Best exercises to complement climbing? It feels pretty well rounded except not using the arms to push much.
>>77184370https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XtCqYLQqxIand triceps - false grip pushdown in full internal shoulder rotation, as if your arm was on a sling, unilaterally in front of you - just undulate there and 90ish degrees, shoulder nicely tucked, awesome for lateral head of triceps, yes i made it up and it works > but PUSH, u gotta bench u gotta dip u gotta OHP injurious retarded nonsense, all of push exercises are using back musculature predominantly - traps and lats, the supposed muscular imbalance bot is hinting here at is pure bullshit, mitbo's pecs don't lie - picture u just need front delt and triceps which i already explained and upper traps - tucked chin shrug with shoulders kept in full protraction at all times
>>77184537>botfag can't OHP>Push movements are primarily back You're a fucking retard dude just stop posting
>>77184370just climb with a weighted vest or belt or something. you'll have the added resistance while still going through the same motions.
Sorry botfag just grinds my gears, dude spams threads with the most inane retarded bullshit everI'm a decently high level climber, I'll try to answer your question. Push movements have some use in climbing, especially in moves like mantles and compression type moves, you'll find the former primarily outdoors, and compression is squeezing between two aretes or otherwise features to stay on, this can be common or rare depending on where you climb. The biggest benefit to push movements in climbing is to just round out the stimulus that the shoulder and back receives. Push movements are probably more injury preventative than anything for climbing.Body tension is probably the hardest component of climbing to master. Body tension is developed using pretty much the entire musculature of the body, but a few areas, namely the posterior chain, are the most useful, especially on overhung terrain. High intensity, low rep deadlifts or similar movements are pretty useful for developing this, the key factor is you really don't want to put on too much mass, so keeping intensity high and volume low is key. I don't even deadlift and I can pull 3 plate with no training. Another factor to consider is that it is totally possible to train body tension on the wall to the very highest degree. Guys like Ondra, who have the best body tension kinesmatics in the world, don't do shit outside of climbing to train. Getting to an intermediate level of posterior chain strength is probably useful, but after that you might as well focus primarily on skill acquisition by exclusively train stuff like this on the wall.That being said, training certain other body parts off the wall has some uses, namely finger training. While you can certainly get very strong fingers just from climbing, the barrier to entry is high. It's hard to go from noob fingers to death crimping 10mm edges on a 45 degree wall without a shitload of time, effort, and most of all, avoidance of injury. Cont..
>>77184575Finger training through hang boarding is an easy and relatively safe way to prepare your fingers for hard crimping. Applying basic progressive overload is key, just pick an edge, test the max you can hang from said edge for some time, deload a bit from that, and steadily add weight to some fixed set of reps/time. Something like half crimp on a 20mm edge for 6-8 sets of single 10 second reps is a classic fingerboard routine, the trick is to just progressively overload like you would any lift. If you look at pro climbers, the only stuff they really do off the wall is finger training and mobility. Climbing is so skill heavy that training off the wall is a huge trade off compared to just having more focused time climbing. Botfag above is a known spammer and has no idea what he is talking about, he doesn't even climb or lift.
>>77184575>>77184580Damn anon. That's a nice reply. I've only been climbing for about a year. And then only climbing. So very much a novice. But way better than it used to be. Started from not being fit at all. A bit chubby, but now with muscles under the fat. Feels good.I've been considering getting a hangboard. Also avoiding most crimpy routes due to the injury like you say. I'll do more just hanging on the boards at the gym.Body tension wise. It feels like balance, tiptoe focused slabs hit harder than overhangs at my level. It's wild how exhausting it is just standing close to the wall. A shame there aren't more of them set.Don't really have much constructive things to say. Appreciate the reply a lot either way.
>>77184370I've been climbing for 9 years and got to a pretty good level, around v11. Something I've done that has been enjoyable and good for the physique is focusing on steep climbing. I usually climb on the boards and doing anything harder than v5/6 will definitely start sculpting your back and forearms like crazy. Rear delts get hid pretty hard too. One thing to keep in mind is how you climb something will affect the results you get. Powering through something will build more strength and power, but make you worse in the long run. I think what makes steep climbing ideal for the intersection of fun and aesthetics is that you get the kinesthetic challenge of climbing, but are also often forced into physically challenging moves or positions. Another style that gets the muscles going is sloper wrestling. If you want a more balanced looking physique, I would definitely throw in some calisthenics or lifting. Something I've done in the past is focus on a push exercise, an arm exercise, and a shoulder exercise. For the past couple months I've been doing incline bench, bicep curls, and lateral raises, 2 sets each to failure after my climbing session. I'm not very strong by lifting standards, and I don't keep track of reps. Each day climbing will use slightly different muscles in a slightly different way, so I just use the weight I used last time and how ever many reps it takes to hit failure is good enough for me. Eventually move the weight up once you're hitting 10 reps or so, and repeat the process. Overhead press and push ups and dips are also good options, anecdotally many friends have said their shoulders felt better after incorporating one of the above into their routine. Handstand push ups is a cool goal to work towards, and it's visually striking, but I haven't personally done that. This approach to fitness won't build an instagram physique, but people in real life will definitely say you look fit or muscular, and it'll be fun!
>>77184704damn, the color is all fucked up, I swear I look better than that and you will too
