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Pro Clinic: Dr. Tyler Nelson Answers Top 10 Listener Questions on Finger Training, Strength Training, and Optimizing for Performance

Author
Ryan Devlin
Published
Wed 04 Jun 2025
Episode Link
https://thestruggleclimbingshow.podbean.com/e/pro-clinic-dr-tyler-nelson-answers-top-10-listener-questions-on-finger-training-strength-training-and-optimizing-for-performance/

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In this special Q&A episode, Dr. Tyler Nelson from Camp 4 Human Performance answers YOUR questions, which yielded amazing insights including:


  • Which grip type is the best to train?


  • How to rotate finger training methodologies for optimal results 


  • Which finger training to do pre season vs in season 


  • What’s the ideal percentage of max for safe and effective finger training? 


  • Is it better to be strong for the grade or week for the grade?


  • The mistake of correlating finger strength-to-grade


  • The difference between amateurs and pros on their strength-to-grade performance


  • Surprising study showing elite climbers use less force on climbs than amateurs  


  • Set and rep scheme to avoid fatigue when strength training 


  • Training while injured 


  • How to effectively train power and endurance on the same day 


  • How to beat the spinning pull-up bar carnival game 


  • Do arm wrestling training tactics translate to climbing?


  • How Tyler programs his training and climbing days 


  • What to do if you hit a finger strength plateau


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