“Personally I’ve never trained for climbing in the past–I considered climbing on my backyard wall and doing pull-up workouts to be training. I’ve always trained for projects on the routes themselves and have never lived somewhere where I had access to a real climbing gym or training facilities. But this winter I decided I wanted to find out more about “real” climbing training and give it a try.” -Steph Davis
Does that sound like you?
Are you thinking about exploring what actual “training” for climbing means?
Awesome:)
This is an article by pro-climber Steph Davis from her site highinfatuation.com about how she shifted her training focus and what her hangboard workout looks like.
“Since being more regimented, I’ve made letter grade improvements every year, onsighted higher grades than I previously redpointed, and have stayed relatively injury free. My program is tailored more for people that don’t have a lot of time to dedicate to climbing but still want to improve.” -Kingsley (Steph’s friend who came up with her training program)
The hangboard workout described in this article is about 45 mins long (two variations), and they recommend it 4 times a week. 3 grips one day and 3 different grips the next. The idea is not to get too crushed in any one session to need 2-3 days off.
Check it out and start adding hangboard workouts to your training or learn a new hangboard workout!
READ IT HERE: Hangboard Workout for Climbing: How and Why
(photo courtesy of highinfatuation.com)
If you are new to training specifically for climbing, be sure to check out our Training Programs. They are a great way to get started and have been proven to be effective.
