This is how your fingers become really strong

Anyone who, like Alex Megos, has become strong on the finger holes in Franconian Switzerland and has trained for years with professional trainers such as Dicki Korb or Patrick Matros should be the perfect place to go when it comes to finger strength. In his latest video, the German climbing professional shows various exercises that you can use to build up your finger strength.

Finger position, hang time, load - there are many things to consider when training on a hangboard. climbing pro Alex Megos and buddy Christopher Hanke show you various exercises with which they steel their fingers. At the same time, they share personal tips and tricks and reveal, for example, why it only makes sense for beginners to specifically train finger strength from a certain training level and which exercises you should start with.

Video: Alex Megos reveals his secret for strong fingers

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