Like a Supple Leopard: Climbing Mobility with Kelly Starrett

May 11, 2017 | Training | 0 comments

May 11, 2017 | Training | 0 comments

Raise your hand if you or a climber you know has had shoulder surgery. Can’t do it, can you? Raise your hand over your head, I mean. Because your shoulder joint is welded like a copperhead on an El Cap trade route. Sorry, not you … me. I’m talking about myself, actually. Over the last four years, I’ve tasted the whole rainbow of shoulder pain. It comes and goes—on both sides. This pain has taken myriad forms, from a rather mild kind of pain, like when small-minded bloggers open-letter you to their 19-person audience, to the full-blown, knife-stabbing kind of pain that keeps you awake at night, during which time you’re free to look at Facebook to see who’s been “gas lit” now. Little surprise that I have shoulder issues. My lats, like those of most climbers, are overdeveloped/overstretched; my pecs, meanwhile, are underdeveloped/tight. What’s even worse is that I’m […]
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Andrew Bisharat

Andrew Bisharat is a writer and climber based in western Colorado. He is the publisher of Evening Sends and the co-host of The RunOut podcast.

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