This is a good low profile (particularly top to bottom length) alternative to the Rock Prodigy Training center if you are looking for a good hangboard and have limited space (i.e., just a doorway and no dedicated space in an rental apartment). While it doesn't have as many holds as the Training Center, it has more than enough to be of benefit regardless of your ability - I currently max out at V9-V10 outdoors and I get a good workout on the board (I can see the holds being difficult at body weight if you are just starting out, but that's where you set up a pulley system and take weight off; if you climb harder you do the same but go one handed).
It does have features that the Training Center doesn't quite have (crimps). If you are not accustomed to the Training Center, let me just say that these are not your typical hangboards. The two piece design is one of those extremely simple, but extraordinarily useful innovations (more usable holds, more comfort - you are trying to minimize injuries to your shoulders). Further, the holds are well designed - they went out of their way to make them comfortable and non-tweaky. A lot of thought seems to have gone into designing a hangboard that allows you to build finger strength while minimizing pain and injury.
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