My opinion is guides are a learning tool , I refuse to be guide dependent and believe in hand filing (its like what if there was a disaster where guides are unavailable with work to do).On file diameter as Jerry teaches there is a place where dropping 1/32" is beneficial (after chisel is about...
Larger file creates less hook and more durable angles, slower cutting. Larger file works better on a new cutter…smaller diameter as the cutter is used up and gets lower.
I have some 1/4” files that I ground a flat side on that rides in the bottom of the gullet to maintain height…copy of stihl...
Early in my career, my biceps would give me grief pulling things up a tree many times a day, like zip lining or saws getting refilled on large removals. You build up to it. But also need to outsmart the physical stress. Like setting a pully, ring or biner ABOVE you so you are pulling down on...
What everyone else said, plus dynamic stretches and yoga. I'll keep whipping the draft horse of flexibility and core strength.
Also, a well muscled spinal column is far less prone to injury.
I take magnesium glycinate, not specifically for cramping, but it's a probable aid there as well.
Most of the cramping problems I had climbing were in the hot months.
Is it possible with you being green that you're overexerting compared to what's required? Typically when I start something new...
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