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:
- The Power of Pre-Climb Rituals: Preparing for Peak Performance
- 5 Strategies to Sharpen Your Concentration and Climb Better!
- Podcast #83: Training (and Life) “Edits” to Climb Better & Achieve More Greatly
- Goal Setting Tactics for Realizing Your Climbing Dreams
- Aging Is (Mostly) A State of Body
- 6 Enemies of Concentration
- Mental Mastery Skills to Stretch Your Limits
- Excitation Strategies for Amped and Energized Climbing
- Relaxation Strategies for Calm and Collected Climbing
- How to Manage Tension on Challenging Climbs
View complete list of mental training articles.
Train Body:
- Power Training with the Chest-Bump Pull-up
- Intro to Hangboard Training
- An Effective Approach to Climbing Training Through the Holidays!
- Podcast #82: 7 End-of-Climbing-Season Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make (by Dwight Schrute, kind of!)
- Training the Wrist Stabilizers
- Self-Care for Routesetters: Strength Training and Injury Prevention
- Maximum Strength Training for Climbers
- Aging Is (Mostly) A State of Body
- 4 Fingerboard Training Protocols That Work
- Stamina Training for Long Days and Big Wall Climbs
View complete list of articles on training strength, power, endurance, stamina, and more!
Train Technique & Skill:
- The Power of Pre-Climb Rituals: Preparing for Peak Performance
- 5 Strategies to Sharpen Your Concentration and Climb Better!
- Training Cafe #69 – Aerobic Training for Climbing and Your Questions Answered!
- Power Training with the Chest-Bump Pull-up
- How Matt Fultz Trains From Home for V16 Climbs
- 15 Bouldering Tips from the Pros
- Podcast #83: Training (and Life) “Edits” to Climb Better & Achieve More Greatly
- Intro to Hangboard Training
- An Effective Approach to Climbing Training Through the Holidays!
- Self-Care for Routesetters: Nutrition Tactics
View complete list of articles on training technique and skill.
Train Strategy:
- Self-Care for Routesetters: Training for Climbing as a Routesetter
- Process Versus Outcome Goals for Plotting Your Climbing Future
- Highpointing Versus Lowpointing Tactics for Sending Your Project
- Chunk Down Your Route for Faster Sending
- Podcast #79 – 13 Send Tips That Can Make All The Difference In The World!
- T4C Podcast #77 – Climbing Tactics & Pro Climber Analysis
- Podcast #68 – Anatomy of a Redpoint Project and the “Send Go”
- 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
Treat Injury:
- Youth Climbing Injuries (and Prevention)
- Finger Warm-Ups for Better Climbing (with Reduced Injured Risk)
- Training and Nutritional Influence on Connective Tissue Strength & Injury Risk
- Video: Coach Hörst Climbing Training Interview with Dr. Jared Vagy
- 6 Tips to Naturally Strengthen Your Immune System
- 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
- ACT eBook Free Download – Rehab and Prehab Exercise Book for Climbers
Nutrition & Recovery:
- Self-Care for Routesetters: Nutrition Tactics
- Podcast #81 – Boulder & Crag Day Climbing Nutrition for Peak Performance
- Manage Fatigue and Accelerate Recovery
- Training and Nutritional Influence on Connective Tissue Strength & Injury Risk
- 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 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
Youth Training:
- Youth Climbing Injuries (and Prevention)
- Age-Appropriate Strength Training for Youth Climbers
- Cognitive Development for Youth Climbers
- Skill Development for Youth Climbers
- Reducing Risk of Growth Plate Fractures in Youth Climbers
- Overview of Youth Training for Climbing
Podcasts:
- Podcast #83: Training (and Life) “Edits” to Climb Better & Achieve More Greatly
- Podcast #82: 7 End-of-Climbing-Season Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make (by Dwight Schrute, kind of!)
- Podcast #81 – Boulder & Crag Day Climbing Nutrition for Peak Performance
- Podcast #80: Weekday Training for Weekend Sending! (FLASH edition #1)
- Podcast #79 – 13 Send Tips That Can Make All The Difference In The World!
- T4C Podcast #78 – Lattice Training Interview with Eric Hörst
- T4C Podcast #77 – Climbing Tactics & Pro Climber Analysis
- T4C Podcast #76 – The Optimal Mindset for Projecting & Sending the Climb!
- Podcast #75 – Increasing Self-Awareness in the Pursuit of Excellence
- Podcasts #73 & #74 – 40 Ways to Improve Your Training and Climbing!
View complete list of training/performance podcasts.
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