My 75 minute warm up starts with 5 minutes of cardio. You can do anything, jump up and down, go for a run, jump rope, anything to get your heart going. For the first 10-15 minutes, if your feet are cold just wear your street shoes, if not put on your climbing shoes, do easy moves on big holds. Iâ??m usually just trying to get the blood pumping through my arms so when I go and try harder moves, they feel easier. After you feel a bit warmed up, get your climbing shoes on and do 40+ moves on the climbing wall.

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Another reason why I like the zone is because it rewards smarter climbers rathan than always the strongest. Iâ??ve seen very strong competitors make mistakes during qualifyers and semis and as a result, they did not make finals. To me, thats the life of a competition.

In my recent post about ABS Nationals, I discussed the zone scoring system and how I found it somewhat unusual especially on the problem I was judging. Sean’s post really goes into a lot of detail on the zone scoring system and it makes a little more sense to me now.

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While I volunteered one shift at the ABS Nationals this weekend at The Spot, I wasn’t able to attend the finals. Ryan of BoulderDiaries and the ClimbingNarc though both have posted updates.

Men’s Results

1. Daniel Woods
2. Paul Robinson
3. Sean McColl

Women’s Results

1. Alex Johnson
2. Chauncenia Cox
3. Alex Puccio

The entire finals results are posted on the ABS Nationals site here: Men’s (PDF) and Women’s (PDF).

I also have an upcoming post of my behind the scenes impressions of the comp.

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