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Attach the Metolius Simulator 3D Training Board above your doorframe and find out why rock huggers everywhere are smitten. Without a huge gym membership fee, you can get strong and stay strong with the assortment of holds arranged in a broad arc, which prevent injury and boost clearance as you campus the pockets and edges. The Simulator 3D comes with all mounting hardware, instructions, and even a training guide to give you somewhere to start.

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Could someone please explain the difference...

Jon Klinginsmith

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Could someone please explain the difference between this training board and the Metolius Contact Board? Also, which training board would you recommend?

Angus Bohanon

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It's just s different assortment of holds. This one has those big jugs on the top that the Contact doesn't, but the Contact has big pinches down low that this one doesn't have. Overall, the Contact is a more difficult board in terms of holds, so it depends on your current skill/strength. Hope that helps.

4 5

chep75288

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  • Familiarity: I've used it several times

This board is great for those days that you can't get to the gym or outside. The board has a lot of different hold options. It comes with a few workout suggestions, and you can check out some more on Metrolius' website. The board is relatively easy to install and get going. We mounted ours on an old 3/4" board onto five studs in about 35 minutes. The holds all feel really nice - the plastic has a good, generally smooth texture that's easy on the fingers - although our skin will hurt after using much like after climbing. I will say, though, that our board has a few rough spot in some of the holds, as though it hadn't been completely smoothed or drilled out properly. Other than that, a great training aid for home!

5 5

Gregory Luber

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There is any type of hold that you could imagine. They get your finger sterngth up. They are good for hanging or pull ups. At the moment my school climbing barn has three two new and one old. They are fun and a great climbing workout

5 5

Travis Cunningham

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Excellent piece of equipment, one of my best buys to date. The amount and variety of holds allow for building maximum finger, wrist, and forearm strength. Great workout when it is to rainy for climbing.

Does anyone know the sizes of the...

Jack

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Does anyone know the sizes of the edges/pockets, i.e. 3/4' etc

Travis Cunningham

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The board is 28'' by 8.75'' if that is what you are looking for.

Jack

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Thanks but no, I am asking how deep the edges are. Example - there is a diagram here for a slightly different board:

http://www.metoliusclimbing.com/training_giude_simulator.html

Can't find one for this exact board though.

Can you paint it?

Tom

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Can you paint it?

Thomas Ogasawara

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Maybe with the right paint, but most paint will mess up the texture and hurt metolius' feelings.

Arthur Debowski

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I wouldn't paint it. It will likely chip off but worse still, the texture will be compromised in a major way.

5 5

John Murray

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In a matter of Days, I went from doing One, Nasty pull-up, to Doing Three or Four Good Ones and a few Nasty pull ups every time I work on this fingerboard. The holds are challenging and doing a 'simple' 10 minute routine gives you a pump for a few hours.

5 5

Thomas Briley

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I've had this board hanging above my door for a while now. Definitely keeps me in shape during the off season or when the weather is bad and I can't make it out to the local crag.

gym time, all the time

brent

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Finished up my wall with some additional holds and I really am glad with the way the Simulator 3D fits in to the mix. The workouts and the finger training with it have been great!

. . and I've only cracked my head on the ceiling once so far, and it was because I am an idiot . . :D

Keep in mind the whole thing is below the top of my door frame by about 10 inches or so.

brent

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6 different slopers
4 different pinches
5 different jugs

. . and about a bazillion pockets lol.

car1092828139

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That is a great idea, I just got this and now I have a good idea for what I want to do, thanks for the inspiration!

5 5

Matt VanPuyvelde

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I have the old simulator, but I love it all the same. My climbing and bouldering improved significantly after I started training on this baby. Metolius has a great 10 minute power workout on their website. For endurance workouts, I stand on a step stool two feet in front of my door (you should be in a overhung position) while switching hand positions every 5-10 seconds. Time yourself and hang on till you fall off! Your forearms will be screaming by the 2 minute mark.
But be careful; injuries can happen quickly because so much stress is put on your fingers. If there is any discomfort in your fingers before a hangboard session, stop. Take a rest day and let your hands heal. Also, only hold open handed; don't put your thumb over your fingers, as it will lead to injury. Warming up and cooling down is equally important as well! With that in mind, the simulator is an amazing piece of equipment for a climber of any level.

