When climbing, try not to bend your arms. When you bend your arms, your muscles are in a contracted state, which will consume a lot of energy. When holding the rock, keep your arms as straight as possible. After straightening, the bones are stressed, and the muscles can be relaxed, which can save physical strength. When the forearm feels sour and swollen, it can hang down to let the blood flow back, and shake the arm to relax the muscles.
In addition, the strength of fingers is also very important in climbing. Usually, you can exercise the strength of your fingers by lying on your fingers, hanging your fingers, pulling your body upward, lifting and pinching heavy objects, and so on. There are dozens of fulcrums of different shapes on the rock wall. Climbers should be familiar with these fulcrums and know which position to grasp and how to apply force. According to the position and direction of the protrusion (or depression) on the fulcrum, there are ways of picking, pinching, pulling, grasping and pushing. But don’t be limited to one, the same fulcrum can have multiple grasping methods.
Legs and feet are also very important in rock climbing activities. In many cases, a proper knee bending and foot hanging can overcome a difficult point. Remember that most of the power comes from the legs during the movement. During the climbing process, try to put as much weight as possible on the supporting foot, which is the foot you want to jump off later.
In addition, the center of gravity should be as close to the rock wall as possible, which can greatly reduce the weight of your arms and let your feet bear more weight as far as possible. The center of gravity should be placed at the hip position. When facing the rock wall, push the crotch forward as far as possible to make the center of gravity closer to the rock wall and save labor. If the hand point is low, squat down to lower the center of gravity and lean sideways, while keeping the arm straight and the center of gravity close to the rock wall.
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