Power-Endurance

Gyms are great and all. But you can get just as strong by consciously training during your outdoor sessions.

Not all climbing sessions are equal. Pick the wrong one and you'll waste time and not improve.

Climbing takes power, endurance and technique. Here's a simple step-by-step program that's concise, easy to follow and will have you climbing your best practically today.

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Power-endurance conditioning will give you the fitness required for sustained climbing sequences of between 15 and 40 moves, typically encountered on sport routes.

Welcome to the Climbing's yearlong training plan. This eight-phase series will present specific workouts based on the principles of periodization, a proven approach to training that results in peak performance. Each six-week segment will build upon the previous with the end result being a better, stronger climbing machine—you.

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Tom Randall and Lattice Training are here to help you fix your training problems just in time to send your next project!

An excerpt from our new book Climb to Fitness: The Ultimate Guide to Customizing a Powerful Workout on the Wall.

Fight the pump by building up your power endurance.

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Train for better endurance and power-endurance on the “gerbil wheel”