Post by @paradigmclimbing

Use this Breath to Improve Tension on the Wall. Episode 5 of my new series, “Elite Techniques” in which I teach you how to make hard moves feel easy and look like a hawt piece of ace while doing it. One of the biggest breakthroughs in my climbing was learning how to effectively breathe for different purposes. Teaching breathing techniques to my clients sometimes feels like “cheating” because with simple drills, you can drastically upgrade someone’s mind and body for improved performance. Tension Breathing is one of the trickier techniques, since people often have trouble understanding how to turn it on and THEN turn it off and not have it affect the rest of the climb. It’s easy to focus on one move but then let the disruption to flow cause more breath holding where it’s not needed. So, try this breathing technique on single moves at first and then add intros and outros one move at a time, focusing on tightening your stomach AFTER locking down into the footholds. This should feel like your trunk becomes stiff and “accounted for.” I say, “accounted for” because the first step to using physical ‘tools’ in our skillset is to first take notice and understand when and how you are using it. Only then can you gain facile command over it when the pressure is on. Be sure to practice this in isolation, as viscous flatulence is par for the course with this technique. If it happens, just make sure to capture it in a bottle and ship it directly to Oval Office. @Physivantage @cruxpowerclimbing @pitch.six @organicclimbing @fazabrushes @hardwoodholds @climbbutora #climbing #bouldering #sportclimbing #climbingtraining #strongertogether