Great Trainer
4 5

Thomas Ogasawara

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This thing has a lot of holds. The variety is awesome, but I almost feel like the amount is unnecessary; drop 1/3 of the holds and 1/3 of the price and you have one hell of a hangboard!

brent

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I concure.

The extra jug in the middle is totally rad, but why oh why couldn't they have added in some pinches instead of having 24 pockets?!
They coulda had it all, man . .

I am wanting to get a finger board but I...

Jamey Stanley

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I am wanting to get a finger board but I don't have room to put it in my house. Can it be left outside, or will the elements damage it? And/Or should I fabricate some form of quick attachment so i can put it up and take it down as needed?

Jim Therrien

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If it's not exposed to direct sunlight most of the time I think you would be fine. I have a friend with an outdoor "climbing wall" and the holds are probably the same material, and its fine. The sun might fade the color and speed up deterioration of the plastic. As far as some sort of quick attachment, that would be cool. But it might cut down on how often you use it... And I can only imagine having to take it down in the winter?

What hardware does this come with? Im...

Joseph Solonka

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What hardware does this come with? Im looking to install this in a bedroom

aaron haslam

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Yes it comes with hardware. There is a schematic in the instructions showing you how to install it. The instructions call for a 3/4 plywood backing to sinking it into the framing members of your home. I believe the screws are 3 inches.

brent

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The hangboard comes with 8 screws to attach the hangboard to a 3/4" plywood backing (3/4" plywood back board needs to be attached to the framing members or studs of your house and is not included).

Of the 8 Screws, 3 of them are about 2" long, 3 of them are about 2 1/2" long, and 2 are about 3" long.

Since the screw placements are seated at different depths in the board, and there is a curvature to the board itself which adds to the depth, you'll have to go through a bit of trial and error to figure out which sized screws are meant for which of the 8 holes.

Does anyone know the dimensions of this...

Mik3483508

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Does anyone know the dimensions of this board? Does it fit above a standard door frame with enough height clearance for pull ups?

DEON NORTJE

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Here's the dimensions: 28" x 8.75" (711 mm x 222 mm)
This will fit above a standard sized door. You will need to look at how much space you have above the frame to the roof of your living area (i.e.: double volume or normal volume roof) in order to determine how high you could do your pull ups

Brad Mullins

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I have this board, and with a standard 8 ft ceiling, there is no way to use it over a doorway to do pullups. I had to take mine to the garage and hang it from the rafters in order to really be able to use it the way its intended. Hope that helps!

brent

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I extended the 3/4" backboard about 8-10 inches below the top of my doorframe. So now the hangboard sits just above head level and I can do full extension pull ups well above the board with no issues whatsoever. . Tall people may have an issue with this suggestion. I'm about 5'11" and I'm maybe 2-3 inches from hitting my head on the hangboard when walking through the doorway.

I used 2 extra sections I cut off the 3/4" backboard I had to act as a buffer so the board doesn't sit right on the doorframe. The backboard ended up being 21"x48" before I set it into the studs so I could screw some extra holds in later.

OH! AND I can still close the door just fine!

I extended the 3/4" backboard about 8-10 inches below the top of my doorframe. So now the hangboard sits just above head level and I can do full extension pull ups well above the board with no issues whatsoever. .  Tall people may have an issue with this suggestion. I'm about 5'11" and I'm maybe 2-3 inches from hitting my head on the hangboard when walking through the doorway. <br/>  <br/> I used 2 extra sections I cut off the 3/4" backboard I had to act as a buffer so the board doesn't sit right on the doorframe. The backboard ended up being 21"x48" before I set it into the studs so I could screw some extra holds in later. <br/>  <br/> OH! AND I can still close the door just fine!

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