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Climbing Injuries Wrist

Climbing injuries in the wrist can be painful, provoke a sense of instability, and reduce the mobility of the wrist and hand. It depends on the injured structure which is the best course of...

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How Many Repetitions Should I do my Hand Exercises?

The best number of repetitions for hand exercises depends on your goals and your current fitness levels. For regular strength training between this would be 8 and 50 repetitions can be beneficial...

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How Many Repetitions Should I do my Elbow Exercises?

You should adapt the number of repetitions of your elbow exercises to your goals. For regular strength training the repetition-range is from 4-50 repetitions. And for climbing-specific exercises...

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How Many Repetitions Should I do my Shoulder Exercises?

How many repetitions you should do for your shoulder exercises depends on whether you train muscles or movements. And then, which muscles and/or which movements? But before I explain the...

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12 Rock Climbing Injury Prevention Exercises

There are a kazillion rock climbing injury prevention exercises. So, which ones should you focus on? I think it’s best to do those exercises you like least and that feel most difficult. They...

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How Rock Climbing Shoes Should Fit

The smaller your rock climbing shoes are, the better right? This will increase your friction on the wall and help you stand on smaller footholds. Furthermore, they should hurt a lot and preferably...

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Hey, I’m Joël, an avid rock climber and licensed Physiotherapist working in Thun, Switzerland, where I specialize in climbing injury rehab and prevention. On Rockshoulders you find everything you need to heal your climbing injury and prevent future injuries. For (remote) physiotherapy consultations please visit www.joelbroersma.com.

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