Hello my fellow climbers, Wishing you all good sends! Question, How comfortable are you currently with your footwork? Are you doing specific drills to improve? Learn to climb better playlist here: bit.ly/More_Climbing_Tips

@SuperSaiyanPhysique

5 жыл бұрын

Not seen the video yet but wanted to say: tried to emulate your flow and concentration on each foot and handhold last bouldering session and even easier boulders felt so fun. Thanks man.

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

Thats awesome man! yeah, when you typically focus on technique regardless of the grade you're on you tend to enjoy your climb more. Specially because you start to see improvement too! great point! Thanks for sharing.

@py2706

5 жыл бұрын

That second move you do is very well-done. My footwork is not like that! lol.

@Hardrockin4life

5 жыл бұрын

I just started climbing maybe 30 days ago and I’ve improved my footwork and technique in general so much watching your videos but this one really gave me some insight, gonna go to the gym after work tomorrow and really focus on my footwork and not using my arms, thank you so much for your videos they’re awesome!

@XAVAIC

4 жыл бұрын

I try to climbing down to the ground to help me reflect on my footwork.

As a noob smoothness looks like magic.

i really like this channel as beginner climber

Your videos are among the best I've seen when it comes to explaining climbing techniques and analyzing good and bad form. They are easy to follow and very informative. Thanks for the video and keep 'em coming! :)

@Wabbitsw

5 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to echo this. Your explanations and demonstration are super helpful!

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

archaon90 This means a lot man, appreciate ya! More awesomeness coming your way :) Thank you!

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I'm really glad to hear it's helpful for my fellow climbers. you rock!

@sharghaas7774

5 жыл бұрын

Totally Agree!! It's really hard to point out bad form when you're a good climber and he does it very well. Learning so much!

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! =)

I've only been climbing two months, but have fallen in love with it. Videos like this really help me progress significantly. I love how you do the side-by-sides. It almost always mirrors how I would climb and gives me how I should climb. Keep up the good work, brother! I need these vids!

@kiraarkhipova4935

2 жыл бұрын

10 months now :)

The "think about climbing a ladder" tip was really eye opening!

@McRoos

4 жыл бұрын

Laura Moser this is a great tip for a beginner, but for anyone really

@user-ez4iv2kp4f

3 жыл бұрын

Really great, yes!

I new to the climbing world, began about a month ago and your videos are on my top list to improve my level. You give great advises and mostly you have a very efficient way to edit your video to make it easy to learn with great exemples. Keep the good work man!

Great video! Much more helpful than those that just say "use your legs more".

Hi, these are the best videos I have found. I'm new to the sport and my gym doesn't offer coaching so this has been a big help. It's nice to see a youtube channel that normal and not all spammy. Thank you for posting these.

Love your analogy. I was thinking of climbing up a ladder when I was watching you climbing. Then you mentioned it at the end and I was like "I knew it! He s brilliant!"

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

hahaha awesome!

And thank you to speak clearly and slowly for the strangers who are not fluent in english ....but who love to climb too !

Awesome vid man! Loving the side by side comparisons and how thorough the explanations are.

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! really happy these videos are helping out my fellow climbers. Thanks for your comment and for watching, you rock!

I'm pretty good with my footwork. I do a fair amount of focused footwork during warm up, particularly with silent confident feet. Where I fail is having my weight on my feet. There are definitely times when I can't figure out how to orient my body in order to keep my weight off my arms and onto my feet. This is particularly a problem with overhangs and inclines.

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

It does get harder with overhangs and inclines because you really have to crank in on your feet to get your weight on top of your foot/hold. What I've been doing and it helps with both control and balance is Pistol Squats.. you do this and you will learn to balance with one foot and get used to putting your center of gravity on top of your foot and be able to press down with your leg and control your way up and down. Hope this helps my friend.

@again7pyms

5 жыл бұрын

@@rockentry definitely have to practice the pistol squat yea 🙈🙈

i love this video, the repetition is so helpful

As always, great video.

Excellent guidance my friend. Thank you for your time.

Your videos have been so useful! Thanks for the tips! Happy climbing! ❤🤗

I am just starting and focusing on efficient climb and definitely the leg is a focus! Love how you twist your turns and you are closer to the next grip ...

That beginning on the do it right side was a big magic looking. The rotation of your leg. I had to watch it a few times to understand. Great video. Thanks.

Beautiful video ,very precious ! Thanks a lot .

Excellent presentation! It's exactly the video I was looking for!

Really useful, thank you.

Good one man!

New climber here, thank you. Can't wait to try it.

