What are the precautions for rock climbing?

Rock climbing, as an extreme sport widely popular among young people, has a beautiful legend behind it. On the cliffs of the European Alps, there is a rare alpine rose. Locals say that owning this rose will bring you happy love. What issues should be paid attention to when rock climbing are what novice rock climbers want to know. Rock climbing is a very healthy activity that can improve climbers' physical strength, immunity and resistance.

1. Avoid overtraining

When you train intensively but don't make any progress, you should review whether your training sessions are too frequent and whether you start the next training session without giving your body enough time to recover. In this way, the climber's physical fitness will gradually decline with each training session.

2. Pay attention to healthy diet

① During training, the amount of food intake should take into account the needs of the body, especially the supplementation of sufficient carbohydrates to maintain the storage of glycogen in the muscles. During intense training, if you consume less carbohydrates, it will lead to low muscle glycogen content. When muscle glycogen content is low, it is difficult to undergo regular training.

② Before training, you should eat foods containing carbohydrates with a low glycemic index: such as apples, oranges, yogurt, and milk.

3. Keep your body soft

As training gives you strength, you will usually feel your muscles gradually tightening. A stiff body will limit your ability to move and offset the effects of strength gains. Therefore, in the process of physical training, do not ignore the importance of flexibility training.

4. Weight training techniques

Muscles are like racquetballs; you have to stimulate them enough to get a response. Anyone can make significant progress in the early stages of training, but after a few weeks progress will stagnate and you will need more professional training techniques. An important principle of weight training is [rapid overload], that is, the amount of each training (in weight, speed or recovery time) must be increased compared to the previous one.

The editor reminds friends not to envy overdeveloped muscles. The weight added by adding muscle may outweigh the strength it brings. Rock climbers seek to maximize the ratio of muscle strength to body weight. Rock climbing is an extreme sport that tests one's will and physical fitness. It is also a dangerous sport, so you need to pay attention to safety in normal times.