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Climbing Training 10-Feb-2012 At 3:26:58 PM Olbert

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I'm gonna have to join the 'no training' brigade!

Climbing is fun. Don't destroy that. (Some people like training - for it's own sake or because it makes them climb better. I don't.)

Muscles gain strength a hell of a lot quicker than tendons. Look at almost any video of hard sport climbers/boulders - almost everybody has tape around their fingers. It's because they've injured their tendons. People who climb on a regular basis above a certain grade have to manage their tendons and tendon injuries - climb enough and it will happen. You don't want to do anything that will increase your risk - getting a tendon injury sucks!

Also, the best thing for climbing is climbing.

It's surprising what you can achieve without training - apparently Mike Law climbed 30's back in the day without training.