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How to climb up after cat leap?

Postby DMX on Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:10 pm

What exercises I should do to climb up after the cat leap?I think that I don't have enough strenght.I can't do muscle ups.
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Re: How to climb up after cat leap?

Postby Aip on Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:55 pm

Hey man.

Break the climb into separate motions, the pull up, and the push-up. You can drill them separately to isolate and develop those muscles separately. Alternatively (or as well, I suppose) you can train the negative motion. That's basically starting from the top of a wall climb, lowering your weight down like a dip and then ending in a hang. The idea behind negative training is that you do it as slow as you can handle.

I just found a cool video for you that basically shows what I just said. The first 2 minutes are basically all you need regarding the conditioning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsJRzoj7ke4

Good luck.
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Re: How to climb up after cat leap?

Postby DMX on Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:48 pm

Thanx man.
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Re: How to climb up after cat leap?

Postby Teige on Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:43 am

Notice the guy in that video never switches which leg he uses. It pays to be super-cautious of muscular imbalances.
Just do pullups and dips. Some pullup variations might be good, to involve extra muscles of your back and abdominals that are needed in a climbup. Things like L-sit pullups, front lever.
When you can do 10 pullups (with pronated grip, palms face away from you), start adding some weight, do them with a heavy backpack or some rope around your waist tied to some plates or a dumbell.

It's worth having a workout routine if you're serious about Parkour; if you havn't yet maybe you should think about developing one. Make sure you devote a lot of care and attention to your legs.

Correct technique makes climbups much easier, you needn't be very strong, but improving your technique will take time and nothing anyone says here will speed that up much. Practising that first drill on the video, but going as high as you can before straightening your arms at the top (rather than letting go of the wall) should help you learn how to time the push from your legs to get way over the wall. If you get a high enough pull, you won't need to do a dip at the top, which will save you a lot of energy.
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