Training for the Aging Climber
Most of us climb because we love it. Maybe it’s the peace that we get from being out in nature. Or the joy of using our bodies to do strenuous moves elegantly. Or the strong sense of belonging we get from being part of the climbing community. The fact is that for most of [...]
Unlocking Performance: The Role of Aerobic Training in Climbing Success
There is a benefit of high-intensity interval training (HIIT exercises) to enhance cardiovascular fitness (CV fitness) for longer/multi pitch climbs. Imagine you’re at the top of a long climb. Your forearms are exhausted and you are frustrated with how out of breath and fatigued you felt during the climb. You put in many hours [...]
Brain, Body, and Beta-Miming
How neurocognitive training can improve your performance and help you rehab smarter. Finally, your obsession with beta has science to back it up. We have all seen videos of Adam Ondra in his dreamstate, flat on his back, arms and legs flailing in the air as he rehearses intricate climbing sequences with manual feedback [...]
Epiphyseal Plate Injury Prevention for Recreational and Competitive Youth Climbers
In recent years there has been an increase in popularity of rock climbing, leading to an increase in the number of climbing related injuries. According to an article by Chang et al, approximately 9 million Americans participate in some form of rock climbing each year.¹ As of July 2019, over 4300 athletes under the [...]
The Climber’s Paradox: Balancing Agility and Power for Mastery on the Wall
In the world of rock climbing, a delicate dance unfolds between two opposing forces: agility and power. Picture this: a climber, muscles coiled like springs, propels themselves upward with explosive force, defying gravity in a burst of sheer power. Yet, just beside them, another ascends with a different rhythm, a dancer on stone, every [...]
Lower Body Training & Performance for Climbers
So you want to get better at climbing. You spend hours looking up hangboard routines and finding the latest and greatest grip strength devices, but what about your lower body? There’s a reason why beginner climbers are told to climb with their feet. Our lower bodies are the unsung powerhouse of climbing. Heel hooks, [...]