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Climbing workout part 1

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Self-Coaching Session for Young Climbers

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Warm Up Challenge  • Try to climb the fairytale wall without using any of the fairytale characters or creatures  • Then climb at least 5x climbzone walls  Dynamic Stretches  • …

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Training boards tip 10: L-Hang

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The emphasis here is on core strength. Choose a hold that you’re fairly comfortably on. You can dead-hang or bent-arm hang. Pull your legs up from the hips, keeping your …

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Training boards tip 9: One arm pull-up

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Now you really have some power! Follow the same guidelines as for pullups, but rotate your body inward to center your weight under your arm you’re using. If you’re getting …

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Training boards tip 8: Offset Pull-ups

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The first step to one arm pullups. Position yourself with your weight centred under one arm as if to do a one arm pull up. Choose a lower hold with …

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Training boards tip 7: Pull-up

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Try to be as smooth as possible. Don’t jerk, kip, swing, or otherwise cheat. Keep your lower body quiet don’t lock your elbows completely at the bottom. Focus on maintaining …

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Training boards tip 6: Offset hang

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This exercise begins to develop one-arm power. Begin with two separate edges and center your weight under the arm to be loaded and perform the hang, giving yourself just enough …

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Training at home tip 17: Boulder snatch

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This is a variation of an activity we used to do at the rock face and sometimes inside the gym. Instead of a rock or a climb in hold, fill …

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Training boards tip 5: Bent-arm hang

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A variation of the dead hang which will begin to develop your ability to pull through and lock off. This can be done at any angle. Pull yourself up to …

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Training boards tip 4: Dead hang

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This is the fundamental exercise for developing contact strength. It can be performed with two arms or one. You should master the two arm dead hang on any particular hold …

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