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Training at home tip 10: Paper crunch

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This is a great exercise for working the tendons and small muscles in your fingers and hand. Find a sheet of newspaper and lay it flat on the ground. Place …

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Training at home tip 9: Shoulder rotation

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Benjamin Leader

If you have a shoulder injury like myself you need to take extra care with this one and limit the number that you do. Hoppers check with your parents first.Take …

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Training at home tip 7 & 8: Hand grasp

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Take a tennis ball in the palm of your hand, hold it in front of you. Squeeze the tennis ball and hold for five seconds. Release for two seconds and …

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Training at home tip 6: Traversing

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Hoppers make sure you check with your parents first. Find a nice strong fence at your property. You can practice your bouldering moves along it. Try and put in under …

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Training at home tip 5: Push-ups

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Try and do push-ups with a nice straight back. If you’re not quite strong enough to do a normal push-up. Try leaning against a raised object such as a deck. …

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Training at home tip 4: Layback

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Hoppers, remember to check with your parents first.Find a good strong post grab it with both hands and push against it with your feet work your way up the post …

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Training at home tip 3: Body jam

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Hoppers make sure you check with your parents first. This is another one for the door frame. Practice a body jam. You can change the position, and if you really …

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Training at home tip 2: Pull-ups

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Hoppers make sure you check with your parents first. Most door frame architraves are strong enough to take your weight. Some may need a couple more panel pins put in …

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Training at home tip 1: Mantling

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Hi Hoppers and members. Most of us don’t have Bouldering walls in our garage or our lounge. So over the next few days I’m gonna give you some little tips …

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Lego Fundraiser for Starship

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Darrin Worsfold

Vertical Adventures has been hosting a large Lego display in support of Starship hospital. Fans were able to check out their favourite scenes from all the different Star Wars movies …

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