Mechanics-Focused Climbing to Avoid and Rehabilitate Injuries
This article was written by Ross Bodine (Neely's Physical Therapist). Ross Bodine, PT, DPT, FAAOMPT is a fellowship trained physical therapist that works at Alta Physical Therapy and Pilates in Boulder, Colorado. He specializes in identifying and correcting aberrant movement patterns in climbers before and after injury. Mechanics Focused [...]
Tyler Nelson’s Climbing Injury Prevention Program
Hangboard Workshop January 11th, 2022 Just a little announcement for you... Alex Stiger is teaching a live Hangboarding Workshop for Climbers on Tuesday, January 11th at 6-7:30pm Mountain Standard Time for just $39. In it, you'll learn all about how to use the hangboard properly and how to use [...]
Give the Gift of Training for the Holidays (3 Special Holiday Offers)
Give the Gift of Training for the Holidays (3 Special Holiday Offers) Are you trying to figure out what to give as a gift to the rock climber on your list? We have a few options for you in a few price ranges. All of these are available only until [...]
The Effects of Drug Use on Climbing: Study Results that You Contributed To
A while back, we sent out a survey for our audience to fill out about the effects of drug use on climbing performance. The survey contained questions about alcohol, marijuana, hallucinogens, and amphetamines, and whether they make our experiences of climbing better, worse, or neutral. The survey was part of [...]
Benefits of Strengthening the Posterior Chain in Climbers (+ Video)
Benefits of Strengthening the Posterior Chain in Climbers (+ Video) By Dr. Evan Ingerson and Alex Stiger This article is for the climbers who seem to go from one injury to the next... to the next. If you’ve spent days' worth of time rolling your back on the foam roller [...]
One Climber’s Success with Climber’s Elbow
How One Climber Healed His Climber's Elbow I have been climbing for a couple of years. After a short period of sporadic climbing, I fell completely in love with the sport. The stoke was high, and 1.5 years in I upped my cadence considerably. One session after completing an [...]
4 Common Fueling Pitfalls Climbers Make
By Shaina Savoy We climbers love to push our limits. Whether that’s pushing a new grade, waking up at 3 AM to sprint up an alpine route before afternoon thunderstorms, or spending hours training in the gym. We all do these things “just for fun.” This desire that we have [...]
Transcript Highlight Episode 143: Dr. Chris Heilman on Mental Performance Coaching
For those of you who would rather read than listen, today we have an excerpt from the transcript of the TrainingBeta Podcast Episode 143: Sports Psychologist Dr. Chris Heilman Does A Session with Neely. You can find the entire transcript and audio on the episode page. In the interview, Neely [...]
Transcript Highlight Episode 142: Zahan Billimoria on Core Training for Climbers
For those of you who would rather read than listen, today we have an excerpt from the transcript of the TrainingBeta Podcast Episode 142: Zahan Billimoria on Core Training for Climbers. You can find the entire transcript and audio on the episode page. In the interview, Neely talks to Zahan [...]
Developing Mindful Eating Habits for Climbers
By Shaina Savoy Do you ever feel stressed out about all of the messages we are bombarded with concerning nutrition? Whether it’s calories, macronutrients, nutrient timing, collagen, BCAAs, trendy supplements, recovery nutrition, hydration, various fad diets, diet culture, ANTI-diet culture… The list can go on forever. We are overloaded and [...]