Effective Gym Training Strategies (for Route Climbing)
When I began climbing over 25 years ago, the climbing season ended with the hounds…
Mental Master Skills to Stretch Your Limits
Hanging on the rope with pumped forearms may be an all-too-familiar situation, especially if you…
Training Maximum Grip Strength with the Nicros’ H.I.T. System
One of the greatest training-for-climbing hits is Hypergravity Isolation Training (aka H.I.T.), an advanced protocol…
Stamina Training for Long Days and Big Wall Climbs
If your summer climbing plans include a big wall, alpine adventure, or some super-long days…
Overview of Fatigue & Accelerating Recovery
If you are serious about climbing performance, then you must be serious about accelerating recovery.…
Overview of Youth Training for Climbing
With the growing popularity of youth climbing competitions and the recent press of pre-teen climbers…
Youth Climbers – Skill Development
Climbing is first and foremost a skill sport, and it should always be treated as…
Youth Climbers – Cognitive Development
My advice on cognitive training for youth climbers parallels almost everything I’ve outlined above on…
Age-Appropriate Strength Training for Youth Climbers
With the growing popularity of youth climbing competitions and the recent press of preteen climbers…
Gimme Kraft! Trailer (featuring Alex Megos)
There’s no such thing as too much power! –Wolfgang Güllich “Wolfgang’s quote is still true…