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klyrs on Jan 21, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Select a muscle and it provides the exercises to w...

I don't climb much these days (but I used to enjoy a spot of overhang crack climbing), but I've always been under the impression that there aren't muscles in the fingers. I just double-checked, and there are some muscles in the fingers... but it looks like they're only good for opening the hand. Are kids these days using some esoteric hand-splaying moves I don't know about, or do you mean the muscles in your forearms?

DarkContinent on Jan 21, 2021 [–]

I was thinking of the finger muscles themselves--if you're trying to do a static move on a crimpy hold, finger strength really helps.

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