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Post by KinnikuBanzukeÜberAlles on Aug 22, 2013 15:43:46 GMT -5
Would rock climbers, who don't practice rope climbing, automatically have an advantage with rope climbing?
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nehcney
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Post by nehcney on Aug 22, 2013 16:37:11 GMT -5
Not necessarily. Rock climbers, whether boulderers, sport climbers, or trad climbers, all have great grip strength for sure. However what's most needed in the final rope climb is 1) great pullup strength (ability to easily do pullups, preferrably 1-armed pullups), and 2) high lactate threshold (ability to tolerate high levels of lactate buildup, or "pump"). There are a lot of decent climbers out there that aren't able to do 1-arm pullups or regular pullups with ease, or only do bouldering which results in a low lactate threshold. Targeted training is still king for this obstacle.
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Post by VeryCoolAlan on Aug 23, 2013 1:09:30 GMT -5
Plus technique
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Post by hashtagswag on Aug 23, 2013 12:50:29 GMT -5
I wanna see how drew handles stage 3 ?
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Post by thatoneuser on Aug 23, 2013 14:34:41 GMT -5
Would rock climbers, who don't practice rope climbing, automatically have an advantage with rope climbing? Lee En-Chih did horrible in SASUKE 24's final, so not really.
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Post by dch on Aug 25, 2013 10:30:53 GMT -5
Rope climbing is a skill, and when you do it efficiently its more legs and abs then pulling with your arms. You really just need to get on a rope and get your foot lock and technique right, whether you rock climb or parkour or spelunk for fun.
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Post by Ethan the new star on Aug 29, 2013 12:31:34 GMT -5
Flip Drew Drechsel Brent Kasemir
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Post by nehcney on Aug 29, 2013 13:28:22 GMT -5
Oh forgot to give my favorites.
James McGrath David Campbell Isaac Caldiero Anthony (don't know his last name, was a tester) Josh Isaac Kronberg Me me me me me
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Post by thebobmaster on Aug 29, 2013 14:22:53 GMT -5
My favorites are Brent Steffensen, James McGrath, David Campbell, and Ryan Stratis, all in no particular order.
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Post by dch on Aug 30, 2013 10:14:10 GMT -5
Wow Isaac Caldeiro is good, I must have gone to the bathroom during his run or something. That guy seems like he could do it. It will be I interesting to see what trips him up in Vegas.
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Post by dch on Sept 2, 2013 19:47:31 GMT -5
Wow Isaac Caldeiro is good, I must have gone to the bathroom during his run or something. That guy seems like he could do it. It will be I interesting to see what trips him up in Vegas. Ouch! wrong rubber on the shoes! Didnt Orosco have to learn that lesson the hard way with some five10s?
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Post by scutros on Sept 2, 2013 20:23:04 GMT -5
I think that rock climber guy, Isaac Caldiero, from Colorado looks pretty good, he's got as much chance as anyone. Anyone who wants to get through stage 3 is going to need massive upper body stamina.
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Post by whothehellami on Sept 5, 2013 19:11:35 GMT -5
I think that rock climber guy, Isaac Caldiero, from Colorado looks pretty good, he's got as much chance as anyone. Anyone who wants to get through stage 3 is going to need massive upper body stamina. I'm pretty disappointed he fell because of some stupid shoe issue, I really wanted to see how he would actually handle the course
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Post by RiderLeangle on Sept 5, 2013 19:47:44 GMT -5
I figure after James McGrath is a right time to post this since I see him as a likely candidate, he's first in this post that's sorta a top 5 most likely but no 1-5 ranking, just people mentioned all with equal chance IMO. David Campbell is another likely candidate, if he makes it back to stage 3 I feel like he has a really great shot. I agree with everyone about Isaac Caldiero as well, I haven't seen his vegas run yet but he did great in Denver and with his rock climbing background seems to be well prepared for Stage 3. Ryan Stratis also is a likely candidate, in Japan it seemed like he needed to work on Stage 3 but it's been a couple of years and know he's been putting in some work for the Cliffhanger so I think he has a good chance as well. Finally I apologize for this, especially for not stepping foot on Midoriyama, but me, I've been training like hell for 6 years, got to test a regional, and used that as a learning experience telling me to kick up even more on everything I've been doing... I feel I know how to handle the obstacles, been working on conditioning even more, and testing taught me how to overcome start line anxiety since I had to deal with that every obstacle. Sorry if that came out as arrogant but I'm just working on the skill more important than anything else... Confidence
