My Favorite Core Exercise: “Windshield Wipers”
This is a fantastic—and relatively difficult—exercise that targets the abdominals, obliques, and all the muscles…
Hypergravity Pull-up Training for Increased Strength, Power, and Endurance
Would you like to increase your pull-muscle and lock-off strength, lunging power, and pulling endurance by…
5 Training Tips for the New Year
While most people set some kind of New Year’s Resolution, not everyone successfully follows through.…
Podcast #31: Hangboard Training Guidelines, Pro Tips, and Research
This episode provides critical framework and guidelines for effective hangboard training. Based on 30+ years…
Video: The Best Climbing Exercise You’re Not Doing!
The scapular pull-up is a training essential in the Hörst gym! Keeping your shoulders healthy…
Video: Effective Treadwall Training for Endurance, Strength, and Power
I love my Kore Pro treadwall! Despite having a decent-sized bouldering wall as part of…
Hörst Training Interview with Desnivel Magazine
With the recent release of the Spanish edition of Training for Climbing (“Entrenamiento para Escalada“),…
Podcast #28: Energy System Training (part 5) – The Art of the Science
This is the fifth and final episode in our study of Energy System Training theory…
Conceptual Model for Maximum-Difficulty Sport Climbing
I’ve just returned from a month-long trip to Europe, one of the highlights of which…
Podcast #26: Energy System Training (part 4) – Aerobic Power
This is the fourth in a series on using bioenergetics as a guiding model to…