sytse
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Post by sytse on Dec 8, 2018 3:52:35 GMT -7
Hi all,
I am Dutch so excuse for any writing errors. I would like to discuss the use of some supplemental strength exercise. I was hoping Marc or/and Mike could also give their ideas. Two types of supplemental exercises which are being recommended in the book are push (dips and pushups) and shoulder exercises (shoulder press and lateral to front raise). As you know, one of the fundamental aspects of performance training is ‘specificity’. I am wondering how those push and shoulder exercises are related to actual climbing movements. I guess mantling (probably only relevant in some rare boulder situations) might benefit from some of the push exercises, but besides that to me the exercises only look functional for antagonist training, fixing muscle imbalances and injury prevention. Am I missing something here? From what I read it looks like the book is mostly recommending training which has a direct effect on climbing performance. So what is the idea behind those exercises?
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Post by MarkAnderson on Dec 8, 2018 10:23:25 GMT -7
The exercises you refer to above serve both purposes. Pushups are mostly an antagonist/shoulder stability exercise, but the other exercises are meant to improve general shoulder/triceps strength. These types of strength are not essential when climbing crimp ladders, but they are useful on more complex, boulders climbs.
Also, your English is excellent!
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