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erikchouse
Sep 19, 2002, 6:47 PM
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Just curious, how many of you tape your hands/fingers when climbing at the gym?
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chakan
Sep 19, 2002, 7:05 PM
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only if i get a flapper.. otherwise there is no reason to
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climbincajun
Sep 19, 2002, 7:23 PM
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ive never seen or heard a good reason for 'preventative' taping. far as i know the only reason to tape in a gym situation is to mitigate/rehab injury.
that said, yes i do tape to support a recent tendon injury...
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thrillseeker05
Sep 19, 2002, 7:35 PM
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I was told by another climber that taping just keeps your hands and fingers weak. that you have to get past the blisters and scrapes. so I took the advice and I havent had any problems. so no I dont tape.
I guess if you are doing some serious crack climbing that might be different.
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nono1
Sep 19, 2002, 7:43 PM
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I tape every time on plastic because I crimp more. In the real world I only tape for hand jams. I have seen/heard too many tendons pop at gyms to fear losing any edge by not taping.
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climblouisiana
Sep 19, 2002, 7:48 PM
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Taping can reduce the circulation in your fingers which could potentially lead to injuries.
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mtnsprts
Sep 19, 2002, 8:07 PM
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I tape in the gym after my hands start to fall apart....and then after until they heal.
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acrophobic
Sep 19, 2002, 8:12 PM
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Taping helps if you pulls tendons in your fingers... have a small pull in my middle finger and taping below the joint stops it hurting and stops it pulling more.
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erikchouse
Sep 20, 2002, 12:11 PM
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thanks for the replies... i have been to avoid blisters, but I suppose based on majority opinion I'll just start sucking it up.
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climbinganne
Sep 20, 2002, 12:25 PM
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blisters are good...
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climbhigh23
Sep 20, 2002, 1:20 PM
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only when i run out of skin...
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dynov7
Sep 27, 2002, 12:55 AM
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It depends on what i'm working on. If i'm training for strength or endurance (campusing or juggin), then i prefer to tape my hands. No sense in wreckin my hands when i dont really need the grip. If i'm trying to send a hard route however, I would hardly ever tape them.
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the_elk
Sep 27, 2002, 1:20 AM
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I have no real need to tape my fingers (at the moment) but I have been known to when recovering from injury, that's the only real time (in a gym) that it seems necessary. It's not really worth it to tape as a preventative measure, it doesn't work.
You gotta know when to stop taping too.... sometimes you can rely too much on the taping and you don't strengthen the injured area. I say this mainly because I've found myself too scared to stop strapping my ankle after I rolled it a couple of months ago... Slowly trying to strengthen it.
Cheers.
Elk
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jbone
Sep 27, 2002, 2:24 AM
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I started taping my fingers in 96'. Not only do I prevent alot of unnecessary skin tears but I have supported my tendons well enough that I no longer get finger pains.
I use the "X" taping method that I learned from an old Stuart Green article from a mag back then. This method helps support the fingers when you crimp and helps you from crimping out of Range and therefore minimize tendon strain.
I Tape so religously now that when I don't it feels awkward and I end up straining my fingers faster.
JBone
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hang_man
Oct 2, 2002, 12:32 PM
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man, i didn't believe in taping my fingers at first, until the day the stupid ceiling ripe off the whole piece of flesh from my middle finger.....
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nbrown
Oct 2, 2002, 2:00 PM
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I've strained a tendon on both hands in the gym so i always tape my fingers now to support them.
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freudian
Oct 5, 2002, 6:01 PM
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ErikChouse:
My former English and Physics instructor at the college I have recently graduated from has been climbing 27 years now.
Upon his suggestion, I started taping my fingers at the college gym when the climbs i was doing were very 'crimpy' (very small holds). I tape on both sides of the main joint in on all fingers (except thumb & baby).
This technique has stopped the 'shooting pains' in my hand and fingers after hard climbs to zero because it gives support to your tendons.
You don't wanna rip a tendon off your bones. These are very difficult to repair and very painfully injury.
Taping in this manner is not always neccessary. If your using big holds, don't worry about it as much.
Freudian
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