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toe-bang-gang
Posts: 208 - Karma: 1,271
I’ve recently gotten into climbing and been bouldering lots at the gym, i have come to realize it absolutely fucks my hands. anyone know of ways to help build calluses?
Jun 27 2021 10:27PM
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TOAST.
Posts: 7353 - Karma: 34,340
Climb more.
Jun 27 2021 11:09PM
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r00kie
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Crimp mug.

Jun 28 2021 9:14AM
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Young_patty
Posts: 3258 - Karma: 37,292
Get a hang board and do finger pull-ups. It’ll help you stay in shape for climbing and builds calluses/ keeps your skin in check. Just use chalk and keep it clean so the surface stays textured.




^ This is the one I use personally, it has lots of varying finger slots, depths and holds to train with and has a nice textured surface for friction.
Jun 28 2021 4:42PM
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JAHpow
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TOAST.Climb more.


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Jun 28 2021 4:59PM
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Granby_killdozer
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If your hands are getting fucked then you probably need to chill on trying to muscle your way up the hardest possible problem and work on your technique a bit. Watch the girls that are really good and try to copy them, they can't compensate for shitty technique with upper body strength.

plus you'll get to look at their butts

**This post was edited on Jun 28th 2021 at 7:21:00pm
Jun 28 2021 7:19PM
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