Small Slopers
Small Slopers How can I improve my endurance and pinch-grip strength for bouldering? I recently started going climbing (bouldering only) and love it. I've been maybe twenty times now and have mad...
Small Slopers
![]() How can I improve my endurance and pinch-grip strength for bouldering? I recently started going climbing (bouldering only) and love it. I've been maybe twenty times now and have made a LOT of progress. I'm a guy and my strongest muscles are back, biceps, etc. which makes campusing really easy for me. As long as I have a good grip, I can pretty much pull-up my way through a route. What really kills me is my grip. When I try to do routes with smaller holds, slopers, pinches, etc. I get tired out very quickly. What's worse, while I can keep on doing campus routes for a long time, just a couple attempts at routes with tough pinch-holds will kill my forearms. After that, I'm basically done climbing unless I spend the rest of my time at the pullup bar. My endurance has definitely improved, but it's still nowhere near my back / shoulder strength, and I really would like it to be so I could spend more time on those types of routes. What are some good exercises I could do to target my grip / forearms... or is it just a matter of time / practice? The best two things are: 1. Climb or Boulder a lot (which you are already doing) and 2. Get a training board to do dead hangs and pull ups on http://www.rei.com/product/649051 Dead hangs are where you choose a particular kind of hold (sloper, pinch, etc.) and hang from the board until you get so tired you drop to the ground. These work great! Good Luck |
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