How to prevent injuries in climbing
Warm-up is an important and simple measure to avoid injuries in climbing. At the same time, warming up improves your performance and the effect of your training. Not least, you avoid the build-up of lactic acid in cold muscles, often described as the “cold pump”. The warm-up should consist of a general part and a specific part. For the general part, the exercises shown here are good suggestions. The specific part of the warm-up should consist of around 120 easy to medium-hard moves (approx. 4 squares).
Injured?
Climbing is a challenging and strenuous sport, which makes climbers particularly vulnerable to repetitive strain injuries. The cause of repetitive strain injuries in climbing is often a high load on the shoulders, elbow and fingers combined with repeated movements. Here you can read about the most common injuries in climbing.
