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yankeebama
Dec 26, 2004, 12:03 AM
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These days, I never get to see the light of day, let alone the inside of a climbing gym/rock of any sorts. I have one of those hand springs used for strenght training. If I use it to try and build some strength, does anybody have any recommendations on how to regiment myself... When I boulder/climb a lot and I over-grip, I can get tendon problems? Am I at risk of the same thing here?....Anybody use them before?
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cintune
Dec 26, 2004, 1:19 AM
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Do you mean a "gripmaster"? I've got a medium-tensioned one and can't imagine it ever doing any harm unless you maybe do more than five thousand reps at a time. If yours is one of the high tension models you could just go easy with it to start, and pay attention to how your fingers and wrists feel. If you want to worry about injuring tendons, I'd recommend getting a hangboard. Full body weight makes all the difference.
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drucasinoble
Dec 26, 2004, 1:32 AM
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Try some Power Putty to really work the fingers in a wider variety of ways. And if your into grippers (hand springs) check out the Captains of Crush website. I started using them last season (in conjunction with other training techniques, like fingerboards, campus boards and climbing) and went from a solid 9 iffy 10 to a solid 11 and decent into the 12's. (Don't overtrain though. I suffered some minor tendon strain and had to put all training on hold for about three or four weeks.) Good luck.
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tyson16v
Jan 6, 2005, 9:56 AM
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http://www.ironmind.com check out this site. they are the sickest and will get you the tools you need.
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cracklover
Jan 6, 2005, 2:41 PM
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Yup, and backhandsprings are best. See the thread on gymnastics as a prereq. to climbing. :) GO
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