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iamthewallress
Feb 5, 2007, 7:55 AM
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...and when you can move your body in ways that maximize your extension and crank like a mofo, you'll outclimb many of the folks who tell you that it's primarily about one or the other skill!
I'd love to see one of the studly pros crank off V12 or some other-worldly number and then confess that they can't do a pull up...but they have wicked good body position. Or vice versa.
Also, fwiw, after a recent surge in steeper climbing (after climbing for about 7 years), I'm currrently having some shoulder issues that are probably 100% related to steep climbing where I'm haning on my frame dangling on my shoulder joint w/ straigth arms. Strengthening the surrounding muscles to limit the ability of my shoulder to slide out of its normal rotation is what my orthopod perscribed to counteract the tendonitis and impingement that I'm experiencing right now. I know it's not the type of "strengthening" that you necessarily had in mind w/ the original post, but it's someting worth thinging about if you're just starting to load your joints in new ways. The 'hanging your wieght on the shoulder joint' tendonitis is very, very common with climbers.
(This post was edited by iamthewallress on Feb 5, 2007, 8:02 AM)
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