Does Caffeine Improve Climbing Performance?
Are you incapable of getting out of bed in the morning without heading straight to the coffee maker? Everyone knows that coffee in the morning is a great way to start your day. What about right before heading to the crag or before a training session? Are the cups of [...]
Campusing, Part 4: Programming
This is a repost of the 4th part in a series of campusing articles from Kris Hampton's site, powercompanyclimbing.com. Kris is not only a great climber who really knows his stuff, but also the author of our 8-Week Endurance Training Program. Here, he talks about using the information you've learned from his previous articles [...]
Bouldering Circuits
Tired of hang boarding or campusing? How about trying bouldering circuits to change it up? "When used properly circuit training is a very effective tool for any type of training whether it be: Strength, Power, Strength/Power Endurance, Endurance, or even overall training capacity." -Will Anglin In this article by Will [...]
The Grip Release/Relax Trick (aka Avoiding Overgripping in Climbing)
***Before we get started today, we need your help! We’re writing an article about marijuana’s effects on climbing performance and how people feel about it at climbing areas in general. Could you please take this 9-question multiple choice survey about marijuana for us? We’ll love ya forever!*** Have you ever [...]
“Tolerance” Training
***Before we get started today, we need your help! We’re writing an article about marijuana’s effects on climbing performance and how people feel about it at climbing areas in general. Could you please take this 9-question multiple choice survey about marijuana for us? We’ll love ya forever!*** "'Tolerance' is the [...]
Strength Training: The 4 Basic Movements You Should Be Doing
***Before we get started today, we need your help! We’re writing an article about marijuana’s effects on climbing performance and how people feel about it at climbing areas in general. Could you please take this 9-question multiple choice survey (survey complete) about marijuana for us? We’ll love ya forever!*** [...]
Forearms!
***Before we get started today, we need your help! We’re writing an article about marijuana’s effects on climbing performance and how people feel about it at climbing areas in general. Could you please take this 9-question multiple choice survey about marijuana for us? We’ll love ya forever!*** "You can never [...]
Climber Problems: The A2 Pulley Strain
***Before we get started today, we need your help! We're writing an article about marijuana's effects on climbing performance and how people feel about it at climbing areas in general. Could you please take this 9-question multiple choice survey about marijuana for us? We'll love ya forever!*** What is [...]
Hazel Findlay Podcast Episode Is Up!
Direct Download: LINK Date: June 10th, 2015 About Hazel Findlay By the time she was 23, Hazel Findlay had made a name for herself as the first woman to send E9 (basically 5.13d but with death fall potential). The British phenom can been seen in videos doing sketchy climbing way above [...]
World Cup Training with Ondra and Stöhr
If you had a chance to watch the World Cup Bouldering in Vail, CO this past weekend you got to watch some incredible climbers boulder hard. Did you catch yourself wondering what it takes to compete at that level of climbing? "How do World Cup climbers train for an intense [...]