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Post by whothehellami on Sept 6, 2013 11:26:18 GMT -5
I figure after James McGrath is a right time to post this since I see him as a likely candidate, he's first in this post that's sorta a top 5 most likely but no 1-5 ranking, just people mentioned all with equal chance IMO. David Campbell is another likely candidate, if he makes it back to stage 3 I feel like he has a really great shot. I agree with everyone about Isaac Caldiero as well, I haven't seen his vegas run yet but he did great in Denver and with his rock climbing background seems to be well prepared for Stage 3. Ryan Stratis also is a likely candidate, in Japan it seemed like he needed to work on Stage 3 but it's been a couple of years and know he's been putting in some work for the Cliffhanger so I think he has a good chance as well. Finally I apologize for this, especially for not stepping foot on Midoriyama, but me, I've been training like hell for 6 years, got to test a regional, and used that as a learning experience telling me to kick up even more on everything I've been doing... I feel I know how to handle the obstacles, been working on conditioning even more, and testing taught me how to overcome start line anxiety since I had to deal with that every obstacle. Sorry if that came out as arrogant but I'm just working on the skill more important than anything else... Confidence I don't find that arrogant at all, learning as much as you can from your mistakes and the mistakes of others is how you go far in this competition. Start line anxiety was the biggest thing I personally had to deal with and gitting over it can make the difference between going out on the steps or making it to stage 3 Also I'd like to share my list but not tell ANW5 is done aring
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Post by wrestlingfan55 on Sept 6, 2013 11:41:33 GMT -5
Rider, I don't blame you for being confident, since you're pretty skilled, but I think you should look at other competitors. I'll be frank, you're not as good as Yuuji, Kanno or Hashimoto, yet you basically made a mockery of the Sasuke 29 course in the "how far would you get?" thread. It's that sort of thing which can be annoying sometimes.
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Post by KinnikuBanzukeÜberAlles on Sept 9, 2013 16:47:38 GMT -5
What if there are multiple Final Tower clears in the same season?
Would the "first" ANW be the actual first person to clear, or would it be the fastest person to clear, i.e. the $500,000 winner?
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Post by VeryCoolAlan on Sept 9, 2013 17:15:22 GMT -5
So if There are 2 people that go to the final, both go up and finish in time, NBC would consider the fastest the first ANW, even if that person cleared the stage 1st.
That's what I would think nbc will do.
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Post by evan19121 on Sept 9, 2013 17:16:25 GMT -5
What if there are multiple Final Tower clears in the same season? Would the "first" ANW be the actual first person to clear, or would it be the fastest person to clear, i.e. the $500,000 winner? Well, if that were to happen, the 1st person to do it would technically be the 1st ANW, but whoever has the fastest time wins the prize
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Post by dudesky1000 on Sept 23, 2013 21:03:02 GMT -5
I figure after James McGrath is a right time to post this since I see him as a likely candidate, he's first in this post that's sorta a top 5 most likely but no 1-5 ranking, just people mentioned all with equal chance IMO. David Campbell is another likely candidate, if he makes it back to stage 3 I feel like he has a really great shot. I agree with everyone about Isaac Caldiero as well, I haven't seen his vegas run yet but he did great in Denver and with his rock climbing background seems to be well prepared for Stage 3. Ryan Stratis also is a likely candidate, in Japan it seemed like he needed to work on Stage 3 but it's been a couple of years and know he's been putting in some work for the Cliffhanger so I think he has a good chance as well. Finally I apologize for this, especially for not stepping foot on Midoriyama, but me, I've been training like hell for 6 years, got to test a regional, and used that as a learning experience telling me to kick up even more on everything I've been doing... I feel I know how to handle the obstacles, been working on conditioning even more, and testing taught me how to overcome start line anxiety since I had to deal with that every obstacle. Sorry if that came out as arrogant but I'm just working on the skill more important than anything else... Confidence I don't find that arrogant at all, learning as much as you can from your mistakes and the mistakes of others is how you go far in this competition. Start line anxiety was the biggest thing I personally had to deal with and gitting over it can make the difference between going out on the steps or making it to stage 3 Also I'd like to share my list but not tell ANW5 is done aring Well Pikachu, where's that list?
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