Strength Training Blog Posts
Giveaway! Hangboard and Training Program
It's almost Halloween, and in honor of the holiday where strangers give out free stuff, we're going to give one of you loyal readers some free stuff of our own. In other words... we're doing our first giveaway! One person [...]
5 Things You Can Do to Improve Your Bouldering
Looking to improve your bouldering performance but not sure where to start or what to do? Neil Gresham, one of Britain's best known climbers, wrote this article from the ukclimbing.com site, giving a quick 5-point checklist for doing exactly that. He talks [...]
6 Tips to Make A Hangboard Session More Tolerable
As a person who's spent some long hours on a fingerboard, hangboard, or whatever you want to call it, I can tell you that it sort of sucks. Sometimes, depending on the day, it really sucks. By the way, "I" am Neely Quinn, [...]
The Bouldering Strength and Power Program Is Available!!
We've been talking about this Bouldering program and working on it for over 6 months now, and we're proud and ecstatic to announce today that The Bouldering Strength and Power Program is available for you!! Here's what we're so excited [...]
Intro to Training for Bouldering -Climb Strong
Bouldering is hard. Nothing new there. So, considering that bouldering is a hard version of rock climbing, doesn't it make sense that training for it should be different than for route climbing? But what is it specifically about bouldering vs. route [...]
How To Warm Up For A Bouldering Session
This post was written by Seth Lytton, co-runner of TrainingBeta, training fanatic, and a pretty strong rock climber. He thinks warming up is important and I tend to agree with him, so here's how to do it properly. Also, this [...]
Power and Strength: What They Are and How to Train Them
Power and Strength These two terms are commonly, and incorrectly, used interchangeably in the climbing community. This is a very clear cut, simple explanation about what each is and how best to train them. • Strength Defined Strength is defined as [...]
Quick, Cheap and Easy Assisted Weight System for Hangboard Training
Having the ability to either add weight or take weight off when you're hangboard training can be a huge help in advancing your training. Wondering how to set up a system to be able to do that? This video from climber Chris Simmons [...]
4×4’s – What They Are & How To Do Them
4x4's - What They Are & How To Do Them The point of 4x4’s is to increase your ability to climb through a pump and improve your general fitness. Basically, it's a way to increase power endurance and your mental [...]
The Way of the Iron Fist- Forearm Training
Have you ever considered using rice in your training program? Kinda weird sounding right? As it turns out, using a rice bucket is actually a really handy, simple tool for strengthening your forearms and fingers, and can be a great warm-up [...]