Strength Training Blog Posts
Bouldering Program – Free Strength and Power Workout
For bouldering, strength and power are king and one of the best tools for training climbing specific power is the campus board. However, while the campus board is definitely a powerful tool it is often misused. Not only will this [...]
Transcript Highlight: Will Anglin on Training Efficiency
With all the training information out there on training for climbing, it'a easy to learn what exercises you should be doing and how to do them properly. The real question, however, is how to design a program so that you [...]
Mercedes Pollmeier – Campus Board Basics Video
Ever since the campus board was first developed by legendary German climber Wolfgang Güllich it has been a valuable training tool for developing contact strength and power. However, while campusing can produce huge gains, it is also extremely dangerous and [...]
Top 5 Climbing Warm-Up Articles
No matter what type of climbing you are interested in, an effective warm-up is essential. It doesn't matter if you are training in the gym or getting ready to try your project. Without properly warming up, you will not be [...]
Power Training with the Chest-Bump Pull-Up
Let's face it. Whether it's because of fatigue or worn skin, our fingers often give out long before our muscles. However, while tired and worn out fingers may mean you are done climbing for the day, it doesn't necessarily mean [...]
Warming Up for a Hangboard Session
One of the features of hangboards that make them such a valuable training tool is how convenient they make getting a quality workout in. Once you've mounted a fingerboard in your home, you can effectively train finger strength without having to make [...]
Will Anglin – RULES
Rule #1: When Will Anglin lays down knowledge, listen! Today, we have an article from Will Anglin of Tension Climbing in which he lays out 7 rules of training. However, these rules aren't about what exercises to do or anything [...]
The Project Magazine – Malcolm Smith Interview
Training for climbing may seem like the hot new thing right now. However, while training may be more popular than ever, there have been people systematically training with incredible amounts of discipline for decades. While they didn't have the beautiful [...]
Transitioning from Bouldering to Sport Climbing: 5.9 to 5.14
It's Neely here, and today I have the distinct privilege of introducing TrainingBeta's content manager, Matt Pincus, as our featured author of this article. Matt is a psyched and accomplished climber, and he's put a lot of time and thought [...]
FrictionLabs Features Dan Mirsky: Fundamentals of Training for Climbing
Here's an article from the FrictionLabs blog by climber, coach, and friend of TrainingBeta Dan Mirsky, in which he outlines the areas he feels any successful climbing training program should center upon. As climbers, we are always looking for an edge to [...]