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- From: trzyna@CS.ColoState.EDU (wayne trzyna)
- Subject: Re: Macho quiz (for Laura)
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 19:13:34 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov18.170507.18960@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu> bobh@minaret.hwr.arizona.edu (Bob Harrington) writes:
- >In article <106480314@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> j_elison@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Jeff Elison) writes:
- >>This is the most important strength factor. But even finger strength has two
- >>aspects: power and endurance. What's the worst/smallest hold you can grab
- >>from the ground and pull on? vs. How long can you move on holds that are 50%
- >>bigger than that worst hold? These are very different.
- >>
- >
- >I wonder how well correlated these two types of strength are in an individual.
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- Lets not forget about strength of resolve, which perhaps forms the basis
- for building the two types of strength outlined above.
-
- And then there's always physical pre-disposition, general body type for
- instance.
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- -Wayne Trzyna
- trzyna@CS.ColoState.EDU
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