PATRICK VIEIRA Pour L'Equipe de France

PATRICK VIEIRA Pour L’Equipe de France – Coupe Du Monde 2010 – Il Le Merite!!!!

Kate Moss Motto

“Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels”

- Kate Moss, model, when asked if she had a personal motto.

Stone Age 'Yank'n'Yard Bouldering Competition

Climbing.com – Stone Age Prime-8 Bouldering Comp Report

Skins Clothing Performance Question

Hey Timy,

I have a quick question about a product that you may have experience with…..“Skins”…

TF Invited As Guest Route Setter/Forerunner - 2009 Stone Age Yank'nYard Bouldering Comp

Timy Fairfield will be a guest route setter/forerunner collaborating with head route setter, Lance Hadfield, in creation of the 13th annual ‘Yank’nYard’ Bouldering Competition which will kick off the 2009 Stone Age Prime-8 Festival in Albuquerque, NM.

Route Bolting Technical Advice From Joe Crotty

My good friend and climbing partner from back in my CSU college days in Fort Collins, CO, Joe Crotty, recently called me with some questions about bolting new routes.

Adult Competition Participation Advice

Hi Timy!

Hope all is bueno with you! I have a little thing going on down here with comps, and was hoping perhaps you could drop some advice on my head.

NEW! EXF Rings - Power Athletes, LLC

Power Athletes, LLC has improved the ultimate gymnastics training rings. EXF Rings, the Cadillac of training rings, incorporate years of research and development. With the new design, you can double the length of the straps for a full 18 foot range. And you can set them up in 5 seconds! We had to create an entirely new mounting system to do this. Even the ring itself has been dramatically improved with a new multi-textured surface. These are all new, exclusive features of the EXF Rings.

5-Second EXF Set-Up Video: Power Athletes Ring Designer Tyler Hass

Full-Length EXF Set-Up Video: Power Athletes Sponsored Timy Fairfield

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Free Samples of 'Crank' Now Available

Redpoint Nutrition is now offering free samples of ‘Crank’ Forearm Fuel. Become a Crank addict – your first fix is free!

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The 'Monkey King'

The way that he climbs is truly beautiful! He inspires me to go buildering.

The Monkey King on Reuters

Monkey King on Indian TV

The American Diet - Designed for Disease

Dietary Components

Source: USDA Agriculture Fact Book 98: Chapter 1A

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Shout Out from Bakersfield, CA

loved seeing you in the new issue of climbing!!
hope your having a great year!
we miss you in bakersfield
Contessa

System Training Wall Angle

Q: I have a question that I was hoping you could help me with: what degree overhang is best for a systems wall at the Hangar 18 Riverside gym? I was thinking 30degrees overhung….its in a commercial gym, not for my own personal use, so i thought any steeper might be a bit much….what do you think?

Ringtraining.com Elite Gymnastics Rings Gain World Art Recognition!

Gymnastic rings used for a performance by the dancer William Forsyth at Venice Biennale Art Exhibition

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Ringtraining.com Featured Product Warm-Up & Preparation DVD Featuring Jordan Jovtchev

I recently watched this DVD and it reminded me of how many creative ways there are to get a thorough warm-up, how reliable the time-tested daily gymnastics sequence is and how much my flexibility could improve.

Adult Climbing Boot Camp Workout Format

I recently got an interesting request to format an adult Boot Camp style training session that includes climbing from Clint Harvey who attended my adult climbing clinic at Climb Iowa in April.

TF Dietary Log

People often ask me about my diet because they are interested in how someone who has been training hard for 20 years and performing at a high level at my age must be eating. To a large extent I eat what I like – although I have conditioned my tastes away from processed foods. I could improve my diet and I have vices like everyone else. But it’s generally pretty clean for my level of activity and seems to give me energy. So here’s an average day of what I eat when I’m not traveling, at home and training.

Routesetting Workshop Training Session Feedback

Timy,

Thanks for taking the time to work with us in your route setting and one on one coaching at Climb Iowa. I did the one on one session with you and found it very helpful. During that session you set a couple of projects for me to work one including a sit start to a problem you set during the route setting workshop. Yesterday I did all the moves on the problem for the first time and almost linked the entire problem. I was pretty psyched as the start had me completely stumped for a couple of weeks.

Cheers,
Alan Grau
Des Moines, IA

Active Recovery Question

Training question: I got wrecked from strength training on
Monday…I’m really sore…should i wait until I feel
better to strength train again…I know soreness is
partially due to micro muscle tears…should I let these
heal before going for a second dose?

