The Training Colossus—120 Articles On Absolutely Everything At Your Fingertips
Everything's here, from fingerboarding to power, endurance and strength training. Includes expert advice on getting stronger fingers, shoulders, abs, you name it and if you want to train it up, this soup-to-nuts compendium has it.
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Welcome to Climbing’s Training Colossus—bookmark this page and you’ll never need to search for training information again. If you are serious or only mildly interested in training, we’ve got you covered with over 120 articles by climbing’s premier trainers, from coaches Neil Gresham and Steve Bechtel, to pro climber Heather Weidner to nutritionalist Marisa Michael. Want to dial up your power, fortify your endurance, figure out the best fingerboard workout for you? Or maybe you just want to get in shape with overall conditioning, or even limber up so you can reach those footholds. It’s all here and then some. Peruse, train, improve, and above all, be safe and go climbing.
Be Your Own Training Coach—10 Tips For Building A Simple, Effective Program
The Training Bible: Everything You Need For A Full Year, Right Here. Phase 1: Conditioning
Never Get Pumped Again | A Three-Part Training Series from Steve Bechtel
Learn How to Stave Off Pump with Heart-Rate Monitor Training
4 Surprising Facts For Female Climbers For Better Training And Harder Sending
Why Gymnastics Rings and Suspension Systems Are The Ideal Training Tools
Why Gymnastics Rings and Suspension Systems Are The Ideal Training Tools
Sick of Your Training Regime? Climbing Gym Crowded? Try These Alternates.
A Full Year of Training—This Step-By-Step Weekly Plan Is All You Need To Know
It’s A Mistake To Mix Skills And Strength Training. Here’s Why.
Jonathan Siegrist: How to Get Stronger? Turn Climbing into Training
Can’t Reach the Holds? This Home Training Program Will Have You Locking Off Like a Monster
5 Training Mistakes You Are Making That You Can Fix Now Without Really Trying
Training Plan: Mantle/Press Out/Compression Strength Plus Thin Vertical Strength Program
Mental Training: Focus Your Attention to Control Your Mental Game
Choose Your Own (Training) Adventure: 10 On-The-Wall Climbing Workouts
Training: 6 Ways to Make Any Exercise More Climbing Specific
Never Get Pumped Again, Part 1: Endurance Is “Fatigue Management”
Never Get Pumped Again, Part 2: The Secret Is…A Bouldering Wall?!
Never Get Pumped Again, Part 3: Steve Bechtel’s 6 Fail-Proof Bouldering-Wall Workouts
Don’t Let Lower Back Pain Sideline You, Do These Simple Exercises Instead
You Start To Lose 25% Of Your Strength At Age 25. Here’s What To Do About That.
Getting Older? Here’s What Coach Says To Do To Keep Cranking
Stop Bragging About How Much You Train—The Science Says Quality Beats Quantity
What Science Says: How Long You Should Rest Between Send Goes
Support Weak Arms With Strong Legs. These Simple Exercises Will Up Your Game.
Climb Hard for Multiple Days on with This 15-Minute Yoga Routine
Coach’s Advice For Avoiding Torn Shoulders, Blown Elbows and Twanged Fingers
Tap The Flow State To Climb Your Best. Sounds Absurd? Believe It.
Improve Two Grades Instantly With Coach’s Magic-Bullet Advice. Six Tips That Actually Work.
How One of America’s Best Sport Climbers Maintains Her Psych for Climbing
The Essential Push-Up, Why It Helps And How To Do It (And 12 Variations) Correctly
Conditioning for Climbers: Fitness and Strength Are Not the Same
Short on time? Try this twice-weekly 45-minute circuit workout
Want to Climb for the Rest of Your Life? Make Sure you Prevent Muscle Imbalances
Tired of Stagnation? Here Are 5 Pro-Tips That Will Break Through Your Plateau
Learn to Train for Rock Climbing: Improve Your Climbing Technique
Learn to Train For Climbing: The Proven Way to Get Stronger Fingers