climbed too much
ive heard that when you climb you need too balance out muscle groups by doing other excercise aswell,
ive been climbing alot for around 6months, i was bouldering 4 times a week and after a while damaged my tricep tendon, and subsequently had 2 weeks of to recover, ive heard that when you climb you need too balance out muscle groups by doing other excercise aswell,like i say im after advice from different people, of course id like too climb everyday but rest days are needed i think.thanks
I'm not sure climbing as much as you can (if its strenuous anyway) is a good idea when you're starting out. Better to get the body used to whats going on at a slower pace. If you're going to the orme a lot at this stage you will get tweaks. You need to find a nice slab pub to hone the footwork opposing muscle groups in between orme sessions!
If I could go back in time to tell myself what to do 6 months after starting climbing, this is what I would say:(1) Warm up carefully every session by getting your body warm, then doing climbing 2-3 grades below my limit for 30-45 minutes;(2) When doing aforementioned warm up climbing, focus on technique. Do technique drills to program in the essential movements - silent feet, step throughs, flags, drop knees. I'd repeat easy problems in different ways to see how changing my sequence or body positioning made a difference;(3) Climb more than twice a week;(4) Climb outside as much as possible, as soon as possible;(5) Do at least one session of bouldering a week, learn to fall safely;(6) Do at least one session of lead climbing a week (don't top rope). Get used to falling off safely, all different angles, different heights off the ground. Do this lots;(7) Don't keep doing the same type of session. Don't always go right to your limit or til you're totally spent. Don't spend any time climbing badly when you're knackered. As well as pushing your grade, spend time doing lots of easier problems well, instead of just getting to the top any which way;( Watch climbers who are better than you climb the problems you've been trying. Think about how they did it. Did you do it the same way? Ask them what they did and why they did it that way, if you're not sure;(9) Spend a little bit of time doing antagonistic exercises (push ups, dumbbell complexes) and pre-hab exercises (theraband etc) and spend a bit of time stretching and working on your core strength. But remember climbing more is usually the best way to improve;(10) Climb outside as much as possible!Hope that helps! I think it would have helped me.