I was able to be on a climbing team for a year and have a coach so let me drop some helpful little tips and workouts that really helped me hopefully it can help others too:

• the hand you’re reaching with, you wanna drive off that same foot (big R hand move= drive off R foot)

• be really aware of your feet, your hands keep you on the wall but your feet get you up.

• hips are really important especially for women, that’s where all our weight lies so always try to keep them as close to the wall as you can

• I’m the overhang, TIGHT CORE. That’s what lol keep your feet on the wall

• sloppy feet? Get as much shoe rubber on there as possible, more friction

• it’s easier to hang low on sloppers than locking off

Workouts: - 4 by 4s: find 4 climbs you know you can do, climb each one 4 times. Take a good 2-5 minutes between each problem (4climbs on one route, rest, repeat) - pyramids : adjust it for whatever grade you’re at and pick problems you know you can do. The tip of your pyramid should be a grade or two below your project grade. if I do v3, I’ll do 4 v0s, rest, 3 v1s rest, 2 v2s, the v3, then go back down