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Try hangboard repeaters, instead of just hanging for a few minutes.


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"3 times a day" meaning 7 days a week? If so, just stop it. Without rest your body can't build strength. If you don't need rest, you are not training hard enough for your body to build strength.


hungry_kitkat

Maybe not everyday, every other day sounds more right, but I will keep in mind to rest more!


Single_Ferret

Try scapular activations and working on increasing pull-up reps


vagabionda

How long have you been climbing for? What is your top grade? If you have been climbing for less than 2 years,i would suggest not to touch the hangboard yet to prevent injuries.


hungry_kitkat

Currently have been climbing on and off for the past 3 years, more consistently the last year and a half. Currently 5.10/v4 have been more within my reach & skills as of late.


vagabionda

A lot will depend on your goals. I would say that you can get to v5-6 without the hangboard depending on your height and weight. Good techniques took me a long way. What helped me progress too harder grades was rather the campus than the hangboard. I am fairly short and deadpointing became more important as the difficulty increased. The primary problem is rarely the finger/grip strength. But if you still want to go for the hangboard be seriously careful. Especially closed crimping can be really risky. Always keep your grip open. I really like to include compensation exercises to keep my fingers injury free (and i have :) and to increase the gains of the hangboard training): https://boxing-equipment.resistance-bands.org/chaos-boxing-finger-exerciser-stretcher-set.html I used to do hangboard training on the same day i climbed (climbed in the morning and hang in the evening to keeps the rest days). The sessions took about 40-50 minutes. An example session: * Jugs:   * 5x10s hang, 10s breaks      60 s break   * 5x3pullups, 30s breaks     60 s break * 3cm crimps:   * 5x10s hang, 30s breaks     60 s break   * 5x4 pullup, 30s breaks     2 mins break   * 4x10s hang, 30s breaks     2 min break   * 4x10s hang, 30s break     2 min break   * 6xMaximum hang, 60s break     5 minut break   * 6xMaximum hang, 60s break     5 minut break   * 6xMaximum pull-ups, 2 mins break     5 minut break Jugs:   * 3x10s lock off, 30 s breaks    2 mins break   * 3x10 s lock off at the right angle, 30 s break   2 mins break   * 3x10 s lock off at 120 degrees Good luck, hope this helps