Campus Training for Climbing- Steph Davis
Steph Davis, pro-climber and base jumper, has this article on her blog, highinfatuation.com, about how she uses the campus board for her climbing training. She shares the specific campus training workout she does and how you can adjust the workout based on your ability. Steph also talks about the importance in [...]
bäm! Board Adjustable Hangboard
Ben Spannuth, super strong climber and good friend, had an idea for a wooden hang board that you can customize based on ability. With the help of a few friends, he made this idea a reality! The brainchild of Ben, the bäm! board hangboard features adjustable depth and pitch, giving [...]
Mental Training, 3 Simple Mantras
How are you at mentally training for climbing? Do you actually spend time focusing on it? What if you did? "As I observe climbers these days I see more and more physical strength and fewer tough performers who can get the most out of themselves when it matters. Why is [...]
How to Make the Best of a Bad Gym
The author of this article understands how small the climbing world is and for that reason, has chosen to remain anonymous*. The author is not trying to hurt any feelings or cause any waves in their local climbing community. This article is designed to show that with some motivation and a little creativity, [...]
Winner of the Halloween Giveaway Announced!
In case you hadn't heard (not sure how that'd be possible since we announced it about a million times ;), we did a giveaway last week, and today we're telling you who won - woohoo! Drum roll please.... Steve Gula Is The Winner of Our Halloween Giveaway! ...and we're sending him the [...]
How to Delay Muscle Fatigue
This article is from our good friend and awesome rock climber Kris Hampton's site, thepowercompanyclimbing.com (also author of our 8-Week Endurance Training Program). It was a guest post written by RDN, Aicacia Young (also author of our Rock Climbing Nutrition eBook) about what exactly muscle fatigue is, and how to delay [...]
Pull-Ups Are A Waste of Time
When you really think about it, in climbing situations where you are doing a motion similar to a pull-up (vertical climbing), your legs are actually probably doing most of the work. This article by Steve Bechtel from his site climbstrong.com explains why focusing on pull-ups as part of your climbing training, [...]
Onsight Climbing Tips for Sport Climbers
To onsight a route means to walk up to it and send it first try, having never seen anyone on it or being told any beta. Onsight climbing is hard to do, especially at grades near your limit. In this article by Andrew Bisharat from his site eveningsends.com, he shares [...]
ROCK Project Pact- Access Fund and Black Diamond
The Access Fund has partnered with Black Diamond to launch the ROCK project. It is an initiative aimed at engaging the climbing community to be mindful of our impact when we get outside. They are working to ensure the future of climbing access in America by inspiring climbers to be [...]
Training Efficiently
***Don't forget to enter our Giveaway for your chance to win a Rock Prodigy Training Center and 1 year of our Bouldering Strength and Power Program!! Details below...*** For those of you who feel like you never have enough time to train, this article may provide some good [...]