Podcast #14: Performance Tips for Weekend Warriors
If you’re a passionate climber who works full-time (or in school), then you likely train…
One of the Best Climber’s Exercises: The Scapular Pull-up
The scapular pull-up is a training essential in the Hörst gym! Keeping your shoulders healthy…
Self-Discipline & Commitment: The Great Equalizers
It takes great discipline to boulder V12, climb 5.14, win a world cup competition, summit…
Podcast #13 – Structuring Off-season and In-Season Training for Peak Performance
Climbing is one of the most complex sports on this third rock from the sun,…
Managing the Fear of Falling
I occasionally hear from an experienced climber, with hundreds of ascents under his belt, complaining…
Reducing Risk of Growth Plate Fractures in Youth Climbers
Rock climbing is a wonderful sport for young minds and bodies, and I’m a strong…
Podcast #12: The “10-4 Rule” for Effective Projecting & Steady Improvement
A question I’m often asked is….how much time—or attempts—should you put into a project route,…
5 Strategies to Sharpen Your Concentration and Climb Better!
Knowing the importance of concentration to effective risk management and optimal performance, it’s essential that…
Podcast #11: Training for Climbing – The Past, The Present, The Future
This episode is more of a free-form podcast rather than single-topic focused, as in the…
Power Training with the Chest-Bump Pull-up
The Chest-Bump Pull-Up (aka the Power Pull-up) is one of my favorite exercises! While not…