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Phuzzy
Mar 24, 2010, 7:11 PM
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I am new back to climbing, my biggest struggle is "Straight Arms" What can I do to train myself or to practice?
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davidnn5
Mar 24, 2010, 8:15 PM
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Phuzzy wrote: I am new back to climbing, my biggest struggle is "Straight Arms" What can I do to train myself or to practice?
I'm all for specificity - hold your arms out straight. Let me know if you need some advice on how to bend your legs.
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hummm
Mar 24, 2010, 8:40 PM
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Lol, just relax. If you really need practices, try just hanging off pull-up bar, don't tense up your muscle, and use your skeleton to hold your weight. Focus on your hands and relax the rest of your body.
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sp00ki
Mar 24, 2010, 9:02 PM
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Phuzzy wrote: I am new back to climbing, my biggest struggle is "Straight Arms" What can I do to train myself or to practice?
And remember, don't emphasize arbitrary techniques like "straight arms"; this is stuff gym instructors (at least the ones who aren't very technical climbers themselves) teach beginner classes so they have stuff to read off of a specific sounding list.
Do a youtube search for "world cup climber" and take note of the number of sequences using straight arms vs. bent arms.
Unless you're clipping, reaching or hanging to shake out, straight arms aren't always useful, and sometimes horribly inferior to a good ol' lock off.
(This post was edited by sp00ki on Mar 24, 2010, 9:17 PM)
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ceebo
Mar 25, 2010, 1:00 AM
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The only usefull thing i got out of that waste of a time tip was spoting somthing i could use as a str8 arm side pull (doesnt even have to be totally str8). The left arm for example would be using the side pull as an anchor to keep the wieght over the left foot, the right arm would be where ever it needed to be.. just to keep you falling back, then the right leg is free to move to a new hold.
The rest of it.. i tried and tried and tried, didnt help me at all, made my technique even worse.
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rosco22
Mar 25, 2010, 1:27 AM
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Actually don't rely on your skeleton, you should always stay slightly tense with your arms at least slightly bent if your hanging from a hangboard or pull-up bar; and their right, straight arm technique isn't really something you want to focus on. It's good for shaking out or clipping on occasion, but it's not as useful as you might think.
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jt512
Mar 25, 2010, 2:58 AM
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ceebo wrote: The only usefull thing i got out of that waste of a time tip was spoting somthing i could use as a str8 arm side pull (doesnt even have to be totally str8). The left arm for example would be using the side pull as an anchor to keep the wieght over the left foot, the right arm would be where ever it needed to be.. just to keep you falling back, then the right leg is free to move to a new hold.
*plonk*
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ceebo
Mar 25, 2010, 1:45 PM
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jt512 wrote: ceebo wrote: The only usefull thing i got out of that waste of a time tip was spoting somthing i could use as a str8 arm side pull (doesnt even have to be totally str8). The left arm for example would be using the side pull as an anchor to keep the wieght over the left foot, the right arm would be where ever it needed to be.. just to keep you falling back, then the right leg is free to move to a new hold. *plonk*
why dont you just fuck off?
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camhead
Mar 25, 2010, 2:21 PM
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ceebo wrote: jt512 wrote: ceebo wrote: The only usefull thing i got out of that waste of a time tip was spoting somthing i could use as a str8 arm side pull (doesnt even have to be totally str8). The left arm for example would be using the side pull as an anchor to keep the wieght over the left foot, the right arm would be where ever it needed to be.. just to keep you falling back, then the right leg is free to move to a new hold. *plonk* y dont u just fvck 0ff?
there, I fixed that for you, str8 b4ll3r.
h, and original poster, there was a lengthy and inane thread about climbing wit straight arms about a month ago. Search for it.
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johnwesely
Mar 25, 2010, 4:11 PM
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ceebo wrote: why dont you just fuck off?
1t is 2 l4t3 n0w1
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johnwesely
Mar 25, 2010, 4:12 PM
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sp00ki wrote: Phuzzy wrote: I am new back to climbing, my biggest struggle is "Straight Arms" What can I do to train myself or to practice? Don't force it. Just relax. And remember, don't emphasize arbitrary techniques like "straight arms"; this is stuff gym instructors (at least the ones who aren't very technical climbers themselves) teach beginner classes so they have stuff to read off of a specific sounding list. Do a youtube search for "world cup climber" and take note of the number of sequences using straight arms vs. bent arms. Unless you're clipping, reaching or hanging to shake out, straight arms aren't always useful, and sometimes horribly inferior to a good ol' lock off.
You tell that to beginners because they do almost the exact opposite when they first start climbing. Learning to hang on straight arms is not instinctive, and it is hard to build further technique when you are hanging fully locked off between moves.
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camhead
Mar 25, 2010, 4:21 PM
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ok, ok, ok. Because the collective memory of this place is about the same as Guy Pearce in "Memento," I have found the thread from only TWO FRICKING MONTHS AGO.
All this shit on straight arms is old news.
http://www.rockclimbing.com/..._reply;so=ASC;mh=25;
Facepalm.
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edge
Mar 25, 2010, 4:23 PM
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camhead wrote: ok, ok, ok. Because the collective memory of this place is about the same as Guy Pearce in "Memento," I have found the thread from only TWO FRICKING MONTHS AGO. All this shit on straight arms is old news. http://www.rockclimbing.com/..._reply;so=ASC;mh=25; Facepalm.
It is impossible to facepalm with straight arms.
Jeesh.
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dumbsocrates
Mar 25, 2010, 4:38 PM
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