Strength Training Blog Posts
Crux Crush Hangboard Workout
Training on a hangboard is a proven way to systematically increase finger strength in a controlled and safe way. However, spending hours hanging away can be extremely boring and difficult to motivate for. As a result, most hangboards become dusty [...]
Exercises for Shorter Climbers
Unfortunately, one thing we cannot control is our height. No amount of training will actually make you grow any taller. Luckily, there have been plenty of extremely strong shorter climbers (Lynn Hill...) and being below average height certainly does not [...]
Power Endurance Program Testimonial
Here at Training Beta we love seeing climbing improvement. Its why we train hard ourselves and why we work hard to provide you with as much quality training information as possible. Today we wanted to share with you an email [...]
Gymnastic Rings: Strength Training for Climbing
More and more climbers are learning that hang boarding is the most effective training for finger strength. However, before you head straight to the fingerboard and do nothing but train your fingers for the rest of your training cycle remember [...]
Easy-To-Make Pinch Strength Trainer
Here at Training Beta we are pretty big fans of training finger strength and spend plenty of time on hangboards. However, we are always looking for new devices and ways to train. Training Beta reader Morgan May got in touch [...]
Maximum Strength Fingerboarding with Steve Maisch
Steve Maisch is a climber, trainer, and economics professor based in Salt Lake City, Utah. In his recent Training Beta Podcast, he talks quite a bit about using fingerboarding/hangboarding as a way to improve max finger strength. Unlike the Anderson [...]
How to Train for Compression
Are you one of the climbers that struggles with compression and climbing on slopers? Do you let this weakness in your climbing dictate which routes and boulder problems you choose to climb? While compression climbs are often not as straight [...]
Periodized Training for Climbing: Different Types and Pros & Cons
If you are developing a training program you probably heard of the term periodization. However, you may not know that there are different types of periodized training. This article breaks down the three main types of periodization (sequential training, concurrent [...]
The Importance of Daniel Woods and The Bubble Wrap Project.
Kris Hampton of Power Company Climbing and author of our 8-Week Endurance Training Program wrote and article about the importance of Daniel Woods and his send of The Bubble Wrap Project. While Daniel Woods sent the Bubble Wrap Project, which is located at [...]
Bouldering Circuits
Tired of hang boarding or campusing? How about trying bouldering circuits to change it up? "When used properly circuit training is a very effective tool for any type of training whether it be: Strength, Power, Strength/Power Endurance, Endurance, or even [...]