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Climbing is less about upper body muscle and more about body positioning and squats, actually. Your legs have more muscles than your arms, and being super buff
by SamoyedFurFluff 4y ago
Climbing is less about upper body muscle and more about body positioning and squats, actually. Your legs have more muscles than your arms, and being super buff limits necessary flexibility to perform maneuvers like swinging your foot up on a perch and pulling up with your leg, often more effective than the same maneuver with an arm.
- steve_gh 4y agoClimbing is also about core strength. I started bouldering much more regularly about a year ago, and was amazed by how much my trail running improved without any special effort.
- bradlys 4y agoAt a beginner level, maybe. As you get past beginner levels, you need strength… especially upper body strength. Rock climbing is especially upper body strength intensive. It’s why the guys have ripped upper bodies and tiny legs.