Help, legs shake on lead!

I'm getting "Elvis legs syndrome" . Advice? I'm not a novice but have not climbed on lead outside all winter. Leading ice was no problem.

It probably sounds cheesy but there is only one thing I've found that helps...

Close your eyes, take a very deep breath, and let it out as slow as you can. Repeat if necessary.

If you aren't pumped out physically then it's all in your head. Get it out of your head with a moment of concentration.

Cheers.

Hellanor, I would suggest copious amounts of THC butter inserted rectally.

Its obvious.....use crampons!

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Drop your heels. Treat it like ice climbing.

Are you plantar flexing (pushing down with the toes, like you're trying to stand on tiptoe) when you stand on a hold? My cure for sewing machine leg was to make a conscious effort to drop my heels whenever I stood on a hold.

I haven't had it in years, but when I did it was nerves and being overly tense. You can over do it with calf tension, ie standing with calves overflexed, the same way you can over grip and cause forearm pump prematurely. Both of those can often be the result of nerves.

Hence the THC butter in the butt.

Lol stich thats great, why do people still respond after its obviously the troll?

Not everyone is able to Hell-ignore them.

They need to hellirecognize

Stich wrote:Not everyone is able to Hell-ignore them.

If I'm in a shitty spot, trying to wiggle in a piece of gear (that my life will depend on in a few minutes while working out a real bad run out) I get the elvis legs.

All i can say is to take a breath, shake each leg out, wiggle your toes and keep going.

Climb out of the shitty spot and to a good ledge and it will stop. Your fault for stopping in a shitty spot.

Yeah, saying goodbye to your last chance for a bit of pro before 20m of run out and climbing onwards instead of working on endurance and mental strength is such a good choice.

KrisFiore wrote:It probably sounds cheesy but there is only one thing I've found that helps... Close your eyes, take a very deep breath, and let it out as slow as you can. Repeat if necessary. If you aren't pumped out physically then it's all in your head. Get it out of your head with a moment of concentration. Cheers.

I usually take a moment to chalk my toes