You have probably been the single most helpful person in my development in climbing. The content is very well put together. I am so appreciative. I'm going to buy and read the Crux and show my support for all the hard work you put in. Just to help people like me have more enjoyment in this great sport. The Man... ✊😑

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

This means a lot me. This is the best way you can show your appreciation by supporting my work, really appreciate you. Much love!

Thank you for this information 🤩

I'm amazed of how well you are able to show mistakes that early-mid level climbers do, but that at the same time, these aren't that basic. And to be honest I'm trying to find as much knowledge on the internet and your videos help me improve sooooo much, my starting positions similar to the one you started in this video are alot easier now. Thanks

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! glad you find these videos helpful. Most of the mistakes I point out are mistakes I've done in the past or mistakes I see when I help beginner climbers.

Great tip. I've been focusing on silent feet so much that I don't think about putting power into the feet (enough). I'll definitely think of a ladder and be wary of pushing downwards more.

Excellent. Thanks!

Man your videos are sooooo helpful thank you sooo much 🙏

Thanks for the playlist!

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! soon I'll make more playlist.

Really enjoyed this video, thank you. I will definitely be subscribing :D

Another gem! This was timely for me since I’m in the UK for a short visit and went to Harrowall. I kept falling off a climb until I had the duh-use-a-heel-hook-moment. Then it was simple to transfer weight and use the next handhold as a stabilizer to move the feet up. Thanks!

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome sandra! hahaha I love it when I get those Duh! moments and able to do the move afterwards. Glad you got to do the move too =)

I just recently started getting into rock climbing and your videos have helped me improve immensely quickly. And get to a lot of fun problems I would never dream of trying before.

@rockentry

2 жыл бұрын

Glad my content is helping you with your progress!

Your foot work on that first move is awesome.

This video was really helpful as a beginner!

Being a newbie to this hobby, I can say that you are one of the most helpful people that I have seen to explain these pointers yet. Thank you for your legitimately helpful information.

@rockentry

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! appreciate your comment.

It's an amazing channel. Thanks for so many tips. I have learned so much from watching your videos.

My friend i was already subscribed to you before but the vid with Cody today........bru no words. You ROCK, no pun intended.

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Joe! you the man!

Thanks for this no wonder it was hard

YEEEEES this is the right way to make a video, one more time thanks to you I learned a lot. Can you show something with 45º inclination ? Thx.

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Paul! I'll make sure to talk about 45's inclination in the future for sure. Great suggestion!

Great video! Need to keep these tips in mind for my session tomorrow morning. I am also keen for some advice on footwork for overhangs/roof climbs. I am relying less on my arms now, but my footwork is definitely the missing link. I find it hard sometimes to know when I should be smearing/flagging as opposed to using any and all available footholds on overhangs especially with direction changes and being taller I tend to get bunched up very easily. I am noticing I am not getting exhausted anywhere near as fast as I was a couple of months ago but I get to a point where I am unsure of where to go or how I should be doing the next move so I tend to drop off out of frustration rather than a physical limitation.

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely will be putting out a video on overhangs/roof climbs. Appreciate the detail on what you struggle with I will use this info for a future video. Appreciate your suggestion and support, you rock!

Hopefully with enough practice i can climb like the right guy and not like the left! I ALWAYS end up muscling my way through climbs but this is something i am actively working on every session. Thanks for the ongoing tips dude.

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, I used to mucle my way up when I first started climbing and I actually thought that was the way to go. With practice you will start noticing a HUGE difference when you start focusing more on your footwork and pressing down on your leg instead of always using your arms to pull down. you will get it tho! keep at it and thank you.

Bro you are amazing.. Best videos ever. Keep going.

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

Appreciate ya!

Thank you for the video. It's really helpful. Could you please a legwork video when we traverse the overhang course? Thank you.

A great video for beginner like me. Just as a little thank-you token, I made a purchase though your amazon link. Appreciate all the instructions.

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

This means a lot! Thank you!

I agree, putting the feet close to the wall sounds easy but really hard to do. Also pistol squat is really difficult for me

very helpful video as i went bnouldering way too hard 3 days in a row after doing it for the first time and earned myself some tendonitis ;-;

I am 68 years old and just learning to rock climb. Your videos have been very useful, particularly for those of us who have lost a lot of our arm strength. I am guessing that the right shoes are critical to increasing the use of feet and legs. Do you have a video on shoes?

