The purpose of this blog is to help you build shoulder strength. I talked about this in the last blog, but it’s really important, so I’m going to get back on my soapbox. Everyone is different regarding what position feels the best for them when training their shoulders. Some people like a chest open cue when climbing. Others prefer to focus on keeping their shoulders out of internal rotation (this happens when you chicken wing). Others envision an extended T-spine. Some people think about moving their shoulder blades as they move their arms. It doesn’t matter which cue works for you. What does matter is that the cueing helps take stress off your neck, shoulders, or fingers or that it diminishes your symptoms. Some of the consistency of knowing an activated position comes from training in this position while you lift as well as incorporating this into your climbing.