Problem-solving meets full-body strength on the wall.
Push with your legs, not just pulling with your arms. Keep your hips into the wall.
Climbing is cardio that thinks. Every route is a physical puzzle where your legs drive you upward, your grip keeps you on the wall and your brain plots the next move before your arms run out. Sustained time on the wall keeps your heart rate up while challenging the whole body in ways a treadmill never will, which makes it perfect conditioning for people who hate normal conditioning.
Genuinely, yes. A solid session taxes your heart, grip and whole body together, and because it is skill based, people stick with it in a way that rarely happens with steady-state cardio.
You are over-gripping and hanging on bent arms. Keep your arms long, weight on your feet and hips close to the wall, then grip only as hard as each hold actually requires.
Yes, just respect the overlap. Climbing hits grip, forearms and pulling muscles hard, so avoid stacking it right before heavy pull days and space the two apart when you can.
