Whats up guys! This week I am going to share with you some of my training tips for keeping in shape for rock climbing. Starting off with stretches is key, without stretching and going straight to climbing your risk of injury is much higher because your body is not warmed up. Stretching both legs and arms is a must, when beginners start climbing they rely on their arms for strength but climbing should actually be about 70% legs and 30% upper body. Starting the stretches holding each roughly about 20 seconds:
Butterfly,
Cross legs,
Touch your toes out to the side one leg at a time and then at the same time after,
Arm across your chest and switch,
Finger stretches and wrist rotations-circles both clockwise and counter clockwise,
Wrist stretches side to side and up and down,
These are just a few to start off but their are so many more and even personalized stretching if you find something that works well for you. Once you start climbing it is also important to do warm-up climbs to loosen up your body so you don't pull a muscle. Similarly after you are finishing climbing do some easier climbs as a cool down from the difficult problems you have been working on. All of this is based on your skill level it is fun to try much harder climbs than your skill level but don't hurt yourself on something to crazy. Progression does come from climbing routes always a little harder than what you can manage. Get out there and climb at Volcano Rock Gym in Kailua!
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