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Onsight FA of 34 / 8c+ / 5.14c 28-Dec-2007 At 7:50:50 AM zumojugo

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On 27/12/2007 One Day Hero wrote:

>Yes, a few days rest might do the same thing.....but if you read a bit
>about these spanish guys, you'll find that they climb hard six or seven
>days a week and don't rest!

Hmm, climbing hard lots sounds a bit like training to me. It's just not right that a professional athelete should be engaging in that kind of behaviour.
>
And remember that most of them are from the
>same drug riddled bit of spain that produces the drug riddled Euskatel
>cycling team.

Drug riddled? If you know anything about cycling you would know that, in comparison to so many other teams, Euskatel have had a surprisingly low number of drug cases. Also worth noting the number of Australians who miss drug tests due to being out ofEurope during certain pre-season testing periods. For example that little hamster Cadel.

>Obviously I can't be sure that these guys are tackled up to the eyeballs
>but if you really believe that it's just dedication and talent that lets
>'em skip rest days for three months, I have an investment plan you may
>be interested in :)
>
Why not try training yourself? A bit of aerobic exercise, a bit more bouldering, a bit more climbing, a bit less time putting pointless comments on the internet. If this achievement is of such importance to you why don't you spend a little more time focusing on your own development rather than trying to justify why others haven't achieved anything. At the end of the day, even if other people are taking drugs, you have to ask yourself two questions, what did you climb today? and What have you done on Grit? I suspect the answer to both is nothing.

Z
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