3 Crucial Principles of Training for Bouldering
Cruxcrush.com just posted an article that TrainingBeta's own, Dan Mirsky wrote for them! Dan writes about 3 crucial principles of training for bouldering. Whether you're doing our Bouldering Strength and Power Training Program or not, this article will explain what you need to do to properly train for bouldering. Also, their article [...]
Why the Daniel Woods 4×4 is Not a 4×4
This article is a repost from Kris Hampton's site, powercompanyclimbing.com. Kris is a very strong, motivated climber, and also the author of our 8-Week Endurance Training Program. With all of the climbing training information out there, it can be confusing and hard to know what is right for you or [...]
EpicTV Video: Raw Power Vs Flawless Technique
One of the cool things about training with other climbers is getting to learn from each other and motivate each other to train harder. We all have our strengths and weaknesses; they're different for everyone. This video from EpicTV.com shows a fun climbing gym training session that Alex Megos, Emily Harrington, [...]
Building Big Muscles for Sending
Have you been consistently climbing at least a few days a week but feel like you aren't really getting any better? Maybe you saw a lot of progress for a while in your climbing, and now you've hit a plateau? Adding in some strength training could be helpful in giving [...]
Training: Efficient Rest Days
"As much as our social media streams may suggest otherwise, most climbers are real people with real jobs, spending a fair share of time deskbound. But fear not, weekend warriors, all that time in front of a computer screen doesn’t have to go to waste: With the proper approach, working [...]
How To End Stress-Eating, Sugar Cravings, and Food Guilt
This post was written by Neely Quinn, Nutrition Therapist, climber, and founder of TrainingBeta. She's hosting an online 2-day Event dedicated to helping you end stress-eating, binge eating, and food guilt. Enter Neely... As climbers, we want to be lean, and to be lean, we focus on our diets. And sometimes [...]
How to Build Your Own Home Wall
How sweet would it be to be able to train in the comfort of your own home? If you've thought about building a home wall but aren't sure how to go about it, listen up! This article by Aicacia Young, RDN (author of our Rock Climbing Nutrition eBook), from climbhealthy.com gives [...]
FrictionLabs Chalk: A Review
This review of FrictionLabs chalk was kindly written by Dan Mirsky. Dan has redpointed 30+ 5.14 rock climbs all across the country, so he knows the importance of having good, reliable chalk. Don't miss the discount they're giving TrainingBeta readers at the bottom of the review! He takes a slightly [...]
Strength or Power? Improving Your Climbing with Plyometrics
Sometimes climbing training can do a great job of building your strength, but may leave out the power portion. They aren't quite the same thing (power=strength x speed), and training for power is a pretty important part of climbing training! Plyometrics can be a good way to build in some power training... [...]
Climbing Injuries Solved- Book Kickstarter
Dr. Lisa Erikson is a sports chiropractor specializing in overuse injuries of athletes, including climbers. She has written an incredible book, Climbing Injuries Solved that can help you learn to heal yourself. She currently has a Kickstarter going to help fund her book and to raise money and awareness for the American Safe Climbing [...]