Strength Training Blog Posts
Climb Strong: Developing General Grip Strength
More and more climbers are learning about the benefits of general strength training. That's why you see climbers deadlifting, squatting, and swinging kettlebells. These climbers are doing it right. Training general strength helps climbers become more well-rounded, durable athletes. However, when [...]
Rock and Ice: Improve Your Pinch Strength
When it comes to improving overall finger strength, hangboards are the gold standard. However, hangboard training works most effectively when training for edge, pocket, and crimp holds. They are, however, not as effective for improving pinch strength. The main reason [...]
Lattice Training: Core Training Video
The fact that core strength is important for climbing performance is no secret. A strong core allows us to create body tension and lets us transfer weight to our feet when climbing on overhanging terrain. Core training should be a staple [...]
Lattice Training: Body Positioning on Rings and TRX
The Olympic Rings and TRX are very valuable training tools. They can be used to train climbing specific strength, especially core strength and shoulder stability. They can also be used effectively as part of an injury prevention program to train [...]
The Project Magazine: 56° Underground with Ned Feehally
When it comes to training for climbing, it's hard to be more dedicated and maniacal than the British. Whether you trace it back to Jerry Moffatt and Ben Moon or look at current day climbers, the fact is Brits have a unique [...]
How to Train Power without a Campus Board
One of the most common questions we get here at TrainingBeta is what people should substitute into their training when they don't have access to a campus board. Before we talk about what other types of training can take the place [...]
Bouldering Training: Free Strength Training Workout
Bouldering, like all climbing, requires really strong fingers. Any training program that doesn't have a central finger strength component is missing the mark. Additionally, the time you spend training finger strength is a great time to fit in a full-body strength [...]
Dave MacLeod: Edge Hangboard and How-To Hangboard Video
Now I know what you're thinking, another article on hangboarding? We all know finger strength is important and hangboarding is the best way to train it - so haven't we pretty much covered it? Well, those are fair questions. Unfortunately, while [...]
Top 5 Strength Training Articles
Strength is the basis of hard rock climbing. If you aren't strong enough for a climb, no amount of endurance is going to get you to the chains. Now, when it comes to rock climbing, we all know that finger [...]
Climbing Magazine – Effective System Board Training
Chances are you've all seen a system board before. It's the mirrored training wall sitting in the corner of your gym collecting dust. However, despite the fact that these boards aren't used all that often, when utilized properly they can [...]