There are two topics I would have added to the discussion here. You did both things just didn't talk on the topics. Bringing your feet as close to under your hips, and cross body tension ( which foot to is use and why. As often as possible you want to have your opposite hand and foot supporting your weight as you reach for the next hold. Even if both feet are on you will mostly be weighting the foot on the opposite side of the body from whichever hand is supporting your weight.) Great video though. To be fair I haven't looked through your other content. Perhaps you have done videos on those subjects. I think they would have fit best into a foot work video. (Even though the hips over feet could be a hip movement video as well I always tend to think of it as footwork. )

@ralphmunn6689

4 жыл бұрын

"Crossing up" is the technique of having a "line of support" running diagonally through your core; for instance, if you're about to reach with your right hand, your "line of support" should consist of your right foothold and your left (stationary) handhold. In this case, your RIGHT foot is your SUPPORT. The foot opposite your "reaching hand" is your DRIVER. Your SUPPORT almost always requires a foothold of some sort, while your driver does NOT - it simply needs to be in the right position, which is again diagonally opposite your target hand hold, on a line through your CORE, or center of gravity. A key point about placing your DRIVER is that it needs to be high enough to STAY ON THE WALL until your moving hand reaches its intended hold. If one doesn't place their DRIVER high enough, it will come off the wall before the hand hold is reached, leaving only one leg to do the work of moving your core. There are several other salient points to consider when using the support/driver concept for efficient climbing, including which "sweet spot" to use on which foot (which engages the large muscles of the core,) and how torso rotation contributes to maxim use of skeletal strength and minimal use of one's pulling muscles. I STRONGLY recommend practicing this style of movement CONSCIOUSLY on easy terrain to create the proper engrams needed to climb harder stuff correctly! Again, Oswaldo, a well thought-out and produced video. I'm really liking the side-by-side comparisons, and I spend a lot of time hitting the j-key to see specific things several times!

Super helpful, maybe I can climb V4 now lol

Nice video, thanks!

Any tips on how to progress as a very inflexible climber - any exercises you recommend for opening hip flexibility?

I feel like proper body positioning and technique is whats keeping me from conquering 5.10 and up

Keep your feet on the wall- great advice

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you and it does sounds easy but really hard to do at all times when climbing.

good stuff

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

I just wanted to let you know that I’ve only been climbing for 2 months now, but I’ve been using your videos for the past 2 weeks and I feel so much more comfortable on the wall. Even the people I’ve been climbing with have noticed a difference! Great vids - thanks for your help. (:

Difference between being a good climber and a good climber instructor 👍

Showing comparisons is really effective. Thanks for these amazing videos. Other things that the smooth you does is you shift your weight and turn your body/hips whereas the flailing you climbs facing the wall straight on at all times. Also, the smooth you starts with arms straight and relaxed rather than bent and tensed.

Sometimes it aggravates my knees if I put too much force from a deep bend. Do you have a specific lower-body training regimen for climbing?

I’ve been climbing a couple weeks with my toddler, and as you may imagine, I don’t get much climb time - it’s all on his schedule and when he’s done, we are done. However your videos have been a great help in my maximizing the time I do get to climb. Thank you for your videos!

Thanks for your big contribution! How did you learn all these technicals? Just watching and training or you use some kind of book also?

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

I do my research and ask a lot of questions, I fail a lot and learn from it. I do train A LOT both technique and strength. Thank you!

Where can I get trousers like those?

Great video again, such great explanations and flow! One question for you... I have trouble with footwork on overhanging routes that don't have any place for a heel hook, mostly chips, etc. I do end up using my arms more. I would love to hear your thoughts or maybe a future video?

@diegowong9916

5 жыл бұрын

Joshua Schleman footwork on an overhang is definitely hard to learn, but what I can say is that keeping your feet higher will help you stay on the wall, and training your core is the most important thing for overhang climbing

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you find these videos helpful! When it comes to overhang it's not just about your footwork but your core to stabilize and have control with movement. I'll be making a future video about this for sure. Thanks for your suggestion and comment. You rock!

@joshuaschleman5061

5 жыл бұрын

@@rockentry Thanks both of you, good points... and look forward to the next video as always!

Do you have tips on how to do hanging climbs?

This is awesome! Love that you show what not to do as well. Is that really a V4 though? I swear at my gym, they would tag that a V1

Just about to click Thumb up, found I’ve already did XD

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

you the man! thanks for your support my friend. Appreciate you ;)

I’ve only been climbing for 8 months at an indoor gym, I’ve recently plateu’d on v7 climbs and this video DEFINATELY showed me what I have been doing wrong and what to improve, massive thanks

Would building this be classed as carpentry?

Such strong feet!

