THE PINCHThe pinch grip is important as it helps with everything. Use it with any opposing edges, any groove you can find, anywhere and everywhere! Indoor rock climbing, with its protruding holds has evolved to provide you with a tonne of surface area to use your thumb!Our thumbs are strong and can really help us lock down on a hold so use your thumb wherever you can. Narrow pinches create some hyperextension into the DIPs – so places you in a half crimp type position.Wider pinches allow for an open hand position and often force extension at the wrist.This is, in my opinion one of the best grips to train (it&;s my greatest weakness!) You can train your grip using a protocol of sub-failure pinch holds (