Stronger Grip For Climbers
Your grip is a very important link in your climbing ability and your grip strength could be the first to go after a couple hours of climbing. If you add some strength training for your hands and forearms you will much better be able to hold on with less loss of endurance. Listed below are some exercises you can use that are designed for the climber.
Try hanging from a pull-up bar by your fingers. Just hang until you absolutely cannot hang anymore and your fingers slid off the bar. Try the same thing using only one hand then alternate to the other hand. Place your finger tips on the narrow ledge of a door jam above a door and hang on as long as you can.
Do push-ups on your finger tips. If this is painful or difficult for you, try just holding yourself up in a push-up position on your finger tips for a few seconds at a time until you get stronger. This exercise will work the muscles that both open and close the hands.
Do not neglect the rest of the body, you should have a good overall workout tat you can do. Try doing pull-ups, this is one of the best upper body exercises you can do and it mimics climbing. Also work on your core strength which would be your mid section.This was only an example of some of the exercises you can do. Another great way to exercise the forearms and hands is to simply go out and climb as much as you can. This way you will work out your grip in the most realistic fashion.
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