Trying a New Innovative Hangboard Training Method for 30 Days - ft. @c4hp

I tried out a new finger training method called “one- arm max-pull isometrics”. Be sure to check it out!

C4HP (Dr. Tyler Nelson):

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[frictitiousclimbing]

Nailed it! I've been using recruitment pulls alongside regular gym climbing like you mentioned and it's been working great. It's so much more simple than weighted hangs that I might never go back! The key truly is to try hard so you're hitting your max for any given day you complete the training and the results will follow!

[Y]

This man seriously loves his slides, just look at the tan on his feet.

[hyau]

Tyler Nelson is the man, people should listen to him on training beta podcast and also read the article he wrote up. Great for maintaining finger strength and also improving if you don't have weights or anywhere to hang the fingerboard

[Ericliaoo]

If you keep this up, you'll be able to do one arm finger pull ups 💪

[jonkrause]

Interesting seeing this again after 10 days into single hand finger training - pulling up from feet vs hangboard. Liking the habit and Tindeq dynamometer with Frictitious port-a-board. Thank you as always for being a visionary of these tools for climbing self-improvement. 🙇🏻‍♂️

[FearlessTofu]

You are right, hangboarding is pretty boring...my discipline fails after a week and I’m back on the couch. Now I’m motivated to give this method a try!
Gotta get ready for my outdoor bouldering trip in 30 days!

[ahdnoh]

I have always done this as a means to warm up. Good to know it has actual functional benefits. My problem is staying consistent with training and not skipping out on legs.

[hangugeohaksaeng]

I really feel bad for you that your gym didn't reopen when you thought it did. Your report of your expectations in the very beginning of the video was sad. Thanks for another great video.

[dab]

5:10 when you engage the pull your shoulder shoots up toward your ear. Not a great sign and you would do well to work on shoulder blade retraction even when doing your one arm max pull isometrics

[saiyanveg]

Thank you for being the guinea pig and taking time to share. These types of videos are very insightful indeed for average joe climbers like myself.

[jonkrause]

Always finding innovative and creative strength gains. Will try it out tomorrow when working on home cave wall. 🙏👍

[climberdad]

Love the training technique. Thanks for bringing light to it. I'm going to start doing it myself.

[millacabral]

I can't help but see a little kid trying to look tall and capable when Geek does this at 1:41 haha It's so cute. It gives me "Hey dad, look! I can do it too!" vibes.

[Vinnehfied]

For the half crimp recruitment pulls, in order for it to be a 'half crimp' the index should ideally be flexed at a 90 degree angle, consistent with your other fingers. I noticed they were particularly straight when you were explaining about the half crimp protocol.

[theclimate-positive-moveme]

Thanks for sharing...I will try this on my selfmade hangboard !

[asolondev]

This sounds awesome, I'm gonna try it

[courtclimbs]

I think this is a really great idea, especially for beginners that have a hard time hanging on a hang board in general. I know when I started it felt almost impossible. I'm hoping to put up some hang board videos on my channel and will definetley look into using this method! 💛

[LoveAndClimbing]

A few notes:

1. The "you have to try hard" bit is really, really important--you need to be putting out maximum effort on every pull--and it can be hard to know if you're putting out maximum on every pull. For this reason I'd prefer to take off weight with a pulley system, or pull on the force meter every time. There are still reasons this might be the right workout for you: it requires minimal equipment and preparation. A workout you actually do is better than a more efficient workout you never do.

2. "The first try is always the best" isn't necessarily true for everyone. I typically do three pulls to test max strength, and usually the second pull is actually my strongest. As you get stronger this becomes more likely because your first pull acts as a warmup--when you're stronger, things like pull-ups are no longer an adequate finger warmup because they're not hard enough on your finger muscles: the only adequate warmup for pulling hard is pulling hard.

[DekarNL]

First 2 weeks
Half crimp recruitment pulls
5 reps of 3 to 4 seconds
1 minute rest between reps

Second 2 weeks
3 finger drags instead

[flip_lange]

nice (re)gains! I hae used Tyler's finger strength protocol multiple times in the past and it worked for me, especially the first time I did it. One thing I noticed: your half-crimp doesnt look like a half-crimp on the video. It looks like you're dragging your index finger. this might be something to watch out for.