sample is taken from the capillary bed it only measures whole blood lactate. And if we isolate exercise to the forearm the change in lactate is quite small and hard to define a clear upwards inflection point i.e. the threshold. I think using NIRS might be helpful here? But it needs some research to validate the method in climbers. Maybe a future video!?!

[@nichope9]

Just my opinion here ~What i find misleading is the why a boulderer should want more low intensity endurance not movement specific while his energy systems will be mainly anaerobic. Improve aerobic capacity will for sure improve the way metabolites are expelled, but how such a low intensity repetetive movement can bring consistent changes on a trained person. When you said peripheral adaptations i don't get why you don't prioritize the type of fiber you recruit and the different results you may obtain training a lot fiber I instead of IIa IIx, specially in the long term. I would add as well that rest is really crucial in this sport and considering 3 hours in 1 week are a lot for the average climber, if Carcing is put in between sessions the risk for injuries would increase a lot with not so much gaining. To make everything simple my question is "if a 200m sprinter doesn't walk 3 hours a week thinking to improve his endurance, why a boulderer should carc?"

[@ryandelaney5842]

Wait, you hang board twice a day? You're not doing no-hang block training? You guys just put out video of you with the thumbnail throwing a hang board in the trash. (not literally, claro)

[@Lifegrow]

You were holding it backwards, the inwards curve is ergonomically designed for your thumb and the straight bar keeps your fingers in alignment. It's over, re-do the whole damn thing :P

[@LatticeTraining]

Haha! I did actually swap it facing both ways and upside down both ways. It kept things a bit more interesting while doing it for 60 mins.

[@Lifegrow]

@@LatticeTraining Try horizontal (like a motor bike) with your pinky next to the spring - most comfortable imo. Great vids btw.

[@bullydungeon9631]

I hate the word carcing so much. Im not really sure what the take away from this video is. This feels like saying if you do 16000 steps a day instead of 8000 your legs indurance will increase a bit, this feels intuitive.

[@AirborneLRRP]

I love this channel and I like this guy but he just absolutely puts me to sleep. I think it's because he's sooooo soft spoken. Keep doing your thing though, you're great.

[@MacawiSioux-z3v]

For people reading this review, it's okay, it's normal to feel lonely sometimes, if you're going through tough times, keep trying, but never give up, I wish you great success in your health, love, and happiness!

[@alexandersperber2368]

What level of resistance did you use

[@ccord499]

PARCing, because you can do it while taking a walk in the park.

[@RM-xq7gf]

difference of open hand and open crimp?

[@moderndaymath]

Agreed that this shouldn't be called CARCing. Sounds like a synonym of gooning 🤣