Also a good idea is making sure that your "opposing" muscle groups are adequately strong, if not so strong as the ones you work when you climb. For example, I got bad elbow pain this year (as a result of tendon damage) after coming back into hard bouldering after a year off. I had a chat to my physio, who decided that rest would heal the tendon, but that I should be doing eccentric exercises on my forearms, on account of having my flexors far, far more developed than my extensors. I ended up doing some reverse wrist curls every night, and taking a four-week rest break, and have had absolutely no problems ever since. |