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:
- Episode #65 – Tips & Strategies to Manage Common Climbing Fears – Part 2
- Podcast #62 – Managing Common Climbing Fears – PART 1
- Big Wall Climbing Training Q&A with Brittany Goris
- Climbing “X-Factors” – Imagination, Willpower, and Perseverance
- 10 Mental Strategies to Improve Performance…In Climbing and Beyond!
- Effective Goal Setting for Climbing – New Years (& Beyond)
- Podcast #54 – Achieving the Next Climbing Level…and the “Impossible”!
- Podcast #53 – Effective Projecting and the Secret for Sending!
- Training Café #23 – Turning “Impossible” into “I’m Possible”!
- Podcast #52 – 10 Tips for Pursuing Maximum Climbing Performance
View complete list of mental training articles.
Train Body:
- Podcast #67 – The Perfect Warm-up Protocol for Optimal Training & Sending!
- 5 Reasons Why Stronger Fingers Equal Better Climbing!
- Podcast #63 – Interview with Coach Hörst About Climbing Training – Part 1
- “Boulder Campusing” Power Endurance Training for Climbers
- Big Wall Climbing Training Q&A with Brittany Goris
- Training Café #36: Scheduling Training & Outdoor Climbing for Optimal Performance
- Video: Advanced Core Training for Climbers Using Rings or a Sling Trainer
- Podcast #59: Back to Basics – Effective Training for Climbing
- Training Cafe #34 – Training Frequency and Your Questions!
- Podcast #58 – The Secret to Stronger Fingers…When It Counts!
View complete list of articles on training strength, power, endurance, stamina, and more!
Train Technique & Skill:
- Training Café #48 – Tips for Climbing Your Best on a Weekend Outing or Roadtrip
- Podcast #67 – The Perfect Warm-up Protocol for Optimal Training & Sending!
- Training Café #47 – One Essential Trait for Never-Ending Improvement
- Training Café #46 – Should You Hangboard Train During Your Performance Climbing Season?
- Podcast #66: 10 Powerful Tips to Climb Harder Boulders and Routes (and Punt Less Often!)
- Video: Intro to Hangboard Training for Finger Strength and Endurance
- Training Café #45 – Olympic Climbing Analysis…and YOUR Questions Answered!
- Episode #65 – Tips & Strategies to Manage Common Climbing Fears – Part 2
- Training Café #44 – Olympic Climbing Preview & Predictions
- 5 Reasons Why Stronger Fingers Equal Better Climbing!
View complete list of articles on training technique and skill.
Train Strategy:
- Podcast #66: 10 Powerful Tips to Climb Harder Boulders and Routes (and Punt Less Often!)
- 10 Do’s and Don’ts for Effective Redpoint Climbing
- Podcast #61 – 5 Strategies for Improving Your Climbing Endurance
- Slowing the Pump Clock – 5 Strategies to Improve Your Climbing Endurance
- Podcast #60 – How to Create “Low-Gravity Days”…and Climb Your Best!
- Training Café #24 – Effective Projecting…and Trusting the Climbing Process!
- Udo Neumann’s Climbing Technique and Movement “Masterclass”
- Projecting 101 – 6 Tips to Sending Your Project!
- The “10-4 Rule” for Projecting Sport Climbs (and Steady Improvement!)
- Video: Training for the Crux
Treat Injury:
- Treating “Climber’s Elbow” – Rehab and Prehab Protocol
- Everything You Need To Know About Finger Tendons and Injury (Well, almost!)
- Rock Climbing Taping of Finger & Elbow Injuries
- Video: Taking Care of Skin Splits – Jonathan Siegrist Style
- Training and Nutritional Influence on Connective Tissue Strength and Injury Risk
- ACT eBook Free Download – Rehab and Prehab Exercise Book for Climbers
- 6 Tips to Strengthen Your Immune System
- Reducing Risk of Growth Plate Fractures in Youth Climbers
- Must-Do Rotator Cuff Training for Climbers (in 10 Minutes!)
- Podcast #40: Blood Flow Restriction Training for Climbers
Nutrition & Recovery:
- Performance Nutrition Through the Lens of Top Pro Climbers
- Slowing the Pump Clock – 5 Strategies to Improve Your Climbing Endurance
- “LIGHT” – A Documentary About Eating Disorders in Climbing
- Training and Nutritional Influence on Connective Tissue Strength and Injury Risk
- Training Café #18 – How to Taper Training to Climb Your Very Best!
- Podcast #41: Personalized Nutrition for Training and Performance
- The Truth About Creatine for Climbers
- How to Develop Stronger, Healthier Fingers and Tendons for Climbing
- Video: Geek Climber Q&A on Finger A2 Pulley Injury Recovery
- The Skinny on Optimizing Body Composition to Improve Climbing Performance
Youth Training:
- Reducing Risk of Growth Plate Fractures in Youth Climbers
- Youth Climbing Injuries (and Prevention)
- Overview of Youth Training for Climbing
- Youth Climbers – Skill Development
- Youth Climbers – Cognitive Development
- Age-Appropriate Strength Training for Youth Climbers
Podcasts:
- Podcast #67 – The Perfect Warm-up Protocol for Optimal Training & Sending!
- Episode #65 – Tips & Strategies to Manage Common Climbing Fears – Part 2
- Episode #64 – Performance Training Interview with Coach Hörst – Part 2
- Podcast #63 – Interview with Coach Hörst About Climbing Training – Part 1
- Podcast #62 – Managing Common Climbing Fears – PART 1
- Podcast #61 – 5 Strategies for Improving Your Climbing Endurance
- Podcast #60 – How to Create “Low-Gravity Days”…and Climb Your Best!
- Podcast #59: Back to Basics – Effective Training for Climbing
- Podcast #58 – The Secret to Stronger Fingers…When It Counts!
- Training Beta Podcast: Eric Hörst on Training for Climbers over Age 35
View complete list of training/performance podcasts.
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