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arghhh..... Leg Pump

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JSH 01 Apr 2016

recently i have been experiencing leg pump on longer routes (30m+) in any particular style: wall, groove, slab etc. and it seams to be getting worse. i run daily and climb lots of slabs so im confused! i got more leg pump than are pump on left wall.

i there anything i can do to get rid of it!

thanks

climbingpixie 01 Apr 2016

In reply to JSH:

What shoes are you wearing? My legs get much less tired when I'm wearing stiff shoes (Blancos) rather than soft shoes (Verdes).

OP JSH 01 Apr 2016

In reply to climbingpixie:

yea wearing fairly stiff shoes: anastazis(?)

Mick Ward 01 Apr 2016

In reply to JSH:

Throw laps on Walsh's Groove - it's the most leg pumpy route I've ever done though there's a sneaky wheeze on the crux which instantly drops the leg pump to zero.

Mick

ianstevens 02 Apr 2016

In reply to JSH:

Which part of your leg? The calf? If so, throw some calf raises into your training. Bascially stand on your toes, drop down, repeat. Do it on the edge of a stair for a bit more difficulty and a nice calf stretch if you drop your heels below your toes.

angry pirate 02 Apr 2016

In reply to JSH:

If you're running daily, it could be that your legs are just tired. I get the same climbing on Wednesday after an hour on the cross trainer on Tuesday ( my running days are behind me thanks to arthritis)
Try a rest day before climbing and see if you spot a difference.