Video: Contact Finger Strength Training for Climbers

Posted by Eric Hörst | Dec 27, 2020 | Train Body, Training Videos

Video: Contact Finger Strength Training for Climbers

Video: Contact Finger Strength Training for Climbers

Learn how to train-up your finger contact strength. Some people refer to this capability as “finger power”.

In this episode of my Epic-TV training series, I present three campus training exercises for developing contact strength—that is, the rate of force development in the finger flexor muscles…a critical attribute for hard bouldering and sport climbing.

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Learn how campus training can remodel connective tissues to become stiffer and higher performing.
Watch episode #1 (hangboard training) in this EPIC-TV series.

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