So you're doing a proper leg cramp

After you last week Tom Randall shown The other half of the Wide Boyz, Pete Whittaker, explains how to make a proper finger jam (finger jam), how to jam the leg in a crack (Leg Jam). Sounds painful, right? We can reassure you. It is not so bad as it sounds. More in the video.

Pete Whittaker explains how to make a proper leg cramp

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Here Tom Randall explains the finger Jam

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