Pro Clinic: Yves Gravelle on Building Insane Grip Strength, Hangs vs Lifts, Minimal Edge vs Heavy Hangs, and a $3 Forearm Trainer (FREE)

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Grip Master and Boulder Crusher, Yves Gravelle, explores:

• Which grip training pays off most for climbing
• Is a hang board all climbers need?
• How to make a $3 forearm trainer
• Eccentric vs isometric training
• Why half crimp may not be the best to train
• Minimal edge vs heavier hangs
• Which grips are weakest for climbers
• Two simple grip exercises to consider adding
• How to program ballistic lifts for a peak phase

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Here are some AI generated show notes (hopefully the robots got it right)

00:00 One Weakness Focus 00:22 Meet Eves Gravel 03:28 Arm Wrestling Basics 05:38 Why He Started 07:36 Climbers Crossover 09:05 What Is Grip Training 11:04 Arm Wrestling Weak Links 13:16 Training Recovery Tradeoffs 14:29 Is Hangboarding Enough 18:16 Grip Sport Implements 21:42 Hand Size And Events 24:44 Wrist Flexion For Climbers 27:44 PVC Pipe Setup 33:09 Patreon Outro And Teaser

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Here's the homemade forearm trainer: https://www.instagram.com/p/DUzPN7fDaaL/

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