In this video we're going to talk about how rock climbers use the biomechanics of the human body to their advantage. And if you're a rock climber yourself, then hopefully you're going to learn better rock climbing techniques or learn why you do things a certain way.

The 3 biomechanical techniques we'll explore are:
0:00 Intro
0:13 The Quadriga Effect
2:08 The Crimp Grip
3:32 Flagging and weight distribution

The Quadriga effect and crimp grips are techniques used to increase grip strength, and flagging and hip movements are fundamental techniques used to increase stability and endurance. The way each technique works, I found, was fascinating!

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This video is a part of a series about the biomechanics of climbing:
✔ Part 2, fixing the arm pump:    • 6 ways to fix an arm pump in climbing...  
✔ Part 3, the deadpoint technique:    • Biomechanics of the deadpoint techniq...  
✔ Part 4, shoulder retraction:    • How shoulder retraction will transfor...  

Lots of footage courtesy of Movement for Climbers and Hooper's Beta. Watch and subscribe to their channel!

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