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 #117: Manage Fear Like A Pro Climber — 18 Powerful Tips For Winning The Head Games
- Podcast #50: The 8 Superpowers of the Very Best Climbers
- Podcast #113: A Powerful (and Overlooked) Route Climbing Strategy for Leveling Up!
- Podcast #111: Training, Climbing & Life Upgrades to Send 2025!
- 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
View complete list of mental training articles.
Train Body:
- Training Café #84 – Weekday Training for Weekend Warriors!
- Limit Bouldering for Building Max Climbing Strength and Power
- Podcast #112: Tips for Optimizing Climbing Training & Performance with Dr. Thomas Cunningham
- Training and Nutritional Influence on Connective Tissue Strength & Injury Risk
- Video: Effective Pinch-Grip Training for Climbers
- Training Café #81 – Level Up Your Training in 2025!
- T4C Podcast #109: Alex Megos Interviews Eric Hörst (on All Things Performance!)
- Podcast #82: 7 End-of-Climbing-Season Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make
- Training Café #80 – Keys to Effective Winter Training & Your Questions Answered!
- An Effective Approach to Climbing Training Through the Holidays!
View complete list of articles on training strength, power, endurance, stamina, and more!
Train Technique & Skill:
- Podcast #117: Manage Fear Like A Pro Climber — 18 Powerful Tips For Winning The Head Games
- Podcast #116: Climb Better TODAY! 15 In-Season Tips to Level Up Now!
- Slowing the Pump Clock: 5 Strategies to Improve Your Climbing Endurance
- From Avoidance to Mastery: Training My Climbing Antistyle
- Video: Climbing and Wisdom with Chris Sharma
- How to Climb 5.13…Faster!
- Training Café #86 – The Power of Proprioception and “Feel Beta” for Climbing Your Best
- Podcast #115: Training Strategy for the Next Grade — A collab with Ryan Devlin of the Struggle Podcast
- Training Café #85 – Dealing with Injury (or Illness) on a Climbing Trip!
- 15 Bouldering Tips from Climbing Pros
View complete list of articles on training technique and skill.
Train Strategy:
- Slowing the Pump Clock: 5 Strategies to Improve Your Climbing Endurance
- Podcast #113: A Powerful (and Overlooked) Route Climbing Strategy for Leveling Up!
- Limit Bouldering for Building Max Climbing Strength and Power
- 10 Tips for Climbing Better In Cold Weather
- Podcast #108 – 13 Send Tips That Can Make All The Difference In The World!
- 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!
- 10 Do’s and Don’ts for Effective Redpoint Climbing
Treat Injury:
- Training Café #85 – Dealing with Injury (or Illness) on a Climbing Trip!
- Treating “Climber’s Elbow” – Rehab and Prehab Protocol
- Training and Nutritional Influence on Connective Tissue Strength & Injury Risk
- Finger Warm-Ups for Better Climbing (with Reduced Injured 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)
Nutrition & Recovery:
- Slowing the Pump Clock: 5 Strategies to Improve Your Climbing Endurance
- Fueling for Sending with Amity Warme, Climbing Dietitian
- The Truth About Creatine for Climbers
- Training and Nutritional Influence on Connective Tissue Strength & Injury Risk
- How to Develop Stronger Fingers and Tendons for Climbing
- Podcast 101: Optimizing Training, Health, and Performance with Functional Medicine
- 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!)
- Hydration Tips for Hot Crag Days
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 #116: Climb Better TODAY! 15 In-Season Tips to Level Up Now!
- Podcast #115: Training Strategy for the Next Grade — A collab with Ryan Devlin of the Struggle Podcast
- Podcast #114 – Common Training Mistakes That May Be Limiting Your Climbing
- Podcast #50: The 8 Superpowers of the Very Best Climbers
- Podcast #113: A Powerful (and Overlooked) Route Climbing Strategy for Leveling Up!
- Podcast #112: Tips for Optimizing Climbing Training & Performance with Dr. Thomas Cunningham
- Podcast #111: Training, Climbing & Life Upgrades to Send 2025!
- T4C Podcast #109: Alex Megos Interviews Eric Hörst (on All Things Performance!)
- Podcast #82: 7 End-of-Climbing-Season Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make
- Podcast #108 – 13 Send Tips That Can Make All The Difference In The World!
View complete list of training/performance podcasts.
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