Blog Posts about Injuries
Update: 1 Month After Shoulder Surgery
For more shoulder updates, see these posts: 3-Month Shoulder Surgery Update 1-Year Shoulder Surgery Update On November 10th, 2014 I had shoulder surgery. I, by the way, am Neely Quinn, one of the founders of TrainingBeta. My bio is [...]
Emerging Concepts in Injury Prevention: Pulley Strain
One of the most dreaded sounds to hear while climbing is a "pop" of the finger. I'm guessing you're cringing at the thought. Me too. This is an article by Dr. Jared Vagy, aka The Climbing Doctor (theclimbingdoctor.com) about preventing [...]
How to Get Stronger by Doing Nothing for 5 Minutes a Day
You've probably heard before how important resting is in the quest to get stronger at climbing. But actually resting and taking time to recover can be hard to do, yeah? Think you could build in a short 5 minutes a day [...]
How to Avoid Tendonitis from Climbing- Targeted Opposition
Tendonitis. It's an awful word. It's awfully painful to experience. Unfortunately, it's fairly common if you're a climber... "Like it or not, if you’re an avid climber, at some point you’ll feel that deep, dull ache in your elbows or [...]
Stretches Upper Body- Moon Climbing
How many of you actually take the time to stretch after a climbing session? If you knew it would help you recover faster and prevent some of the aches and pains you feel the following day, would you stretch more? [...]
Rotator Cuff Training- Nicros
Climbing can be really hard on the shoulders. Knowing this, it makes good sense to be proactive about doing exercises to help strengthen the stabilizing muscles that surround the shoulder. "The shoulders are the most movable and unstable joints, and next to [...]