Physical Preparation

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Physical Preparation

To boulder your best, you need to be strong and physically fit, which we’ll cover in this section. There are three components that make up a well-rounded climber, physical strength being the third.

Getting comfortable bouldering takes time, patience, and consistency. New climbers will build muscle strength pretty quickly, but it takes a much longer time to build finger strength—tendon strength as well as the fine muscles in the hands and fingers you need to use the smallest holds. As you work through this phase, there’s not much you can do except climb a lot and on as many different typ...

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