Dave VanHorn
Albuquerque, NM

TF Climb Iowa Youth Performance Training Camp

Next pic Back Row: Matthew Creason, Thomas Murphy, Dylan Huey Head Coach), Ryan Coulson, Weston Engelstad, Hailey Bridgewater, Aaron Stevens, Timy Fairfield
Front Row: Michael Penniman, Shakira Stowers, Jacob Steil, Mable Parker, Lauren Kuper

TF Climb Iowa Adult Climbing Clinic

Back Row: Zach Forbes, Jeremy Sievers, Clint (Arsenal FC) Harvey, George Lane, Mike House, Patrick Blair, Timy (Chelsea FC) Fairfield, Aaron Stevens
Front Row: Alex Venter, Connie Middleton, Peggy Spieker, Allison Van Roeckel, Marisa Williams, Alex Hansen

Sleep Article

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Mixed Martial Arts Training Question

So, I have a training question for you. I am looking for some running info…mostly concerning interval training. I have begun training in mma and I desperately have to train in the conditioning aspect. I am in the weight gym and studio a lot but I need to get some cardio/conditioning going on outside of the gym. Let me know what you think.

-Jordan Wright BC CAN

Sports Injury Therapy Article

I have been using both Meso and Prolo Therapy to help recover from soft tissue injuries since I first discovered the technology when I moved to France to train in ’95. Since then, we have seen the practice evolve to include the injection of one’s own white blood cells into damaged tissue. I have undergone this procedure on numerous occasions over the past 3 years and find it to be extraordinarily effective at speeding up injury recovery time. I always find it ironic that DOM, Naturopaths and Physios (European sports therapists) have been using these techniques on athletes for years while receiving criticism from the American medical establishment only to discover that professional sports teams here now swear by the technology. My rule regarding alternative therapies receiving criticism by the FDA or AMA is to research them in depth if you know that they are being heavily implemented in other parts of the world by cycling or other individualized professional sports teams. By the time the NBA or NFL catches on it’s already old hat on the Tour de France!

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Training Weaknesses

Q: Hey Timy, hope all is well. I was wondering something about my training and was hoping you might have some good advice.

What is the best way to isolate and train your weaknesses in climbing? It seems like an easy question but as the season is kicking in again around here I am finding certain movement harder than others duh… but can never really predict what those might be. Even though the movement is always different I think they may all be linked to the same root cause which I cannot quite identify. I want to learn how to be more cognisant of this and learn more from myself so I can have more productive system training etc…

Guess we can all agree that training your weaknesses are good but it can get fuzzy identifying what those weaknesses are and how to train for them. Does this make sense? So I am wondering if you have some sort of system inside your head that helps you to be more aware and to remember (after the day of climbing is over) what it was that held you back from doing a problem.

Regards,

Chris Carpenter (Albuquerque, NM)

PRG Routesetting Workshop - Phoenix, AZ

Timy,

Thanks again for coming to the Phoenix Rock Gym and enlightening my crew. We already have new sets of rings and the guys are hard at working out. Thanks for doing that second segment on training on friday. It was nice to see how much training you do to accomplish the 5.14 ratings. Not just tick off one climb and say you are that strong. It was great to have you as a guest but feel welcome any time you want to visit.

Rock on!

Marty Karabin
Head Route Setter Phoenix Rock Gym
AZ Cliff Hanger

PRG SW Youth Performance Training Camp

L. – R. Joanne Holman, Timy, Jonathan Croom, Asialani Holman, Holly Peters, Caroline, Monika, Natalie & Mr. Joe.

PRG Routesetting Workshop - Tempe, AZ

Phoenix Rock Gym Routesetting Workshop Attendees:
Top Row: Jeremy Cox, Timy Fairfield, Will Haeberle, Nick ‘Neo’ Oxentenko, Robert Olsen, Paul Phelps & Steve Schaeffer
Bottom Row: Greg Caruso, Justin Wagner, Marty Karabin & Erin Orwig

Active Stretching Article

An interesting article on the topic of Active vs Passive Stretching as pre-workout tissue preparation was published by the New York Times website. It is for the reasons outlined in this article that for years I have incorporated into my own training a pre-workout warm-up routine that utilizes active stretching through calisthenic, elastic band and running/agility ladder exercises. I feel that it is preferable to reserve passive stretching aimed at increasing flexibility for post workout activity.

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Phoenix Rock Gym Routesetting Workshop

Timy,

I just wanted to drop you a line to thank you for coming to PRG for the workshop yesterday. I am sorry that I had to leave early, but I really got a lot from working with you. The way you worked with us all shoulder to shoulder really allowed me to see new moves with old holds. I really liked the idea of putting together ideas as a group as well. Really, it was a great session. I wish I was going to be there on Friday. I will have to catch you next time.

Thanks again,

Robert Olson LEED AP
Phoenix Rock Gym Routesetter