| Rock climbing is one of the most exhilarating outdoor | | | | exercises that help make the muscles strong enough |
| sports one can opt for. You can rock climb on a real | | | | for rock climbing. Just as there is a set of single joint |
| rocky mountain or on an artificial rock wall, indoors. | | | | exercises, similarly there is another set of exercises |
| Rock climbing requires great skill, patience and above | | | | for multiple joint sets. All these exercises play a very |
| all the strength to climb rocks. Strength assists in | | | | major role in preparing an individuals body for rock |
| improving the climbing ability, although it is no | | | | climbing and emphasize on high and low resistance. |
| substitute for technique. | | | | The exercises not only help in improving muscle |
| While climbing, one has to remember that before you | | | | strength, but also endurance as compared to |
| start pushing and pumping your muscles for the | | | | standard training. |
| strenuous rock climbing activity make sure that you | | | | While doing these strength exercises, it is advised to |
| have enough endurance and strength to deal with | | | | opt for relatively slow lifting and less strenuous |
| the training and the final rock climbing event. One | | | | movements because the sport of rock climbing is |
| thing more that an amateur climber should know is | | | | very tensive and prohibits fast, momentum-assisted |
| that strength training involves all the major muscle | | | | repetition. To get the maximum benefits from |
| groups. Hence, strength training is needed so that all | | | | strength training exercises, it is better to control the |
| the muscles become supple and flexible enough to | | | | training speed but maintain a constant tension of the |
| endure the rigors of this laborious activity. | | | | muscles so that they can build an endurance |
| A strength-training program for rock climbing should | | | | capability that will prevent your body from buckling |
| concentrate upon the muscles of the legs, torso, | | | | even under intense pressure. |
| midsection, arms, neck and forearms. And although | | | | Strength training exercises are the best exercise |
| the forearms are not contemplated as a major | | | | activities to increase the functional capability of the |
| muscle group, their exercise is particularly important, | | | | musculoskeletal system. If the activities are |
| as a climber should have a very strong grip. | | | | performed with care and precision, they produce |
| There are a number of strength training programs laid | | | | remarkable results in a short period of time. These |
| down by various rock climbing training institutes that | | | | basic strength-training exercises also suit hikers and |
| recommend a variety of exercise like: | | | | can be safely recommended as part of an exercise |
| . Leg extension | | | | regime that helps in the overall conditioning of the |
| . Leg curl | | | | body. |
| . Hip adduction and abduction | | | | A very interesting fact about strength training is that |
| . Pullover | | | | there is a considerable difference between the |
| . Lateral rise | | | | activity of climbing itself and strength training. |
| . Chest-cross | | | | Strength training allows a person to push his physical |
| . Triceps and lower back extension | | | | limitations to an extent where he can fail. In fact, it |
| . Biceps curl | | | | ensures that the bodys resistance power is increased. |
| . Neck extension and flexion | | | | The activity of climbing absolutely forbids the climber |
| . Forearm extension and flexion. | | | | to do so, as it can be very fatal. |
| All these above-mentioned exercises are single-joint | | | | |