The Case for Taking a Break: The Benefits of Seasonality for Maximizing Climbing Performance and Sustaining Stoke
Climbers often pride themselves on consistency, training year round in gyms, chasing progress outdoors, and pushing limits with little rest. But what if that nonstop approach is holding you back? In the early days of [...]
Common Knee Injuries While Heel Hooking Diagnosis, Rehab, Prehab and More!
Imagine you’re bouldering at the gym at the start of your session, slowly starting to build up the intensity. As you make your way over to the new set you spot a shiny new [...]
Off-the-Wall Strength Training for Climbers: A Seasonal Framework
It seems like a new “best hangboard protocol” or “best training plan” emerges every day, promising to be the missing piece of the puzzle to help you send harder. Unfortunately, it’s common to see [...]
Climbing with Shoulder Hypermobility
Have you ever watched a climber contort themselves into seemingly impossible positions to reach the next hold? Their arms stretch out or cross over in ways that shouldn’t be possible, yet for them, it seems [...]
Clinical Management of MCP Joint Collateral Ligament Injury in Rock Climbers
You’ve reached the upper crux on your first red point burn on your project. You’re pumped and you’re starting to get a little sloppy with your movement and coordination. You make a dynamic cross [...]
Recommendations for Rock Climbers Navigating Chronic Pain
Rock climbing is a physically and mentally demanding sport that can often be accompanied by painful experiences. The hands and feet are subject to significant moment arms through their slender tissues, while the forearms regularly [...]