Blog Posts about How Pros Trained for Big Projects
How Alex Stiger Sent Her First 5.14a
I overheard a woman in Rifle a couple weeks ago say, “if it takes longer than 3 years it doesn’t count anyway.” I immediately thought that was a weird thing to say and now that I have SENT my 4+ [...]
Donn Goodhew: How I Trained for the Scott Frye Clean-Up Tour
Sport climbing is full of tales of projecting devotion. The plot, however, is usually pretty simple. X climber tried Y climb for Z impressive period of time and persevered through mental and physical challenges to send. Before you gloss over [...]
James Lucas: How I Trained for Midnight Lightning
Maybe you've heard of James Lucas through his writing for Climbing Magazine. However, if you'd heard of James Lucas before that, chances are you know of him as a dirtbag climber. That's because James did spend a better part of a [...]
Dan Mirsky: How I Trained for Fat Camp
Dan Mirsky is one of the most passionate and driven climbers I know. When it comes to putting his head down and working his projects, Dan is as dedicated as they come. Dan is also calculated and driven with his [...]
Leif Gasch: How I Trained for Less Than Zero 5.14b
With training, it's easy to get obsessed with the idea of perfect. We all want to know what the perfect hangboard protocol is, what the perfect periodization scheme is, or what perfect set of supplemental exercises will let us reach [...]
Marina Inoue: How I Trained for Dark Age V11
With training, it's easy to think that more is always the answer - more exercises, more sessions, and more training tools. The reality though is that just "more" is seldom the way forward. Well thought-out training plans don't necessarily require complex [...]
Danny Robertson: How I Train for Limit Sport Climbs
Projecting limit sport climbs is a process. It's a process with lots of pitfalls along the way. Many climbers sabotage themselves both on the route and in their preparation beforehand, but ultimately, there's an art to projecting. We've done our best [...]
Brianna Greene: How I Trained for My First 5.12
Climbing our first 5.12 is a big deal to a lot of us. At that level, it's easy to get sucked into believing that sessions on the hangboard, bouldering for power, and lifting weights will get you past that 5.11 [...]
Paige Claassen: How I Trained for Algorithm 5.14d
Paige Claassen is a badass. Period. Having now climbed up to 5.14d/9a sport routes, what can the rest of us really learn from Paige and how she trained to climb her first 5.14d, Algorithm? The answer is A LOT. Today [...]
Alex Stiger: How I Trained for Tomb Raider 5.13d
ANNOUNCEMENT Coach Alex Stiger is now offering 3 workshops for $75 until December 26th! Learn how to use the TRX, gymnastics rings, and the hangboard to improve your climbing performance in these 90-minute workshops that include 3 months of [...]