Dude! Have you reached some magical subs number? I'm now seeing ads show up - good for you! And who is manning the camera? If you watch women climb, you can see great examples of footwork because they lack the same upper body strength as men and GENERALLY can't muscle through problems.

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man and I really appreciate the support. Yes, at a certain point with subs and views you can monetize your videos although you get so little in return compare to the work that goes into these videos BUT I appreciate every bit of it if possible. I've been helping my sister with her diet & fitness and had her help me with camera work on this one =) hehehe

Your videos have helped me a lot. I recently got a jammed thumb from landing badly on a pad after completing a bouldering route. Was wondering if you have any tips on how we should land or jump down from the wall when we boulder?

I'm having problems with overhangs/Steep walls:/

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

Thinking about making a future video to cover overhangs.

I’m curious why you're bringing your knee like that at 4:50 Do you always want to have your knees best like that before pushing? I notice you spin your toes each time you go up Btw this explained why my forearms and elbows keep getting hurt- thanks bro

So essentially it's stand up instead of pull up?

Sounds just like David lite

Yesh footcam

Climbing is NOT like climbing a ladder. When climbing, you don`t step into your blended arms! Maybe, when it is flat but not when 90degrees or overhanging. In climbing you keep your arms stretched, while preparing with your feet, arm comes last. This boulder would be easier by bringing both feet up first (not always possible. )Climbing has 3 phases: 1. Preparation in a rest position on the long arm and decision, where the next hold is and looking for the steps, 2. Action Movement starts in your feet, arm last, 3. finding the next resting-position.

Sick this is lab again Are you going to the comp tomorrow in Burbank

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

No comp for me I'll be climbing outdoors. Trying to climb outdoors much as I can =)

@rebel3452

5 жыл бұрын

Horseflats?

Good style climbing, but I think this route I can get about 3 another methods. For novices u can shoot video with all different manners. And they can see best suits style.

oh no i am the first incorrect way. it’s so hard to think, climb with my legs!!! i took an intro class and they told us that we should sequence and focus on our hands and ive been all confused ever since :(

My goal is to have legs that can flex around so beautifully as yours. Like a dancer

Can someone break down the move at kzread.info/dash/bejne/dq1-1o-cncupZNo.html ? It looked so easy and smooth, yet I have no idea what just happened

LA Boulders - I recognize that wall. Lol.

Here’s another foot work tip - Soak your feet in hot laverdar bath salt. It’ll loosen your muscles and free up blood flow , which will reduce stiff ness and cramping!

This whole time Ive been climbing a ladder wrong

That is a V4? Hmm...

Why not taking the the right step in the beginning and make the first move frontal? Too steep? But if turning to the right, your left arm could stay stretched if you bring you hip more to your left holding hand.

Rockentry videos seem to get positive feedback on the video quality, and I can see why. However, for me, I find the talking to be soooo annoyingly slow! I can't put my finger on it, but I think it's the spacing between each word! It's not that I can't understand him - but it's just at a rhythm that seems unnatural and I guess it (unreasonably) pisses me off! I haven't noticed anyone else comment on this. Am I alone in thinking this?

@rockentry

5 жыл бұрын

It's not always positive feedback. It's just hard to please everyone and to be realistic, It's not possible. If it's not my voice it's the music, if not then how I speak or the editing. These videos are for people who find the content valuable and use it to improve themselves as climbers. That is my goal and purpose of this channel, share my failures and learnings. Although I don't see your comment as a bad one but as a constructive criticism, I appreciate it. I'll see what I can do in the future videos to improve the voice over. But, If it really bothers you that much I really wouldn't recommend this content, it's not intended to annoy anyone but help. Thank you.

@sukiwong4909

5 жыл бұрын

@@rockentry Hi! Yes, my comment came from pure curiosity. I wanted to know if anyone shared the same feeling. Cause time and time again I come back to your videos, and it's the thing I notice! It's such a random comment that's not helpful for the climbing. I think I'm just bored, and over-noticing an aspect! Thank YOU!

If that's a V4, I'm Michael Jordan

Dawg i have to put the video at 1.25x speed to make your speech sound normal😂

I think that a lot of beginner climbers discount the importance of good shoes and opt for the cheapest shoe they can find (I know I did). I think that you want a shoe that will help to instill confidence by not slipping off of holds (yes some shoes slip off of the holds easily). I can’t count the number of times that I was told to “trust my feet” and I genuinely wanted to but every time I’d step onto a smallish hold my feet would slip right off and whelp, there went the trust I wanted to have in my feet. I’d recommend starting with an intermediate level shoe that’s geared toward edging (for those of you who want to take up climbing seriously).