No matter what style of climbing you prefer, core strength is extremely important.  Having a strong core helps us keep our feet on the wall when climbing on overhangs and lets us use our feet more effectively not matter what angle you are climbing on.

As a result, all of our training programs feature a lot of core workouts.  Unfortunately, while working on core strength is extremely important, it’s not always the most fun.  Yeah, it’s satisfying once you are done, but let’s face it you didn’t get into climbing because you truly loved leg raises.  Personally, I find one of the best ways to avoid dreading the core training parts of my workouts is to mix it up.  Not only does it keep things from feeling repetitive, but it also ensures you are targeting your entire core (that’s right your core isn’t just your abs!).

To help you keep things fresh, here’s a core strength circuit workout taken from the TrainingBeta Bouldering Strength and Power Program.  Give the workout a shot and if you like it be sure to check out the full program for yourself!

Free Core Strength Workout: Week 20 – Workout 2

Bouldering Strength and Power Program

If you like what you saw above and want to continue adding structure to your bouldering training, be sure to check out the full program.  Here’s what it’s all about:

Here is your roadmap to gaining more strength and power on boulder problems. This online bouldering training program is laid out for you by a climbing trainer so you don’t have to plan anything. The workouts and drills are scalable to any level of climber, so it’ll help no matter how hard you currently boulder.

This Bouldering Strength and Power Training Program is for boulderers of all abilities. You get 3 unique workouts every week. The program trains every aspect of climbing, and in your dashboard you’ll find that every workout is labeled with the icons below to tell you if you’ll be training Power, Power Endurance, Finger Strength, Projecting, or Resting that day. Often you’ll be doing more than one of those things during each workout.

Check out the full program for yourself by clicking through below!

However, if this program doesn’t sound like the right fit for you, we offer a variety of programs that train everything from endurance to finger strength.  Check them all out here: Climbing Training Programs.

Full Program: Bouldering Strength and Power

(photo courtesy of Edwin Teran|@edwinteran)

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