Rock climbing requires the participant to be very fit physically. Exercises recommended for rock climbing are very strenuous. Therefore replacing fluids during and after climbing exercise is absolutely essential. Shortages of water in your muscles decreases contractile strength to a great extent. Therefore drink water during exercise to keep your strength and endurance up. Water weight is minimal compared to what you lose in strength. After the rock climbing exercise session, carbohydrates like potatoes, rice, or bread are recommended. Try and avoid fatty and oily foods. Along with carbohydrates and fluids, rest is essential for a faster recovery and the rebuilding of muscle glycogen. Rock Climber’s Exercises. Climber’s grip strength is the quickest way to improve climbing; this is true at all climbing levels. Improving your forearm strength is the best way of extending your climbing level. Therefore forearm training is one of the most essential for rock climbing exercises. The most basic exercise for forearm strength is static hangs during chin ups. It improves the forearm strength to a very large extend. Continuous low stress repetitive gripping improves endurance. You can use the chin up bar for forearm endurance training. Improving your forearm strength and endurance will improve your climbing tremendously. Forearms, arms and shoulders are the most important muscles to target when exercising for rock climbing. There’s nothing like exercise for climbing by climbing. For you to improve your climbing ability, do these exercises. They target the most important muscles for rock climbing,
This article was published on Tuesday 09 May, 2006.
