Strength Training Blog Posts
The Bouldering Strength and Power Program Is Available!!
We've been talking about this Bouldering program and working on it for over 6 months now, and we're proud and ecstatic to announce today that The Bouldering Strength and Power Program is available for you!! Here's what we're so excited [...]
How To Warm Up For A Bouldering Session
This post was written by Seth Lytton, co-runner of TrainingBeta, training fanatic, and a pretty strong rock climber. He thinks warming up is important and I tend to agree with him, so here's how to do it properly. Also, this [...]
Power and Strength: What They Are and How to Train Them
Power and Strength These two terms are commonly, and incorrectly, used interchangeably in the climbing community. This is a very clear cut, simple explanation about what each is and how best to train them. • Strength Defined Strength is defined as [...]
4×4’s – What They Are & How To Do Them
4x4's - What They Are & How To Do Them The point of 4x4’s is to increase your ability to climb through a pump and improve your general fitness. Basically, it's a way to increase power endurance and your mental [...]
Jstar’s Training Playlist
(Photo: Screenshot from Andy Mann's video "Great Days 2: Jonathan Siegrist's Spectrum") Alright, here's the second installment of our pro's playlists. This one is brought to you by Jonathan Siegrist and he's an electronic music fanatic. For real though I [...]
How to Lose Weight for Climbing by Neely Quinn
How to Lose Weight for Climbing by Neely Quinn I've been sort of dreading writing this blog post, even though I know it needs to be done. It's funny because I used to write about how to lose weight on [...]
2 Tips for Finding Your Own Optimal Climbing Diet
Nutrition has a lot to do with your climbing performance. In fact, what you eat is a huge determining factor of your overall health, so if you're not healthy, you're not gonna climb very well. Now, I know what you're [...]
Shannon Forsman on How to Do More Than Just Crimp
This post was written by Shannon Forsman, an incredibly talented female boulderer, and a good friend of mine. She's been a role model for me for almost a decade, as proof that even short girls can do powerful, big moves [...]