PINCH STRENGTH! - Is your thumb strong?
Pinch strength is different than classic finger strength training.
For pinch strength hanging is not ideal - it causes more of a fingers + compression work rather than thumb activation.
The better way to address pinch strength is to use blocks and weights.
There are many good protocols out there, I’ll share with you a max strength protocol that I found useful for me and for my trainees (it is similar to the max strength finger strength post)
Pinch Max Strength
• Find weight that you can hold for ~12 seconds to failure.
• Form is important! you want to have you wrist at extension position (meaning back of your hand to the direction of the ceiling) - so that the pinch is parallel to the ground.
• Each set will consist 10 seconds of holding that weight.
• Rest between sets for 1-3 minutes.
• For time efficiency - it is possible to do other strength exercises while resting (for example: heavy squatting)
• Perform 4-6 sets for each hand, 1-3 times a week, add weight progressively from week to week.
» Consider consulting a climbing coach if you are having hard time understanding the correct form and the ways to combine pinch training in your training program.
Have any further questions?
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PalgiTraining@gmail.com
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