Do you think climbers should lift weights? Also how do you get those sick lats?

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Alexander Megos · Answer

[CHUCKLES] Why-- or should climbers lift weights and how did I get those sick lats? That's a good question. I think it's partially genetics, but to the biggest part I think I've got those sick lats through my ring routines and ring training on the gymnastic rings. So I've been doing that since I was like 15 years old, so for the past 15 years. And I think that's helped my lats quite a bit. I can also do-- no, but I can't hold it very long and it's not very clean, but I can do an Iron Cross. So I think that's probably the reason why those lats are so sick. Should climbers lift weights? I mean, that depends. I think for some climbers it can be beneficial to lift weights, depending on how they look and how their weaknesses are and what their weaknesses are. For me personally, I don't lift very many weights. I do a lot of bodyweight exercises. And that's always helped me in the last few years.

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"Do you think climbers should lift weights? Also how do you get those sick lats?"