Strength Training Blog Posts
Jerry Moffatt – “Power is a Quality Thing”
To help you stay psyched on training and trying your hardest, here are two must see videos from the German climbing gym Cafe Kraft that feature British climbing legend Jerry Moffatt. Jerry Moffatt was one of if not the top [...]
Rock Climbing Maintenance from Home
An unfortunate reality for many climbers is that they have way more motivation than they have time. While this can be frustrating as life constraints severely limit time spent climbing outside or even in the gym, this time away from [...]
Leg Exercises for Climbing
As climbers, we tend to think that all of our training should focus on the upper body in an effort to improve things like finger strength and pulling power. However, while upper body strength is certainly important for climbing, by [...]
How to Heel Hook – Climbing Magazine
When utilized properly, a heel hook is one of the best climbing techniques available for taking weight off your arms, keeping your hips into the wall, and engaging your core. Many climbs and boulders would either be impossible or substantially [...]
Seasonal Transitioning with Alli Rainey
Have you spent all winter training in the gym hoping for a spring/summer season full of sending? If you have, you're probably psyched that the seasons are changing and you'll be able to get out and put all your hard [...]
Climbing – Suspension Training Circuits
Whether on the TRX system or on gymnastic rings, more and more climbers are incorporating suspension training into training programs in an effort to strengthen their core, shoulders, and entire body in a climbing specific way. Additionally, when combined with more [...]
Medicine Ball Leg Lifts – Alli Rainey
Do your feet fly off the wall when you are climbing on overhanging terrain? What about your hips? Do you have trouble keeping them in tight to the wall? If either of these situations describes you, then you probably need [...]
Fingerboarding – Nathan Drolet
Obviously, if you want to climb hard routes or boulders, then having strong fingers is important. It's no secret that the most effective way to increase finger strength is through hangboarding/fingerboarding. However, with all the different programs out there (i.e. [...]
How to Get the Most Out of Your Climbing Gym Session
Unless you are lucky enough to live somewhere with perfect outdoor climbing conditions year round, then chances are you are going to spend a good amount of time pulling plastic in a climbing gym. However, while a climbing gym session [...]
Training Climbing Strength with Pull-Ups
While doing set after set of pull-ups is definitely not the most effective way to get strong for climbing, the pull-up is a valuable exercise that when done correctly and incorporated into a complete training program is a great way [...]