Motorized rock climbing wall at our Y.

JeffseekingV
JeffseekingV Posts: 3,165 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
We just got this at our gym. I haven't tried to use it but does anyone have experience with one and how is it for cardio? There is a sign stating one of the employees has to be there so they have to stay their for the 15 - 30 mins you are on it??
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  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    We have one of those at our company gym but it's a bit bigger and has ladder rungs on the right side of it so you can climb those or the little rock-things, your choice. I've only ever seen one person use it but I'm only at the gym two afternoons each week so it may get used a lot and I don't see it.

    It should be a great cardio workout since it's a whole-body effort. If it's like ours it goes as fast as you do so, obviously, the faster you go the more calories you're going to burn doing it over the same time period.
  • JeffseekingV
    JeffseekingV Posts: 3,165 Member
    Ours has the ladder rungs on one side too. I just couldn't find a picture. It's good to know that it goes as fast you do. I wondering if you get gassed out, would it keep rolling you into the floor lol
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    I would think you would just let go and jump off.

    Seems like fun though!
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    JeffseekingV wrote: »
    Ours has the ladder rungs on one side too. I just couldn't find a picture. It's good to know that it goes as fast you do. I wondering if you get gassed out, would it keep rolling you into the floor lol
    I thought that the first time I saw it, too, but it seems to be gravity-based so your weight pulls it downwards. There's probably something to adjust the speed but the guy I saw using it wasn't going very fast, that's for sure.
  • PwrLftr82
    PwrLftr82 Posts: 945 Member
    I think it sounds awesome! The staff wouldn't mind if I wanted to do it...I'd most likely be pooped after 2 minutes!
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    A wall like that would be cool, too bad it doesn't replicate bouldering. Imagine that done as a cardio series.
  • WillLift4Tats
    WillLift4Tats Posts: 1,699 Member
    edited December 2014
    Wow, that's pretty cool. I'd try it.... I'd probably bust my *kitten* 3 minutes in. But I'd try it.
  • JeffseekingV
    JeffseekingV Posts: 3,165 Member
    edited December 2014
    From what I hear from the guy that works out but also works there, it cost a TON. And I think there's only a staff member at the thing during the day. Good grief, from about 7-10pm, it just sits there.

    All I wanted was a $50 speed bag for cripes sake
  • alan_huynh2000
    alan_huynh2000 Posts: 43 Member
    I've been a rock climber for for about 12 years. These machines are awesome if your comfortable climbing. If not, your arms and forearms are going to pump so hard after 5 minutes you would swear they are about to explode.

    After you get good, weight vests, ankle and arms weights really add a fun dynamic.
  • JeffseekingV
    JeffseekingV Posts: 3,165 Member
    So I asked one of the staff to show me how it worked. Some of the electronic menus for tracking time, distance were't working. But even with the ladder bars meant to help kids, it was still pretty tough. I did this at the end of my squat, jump rope, lunges and shoulder workout but I was dying after just 10 feet. But it's fun and engaging so I hope they let me use it with supervision during the nights. Just something I'd like to get better at
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    There's Rock Garden as well. Buddy of mine lives by that, supposed to be good for climbing.
  • JeffseekingV
    JeffseekingV Posts: 3,165 Member
    Local one here I guess $60 fee for 1 hour for 4 people. Not a bad deal but I have no idea what I'm doing
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    edited December 2014
    We had one at my old gym. You had to have a trainer teach you how to use it but then you could use it alone. I tried it a few times and was not able to do it long enough to be considered cardio. Very fatiguing on hands and feet before it was able to get my heart rate elevated.

    This is the one they had.
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  • knightreader
    knightreader Posts: 813 Member
    no experience with it, but it looks really cool. good luck.
  • JeffseekingV
    JeffseekingV Posts: 3,165 Member
    edited January 2015
    I did it the last 5 min the gym was open. It killed me
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