OK, this kind of came up in the bodyweight thread in weight room, but let’s analyze the “conundrum” of relaxing your shoulders at the end range of pullups. There’s generally two key points that I want to make. Hanging at the bottom of pullups where the GH joint (shoulder) is
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My 4 year self assessment of climbing, strength training, and hangboard
I wanted to write down some of my thoughts on climbing from my perspective. This post will be mainly about bouldering, strength training, and hangboard and how it relates to bouldering performance. Last update: Oct 2017 Update: My 5 year self assessment of climbing, strength training, and hangboard has been
Read moreTreatment of climber hand and finger injuries
This article is written from a physical therapist perspective. Obviously, this article is NOT medical advice and should not be misconstrued as medical advice. This article is mainly to give you some guidance on paths to seek in terms of recovery and rehabilitation of particular exercises. So you were climbing
Read moreUnderstanding Pain When Dealing With Injuries
There are two main components that need to be addressed when dealing with pain. One is the physical aspect of rehabilitation, and the other is the psychological aspect of healing. The latter for most people depends on the extent of the injury, if it impairs them from activities or sports
Read morePrilepin tables for bodyweight strength isometric and eccentric exercises
The Second Edition of Overcoming Gravity has been released on Amazon! This is one of the articles that I wrote in response to the First Edition of the book, and more detail is included about this topic in the Second Edition. I’ve worked on overhauling this article to give you a
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