Training for Projects with Tommy Caldwell and Angie Payne
"Big Adventures Start Small" is an awesome video about what training for projects looks like when you have a specific project in mind. eGrips athletes Angie Payne and Tommy Caldwell give us a small glimpse of what some of their indoor training looks like. They demonstrate what dedication to a goal looks like. [...]
Banana Tapioca Crepe Recipe
Looking for a new recipe for an awesome, tasty alternative to bread? If so, listen up:) For TrainingBeta.com founders Neely and Seth, this Banana Tapioca Crepe Recipe is the go-to for a gluten and grain-free carb source/sandwich wrap... "When people taste them, they’re usually pleasantly surprised, mostly by the fact that you [...]
Whispers of Wisdom: Improve Your Climbing Footwork
***30% off all of our Climbing Training Programs! You have until 01/14/15! Enter the coupon code NEWYEAR at checkout. Happy New Year!*** Kevin Jorgeson has been in the news a lot lately. For good reason! Kevin and Tommy Caldwell's attempt up the Dawn Wall is inspiring and exciting and proves [...]
Climbing Deliberately
This is a really interesting article written by Michael Crawford (crawford.io/articles) about a group session he was part of with Justen Sjong where he learned what climbing deliberately means. Justen Sjong is a world-renowned climber and highly sought after climbing coach. Justen's style of coaching emphasizes being a student of your sport and [...]
Power Company Climbing: hardCORE
This article was written by Kris Hampton and reposted from his site powercompanyclimbing.com. Kris Hampton is not only our friend and a great climber, but also the author of our 8-week Endurance Training Program (which you should check out if you’re looking to send longer routes….). Kris....you've maybe seen him around the Red.... [...]
Intro to System Board Training
Have you seen the System Board at your local climbing gym and wondered what to do with it? This is an article from Steve Bechtel's site, climbstrong.com, explaining just that; how to train on a system board. The system board is a small climbing wall set up with paired matched [...]
Climb Harder By Mastering This Breathing Technique
"It’s strangely easy to forget about something you do 20,000 times a day, but taking a minute to focus on maximizing your oxygen intake while climbing can offer a considerable performance boost." -Dave Sheldon True, right? This article from climbing.com describes the steps to using a breathing technique to help [...]
Tommy Caldwell Training at the Monastery Crag
Climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson have been attempting a free climb of El Capitan's Dawn Wall for over five years. The 30-pitch route, once climbed, will be the hardest big wall free climb in the world. The Dawn Wall includes 13 pitches of 5.13 and seven pitches of 5.14 [...]
Rest Day Shoulder Workout
If I had to guess, I'd say most of us are guilty of trying to ignore nagging injuries. Maybe not even injuries, but those climbing body parts that don't feel always 100%, minor tweaks and pains say, that you hope if you ignore might just go away? This is an [...]
Rock and Ice: Building a Better Climber: Part 3
This is Part 3 of Rock and Ice's (rockandice.com) yearlong training program for Building a Better Climber. (In case you missed it: Part 1 was the conditioning phase and Part 2 was the sport specific endurance phase). Part 3 is the Strength Training phase.... "The focus of this next phase [...]