Why Does No One Use This Training Method?

[@conkerconquerer9762]

As an 8a/V11 boarder and pretty highly ranked (6th in the UK currently on the 2019 set), moonboard is hard as fuck, unless you climb on it pretty frequently it feels really hard, i almost say its its own style of climbing because even if i take a couple weeks off itll take a couple weeks of getting my arsed kicked till im sending project grades again. That being said I feel its one of the best ways to get mega strong, I climbed V10 in about a year and a half of climbing and I mostly attribute that to just persevering through the strugglefest, however unless you have a base level of finger strength its probably not a good idea to do super hard projects because its definitely one of the training styles which is most likely to end in injury.

[@SimonLeClercClimbs]

@@conkerconquerer9762 Really great insight thanks! considering it was my first time on a training board I didn’t know what to expect but it felt a lot harder than any other climbing I’ve done

[@cornondanob6722]

did u climb the v10 on the moonboard or in the gym?

[@conkerconquerer9762]

@@cornondanob6722 outdoors and board around the same spot, my gym doesnt set up to v10

[@conkerconquerer9762]

@@cornondanob6722 first sent v10 on the board, and then outdoors not long after. My gym doesnt set up to V10 unfortunately

[@cornondanob6722]

@@conkerconquerer9762 ah alright, v10 on the moonboard seems crazy to me

[@lazeavlad]

"maybe it's just a sandbag" such innocence XD

[@scaldingbutter7769]

as a newer climber I actually started on the moonboard! I only started there because no one was there and the bouldering walls were very cramped the first day I climbed. I have very little experience in calisthenics so it was an extremely hard learning curve, and also figuring out how the board even works was very difficult, but it definitely Kickstart my climbing journey. I only started around 5 months ago and I'm already completing V5s/V6s. I've been projecting a few V7s but have yet to complete any. I still moonboard every week but I have been doing it less. I highly recommend training with the moonboard and sometimes even doing warmup on V2 or V3 courses on the moonboard

[@RealWorldClimbing]

Board climbing xan be beneficial, but it also has its own nuances that can be learned.

[@julienvanheukelom]

I've only climbed on a moon board a couple times and found even the easiest benchmark climbs quite hard, since then I've changed gyms and have been using a kilter board a lot and find it much more beginner friendly and I like that you can change the angle on it

[@BadCrimper]

I use the moonboard whenever I can. I love it even though it kicks my ass

[@saureeeegogo]

I'd say if you manage to climb the easiest benchmarks on moonboard (v3-v4 depends on the set), you should include board climbing in your training. That's if you want to become stronger of course. Nowadays many indoor climbers enjoy mostly slabs and verticals, in that scenario such overhang training isn't probably the best way to use your time.

[@niklasstg6957]

I boulder in a lead climbing gym so our boulder room is quite small. But we do have a 35 Degree Spray wall that i like to use. Most boulders are marked V3/V4 by the creator. Cant really believe it sometimes because damn there are some hard moves

[@peterbezak5204]

I don't moonboard much but when I do, I usually climb the same grades on the moonboard as I do in my gym. Which is why I feel like climbing gym sets or on the spray wall is more beneficial for me right now because the type of strength that moonboarding trains is not what is holding me back right now. So I'd say it really depends to what type of climber you are and if you have access to a spray wall thats going to be way more varied and generally better than the moonboard.