they say the most significant barriers to success are the ones we place upon
to success are the ones we place upon
to success are the ones we place upon ourselves imagine for watchmojo.com and
ourselves imagine for watchmojo.com and
ourselves imagine for watchmojo.com and today I’m here to face my fears and
today I’m here to face my fears and
today I’m here to face my fears and challenge myself to a little indoor rock
challenge myself to a little indoor rock
challenge myself to a little indoor rock climbing okay so John Mack maybe you can
climbing okay so John Mack maybe you can
climbing okay so John Mack maybe you can tell me a little bit about how indoor
tell me a little bit about how indoor
tell me a little bit about how indoor climbing came to be indoor climbing came
climbing came to be indoor climbing came
climbing came to be indoor climbing came about with climbers that were super
about with climbers that were super
about with climbers that were super motivated and they wanted to train
motivated and they wanted to train
motivated and they wanted to train during the winter so they built walls
during the winter so they built walls
during the winter so they built walls and their basements in their houses ok
and their basements in their houses ok
and their basements in their houses ok so I’m all stretched out warmed up so
so I’m all stretched out warmed up so
so I’m all stretched out warmed up so let’s talk about the actual benefits of
let’s talk about the actual benefits of
let’s talk about the actual benefits of a workout from rock climbing you’ll get
a workout from rock climbing you’ll get
a workout from rock climbing you’ll get good forearm strength biceps upper back
good forearm strength biceps upper back
good forearm strength biceps upper back but also as you get into the steeper
but also as you get into the steeper
but also as you get into the steeper climbing you get a good ab workout and
climbing you get a good ab workout and
climbing you get a good ab workout and also you get to maintain the legs it’s
also you get to maintain the legs it’s
also you get to maintain the legs it’s not a very strong leg workout but still
not a very strong leg workout but still
not a very strong leg workout but still you’re always putting pressure on your
you’re always putting pressure on your
you’re always putting pressure on your legs pushing pulling we’ve seen some
legs pushing pulling we’ve seen some
legs pushing pulling we’ve seen some climbers that have switched to circus
climbers that have switched to circus
climbers that have switched to circus performance and stuff like that on the
performance and stuff like that on the
performance and stuff like that on the other way also so you get a lot of
other way also so you get a lot of
other way also so you get a lot of people that are from gymnastics and they
people that are from gymnastics and they
people that are from gymnastics and they come to the gym and they can just climb
come to the gym and they can just climb
come to the gym and they can just climb like spiders same thing with climbers
like spiders same thing with climbers
like spiders same thing with climbers they’ll switch to a sport like yoga or
they’ll switch to a sport like yoga or
they’ll switch to a sport like yoga or anything like that and it’s easy so how
anything like that and it’s easy so how
anything like that and it’s easy so how tall are we in here today the walls here
tall are we in here today the walls here
tall are we in here today the walls here are about 50 feet depending on where you
are about 50 feet depending on where you
are about 50 feet depending on where you are in the gym outdoors if you’re going
are in the gym outdoors if you’re going
are in the gym outdoors if you’re going to be climbing the route usually it’ll
to be climbing the route usually it’ll
to be climbing the route usually it’ll be at least twice the height when you’re
be at least twice the height when you’re
be at least twice the height when you’re outdoors there’s the added challenge of
outdoors there’s the added challenge of
outdoors there’s the added challenge of trying to find the holds whereas here
trying to find the holds whereas here
trying to find the holds whereas here they’re kind of obvious they pop out of
they’re kind of obvious they pop out of
they’re kind of obvious they pop out of the wall and it makes it easier and it’s
the wall and it makes it easier and it’s
the wall and it makes it easier and it’s also a controlled environment so there’s
also a controlled environment so there’s
also a controlled environment so there’s no wind there’s no rain there’s no cold
no wind there’s no rain there’s no cold
no wind there’s no rain there’s no cold there’s no approach you don’t need to
there’s no approach you don’t need to
there’s no approach you don’t need to walk half an hour to get to the clip we
walk half an hour to get to the clip we
walk half an hour to get to the clip we try to compensate with that by tweaking
try to compensate with that by tweaking
try to compensate with that by tweaking the difficulty levels of the route so
the difficulty levels of the route so
the difficulty levels of the route so something that’s a little bit harder
something that’s a little bit harder
something that’s a little bit harder indoors it’ll be actually bit easier
indoors it’ll be actually bit easier
indoors it’ll be actually bit easier outdoors that’s good that you mentioned
outdoors that’s good that you mentioned
outdoors that’s good that you mentioned the levels of difficulty how do you mark
the levels of difficulty how do you mark
the levels of difficulty how do you mark your progress all the routes that are in
your progress all the routes that are in
your progress all the routes that are in here when I say a route it’s the path
here when I say a route it’s the path
here when I say a route it’s the path that you can take up the wall they’re
that you can take up the wall they’re
that you can take up the wall they’re all man-made so somebody’s job is to
all man-made so somebody’s job is to
all man-made so somebody’s job is to come in here and put up the stones and
come in here and put up the stones and
come in here and put up the stones and make a route that’s
make a route that’s
make a route that’s challenging at the same time that’s fun
challenging at the same time that’s fun
challenging at the same time that’s fun that person that when they’re done
that person that when they’re done
that person that when they’re done they’ll give a difficulty rating and you
they’ll give a difficulty rating and you
they’ll give a difficulty rating and you can track your progress with those
can track your progress with those
can track your progress with those grades how do you pick a good partner
grades how do you pick a good partner
grades how do you pick a good partner first of all I want to pick somebody
first of all I want to pick somebody
first of all I want to pick somebody that’s close to your weight if you’re
that’s close to your weight if you’re
that’s close to your weight if you’re holding them with the rope you don’t
holding them with the rope you don’t
holding them with the rope you don’t want to go flying if the hell off the
want to go flying if the hell off the
want to go flying if the hell off the route but you do want to also pick
route but you do want to also pick
route but you do want to also pick somebody that’s going to challenge you
somebody that’s going to challenge you
somebody that’s going to challenge you and that’s going to try to push your
and that’s going to try to push your
and that’s going to try to push your level a little bit
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