Podcast – Training for Stronger Tendons and Ligaments
Get ready for some exciting research-based information that, I believe, is revolutionary for hard-training climbers! The topic is sinew training—that is, new training and nutritional interventions...
View ArticleThe “10-4 Rule” for Effective Projecting & Steady Improvement
A question I’m often asked is….how much time—or attempts—should you put into a project route, before taking a break and working on other climbs. My short answer (with a few caveats) is that it’s best...
View ArticlePodcast – Nutrition to Amplify Finger Training and Increase Tendon Health
This may be the most important podcast you’ve heard in a long time…or, perhaps, ever! If you engage in hard finger training, frequently push your physical limits, and/or occasionally experience tendon...
View ArticleUltimate Board Finger Training – The “7/3 Repeater” Protocol
Finger training on a hangboard is one of the most basic—and effective—ways to improve climbing performance. In this video, Cameron Hörst details the “7/3 Repeater” protocol he used to train-up his...
View Article4-Minute Plank for Climbers
In this video, Jonathan Hörst leads you through a challenging 4-minute plank routine. This rigorous multi-plank sequence works both anterior and posterior core muscle groups, as well as the obliques...
View ArticleProtein Needs For Climbers
While the daily protein requirement for a sedentary person is modest (0.8 gram per kilogram of body weight), hard-training athletes like us climbers require significantly more. This article offers...
View ArticleFinger Training You Can Do Every Day!
Many climbing injuries develop as a result of training and climbing too much. As a rule, intensive climbing/training should be limited to two to four days per week with only lighter exercise (or...
View ArticlePodcast: The 8 Superpowers of Top Climbers
What makes great climbers great? You might be thinking of things like “strong fingers”, “low bodyfat, and “excellent sponsorship”. Surely these are part of the equation, however, I believe the true...
View ArticleOvercoming the Fear of Failure
Fear of failure wields tremendous power over climbers who possess an unbending need for success. Ironically, the fear of failure tends to produce failure because it leads to a tight, timid approach of...
View Article“Prehab” Finger Training You Can Do Each Day
Climbing is hard on the fingers. If you climb/train frequently at a rigorous level, then there’s a good chance you’ve experienced finger pain and perhaps even injury. Obviously, then, it would be smart...
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