Here’s a partial archive of training articles—I hope you find them valuable! This knowledge base will be ever expanding, so join the T4C mailing list (right column) to get monthly updates on the latest site features.
Train Mind:
- Podcast #107: Tips for Preventing the Punt!
- 10 Mental Strategies to Improve Climbing Performance
- Simple Formula for Success (In Anything!)
- “60 Is the New 40” – Fighting Father Time (Lessons from Coach Eric Hörst)
- Podcast #95: Mental Wings Strategies for Uncommon Success and Happiness
- Send Your Project Faster Using Beta Visualization
- Reframe Your Thoughts to Revamp Your Climbing (and Life)
- Effective Goal Setting for Climbing
- 6 Concentration Drills to Improve Your Climbing Focus
- Mastering Climbing Movement with Proprioception and “Process Feedback”
View complete list of mental training articles.
Train Body:
- How to Develop Stronger Fingers and Tendons for Climbing
- Podcast 101: Optimizing Training, Health, and Performance with Functional Medicine
- Podcast #98: Training for Bouldering with Drew Ruana vs. Training for Route Climbing
- Free Training Programs for Climbers
- 5 Campus Board Exercises to Train Contact Strength for Climbing
- Power-Endurance Training Protocols for Climbers
- “60 Is the New 40” – Fighting Father Time (Lessons from Coach Eric Hörst)
- Podcast #96: Train for Gains in 2024 (and My Venture into Kilter Boarding!)
- 6 Plyometric Exercises to Boost Climbing Power
- 5 Reasons Why Stronger Fingers Equal Better Climbing!
View complete list of articles on training strength, power, endurance, stamina, and more!
Train Technique & Skill:
- Training Café #79 – Weekend Warrior Climbing Tips
- Podcast #107: Tips for Preventing the Punt!
- Finger Warm-Ups for Better Climbing (with Reduced Injured Risk)
- 7 “Last-Minute” Keys to Climbing Your Best When It Counts!
- Training Café #78 – Building a Foundation for Sending Boulders and Sport Climbs
- Podcast #104: Kid Climbers: Tips for Raising Happy, Healthy Youth Climbers
- Podcast #103: Online vs. In-Person Coaching & How Training Has Changed in the Last 40 Years
- Podcast #97: Getting a Grip! All About Chalk Use and Skin Performance
- Fueling for Sending with Amity Warme, Climbing Dietitian
- Podcast #102: The Road to 5.13 – Part 4: Closing the Deal!
View complete list of articles on training technique and skill.
Train Strategy:
- Training Café #79 – Weekend Warrior Climbing Tips
- Podcast #107: Tips for Preventing the Punt!
- 7 “Last-Minute” Keys to Climbing Your Best When It Counts!
- Projecting 101 – 6 Tips to Sending Your Project!
- Slowing the Pump Clock: 5 Strategies to Improve Your Climbing Endurance
- 10 Do’s and Don’ts for Effective Redpoint Climbing
- Simple Formula for Success (In Anything!)
- “60 Is the New 40” – Fighting Father Time (Lessons from Coach Eric Hörst)
- Power Bouldering for Dynamic Drive on the Wall
- Podcast #94 – The Road to Climbing 5.13a – PART 3
Treat Injury:
- Finger Warm-Ups for Better Climbing (with Reduced Injured Risk)
- Training and Nutritional Influence on Connective Tissue Strength & Injury Risk
- 6 Tips to Naturally Strengthen Your Immune System
- Podcast #92 – Research Update: Finger Injuries, RED-S, and More from the Climbing Medicine Symposium
- Reducing Risk of Growth Plate Fractures in Youth Climbers
- Benefits of Supplemental Protein for Climbers
- Training Cafe #70 – Training Around Injuries and Your Questions Answered!
- Youth Climbing Injuries (and Prevention)
- Video: Coach Hörst Climbing Training Interview with Dr. Jared Vagy
- Treating “Climber’s Elbow” – Rehab and Prehab Protocol
Nutrition & Recovery:
- Fueling for Sending with Amity Warme, Climbing Dietitian
- How to Develop Stronger Fingers and Tendons for Climbing
- Podcast 101: Optimizing Training, Health, and Performance with Functional Medicine
- Slowing the Pump Clock: 5 Strategies to Improve Your Climbing Endurance
- Training & Wellness Podcast for the Aging Athlete Striving for Peak Performance
- How to Improve Gut Health for Climbing Performance
- Podcast #96: Train for Gains in 2024 (and My Venture into Kilter Boarding!)
- Training and Nutritional Influence on Connective Tissue Strength & Injury Risk
- Hydration Tips for Hot Crag Days
- Podcast #89: How Often Should You “Rest Day” While on a Climbing Roadtrip
Youth Training:
- Podcast #104: Kid Climbers: Tips for Raising Happy, Healthy Youth Climbers
- Reducing Risk of Growth Plate Fractures in Youth Climbers
- Youth Climbing Injuries (and Prevention)
- Age-Appropriate Strength Training for Youth Climbers
- Cognitive Development for Youth Climbers
- Skill Development for Youth Climbers
- Overview of Youth Training for Climbing
Podcasts:
- Podcast #107: Tips for Preventing the Punt!
- Podcast #104: Kid Climbers: Tips for Raising Happy, Healthy Youth Climbers
- Podcast #103: Online vs. In-Person Coaching & How Training Has Changed in the Last 40 Years
- Podcast #97: Getting a Grip! All About Chalk Use and Skin Performance
- Podcast #102: The Road to 5.13 – Part 4: Closing the Deal!
- Podcast 101: Optimizing Training, Health, and Performance with Functional Medicine
- T4C Podcast #100: Ten Secrets to Climbing Harder!
- Podcast #99: How Climbing Shoes Affect Your Performance. Big time!
- Podcast #98: Training for Bouldering with Drew Ruana vs. Training for Route Climbing
- Training & Wellness Podcast for the Aging Athlete Striving for Peak Performance
View complete list of training/performance podcasts.
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