Have you ever wondered if your lower body flexibility is holding you back form climbing harder? If you have stiff hips, your mobility may be the difference between sending a route and falling. In this video, Dr. Jared Vagy DPT reviews the current research on hip mobility assessments for rock climbers and how it relates to rock climbing performance.
Summary:
0:00 Start
0:39 Adapted Grant Foot Raise
3:34 Climbing Specific Foot Raises
5:24 Draga Foot Raise
7:30 Straddle Tests
9:38 Lateral Foot Reach Test