When I’m not out actually climbing, I spend a lot of time training for climbing, and talking to others about training for climbing. I love helping others excel in this amazing sport. One thing that I often run into is that sometimes people don’t understand that training needs to be specific to the climbing discipline that you wish to excel at. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve spent a decent amount of time writing about training for climbing. However, it always involves giving new ways of training in the climbing gym and/or at the cliff. Well, what if you don’t have a climbing gym near you, and/or you don’t have a cliff nearby? I thought it would be helpful to give you all some advice on how to train for climbing in a typical fitness gym. Below you will find ways to use weights to train for stamina, power/strength, and anaerobic endurance. Of course, climbing is always the best training, but weight training when climbing isn’t possible is of utmost importance (this is in addition to antagonist push muscle training that every climber should be doing 2 times per week). Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve had great response from people who have signed up for our “10 Free Climbing Training Tips” guide, so I thought I’d share a bit more on some specific workouts for people to try. I of course realize that not everyone has the time or opportunity to spend 4 or even 3 sessions at the climbing gym each week, so I wanted to provide you with a quick workout that includes a flexibility exercise, a power and strength exercise, and an anaerobic endurance excercise. Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s a great idea for at home anaerobic endurance training:

Fingerboard Moving Hangs:

1. You will need a hangboard/fingerboard mounted above a doorway. Rock Rings will work too.
2. Prop your feet up somehow…you’ll want to have your body at an angle…like you are climbing an overhanging route
3. Hang from the fingerboard and change hand positions every 2 seconds for 5 minutes. Rest for 5 minutes and do 2 more sets.
4. This will build great anaerobic endurance.

Recently I read about the benefits of climbers doing Yoga. So over the past couple weeks I have started doing Yoga every day. I have noticed an exceptional change in my balance and in my core strength. I used to be pretty skeptical of Yoga, but now I am definitely in support of it and recommend that everyone give it a try if you want to improve your climbing ability, flexibility, and overall health!

I discovered a great blog on Yoga for Rock Climbers. Check it out, and happy Yoga’ing!