Over the past couple of months, we shared a series of articles about campus training from coach and trainer Will Anglin.  Will’s goal in this series was to explain the ways campusing can be used as an extremely effective form of power training that, when performed properly, can be done with a limited risk of injury.

Today, we have the third installment in Will’s series on campusing in which he breaks all the rules he outlined in his first two articles to describe some really advanced campus training exercises that by upping the intensity in serious way can result in some major power gains.

Campus 301 Disclaimer:

However, while the promise of massive power gains may be enticing, these exercises are definitely not for everyone.  If overused or attempted before you are ready you will get injured.  We’ll let Will himself give you the disclaimer:

“Don’t do these exercises!”

“Probably don’t do these exercises!”

“F’real though, these are things that even after climbing and training for over 15yrs I only ever do for one or two short phases a year to cap-off peak power developments. I have nothing but anecdotal evidence and severely bastardized exercise physiology concepts to “back this up”.”

“If you just started climbing, don’t read this. It’s not for you.”

“If you are a teenager, don’t read this. It’s not for you.”

“If you don’t climb V11/5.14 or harder, don’t read this. It’s not for you.”

“If you haven’t already been campus training for many years, don’t read this. It’s not for you.”

“If you came here for reasonable workouts based off of sound principles…go away…It’s gonna get weird.”

“Here we go…” – Will Anglin

Advanced Campus Exercises Described:

We cannot reiterate Will’s warnings about these exercises enough.  Be honest with yourself.  If you do not have years of campusing experience and have not already climbed V11/5,14, then do yourself a favor and stick with the exercises Will outlined in Campus 101 and Campus 201.  You will still experience serious power gains and won’t have to risk sidelining yourself due to injury.

All of that being said, here’s the list of drills Will describes in Campus 301:

1. Weighted Campusing
2. Really Weighted Campusing
3. Complexes

If you are an advanced/expert climber whose looking for a way to really top off your power gains at the end of a training cycle, then click through below for the full article.  In it, Will describes exactly how he performs each of these exercises and covers all the necessary details you will need to incorporate them into your training.

Full Article (no longer available): Campus 301 with Will Anglin

(photo courtesy of willanglin.squarespace.com)

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