Pro Clinic: Yves Gravelle on Building Insane Grip Strength, Hangs vs Lifts, Minimal Edge vs Heavy Hangs, and a $3 Forearm Trainer (FREE)
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Yves Gravelle discusses various grip training techniques and their effectiveness for climbers.
Join The Struggle’s Patreon community to get 100+ hours of Bonus Episodes, Pro Clinics, Uncut Videos, and Submit Questions for Future Guests. FREE TRIAL available! https://www.patreon.com/thestruggleclimbingshow Grip Master and Boulder Crusher, Yves Gravelle, explores: Which grip training pays off most for climbing Is a hang board all climbers need? How to make a $3 forearm trainer Eccentric vs isometric training Why half crimp may not be the best to train Minimal edge vs heavier hangs Which grips are weakest for climbers Two simple grip exercises to consider adding How to program ballistic lifts for a peak phase - Gain instant access to the FULL Pro Clinic by supporting the show as a Patron (you can even check it out for FREE with a 7-day trial): https://www.patreon.com/thestruggleclimbingshow - Here are some AI generated show notes (hopefully the robots got it right) 00:00 One Weakness Focus00:22 Meet Eves Gravel03:28 Arm Wrestling Basics05:38 Why He Started07:36 Climbers Crossover09:05 What Is Grip Training11:04 Arm Wrestling Weak Links13:16 Training Recovery Tradeoffs14:29 Is Hangboarding Enough18:16 Grip Sport Implements21:42 Hand Size And Events24:44 Wrist Flexion For…
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Host: Ryan Devlin
Guest: Yves Gravelle
Topics covered
- grip strength
- climbing training
- hangboarding
- forearm training
- eccentric training
- isometric training
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Organizations: The Struggle, Patreon
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