How Important is Lock-Off Strength for Climbers? | Viewer Questions @HoopersBeta
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Fun Fact of the Day (00:00)
Which fingers are most likely to get an A2 injury? (00:16)
Why am I not seeing gainzzzz? (00:43)
How do I combine hangboarding, campus boarding, and climbing into my training program? (00:57)
How helpful are one-arm lockoffs for climbing? (01:52)
Is it okay to keep my finger taped all day long? (03:24)
All cave climbing, all the time? (04:11)
Outro and bloopers (04:33)

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