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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